When coming back from vacation it's good to ease back into the daily grind and for me that means fantasizing about a bowl of conch chowder. (File photo) If you were paying attention last week you ...

As we drove into the parking lot at Sam's Chowder House in Half Moon Bay, we passed a black Porsche Carrera and eased in next to a gold Bentley -- high-class company for my Miata at a modest chowder ...

Just a few weeks before the whole world shut down, we were in Carmel-by-the-Sea. We strolled the soft sandy beaches. We sipped wine at the newest tasting rooms downtown and sampled wood-fired pizza at ...