Entertaining 3 Ways to Make Large Meetings Feel Intimate Here are a few creative ways to give bigger events the boutique treatment with a memorable welcome, interactive food & beverage options, and the chance to truly connect with fellow attendees. CHI SD
Eat + Drink 14 Must-Try Coffee Shops in California California takes its coffee game seriously, and so should you. Go beyond the chains to discover the Golden State's most BUZZ-worthy coffee shops. LA SD SF
Destinations 9 Cool California Music Venues From airy outdoor amphitheaters to intimate indoor venues, here are 9 memorable California music venues to kick back and feel the beats. LA SD SF SB
Eat + Drink 11 California Taco + Tequila Spots to Try Now California may be north of the border, but its all-star tacos and tequilas sizzle with authentic Mexican flavors. HB LA SD SF
Travel Tips Our Favorite 10 Gay Bars from San Francisco to Philly Looking for your next favorite gay-friendly or LGBTQ-owned bar? These are our 10 tried and true picks around the country. PHL SD SF
Eat + Drink 5 Ceviche + Poke Recipes You Need this Summer Turn tonight's dinner prep into a no-cook affair with our chefs' best fresh ceviche and poke recipes. Just dice, mix, chill... and dinner's done! CHI SLC SD SEA DC
Eat + Drink How to: Curadero’s Bold Short Rib Street Tacos Here's Curadero's popular suadero short rib taco recipe, and how to assemble this tasty taco, step by step. SD
Travel Tips In the City: Rain Or Shine in California Rule the weather, not the other way around. No matter the forecast, there's plenty to explore in urban California. LA SD SF
Destinations Neighborhood Spotlight: San Diego’s Little Italy Sunny and charming, San Diego's Little Italy is a fun Southern California destination at any time of year. SD
Destinations California Grown: Taste CA’s Bounty at the Source From farmers' markets to festivals to small stands by the side of the highway, California has a dazzling array of freshly harvested food to enjoy. LA SD SF
Travel Tips Going Car-Free in California Go beyond the summer road trip! Jump-start an eco-friendly tour of the Golden State, from the redwoods down to the San Diego Bay. LA SD SF SB
Eat + Drink Talking CA Cuisine with Chef Anthony Sinsay A talented San Diego native takes the helm for Jsix's savory American menu. SD
Entertaining 4 Bachelor Party Ideas That Aren’t Vegas Alright fellas, time to think beyond The Strip. Today we’re coming at you with tips for planning a unique bachelor party. AUS BOS CHI DEN LA NSH NYC PHL PDX SD SF SEA
Destinations Get Inspired By CA’s Loved-By-Locals Neighborhoods Locals up and down California know where the action's at: the best local music, creative art scenes and tasty bites galore. LA SD SF SB
Destinations California Dreamin’: Summer Beach Vibes Ready for an adrenaline rush from the trendiest water sports, or a lazy afternoon with your favorite summer read? California's beaches are calling. HB LA SD SF SB
Entertaining From CA, with Pride: LGBT Celebrations A California local or visitor? Check out how the Golden State celebrates LGBT communities with Pride events along the coast. LA SD SF SB
Destinations 4 Pools Heating Up This Summer Spend your summer days laying out by our pools, where there’s plenty of entertainment to take you all the way through Labor Day. AUS PHX SD
Travel Tips Six California Music Festivals That Belong On Your Playlist Cali’s music festivals are world-renowned for showcasing both major and emerging acts in settings as memorable as the music. Here are our top picks. LA SD SF
Entertaining Unique Meetings & Team Retreats: 3 Options with Local Flair Here are three unique meeting experiences to immerse your attendees in the spirit of their city. PDX SD SB
Travel Tips California Street Art Turns The Entire Golden State Into One Fabulous Canvas Here is your guide to some of the best ways to experience the wide and wonderful canvas that makes up California’s homegrown street art scene. LA SD SF
Travel Tips 5 Ways to Shake Up Family Spring Break Read on for tips for planning a fun and fabulous family spring break. BOS CHI CAY MAN PHL SD DC
Eat + Drink 7 Holiday Eggnog Recipes That Wow These festive concoctions are anything but traditional and will win over skeptics and fans alike. Cheers! CHI MIN SD SB SEA
Eat + Drink The Wheel Deal: Where to Get the Best California Street Food Food trucks and carts are on the move big-time. See what’s on the mobile menu in San Francisco, LA and San Diego with this guide to our local picks. LA SD SF
Eat + Drink Craft Breweries in San Diego: An Insider’s Guide The place you love for beaches, bike paths and seemingly endless summer days is also a Big Kahuna in the beer world. Click through to discover where to lift your glass like a local. SD
Destinations Our 7 Favorite California Farmers’ Markets Take a bite out of the Golden State at a fabulous farmers' market. Here are our 7 favorite California farmers' markets, one for each day of the week. HB LA SD SF SB
Eat + Drink Ending Summer on a High Note: 5 Rooftop Lounges From D.C. to San Diego, we have an outdoor lounge perfect for soaking up the season's last golden rays of sun. Check out these 5 rooftop lounges to toast the end of summer. PHL PHX PIT SD DC
Destinations 6 Under-the-Radar Beaches in California There's beaches and then there's Beaches with a capital "B." Here's our favorite sandy California stretches that are off the beaten path. HB LA SD SF SB
Entertaining Kimpton’s California LGBT Wedding Destinations From San Diego to San Francisco, from rooftop decks to formal ballrooms, we have an option that's just right for you and your spouse-to-be. #LoveCantWait in the Golden State. LA SD SB
Destinations Palomar San Diego Elevates With Skyline Collection With its new Skyline Collection of SoCal-inspired guestrooms, a skydiving package, and an Instagram contest, Hotel Palomar San Diego is raising its game. SD
Eat + Drink Bar Educator Mike Ryan Drafts His Fave Spring Beers Mike Ryan is Kimpton's National Manager of Bar Education, and no, you can't have his job. But he will share with you his favorite spring beers this season. BALT CHI PHL PIT PDX SD SF SEA
Travel Tips Get Out for Some Family Travel in California Gather your brood and hit the road to the Golden State. From San Diego to San Francisco, here are some great ideas for family travel in California. HB SD SF
Travel Tips Flex Appeal: Outdoor Yoga Classes in SoCal From San Diego to Santa Barbara, these Southern California outdoor yoga classes offer fresh air to go along with the postcard-perfect views. Let the sun salutations begin! LA SD SB
Eat + Drink Got Yams? Thanksgiving Leftover Recipes Is your fridge crammed with holiday leftovers? Check out these Thanksgiving leftover recipes that will turn unfinished side dishes into a main event. DEN SD
Destinations 5 Surprising Wine-Tasting Destinations There are surprising wine-tasting destinations all over the good ol’ USA to get your sniff, sip and spit on. Hooray for the red, white and blush. ALX BOS CHI PHL SD
Destinations Five Must-Shop Vintage and Flea Markets On the hunt for Mid-Century décor or quirky secondhand finds? Browse through our picks for America’s top vintage and flea markets. Then brush up on your negotiating skills. CHI MIA PHL PDX SD
Destinations America’s Best Urban Running Trails Discover a local perspective while traveling — and burn calories — by going for a jog on one of these five top urban running trails. LA NYC SD SEA DC
Travel Tips Kimpton Directors of Pet Relations: It’s a Dog’s Life Some of our most popular employees have a tendency to drool and lie down on the job. But that's only because our Directors of Pet Relations are canines. MAN NYC PHL PHX PDX SD SEA
Eat + Drink We’re Juiced! Juice is hot. Once solely relegated to the breakfast table, fruit and vegetable juices are now busting out in a big way. LA MIA PHL PHX PDX SD SF SB
Entertaining Holiday Helper — Thanksgiving Recipes Part 2: Main Dishes If you want some creative, out-of-the-box ideas for your holiday dinner — like grilled quail, braised lamb bellies or lemon-poached salmon— keep reading CHI PDX SD
Entertaining Ghostly Gatherings and Halloween Happenings One thing nobody has to wait for is Halloween … it’s heeere. And if you enjoy frighteningly good DJs, scary-creative cocktails and mad revelry, we have some suggestions for you. ALX NYC PHL SD SF SB DC
Kimpton Buzz The Sporting Life If you can’t get enough of batting, base running, tackling, passing, swishing, swooshing and checking, this is truly the most wonderful time of the year. BALT SD SB SEA
Kimpton Buzz Back to the Future Have you ever walked into one our hotels and thought, “There’s more than meets the eye here”? And perhaps wondered what it might have been before? BALT MIA NYC PHL PDX SD SF DC
Eat + Drink Roof-to-Table: The Ultimate in Local Dining A number of our restaurants have wholeheartedly embraced urban agriculture, growing fruits, vegetables and herbs in rooftop (or patio) gardens for daily use in their kitchens and lounges. ALX CHI LA PHL SD DC
Destinations Dive Into National Aquarium Month You travel in summer to hit the beach. This June, take a break from sandcastles and build plans around another kind of water adventure: National Aquarium Month. BALT CHI DEN SD SEA
Eat + Drink Green Scene! Cheers to St. Patrick’s Day Cocktails Move over, green beer. This St. Patrick’s Day, the frothy stuff has a little competition. CHI SD
Kimpton Buzz A Look Back at 2012 It was a great year to bring in the new. Kimpton welcomed seven hotels in 2012 in all parts of the country. Each one has something different to offer, from rich history to rooftop lounges. LA PHL PHX PDX SD SB DC
Destinations Life’s a Beach at Kimpton Fall is officially here, which means many of you are bracing yourselves for blustery days. Before you put that swimsuit in hibernation, see if you can get summer to stick around a little while longer. LA MIA SD SB VERO
Eat + Drink It’s National Breakfast Month! Rise and shine, food lovers. We don’t expect you’ll have any sleep dust to shake off once we tell you some exciting news: September is National Breakfast Month. CHI PHL PDX SD
Travel Tips Stretch out the Fun at a Kimpton Hotel Yoga Class Our hotels are dedicated to helping you feel well and good when you’re on the road, so this is an especially happy time for us. As it happens, we have yoga classes for our guests all over the nation. ASP PHX PDX SD SF DC
Travel Tips Sè Spa Relaunches at Hotel Palomar San Diego Spend a little time walking its pretty, palm-spangled streets and you’ll start to feel its Zen effect. Better yet, head directly to Sè Spa at Hotel Palomar San Diego. SD
Eat + Drink Cocktails We Love for Valentine’s Day These cocktails – gathered from Kimpton’s lounge, bar and restaurant menus across the country – are festively red and known to set the mood for romance. SD SF SEA DC
Eat + Drink Our Chefs’ Favorite Healthy-Eating Gift Ideas What do you buy for the cook that has it all? More things to cook with, of course! BALT CHI DEN PDX SLC SD DC
Eat + Drink Why Our Chefs Can’t Wait for Fall It was nice knowing you, summer. While we hate to cut our relationship short (we know you aren’t over until September 23), we are already turning our thoughts to what the next season will bring. BALT CHI PHX PDX SLC SD SEA
Travel Tips Charge Up on National Running Day We’ll make this post rather speedy. Hope you can keep the pace. CHI PDX SD
Kimpton Buzz Randall Reese, Jsix Waiter We’re all about spreading smiles here at Life Is Suite. That’s why we’d like you to meet Randall Reese. He’s been a waiter at San Diego’s Jsix restaurant for nearly three years and quickly became a guest favorite. SD
Eat + Drink We’re Tickled by Pickles Lately we’ve found ourselves in a pickle. Meaning, well … we can’t get enough of them! CHI SD SEA
Kimpton Buzz A Couple Embarks on a “Kimpton Crawl” We hear feedback from our guests in all types of ways. E-mail, Twitter, Facebook, snail mail, smoke signals – you write it, we read it. Recently, one traveling couple caught our eye in a whole new way. ASP DEN PHX SD
Travel Tips Santa Paws is Coming to Town! The holidays are here! In the spirit of giving, we’re throwing dogs a bone. BALT LA PDX SD
Kimpton Buzz Choreographer Suites at Hotel Solamar Sun, sea, and surf make San Diego’s coastline special. But its bustling downtown also harbors a piece of paradise that feels as beachy as sand between the toes. SD
