By Emma Krasov. Photography by Yuri Krasov Z & Y Peking Duck Restaurant Those appetizing golden-brown, lacquered-looking ducks in a San Francisco’s Chinatown window are a Chinese New Year’s staple, and a signature dish at the just opened Z & …
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Mendocino Magnet
By Emma Krasov. Photography by Yuri Krasov In view of the upcoming Lunar New Year, Valentine’s Day, and International Women’s Day, I can’t help but think back to our latest visit to Mendocino right before Christmas and New Year’s, when …
ADLER Spa Resort SICILIA: A Cure for Winter Coldness
By Emma Krasov. Press images courtesy ADLER Spa Resort SICILIA For American vacationers of any age, marital status, and psychological type, Italy presents an enormously appealing destination with any amount of unbeatable attractions from climate and natural beauty to historical …
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San Francisco in Pictures: Exciting Places, Festive Events
By Emma Krasov. Photography by Yuri Krasov If a picture is worth a thousand words, let’s try for a quick pictorial overview of places and events, happening now or in the last couple of months in a world-famous city that’s …
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Nick’s Cove, California’s Destination for Seafood and Fun Since 1931
By Emma Krasov. Photography by Yuri Krasov. An opulent Nick’s Cove Legacy & Renewal Celebration unfolded on the last Sunday of August on the shores of Tomales Bay in West Marin, California. Nick’s Cove, a well-known historic inn and restaurant, …
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Eat and Drink at Fattoria e Mare in Half Moon Bay This Summer
By Emma Krasov. Photography by Yuri Krasov. If you’re visiting Northern California this summer, you probably have more than enough suggestions of where to eat and drink, but even on a short visit try not to miss a charming coastal …
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Drinking the World in San Francisco
By Emma Krasov. Photography by Yuri Krasov. Squarely on the western frontier of the United States, and even boasting a recreation area aptly named, Land’s End, San Francisco is one of the highly visible metropolises, known and open to the …
San Francisco Hotel Restaurants Hit High Marks in the Height of Summer
By Emma Krasov. Photography by Yuri Krasov Champagne À La Cart at the St. Regis San Francisco Riding a sparkling wave of champagne-in-hotels that hit the Bay Area this tourist season, the St. Regis San Francisco a few weeks ago …
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Merced to Yosemite: from El Capitan to El Capitan
By Emma Krasov. Photography by Yuri Krasov Entertainment news from a century ago gushed over Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford—the original Hollywood “royal” couple—“registered at the El Capitan Hotel in Merced” on their way to Yosemite Valley. Now, renovated and …
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West of Sicily, and a bit of Palermo
By Emma Krasov. Photography by Yuri Krasov. Just like goddess Venus, the island of Sicily arrived from the sea foam under our airplane’s wing in all its mature glory. It grew closer, gained distinct features and sounds upon our landing, …
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