Krista Minard

Look, nothing against those huge, not-quite-ripe grocery store strawberries, but come May, it’s time for some sweet local strawberries—the ones that are red all the way through, so juicy they run down your chin...

It’s tempting to go to the Monterey-Carmel area and think only of the coastline. Cannery Row, fronting the bay. Pacific Grove, with its ocean-splashed trail and blooming ice plant. Carmel Beach, where dogs and...

It was, as they say, a step back in time. We parked just off Parrotts Ferry Road, seeking coffee, and wandered into a town that could’ve been straight out of “Little House on the...

Take a couple of days to rediscover this region of natural beauty and culinary bounty in West Marin.On one of the first clear days of spring, Olema Creek tumbled past the gnarled gray tree...

Spend the night in one of Mendocino’s historic water towers.“Isn’t it a little ironic,” said my husband, Mike, “that we’re going to stay in a water tower and this is what’s happening?”What was happening...

It’s been funny to watch people’s eyes light up. Mention this new store out in Carmichael, Falling Prices, and they wait to hear the rest: On Tuesday, everything costs $6. On Wednesday, everything’s $4....

Whether you go glam (or glamping), Yosemite in the wintertime brings a special quiet beauty and the place to yourself.Six years ago, inside what was then The Ahwahnee hotel in Yosemite Valley, while January...

It’s cold—it’s San Francisco, after all. It’s also crowded—it’s Union Square—but that adds to the happy energy. Your ankles are wobbly, and you don’t dare look up at the window decorations on the top...

This sleepy coastal town in Sonoma County, tucked in on Highway 1 about 40 miles north of San Francisco, provides a low-key locale for a quiet weekend escape. The bay, home to boat-packed Bodega...

My husband and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary this past year, but we’re older than that, really. We didn’t marry till we were almost 30, even though we met when we were 14....