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06

Mar

 

 

The view from the patio

 

 

Sociability Over Exclusivity: who says you shouldn’t mix business and pleasure?

With its location at the heart of Orange County’s business hub and in Newport Beach’s busiest and most upscale business district, Island Hotel Newport Beach makes it easy to enjoy the best of both worlds. 

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24

Feb

The pool at Rancho Valencia located in Rancho Santa Fe

The pool at Rancho Valencia located in Rancho Santa Fe

 

Rancho Valencia

At this Mediterranean-inspired SoCal escape, private gates open onto 45 acres of gardens, olive groves and 49 casitas, which have all been thoughtfully renovated (along with the restaurant, bar, meeting spaces, spa and fitness center). Recreation can be found in many forms, from active sports to leisure activities. Guests can partake in the excellent tennis program, as well as spin and Pilates classes, hot air balloon rides, croquet and bocce ball. Also popular is whiling the day away at one of two outdoor heated pools and hot tubs – one family and one adults-only – or at The Spa at Rancho Valencia, where the treatments utilize rejuvenating herbs, flowers, oils and minerals.

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Lobster Roll at Michael Cimarusti's seafood restaurant Connie and Ted's

Hot lobster roll with hot drawn butter or mayonnaise at Connie and Ted’s in West Hollywood, CA.

 

East Coast Seafood comes West

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07

Nov

A dish of wild wood pigeon, created by chef Walter el Negar at Barbershop Ristorante in Venice, CA.

A dish of wild wood pigeon, created by chef Walter el Negar at Barbershop Ristorante in Venice, CA.

 

Barbershop Ristorante, a pop-up restaurant on Abbot Kinney Blvd. in Venice, CA by chef Walter el Nagar.

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13

Jun

The 18 seat dining room of Saison restaurant in San Francisco, CA.

The 18-seat dining room of Saison restaurant in San Francisco, CA.

 

These days certain companies attempt to market trips into outer space, meaning leaving the earth and going far, far away. Why would you do that if you could have a most fulfilling voyage in the gastrosphere of chef Joshua Skenes right here on earth? With the following images we hope you will be tantalized enough to get into your spaceship and jet on over to San Francisco’s SoMa district in a very classical building for a satisfyingly modern meal.

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