Author Archives: Nicole Clausing

Introducing CLT, the New (but Familiar) Building Material That’s Disrupting the Construction Industry

We only recommend things we love. If you buy something through our site, we might earn a commission. When real-estate developer Anyeley Hallová… Read More

It’s Still Hot—Here Are All the Cool Things We’re Loving This Week

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Mother’s Little Helpers: A Santa Barbara Family Works Together to Build the Ultimate Cabana

We only recommend things we love. If you buy something through our site, we might earn a commission. Jill Ellis is one of… Read More

How the West Was Fun: Pioneertown’s Red Dog Saloon Serves up Western Nostalgia and Craft Cocktails

You could swear you hear the jingle of spurs when you walk the dusty main street of Pioneertown, California, and find yourself hitting the… Read More

What Is Coffee Cupping, and Why Should You Do It?

We only recommend things we love. If you buy something through our site, we might earn a commission. At our Beverly Hills café,… Read More

From Cream Cheese to Kimchi, Here’s What We’re Putting on Our Hot Dogs

We only recommend things we love. If you buy something through our site, we might earn a commission. Three Good Options… Read More

Where to? Western Road Trip Tips from Pros Who Know the Backroads Best

1 of 4Kalen ThorienSecret Southern Utah The Expert: Kalen… Read More

Harvesting Light: Two Legendary Seattle Architects Discuss How They Work Their Design Magic

Back in 1973, an angular waterfront home with a grass-covered roof and an expansive vista—designed by a young architect named James Olson (FAIA)—impressed the… Read More

The Best Boots, Shoes, and Sandals for Hiking This Summer

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Idea House Workbook: How to Style a Cool Patio in the Desert. (A Pool Helps)

We only recommend things we love. If you buy something through our site, we might earn a commission. One key strategy: Investing in matching… Read More

From Breathable Fabric to a Breath of Fresh Air, Here’s How We Beat the Heat

He Wrote the Book on Chinese-American Food (Luckily It’s a Cookbook)

We only recommend things we love. If you buy something through our site, we might earn a commission. Of all the chefs working… Read More

Filipino Barbecue Is Your Summer Cookout Savior (and You Won’t Need a Whole Pig)

It’s three days before the one-year anniversary of the California stay-at-home order, and Nico de Leon and Chase Valencia are, for the first time… Read More

It’s OK to Be Comfortable While Camping

Individual perception of camping is prone to vary as much as the gear, clothing, or food that outdoors enthusiasts lug along. For… Read More

#VanLife Starts Here: How to Pick a Camper Van for a Road Trip

1 of 6Courtesy of CabanaBook a Roving Room: Cabana… Read More

An Olympian Effort: How One Woman Is Creating an Oasis in a Southern California Food Desert

Olympia Auset founded SÜPRMARKT in 2016 with the goal of putting an end to food deserts across the South-Central area and Los… Read More

Soaking, Hiking, Noshing: All the Things We’re Looking Forward to When Restrictions Are Lifted

Today marks the day that many pandemic-related rules and restrictions are being lifted in California, and life lurches one step closer to normalcy. Let’s… Read More

A Swiss Army Knife Is Good, but This Camp Kitchen Gear Is Better

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How Glamorous Can Glamping Get? Let L.A.’s Most Stylish Camper Show You

Pamela Shamshiri, the founder of Los Angeles–based Studio Shamshiri, is an unlikely camper. If you’ve seen her award-winning… Read More

I Never Saw the Allure of Camping—Then One Night (and Two Meals) Changed Everything.

While I never considered the outdoors to be an enemy, we’re definitely not close friends. Family trips throughout my childhood included bonfires and, as… Read More

Everything’s Coming up Rainbows: The LGBTQ+ Businesses and Organizations We Love

We only recommend things we love. If you buy something through our site, we might earn a commission. It’s June, and that means… Read More

Camping in Place: How to Make a Sleepaway Camp in Your Own Backyard

We only recommend things we love. If you buy something through our site, we might earn a commission. The California summer camp experience… Read More

Our Editor in Chief Ventures Back into the Great Outdoors—and So Can You

It was a spur-of-the-moment thing, a last-minute road trip to a campsite a mere 30 miles from my house. I’d had my second shot,… Read More