Daniel Arreguin drops in on a set of big waves along the Fort Bragg coast. (photos by Connor Jay)

Surf & Turf

When it comes to waves, locals rule.

Blues harmonica player Charlie Musselwhite. (photos by Chris Hardy)

Old School Lessons

Charlie Musselwhite's unexpected life as a musician.

Jean-Charles Boisset sits at home with his wife Gina Gallo and their twin daughters Honorée-Josephine and Grace-Antoinette in Yountville. The family moved into the former residence of Robert Mondavi atop Yountville’s Wappo Hill. (Conner Jaya/The Press Democrat)

True Joie de Vivre

An iconic Wine Country couple revel in the joys of marriage and parenthood.

Christopher Kostow chef at The Restaurant at Meadowood. (photos by Chris Hardy)

Crowd Pleaser – Meadowood

How chef Christopher Kostow of The Restaurant at Meadowood gets ready for large 1000+ guest events, like Auction Napa Valley.

Shelves of vegetable seeds at the West County Community Seed Exchange seed library in Sebastopol. (photos by Christopher Chung)

Sow it Forward

Sebastopol Seed Library helps gardeners share the bounty.

Palmer shoots at a pheasant with chef Dustin Valette, of Dry Creek Kitchen in Healdsburg. (photo by Chris Hardy)

Charlie Palmer brings dinner home (w/video)

If you run into Charlie Palmer at the Dry Creek Kitchen in Healdsburg, chances are the tall, imposing chef will be buttoned up in a crisp chef’s jacket or white Oxford dress shirt.