Dining tables perch on a deck that juts toward the waves. The kitchen celebrates California’s farm-to-table philosophy. Their fish tacos arrive with crisp cabbage and zesty sauce. Creamy clam chowder ...

Carmel-by-the-Sea seems too perfect to be real, like it was created for a fairy tale movie set. There are no street addresses in the one-square-mile village, and homes have names instead of numbers.

Tailgating always sounds like a good time until you get to the parking lot of the stadium, set up, and realize you could use ...