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Kickstarter We Love: TogetherFarm Blocks 26 Aug 2013 | 09:57 pm

By Paul Lee Cannon Traditional raised-bed gardens are fine and dandy, but truth be told, they usually require a significant amount of time and space to build – luxuries many urban gardeners don’t hav...

5 Stories We’re Loving This Week 23 Aug 2013 | 11:24 pm

A mammoth Las Vegas pool from PopSugar Home’s summery slideshow. 10+ Jaw-Dropping Pools That Will Make You Want to Take the Plunge –> Pop Sugar Home “I generally prefer swimming in natural bodies of...

Four Secrets to Amazing Grilled Shrimp 23 Aug 2013 | 08:11 pm

You may know about three secrets to amazing grilled shrimp: Rub them with salt and sugar, master the C-skewer, and cook them over a hot fire. I’ll add a fourth: Throw in some ouzo. Yes, that licorice-...

A High-Tech Habitat for Ducks 22 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm

By Laurel Miller, of The Sustainable Kitchen Just down the street from my former digs in Seattle is Portage Bay Grange. One day, while walking back from the student ghetto known as the U-District, I ...

Popcorn Capers 22 Aug 2013 | 06:01 am

I’ve been an open fan of popcorn and wine—together—for a long time. Pour me a round, appley Chardonnay with buttery popcorn, and I’m a happy camper. Make it a zippy sparkling Chardonnay, a Blanc de Bl...

Pin-to-Win Contest: Pin Your Dream Home! 20 Aug 2013 | 01:10 am

What does your dream home look like? Our team of designers, home editors, and photographers have had homes on the brain for months now. They produced our coastal Idea Town—which opened this month in ...

Trial by Fire 16 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm

The fire in the Forno Bravo Primavera oven in the Sunset test garden. Day 1 of the 5-day curing process for our new pizza oven. I feel like I’m caught between the world of tattooed, wood-fire-savvy c...

5 Stories We’re Loving This Week 16 Aug 2013 | 04:32 am

A City Garden with a Spectacular View –> Gardenista “I’m having a serious case of backyard envy after peeping Gardenista’s profile of a small-space gem (pictured above). The graphic elements, sculptu...

Q&A with Heidi Merrick 13 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm

Fashion designer Heidi Merrick, lifelong Southern Californian and the daughter of a famous surfboard maker, talks about surfing, sandcastle-building, and sipping Champagne in the sand. What do you ne...

Meet the Expert: “Airstreamer” Mike Conner 12 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm

Click to view slideshow. It’s no secret that Airstream trailers are an American icon—and that we here at Sunset are slightly obsessed with them. These sleek “metal tents” have been around since the 1...

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