20 PUNCHMAGAZINE.COM {quickpunch} Dash to Dine + IT’S ITALIA—Lively ambiance and excellent Italian fare, plus a Tuscan-style courtyard with fireplaces and a fountain—401 Main Street, Half Moon Bay + CASCADE AT COSTANOA—Delightful California coastal cuisine featuring freshly harvested ingredients from nearby farms—2001 Rossi Road, Pescadero + THE CONSERVATORY—Beach house-inspired space offers upscale seafood and homegrown California cuisine—Ritz Carlton, 1 Miramontes Point, Half Moon Bay Carpe Diem + ENTER a whole new world at the 1001 Nights popup at the Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley’s Quattro terrace, where lacy gold latticework and lantern-lit pathways evoke a Persian bazaar. Dine on creamy muhammara and moutabal dips, succulent beef kibbeh and marinated chicken touk kebabs, then end on a sweet note with a nutmeg-laced umm ali bread pudding. If you come Friday through Sunday, belly dancing performances will make it dinner and a show. Open through September 14. + AMBLE down the Bear Gulch and Alambique trails, a 4.6-mile route looping through Wunderlich County Park in Woodside. Starting where Alambique Road ends, you’ll hike through redwood, oak and madrone forests, then ascend to Wunderlich Park’s open meadows and conclude at Skyline Boulevard. The hike offers breathtaking views of the Bay Area, vibrant flora and fauna—and, most importantly, plenty of shade from the hot summer sun. Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand—A stranded WWII soldier’s survival story leads to an odyssey of resilience and redemption. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel—A poetic postapocalyptic tale of life after a world-altering pandemic. Racquet—Unexpected stories of tennis, plus luxurious art that’s inspired by the sport— racquetmag.com WHO KNEW? Every once in a while, when you are out and about and least expect it, a large jackrabbit will pop up, notice you and then run with abandon. The black-tailed jackrabbit—one of North America’s largest hares—thrives on the Peninsula. They can run at speeds of more than 35 mph and disappear from view in a heartbeat—good skills if you’re being chased by a red-tailed hawk. The hares tend to stay year-round in an area as long as there is food. Perhaps the best place to see one of these speedsters is while you are on a golf course, a habitat where they are clearly thriving. Well Read Unscramble ANS EAARNSD AU L F T Finally, some half-baked advice: If you sleep until lunchtime, you can save money on breakfast.
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