Stett Holbrook

In the winter of 2015, a Hong Kong real estate conglomerate purchased the Calistoga Hills Resort, at the northern end of the Napa Valley, for nearly $80 million. Today, mature oaks and conifers cover the 88-acre property, which flanks the eastern slope of the Mayacamas Mountains. But soon, 8,000 trees will be cut, making way for 110 hotel rooms, 20 luxury homes, 13 estate lots and a restaurant. Room rates will reportedly start at $1,000 a night and the grounds will include amenities like a pool, spas, outdoor showers and individual plunge pools outside select guest rooms.

Beef eaters can hold heads high again and cite Nicolette Hahn Niman's new book when animal eating comes up in social conversation

Livestock is the only hope for a dying planet according to Allan Savory

My highlight reel is long. Some of the standouts include my visits to Manresa (believe the hype-it really is a special place) and Love Apple Farm, the restaurant's biodynamic farm in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

Los Gatos’ Rootstock stays close to home with its emphasis on the wines of the Santa Cruz Mountains.

Love Apple Farms redefines the relationship between chef and supplier. Kinch had already made a name for himself with his one-of-a-kind, modernist brand of cuisine, but he was looking for a way to further distinguish Manresa. Most Bay Area chefs get their vegetables from the same vendors and markets and so end up cooking with the same stuff as each other.

In 1967 Bill Craddock wrote a coming-of-age novel, Be Not Content for the psychedelic generation. Eight years after his death, a fan has rescued it from obscurity. One reviewer called Be Not Content the best '60s memoir ever. Author Rudy Rucker, says Nobody ever wrote about the psychedelic revolution as well as William Craddock.

In 1967 Bill Craddock wrote a coming-of-age novel, Be Not Content for the psychedelic generation. Eight years after his death, a fan has rescued it from obscurity. One reviewer called Be Not Content the best '60s memoir ever. Author Rudy Rucker, says Nobody ever wrote about the psychedelic revolution as well as William Craddock.