In 1978, Chef Sally Schmidt and husband Don purchased a building in Yountville in northern California’s Napa County, which would become The French Laundry. Its future would help not only help put the entirety of Napa on the map but changed the course of the culinary world. And the area around it? The Town of Yountville is an outdoor oasis and the epicurean epicenter of Napa’s wine country.
Dramatically nestled onto a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel is more than a dreamy, Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star Award winner; it is a blissful homebase that goes out of its way to create unforgettable memories for all those who enter. Here are the top nine musts – from booking an appointment with the Fifth Avenue Club Laguna Beach to savoring a 16-course chef’s tasting experience – when visiting.
