26 PUNCHMAGAZINE.COM {quickpunch} Dash to Dine + FLIGHTS VIEW LOUNGE—Like leaving for a trip, but without having to go through TSA. Great fun and excellent food—Marriot Hotel, Burlingame + CREOLA—Flavors of the Bayou just down the street. Authentic and lively—344 El Camino, San Carlos + POMPEII—Warm, welcoming and consistently tasty. They treat you like family—100 State Street, Los Altos Carpe Diem + ROCK OUT to live music at the Guild Theater in downtown Menlo Park. Listen to bands like Mustache Harbor and Modern English or stop by for live entertainment ranging from magicians to TedX talks. With a capacity of 500, the sleek venue offers an intimate atmosphere for an enchanting evening. + TREAD the nature trails in Bedwell Bayfront Park, an uncrowded and under-appreciated haven on the far side of Menlo Park. As you explore this 160-acre property surrounded on three sides by the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, savor spectacular Bay views, abundant flora and fauna along with thoughtprovoking art installations with Native American themes. Consider bringing your kite and sending it aloft over the park’s windswept ridges. The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley—Deliciously layered and darkly glamorous mystery set at The Manor, a hot new luxury resort on the edge of an eerie forest. The Indifferent Stars Above by Daniel James Brown—Feel the anguish, struggle and heartache of crossing into California with the Donner family in the winter of 1846. Food & Wine—With the holidays coming on, the perfect magazine to help you deliver great dinners and decadant desserts. foodandwine.com WHO KNEW? In 1969, New Riders of the Purple Sage emerged from the San Francisco psychedelic rock scene. With an original lineup of various Grateful Dead members, the band developed at Stanford’s now-defunct Perry housing complex in Menlo Park. Considered the original psychedelic cowboy band, leader John Dawson turned his mates onto locals Timothy Leary and Ken Kesey. The band enjoyed a relatively high-profile life with more than 20 albums to its credit and, with a reconstituted lineup, still tours today. Well Read Unscramble M C Y S A A D Y P D R A A E Finally, some half-baked advice: You can get into a lot of places wearing a hardhat and a high-visibility vest.
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