To honor Black History Month, we invite you to hit up one of the Bay Area’s myriad Black-owned restaurants, bakeries, and eateries. The Bay Area News Group put together a solid list, including some personal favorites like Jackie’s Place in San José.
We hope you will join us on Monday in giving back to our community to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a true American hero and a poet with his prose.
We both wanted to get away for New Year’s to take a break and recharge our batteries. But as usual, we had a hard time deciding which way to go – ocean or mountains? In the end, we decided to do both!
The warmth of the sun was calling my name, so Oahu, Hawai’i was my choice for our New Year's vacation. We enjoyed epic sunrises and sunsets, tropical plants, soothing ocean waters, Mai Tais, chocolate, pineapple, shaved ice, seafood — yes, lots of fresh seafood — and of course, turtles! That’s not to mention some of the friendliest people on the planet. Everyone you meet smiles back at you. It’s like a daily mood boost without meditation!
I prefer a winter wonderland escape, so after our island getaway, it was off to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for snowboarding, snowmobiling, and mingling with wildlife (elk, bighorn sheep, bison, eagle, and swans were just a few that we spotted). And of course, we had to take a dip in the famous hot springs. With breathtaking nature like the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone National Park surrounding you, it’s a colorful cultural experience like no other!
This year for our holiday card photo, we visited the El Capitan Hotel in the quaint and quiet Central Valley city of Merced and posed for some candid shots with their famous oversized nutcrackers. As you can see, we had a lot of fun with the photo shoot.
We encourage you to stop by the El Capitan when you’re passing through town. And send us photos from your favorite holiday spots!
It’s less than two weeks until Labor Day, and that means we only have a few fleeting moments left to savor the hot sunny days and abundance of opportunities for summer fun. So what’s on your agenda for this weekend?
Since we’ve been stuck at home the past two years, I’ve become obsessed with bringing the great outdoors to our own backyard, and this list of “glamping” essentials from the Skimm really hit home. Maybe the Geek will invest in an insulated blanket if I get him the campfire beer caramelizer!
I’m all for a backyard camping adventure, as long as I can bring my grill. Give me a charbroiled burger, a seared steak, a crispy chicken breast, a blistered bratwurst… But it doesn’t stop with meats. Did you know you can grill dips and salads? Bon Appetit has those and 90 other recipes.
