20 PUNCHMAGAZINE.COM {quickpunch} A Walk in the Park by Kevin Fedarko—Discovery, history and misadventure in the magnificent Grand Canyon. The Husbands by Holly Gramazio—Magical realism meets modern dating in this exploration of love, identity and commitment. Adventure Journal— Curiosity, motion and a hunger to explore the world— adventure-journal.com WHO KNEW? Burlingame’s story stretches back to the Anza expedition and the Spanish missionaries, but its modern chapter truly began to take shape in the late 1800s. That’s when landowner William C. Ralston transformed the area into a retreat for San Francisco’s wealthy, naming it after his friend Anson Burlingame, the U.S. Ambassador to China. After the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, many families resettled there. Today, the city blends its Spanish land grant roots with the elegance and vision of its early founders. Well Read Unscramble Y T KU E R NDA NS F I F T UG Finally, some half-baked advice: For $1, you can buy a candy bar from a vending machine. For $2, you can buy a brick, and get all the candy in the vending machine. Carpe Diem + DISCOVER your next great read at Books Inc, a local bookstore chain with locations in Palo Alto and Mountain View. Boasting a long history that dates back to California’s Gold Rush, founder Anton Roman, a forty-niner who struck it rich in Shasta City, opened up his bookstore in San Francisco in 1851. Stop by to browse the aisles or attend one of its book clubs, author talks or writing classes. + IMMERSE yourself in the sweeping strains of Music at Kohl Mansion, the Bay Area’s longest-running chamber music-only presenter. With a sensational season of trios and quartets ahead, shows run on select Sunday evenings through May 3 and are performed in an atmospheric English Tudor revival mansion. Arrive early for pre-performance talks in the Kohl Mansion Library. Dash to Dine + THE HERO RANCH KITCHEN—Favorite farm-to-table restaurant dishing up fusion food at its finest in a cozy atmosphere—14583 Big Basin Way, Saratoga + PASTA MOON—Charming Coastside setting serving excellent contemporary Italian cuisine featuring local ingredients—845 Main Street, Half Moon Bay + MERIT RESTAURANT—Vegan restaurant offering a wide variety of thoughtful, Asian-influenced dishes that are a cut above the competition—548 Lawrence Expressway, Sunnyvale
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