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Guadalajara: Art, Craft, Food, and Slow Pleasure

The second day of my first trip to Guadalajara, a decade ago, began, like so many mornings in Mexico's second city do: with blazing sunshine and a blazing hangover. I'd spent the previous evening sipping agave distillates at Mezonte, a miniature plywood-clad tasting room that pours some of Mexico's most exciting spirits, and dancing clumsily

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38 Essential Los Angeles Restaurants, According to a Local

Skip to main content How to know where to start, according to a local. Shelby Moore/Lucia Los Angeles doesn't have any one true center, and that's kind of the point. Neighborhoods here have grown up on their own terms: Chinatown, Sawtelle, Fairfax, Melrose Hill, DTLA, a strip mall in East Hollywood—each has quietly become its

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A Walking Sandal That Works on Docks and at Dinner

I’ve only gone fishing a few times in my life, most recently just over a year ago on Lake Taupo in New Zealand, where I caught and promptly released a trout or two. It’s safe to say that I’m no fisherman—and yet I’ve been looking like one by way of my footwear. The fisherman sandal

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Portland, Maine: 15 Must-Visit Restaurants

If you ever hear anyone wonder why tiny Portland, Maine, has such an outsized reputation in the “foodie” world, tell them two things: First, almost every Portlander would recoil to be associated with a term as trend-driven as “foodie”; and second, the root of our deep and wide love of food lies in a philosophy

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Best Rooftop Bars in Chicago for Lake and Stadium Views

In the city that invented the skyscraper, does anything feel as resplendent as lounging atop one for a cocktail with a view? Many rooftop bars in Chicago welcome guests for panoramic encounters with the city's most spectacular sites—like Lake Michigan, Wrigley Field, and architectural feats—alongside top-level cocktails, restaurant fare, and elevated bar snacks. Since many