ML Recommends
ML Recommends: March/April 2007
Shopping in Wine Country, Cowboy Couture in Jackson, Scottsdale’s Culinary Festival, and more.

Wine Country Chic
Lisa and Charlie Palmer are Sonoma’s top couple. She’s the creative persona behind Lime Stone, Healdsburg’s most chic boutique. He’s the chef/owner of the highly acclaimed Dry Creek Kitchen right next door.

The first thing you notice when you step through the door is a delicious and delicate fragrance of bitter orange, rose and lavender. This shop stocks the hard-to-find Antica Farmicista diffusers and True Grace candles. You’ll see exquisite table linens, hand-carved lamps with dupioni shades, rustic tables made from old ox-cart wheels and graceful chandeliers crafted from wine barrel staves and recycled steel. There’s also a global assortment of antiques.

THE MIX: An eclectic melange of tableware, lighting and furniture, like rustic farm tables, hand-silvered mirrors, and beautiful wine glasses.

Lime Stone, 315 Healdsburg Ave., Healdsburg, CA, (707) 433-3080, limestonehealdsburg.com

Be a cowboy—or just look like one
Transform city-weary feet with handcrafted Lucchese boots and stand a little taller in a custom cowboy hat from the Jackson Hole Hat Company, then enjoy breakfast, trail rides, a massage, National Museum of Wildlife visit and candlelight dinner. It’s all part of the four-night, very civilized Wild West package at the Rusty Parrot Lodge & Spa in Jackson, Wyoming. (888) 739-1749, rustyparrot.com


Arizona Art Picnic
It’s time for yummy food, celebrated chefs and idyllic spring weather—all at the 29th Annual Scottsdale Culinary Festival, April 10-15. Dozens of events, including the famous Great Arizona Picnic, benefit the Scottsdale League for the Arts. scottsdaleculinaryfestival.org



Good Green Books
The New Bungalow Kitchen incorporates state-of-the-art appliances with the characteristic features of Bungalow style: generous use of wood, tile, glass and metal, charming built-in furniture and rich wood cabinetry. Taunton, $30.

Good Green Kitchens shows beautiful, functional and healthy design, and includes resource lists of green products, manufacturers and retailers. Loaded with information and inspiration. Gibbs Smith, $29.95.

The Healthy Home Workbook opens doors to a natural, non-toxic lifestyle. From bathing to sleeping to cooking, this book offers project-based, practical steps that can improve your family’s health and the health of the planet. Chronicle Books, $24.95.

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Springtime in the Mountains
Santa Fe has eight art museums, more than 200 galleries and has been a favorite of artists since the 19th century. Nedra Matteucci Galleries show works on paper by legends like Couse, Sharp,  Dasburg and Baumann (above). (505) 982-4631, matteucci.com