From the Sequoias to the Mojave Desert, ditch the city streets for a quick escape from LA. advertisement US News & World Report - Travel The 15 Best Weekend Getaways From Los Angeles ...

Carmel Valley Village ... Also try Bud’s “Dime Time” Happy Hour at the La Playa Hotel (which was once a luxurious mansion built as a gift to Angela Ghirardelli, an heiress to the famed ...

Accompanied by live music, Testarossa’s Sunday brunch is from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in a lovely al fresco space. Make reservations ...

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I loved the roasted beet tartare by Mike Stoves of La Playa Hotel in Monterey ... Chef Goran Basarov of Carmel’s Covey Grill presented Land and Sea, which combined Dungeness crab, Miyazaki ...

In Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, the collection at La Playa Hotel “is fully intended to be a tangible and sensory-rich experience,” says account coordinator Emma Lima. “The bindings are ...

"It’s the final countdown!” I don’t know about you, but my broom has stayed in the kitchen and dining room for the past ...

As Teodoro earns a coveted Five Diamond rating, AAA also recognizes 24 additional hotels and restaurants with Four Diamond ...

At just 12 years old, Carmel Valley’s Eva Mather has become a National Anthem specialist. Eva has lost count of the number of ...

Carmel, following in the footsteps of a Hamilton County neighbor, now has plans in the works to regulate the number of rental homes in the city. “We want to encourage the American dream of ...