California Cuisine

For many, trip to the Golden State wouldn't be complete if you didn't talk about the food. This guide provides a mouth-watering look at California cuisine. To get ready for your trip (or just for a night out), you can read about California cuisine. Defining it is tricky, but you can also learn what California cuisine is (and isn't) from different viewpoints.

If you're feeling hungry now, you can find out where to eat California cuisine.

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What Is California Cuisine?
An overview of California cuisine and where it began.

California's Best Ocean-View Restaurants
We've rounded up a selection of great places to have a meal in California, all of them with a beach or ocean view.

California Food Festivals
All the great fruits and vegetables grown in California form the basis for the cuisine, and we've got a festival to celebrate every one of 'em, from artichokes to zucchini.

Chocolate California
Chocolate may not be distinctively California cuisine, but creative San Franciscans are taking the confection to places it's never been before. We'll tell you where to find an award-winning chocolatier, how to tour a chocolate factory and where to find the most beautiful chocolate bowls you've ever seen.

Vintage California Cuisine
They're not exactly new California cuisine, but this collection of recipes from 19th and early 20th century cookbooks give an idea of what California cuisine was like a century ago.

Yosemite Chefs' Holidays
Three-day sessions held at the Ahwahnee Hotel feature up-and-coming chefs and give you a chance to see them do their stuff and collect a few recipes. The accompanying Gala Dinner is an option if you'd rather just eat than learn how to cook. Even though the food isn't all what you might call "California cuisine," it's always a treat.

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