48 PUNCHMAGAZINE.COM {due west} PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF: CAVALLO POINT Dumpling Adventure class, trying my hand at stuffing empanadas with crumbled chorizo, rolling out tender samosa dough flecked with nigella seeds, crimping the edges of potato pierogi and wrestling Nepali momo into their distinctive round shape. My husband is busy cranking out shrimp gyoza like a pro at one of the stations laid out at the back of the room. Our fellow students have also come in pairs, from couples on a date to anniversary outings and no fewer than four birthday celebrations, which inspires an impromptu toast and a boisterous round of singing. One fellow student tells me she’s here for the seventh time, and it’s easy to see why she keeps coming back. It’s a convivial evening with a friendly group, and the range of cooking classes designed by Chef Tim is broad and tantalizing: Spanish Table, Seoul Food Sunday, Lunch in Paris, Izakaya Favorites and Destination Sicily, to name just a few. After we polish off our dessert of Fuji apple hand-pies and head back to our spacious room, the turndown service has lowered the shades and closed the curtains but we can’t resist poking our heads out onto the balcony for one last look at that spectacular view before turning in for the night. savoring sausalito cavallopoint.com BALL’S IN YOUR COURT The Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay may boast an eye-catching golf course overlooking the Pacific’s crashing surf, but I’ve got my eyes on a bigger ball. A pickleball, to be precise. After years of hearing about “the fastest growing sport in America,” it takes the Ritz’s pickleball package to get me out on the court. One of the oceanside resort’s more unique offerings, it comes with a paddle, court time and an hour’s instruction from the in-house pro, Kevin Harrington. Since I haven’t enjoyed (or
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