The Sunset Cook Book

To its generations of fans, Sunset Magazine quintessentially captures the west coast lifestyle with design spreads of sun-filled living rooms and outdoor entertaining areas, travelogs of coastal hikes, and cooking features rife with lush produce. I have a fondness for Sunset in part because it was one of the first publications willing to accept my freelance story pitches. (I wrote for them about date shakes in Indio in 1997.) One reason we landed in Ojai was that its SoCal lifestyle has been so indelibly editorialized by Sunset. The cookbook is just as great, featuring playful illustrations and a 1960s vibe. For those curious, I made two recipes here.