24 PUNCHMAGAZINE.COM {quickpunch} Dash to Dine + PARK & HOWARD BISTRO—Understated but sophisticated; family-run. 1300 Howard Avenue, Burlingame + BRITISH BANKERS CLUB—Rooftop escape on weekend evenings. 555 Santa Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park + URFA BISTRO—Exceptional and unique Turkish fare. 233 State Street, Los Altos What’s in Store + SHADY LANE Locally-owned, whimsical boutique showcasing jewelry, art glass and gifts by both local and global artisans. 325 Sharon Park Drive, Menlo Park + COVER STORY COLLECTIONS A Main Street mainstay offering a mix of home decor and accessories including Italian dishware and luxe linens. 216 Main Street, Los Altos + MANCAVE MEMORABILIA Founded by a diehard sports fan. Custom framing and genuinely cool autographed apparel and souvenirs. 1711 S. El Camino Real, San Mateo Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern—When two competing magicians fall in love, they impact the world around them. Captivatingly seductive and mysterious prose. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley—With the unbridled rise of machine learning and AI, this classic dystopian novel continues to resonate as a prescient warning. Baseball Digest—The 80-year-old authority on our national pastime that explores everything baseball. (See “Birdman Bats,” page 31) baseballdigest.com WHO KNEW? Salt has been a major local industry since 1853, after Native Ohlone first harvested salt along the Bay’s edge. Today, Cargill, with 12,000+ acres of salt ponds, crystallizes 500,000 tons of sea salt each year. Our local salt evaporation ponds with their distinctive colors, beautiful green and red hues, are colored by the micro-organisms that thrive at varying salinity levels. Well Read Unscramble A N S A M E O T R D B E G I Finally, some half-baked advice: To truly find yourself, you should play hide and seek alone. If you have suggestions for QuickPUNCH, email us at hello@punchmonthly.com
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