Davis Life Magazine

Day three of our San Francisco restaurant challenge (read day one here and day two here) started with a drive across the Bay Bridge to Berkeley to meet my mother-in-law for lunch and a little shopping on 4th Street. She was delivering our youngest son to us who was going to spend that Friday night [...]

Our Thanksgiving dinner always features a Branigan’s Turkey, a tradition that my Grandmother started so many years ago. Branigan’s Turkey Farm is located in Woodland and they boast free-range turkeys that are aged to 25-27 weeks, not 16 weeks which is the norm.

Day two of our San Francisco restaurant challenge (read about the challenge and day one here) began with lunch at the beautiful Cavallo Point on the Sausalito side of the Golden Gate Bridge. Cavallo Point is a gorgeous resort housed in Fort Baker, a former U.S. Army post and includes a hotel, spa, bar and [...]

If you’re a foodie, then you’re just as happy as I am that Davis is so close to San Francisco which is known for its great restaurants. My husband Jon and I sneak away to the city as often as we can. This is what our typical overnight trip consists of: arriving at noon; going to lunch at Hog Island Oyster Company in the Ferry Building for lunch…

I just put together a Halloween music playlist and after four or so hours of research and testing the list at a recent Halloween-birthday party, thought I would share my favorite songs from the list with you: Addams Family by The TV Gang Black Magic Woman by Santana The Devil in Disguise by Elvis Presley [...]