We’re deep in the dog days of summer and we’re dead set on doing everything we can to soak up every last ounce of sun and fun before fall hits...

"We’ve barely sat down at Caffe Trieste in San Francisco’s North Beach when he begins sharing reflections, personal and cultural, about having lived in an SRO apartment above Trieste while finishing his first novel, Boonville. The café had served as his de facto living room..."

Since it’s located on Harcourt Street in the nightclub district, earplugs are standard issue upon checking in to The Dean Hotel, but let’s face it: if you’re not in the mood for a bit of party noise, maybe you shouldn’t be in Dublin in the first place. There’s a glasshouse rooftop bar with 360-degree city views, and a yes-you-may-touch display of old photographic equipment in the lobby. You’ll find a Rega turntable in your room alongside vintage and contemporary vinyl with a nod to Irish artis

"I arrived about 4pm, as the sun was beginning to throw the façade into silhouette. The French Empire stone house is gated for privacy and one enters via a gravel courtyard..."

"It's easy to imagine someone going to Hotel du Vin & Bistro One Devonshire Gardens for a drink and deciding to stay for dinner, or going for dinner and deciding to stay the night, the way one might do at the home of a convivial old friend with rooms to spare..."

"The horizon of pool, sea and sky that dominates the view from this privileged hillside spot was an inspiration for British designer..."

"It is that particular late winter moment in the annual cycle at Shafer Vineyards in Napa Valley's Stags Leap District when the vines have gone through bud break and pruning is complete..."

Adrian Davila has barbecue sauce running through his veins. He’s the third-generation pit master at Davila’s BBQ in Sequin Texas, a descendant of Spanish horse traders and author of the recently published Cowboy Barbecue: Fire & Smoke from the Original Texas Vaqueros...

"It is easy to imagine you’re at your grandfather’s summer cabin in the woods, if your grandfather’s taste ran to Fili D’oro bedlinens, heated towel racks, and Jack Black Skincare goodies in the bathroom..."

This volume of Bloody Mary recipes caught our eye at the St. Regis Deer Valley which like each of the St. Regis hotels around the world has its distinctive local take on the classic cocktail...

"Step into Cable Car Clothiers on Sutter Street and instantly feel transported into an environment that evokes the sensory richness of Ali Baba’s cave. Irish country hats, Panamas and fedoras vie for attention with neckties, ascots, Mackinaw vests and chunky bottles of cologne..."

"Parisian Pauline Carmona has been serving as Consul General of France in San Francisco for a little under a year. We recently visited with her to ask for some reflections about her hometown, food and drink, and what it’s like to be French here in San Francisco..."

"Unlike skeet shooting, where the size of the clays is consistent and you remain in one spot, shooting sporting clays is designed to simulate hunting through terrain for a variety of game birds over the course of ten or more stations..."

"From Arrack Punch to Zombies, it’s all here: how to mix a tropical cocktail, what to consider when starting a rum collection, and a fascinating walkthrough of the 20th century evolution of Polynesian Pop style, from early “pre-tiki” to the tiki revival movement..."

“'There’s something about putting stuff in a jar behind glass that frames it and makes you look at it differently... If I take this pine cone out, it’s a completely different pine cone from when you put it behind glass.'"

"“I’m Mr. Cinnamon,” grins Joe Cannella, at the Craft Spirits Carnival at Ft. Mason where he was offering samples of his Cannella Cinnamon Cordial. His first batch, made at the Seven Stills Distillery in Dogpatch, sold out shortly after its release late last year..."

"In a handsome space behind an Italian restaurant in the Sukhumvit district of Thailand's capital city, Whisgars offers a welcome alternative to the vulgar side of Bangkok nightlife..."

"We passed lochs and glens and kyles and fields of strawberry and heather. I felt compelled to ask our guide to point out the precise moment when we crossed from the Scottish Midlands into the Highlands, and she did..."