Author Archives: Nicole Clausing

Five Ways San Diego Changed Beer Brewing in the West

Credit the bounty of biotech expertise in the area or maybe the abundance of sunshine and free thinking—but whatever the cause, San Diego has been a… Read More

Meet the Couple Who Visited Every U.S. National Park

Roaming America is the story of our visit to all the U.S. national parks in one epic seven month-long road… Read More

A Rare Celestial Light Show May Be Visible in the West This Labor Day Weekend

Mother Nature is throwing one heck of a Labor Day party this weekend, and for once, the invites got extended to those of us… Read More

Savor These Suds, Fire That Grill, and More Things to See & Do This Labor Day Weekend

Labor Day Drinking https://www.instagram.com/p/B0j-u9JpdVv/ While I love to hit the road for an adventure when a long weekend rolls around, sometimes staying close… Read More

From Mu Shu to Char Siu, Old-School Chinese Dishes Get a Chef’s Makeover

Thomas J. Story 1 of 8… Read More

The Winners of Our Readers’ Choice 2019 Travel Awards

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Savor This Summer Produce, Roll Out That Picnic Blanket, and More Things to See & Do This Week

Tomato Time Iain Bagwell I’ve worked at Sunset for nearly a decade, but it wasn’t until last year that I started growing my own… Read More

Pack This Lunch Box, Zip That Bag, and More of Our Back-to-School Picks

Disrupting the Lunch Box Rut Aubrie Pick The beginning of the school year means returning to a number of household routines—including… Read More

Make It the Summer of LVE with Cocktail Recipes Invented by John Legend

Ordinary people drink ordinary things. Shake it up this summer with these glamorous cocktails made from recipes invented by John Legend himself. (We know—is… Read More

Roadblock! A Yosemite Icon Is About to Get Much Harder to See

If you’ve been meaning to see what lies beyond (and above) the valley in Yosemite National Park, you might want to do it sooner… Read More

Zap! A Flotilla of Stinging Portuguese Men-of-War Is Invading Oahu

Lifeguards on the Hawaiian island of Oahu are reporting that thousands of Portuguese men-of-war are washing up on shore. They’ve been spotted this… Read More

Pick This Guitar, Pop That Can, and More Things to See & Do This Week

Next Year, Pick the Pickathon https://www.instagram.com/p/B0wQb4IB0gc/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet Last week in Happy Valley, Oregon was the outdoor musical event Pickathon—its 21st year!—and… Read More

Hot Dogs, Cool Art, Cold Drinks, and More Ways to Beat the Heat This Week

Every Day Is a Dog Day at My House Courtesy of Kate Wertheimer Surfer and mixed media artist… Read More

Get Ready to Mix Like a Jedi Master: We’ve Got the Exclusive on These Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Cocktail Recipes

Poor Han Solo. He had to travel to the outer edges of the galaxy to get a refreshing blue beverage. He knew every smuggler’s… Read More

Don’t Miss Tomorrow’s Black Moon—You Won’t See Another One Until 2022

A black moon isn’t as apocalyptic as it sounds. It’s simply the term for the second new moon in a month, and it’s just… Read More

Pull This Pork, Dip That Chip, and 5 More Things to See & Do This Week

A Bitchin’ Vegan Dip https://www.instagram.com/p/Bll1WPrg8yP/ I recently attended an 8-year-old’s birthday party and was standing near the snack table when I noticed… Read More

Sniff This Flower (If You Dare), Spot That Wolf, and 5 More Things to See & Do This Week

The Most Fragrant Bloom https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz_BK_lpoNN/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link A titan arum—a.k.a. corpse flower—is blooming for the first time in its 18 years at the… Read More

The Best Inn-to-Inn Hikes in California

Tom Courtney had a revelation in 2006, while hiking up to the top of a ridge in the Marin Headlands for the spectacular view… Read More

Silicon Valley Travel Tips from an Entertaining Master

A master in creating cozy settings and family-style sharing plates, Gleeson is gearing up for the September release of her new book,… Read More

Pitch This Tent, Twirl That (Tiny) Umbrella, and 5 More Things to See & Do This Week

Camping in a Space Yurt https://www.instagram.com/p/BzQvpbeh2DA/ When it came time to invest in a family tent for camping trips, my husband was also… Read More

A Four Seasons Chef’s Guide to Scottsdale, AZ

Raised in the humble kitchen of
 her grandmother’s restaurant in Nogales, Mexico, Sanz was inspired to attend Le Cordon Bleu in Scottsdale. A… Read More

A SoCal Food Icon’s Tour of Her Favorite Spots in Ojai

Long before she was the queen of Italian-American cooking and a Netflix star, Silverton was visiting the bucolic Southern California town of… Read More

Ventura, CA Travel Tips from a Designer at Patagonia

Peruvian-born artist Manini surfs, paints, and shops her way through the Southern California beach town. The self-taught creative has a wide-spanning portfolio too—you’re just… Read More

Healdsburg, CA Travel Tips from a Garden-to-Table Guru

A savant for new and interesting produce, Taylor cut his teeth in gardens, including the garden at Thomas Keller’s French Laundry. Read More