The Scott Valley food tour: every place to eat in one day, ranked by you
Nine stops, three towns and one long, happy Friday. Here is the route, what to share at every table, and a scorecard so you can rank Scott Valley's food yourself.
How to eat plant-based in Scott Valley
Scott Valley is ranch country, and it's still an easy, delicious place to eat plant-based. Here's what to order in Etna, Fort Jones and Callahan, and how to ask.
Plant-based breakfast and bread in Etna
A smoothie on Main Street, a loaf from the bakery, a sourdough secret and a slow breakfast in the garden: an easy plant-based morning in Etna.
Ten plant-based meals to make with groceries from Ray's in Etna
A good pot, a few cans of beans and a bag of produce go a long way. Here are ten easy plant-based meals for the house kitchen, with a shopping list for Ray's.
A plant-based picnic in Scott Valley, and the local wine to bring
Late October is still picnic weather in Scott Valley. Here's where to spread the blanket, what to pack from Etna, and the natural wine made right here in town.
A plant-based dinner for six at the house
Six friends, one kitchen and a fall menu nobody will miss the meat in: the shopping, a timeline and where to set the table, with a private chef if you'd rather not cook.
Plant-based within an hour of Blossom
Widen the circle. Plant-based meals within about an hour of Blossom, from Etna and Fort Jones to Berryvale Grocery in Mount Shasta, with Ashland a little past the hour.
Plant-based in Mount Shasta
An hour and a quarter from Etna: a morning yoga class, a plant-based lunch, a quiet hour where the Sacramento River begins, and groceries for the rest of your stay.
Plant-based in Ashland
Start in a hot room, then eat well at Ashland's plant-based-friendly tables, about an hour and a quarter from Etna over the state line.
The Scott Valley drink tour, and why it ends at the Callahan Emporium
A burger bar in Fort Jones, a distillery tasting and a pint in Etna, and the last round in Callahan. Here is the route, the reverse route, and how everyone gets home.