‘Palm Springs hip vibe meets a one-horse town’: Take a day trip to Los Alamos MORE This sign welcomes you to Los Alamos, where there are lots of wineries, restaurants, and even an antiques depot. Photo by Richie Diesterheft (CC BY-SA 2.0).
Summer is already in full swing. A lot of people are hitting the roads for the July 4 holiday AAA says roughly 3.3 million people in the Southland alone. That’s more than the number of people who took off for the Memorial Day weekend. And the agency says most will be driving to their destinations.
If you’re thinking about heading out of town and you only have a day to do that, Krista Simmons, a travel writer and the host of Fork in the Road podcast, has an idea for you. Fill up your gas tank and head to a little town in the Santa Ynez Valley called Los Alamos.
CALEB WISEBLOOD
I think we can all agree, the world is hungry for a new year. As 2020 finally comes to a much needed close, let’s all take a deep breath and recognize the silver linings that either warmed our bellies or quenched our thirst during the past 12 months. No matter what 2021 has in store for us, I want to wish readers the most pleasant of new years as possible. Be safe, and let the food times roll! Caleb Wiseblood
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Baan Thai in Santa Maria opened its doors to the public at the start of 2020. The restaurant’s owner, Sonya Ela, first moved to Santa Maria when she was 7 years old, after her family moved from Chiang Mai, Thailand, to the U.S. Her family goes back to Thailand every other year, she told the
The beautiful bowl in front of me was overflowing with microgreens â tiny broccoli, kale, arugula and radish, no longer sprouts but not yet âbabyâ vegetables. Sprinkled over the greens were delicate petals of edible flowers. This wasnât just another pretty salad but, in Jane Darrahâs experience, a life-saving salad.
When the immune system is failing, as Janeâs was a few years ago, adding nutrient-rich microgreens to oneâs diet is a good way to feed and heal the body. Health restored, Jane started growing her own micro vegetables and herbs.
Farming was not in her original script. She was headed toward a career in mental health services. But some things just happen that steer one in unexpected directions.