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No. 15 pomegranates: historic, healthy, and yes, a bit messy, this once-underrated fruit is now big business
Once upon a time--that is, back in the 20th century--most of the pomegranates grown in the U.S. ended up in centerpieces, cornucopias, and the...
Sunset, 11/01/09 by Peter Fish · More from publication -
Wind farms: they may look like giant kitchen implements from the future, but turbines could be our way to energy Independence
Wind power is hotter than ever. Why? Pluses include a carbon footprint tinier than a stiletto heel, and an ample supply. Recently, Harvard...
Sunset, 10/01/09 by Peter Fish · More from publication -
The pier: from weekend anglers to starry-eyed kids, dreamers are always welcome
ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN on a pier. Step out onto the planks that creak with each pulse of surf, and the laws of land are left behind. You could plot a...
Sunset, 09/01/09 by Peter Fish · More from publication -
All yours: the West's national parks are the most beautiful in the world, and they belong to you. It's playtime!
These are lands that work magic--139 of them in the West, totaling more than 77 million acres. They contain lakes of hellishly hot mud, lazily...
Sunset, 08/01/09 by Peter Fish · More from publication -
The roadside motel: after a long day's drive, your piece of Route 66 paradise for just $49
THE SUMMER ROAD TRIP is back--and triumphantly back, too, is the road trip's essential component, the inexpensive roadside motel. The motel is...
Sunset, 08/01/09 by Peter Fish · More from publication -
The west's best BBQ: tender brisket, tangy ribs, carne asada, and grilled oysters. Sunset presents the West's top barbecue joints, traditional and nouveau
1 NAPA BarBersQ 1 NAPA BarBersQ 2 SEATTLE Roy's BBQ 3 PORTLAND Podnah's Pit Barbecue 4 PHOENIX America's Taco Shop 5 LONGMONT, CO The Rib...
Sunset, 06/01/09 by Peter Fish · More from publication -
The Eames House: born in 1949, it's never been more relevant than right now
IT'S THE BIGGEST 1,500 square feet in the history of architecture, if you count the ways it has shaped our lives. Sixty years ago, designers Ray...
Sunset, 06/01/09 by Peter Fish · More from publication -
The wetsuit: invented in the West nearly 60 years ago, it's must-have gear for playing in the Pacific
LOOK AT THEM in their black neoprene, the It Couple of the coast, circa 1965. The man is San Francisco surfer Jack O'Neill, who realized that the...
Sunset, 05/01/09 by Peter Fish · More from publication -
Meyer lemon: the west's sweetest citrus might just be from a tree in your own backyard
AND YOU THOUGHT being a federal bureaucrat was boring. Frank Meyer was a "plant explorer" for the U.S. Department of Agriculture when he arrived in...
Sunset, 04/01/09 by Peter Fish · More from publication -
Mariachi: in the age of the iPod, feel the warmth of being sung to
WHAT PLEASURE mariachi music inspires. What fear. The first from the sweet blare of trumpets, the second from your nervous view of traje de...
Sunset, 03/01/09 by Peter Fish · More from publication
