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Festival satisfies crowd's sweet cravings

Kristina Randazzo-Ives pours wine and howls with a crowd at the Coyote Moon Vineyards booth in the Wine and Chocolate Festival on April 21. "You have to howl when you get our wine," she said.

Spanish Brooklyn

Alex Raij and Eder Montero bring Manhattan-style tapas to Cobble Hill.

Best Cheese Plates In The Peninsula

Cheese'll make you smile, even if you eat it without saying it. Here are some Peninsula recommendations for the cheese connoisseur.

Taking The Kids: Hike Among Soaring Redwoods, Douglas Firs in Butano State Park

We're walking past groves of soaring redwood "families," some with their innards carved out as the result of forest fires. But we're not in a crowded national park. In fact, we've pretty much got the hiking trail to ourselves in Butano State Park in the Santa Cruz Mountains, midway between Santa Cruz and Half Moon Bay and only a little more than an hour from San Francisco.

Set the meals in motion

Progressive foodies are hopping in trucks and bringing food to the streets of Sydney.