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This book is bogus!,
September 10, 2010 Betty Cooker (Upper Lake, Ca.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Best Places: Northern California, 6th Edition (Paperback)
This information is so old, the author obviously has not set foot in my county in many years. In fact his reviews are verbatim from a previous "Best Places" written 9 years ago. There are so many new places not mentioned. Restaurants that have changed locations are still listed in their old locations, for example Santi, which moved years ago, is still listed in Geyserville. The only traveler that could use this book is a time traveller!
Let Them Eat Cake...,
March 17, 2012 This review is from: Best Places Northern California (Paperback)
If you ever had a yen to tour Northern California, sampling restaurants, inns, and wineries, the sixth edition of "Best Places Northern California", published in 2010, might be just the thing for you. Editors Matthew Poole and Kristin Luna whisk the reader around the San Francisco Bay area, Wine Country, the North Coast, and the Northern Mountains of California to list interesting restaurants, wineries, and lodgings.
The chapters are arranged with a geographical focus. Each chapter begins with an introduction and some practicalities, followed by reviews of restaurants and hotels. The reviews themselves are the kind often found in newspapers and guide books. A few sketch maps are included, although not specific directions to the cited facilities. There are no photographs or other illustrations.
This guide presupposes the reader is already familiar with Northern California and can navigate around the region. As another reviewer has complained, the reviews...Read more