"The Day Trip: Sonoma Even if all you know about wine is that it comes from grapes, a visit to Napa Valley should be high on your to-do list. Mostly because you’ll get to eat at Valley. It’s a hideaway from the more crowded restaurants near Sonoma’s historic plaza—time slows down and the local produce on the menu of simple Californian dishes reigns supreme. The freshest roasted stone fruits are topped with ricotta, jammy eggs get crowned with XO sauce, and olive oil cake is worth the drive alone. So prepare to stay in the back patio for hours and keep the bottles of wine coming." - lani conway, julia chen 1, ricky rodriguez