Author Archives: Nicole Clausing

An Entrepreneur and Busy Mom Gets a Smart Home Makeover

In Partnership with SONOS   Sunset’s Smart Home Intervention team of editors take a Sunset reader’s residence and give it a few smart home upgrades… Read More

Discover This Bottle, Peep That Print, and More Things to See and Do This Week

Wine Smarts Courtesy of Bergamot Wine Co. I enjoy a nice bottle of wine, but I’m not super-educated on vintages and such. In… Read More

The Getty Fire is Threatening L.A.’s West Side—Here’s What to Know and How to Help

Northern California has been ravaged by wildfires, and now it’s Southern California’s turn. Much of the west side of Los Angeles has been choked… Read More

Catch These Scary Flicks, Take That Spooky Stroll, and More Things to See and Do for Halloween and Day of the Dead

Big-Screen Fright Nights Courtesy of NBC/Universal Halloween is my favorite holiday for many reasons: sourcing and carving pumpkins, coming up… Read More

This Five-Spice Prune and Ricotta Toast Tastes Like Next-Level PB&J

In partnership with California Prunes L.A. is the spiritual home of all things open-faced, toasted, and topped with deliciousness: from Sqirl’s legendary ricotta… Read More

The Kincade Fire Is Burning in Sonoma Wine Country—Here’s How You Can Help

Hot, dry, windy conditions across the Golden State have led to an occurrence of something Northern California’s Wine Country has seen all too much… Read More

Jump on These Tickets, Taste That Wine, and More Things to See and Do This Week

Doing Good by Sounding Great You’d really only know this about me if you ever snuck into my house when I thought I… Read More

Catch of the Day (and a Fumble)

The phone slipped into the water like a diver—just a swip! as it pierced the surface. The ocean giveth, the ocean taketh your iPhone. And so… Read More

Reach Your Peak

My favorite campsite isn’t easy to get to, and it’s even harder to book. Each year, only around 3,000 in-season permits to the… Read More

Seed to Soul

The lilac bush outside our house bloomed each spring with a heady perfume that enveloped the yard. We were children then, and not much interested… Read More

Savor the View

Harbor House is a modest inn with views that are anything but. Perched on the Pacific Coast outside of Mendocino, the 1916 property frames a… Read More

The Long Way Down

The West is where the unexpected is expected. Take the solo trip I planned one year down the Pacific Coast Highway. I borrowed a… Read More

Hoist This Mug, Rock Those Clogs, and More Things to See and Do This Week

Handmade Mugs with a National Park Twist Courtesy of Wolf Ceramics I’m an avid mug collector, and at the top of my… Read More

Paint This Pot, Spot That Bird, and More Things to See and Do This Week

Andrea Osojnik Pottery Courtesy of KeraMika Lately I’ve been loving the clean, dramatic look of these vessels by ceramicist Andrea Osojnik, who… Read More

Your Pets Will Lurve IKEA’s New Lurvig Dog and Cat Products

If you’re Swedish, Lurvig means “shaggy.” But if you’re a pet, it means being reminded every day how loved you are—after all, how… Read More

A Modernized Cliff May Ranch Home Gets Colorized

Dayna Mance moved into Long Beach’s Cliff May Ranchos—a tract of homes designed by the famed architect in the early 1950’s—five years ago with… Read More

Soak in These Springs, Taste That Honey, and More Things to See and Do This Week

Splish, Splash, Sloshed https://www.instagram.com/p/B2s-KrAAjWe/?igshid=1c9oaz8iodfz1 I spent a few days this week soaking up some rays, restorative mineral springs, and more than a… Read More

Lace These Boots, Pick Those Apples, and More Things to See and Do This Week

Hiking Boot Innovation Courtesy of Danner Forty years ago, a new textile called Gore-Tex was added to the quiver of… Read More

Need Ideas for Your Fall Camping Trip Itinerary? Hipcamp Has You Covered

Hipcamp, the website devoted to matching campers with the perfect campground, is branching out. No longer solely focused on simply… Read More

Las Vegas’ Chinatown Has over 100 Restaurants—These Are the Very Best

Las Vegas’ Chinatown is three miles long with more than 100 restaurants packed in and around Spring Mountain Road. It’s a favorite dining destination… Read More

The Vancouver Area Has the Best Chinese Food Outside of China—Here’s Where to Dine

Lin, Top Chef winner and mastermind behind DTLA hot spot Nightshade, is a bona-fide Chinatown expert. “I used to live in… Read More

L.A.’s San Gabriel Valley Has a Thriving Chinese Culinary Scene—Here’s Where to Eat

Yang grew up eating in the Chinatowns of Flushing, Queens; Sunset Park, Brooklyn; and Manhattan before moving to Los Angeles after getting cast in… Read More

Discover Why This Town Is the Northwestern Art Scene’s Beating Heart

For more than a decade, Ginger Ewing has been encouraging artists, makers, and culture creators to stay in Spokane. Her… Read More

Silicon Valley’s Cult-Favorite Baker Spills on Her Favorite Hangouts

After convincing David Kinch to let her take over Manresa’s baking (and impressing customers with her loaves), Avery Ruzicka now runs Silicon Valley’s lauded… Read More