The Trick to Winning the Holidays Has Been Bottled

Plus: All About Gallery Walls [Click here to read this email in a browser]( [Alternate text] Is this a holiday thing? Seems like all of us have food and drink on the brain in one way or another. Hugh Garvey brings us a piece on [how the family that makes Red Boat Fish Sauce feasts at the holidays](. It includes several Vietnamese recipes you'll want to incorporate into your own holiday planning, including a gingery, spicy roasted turkey that may be just the thing you need if you're looking to snap out of a poultry rut. Kristin Scharkey shares a story on the very best places to eat and sip in [the foodie haven of Santa Barbara](, as told to her by one of the area's acclaimed winemakers. And [Magdalena O'Neal writes about the new Waffles + Mochi cookbook](, which is the sweetest little volume you're likely to encounter this season—and it's also the children's book you're most likely to flip through on your own. Don't miss the recipes included in the article, either, as you may want to try them with the culinary-curious kids in your life. Moving away from food, I also wanted to share another article by Kristin, this one about [how to create a gallery wall](. She covers not just how to do it, but where to source eye-catching art from Western makers. And looking ahead to next year, Frederick Tippett has some hints about[the botanical gardens to visit in 2022](—I don't know about you, but a place where something is always blooming sounds to me like just the right hopeful note to head into a new year on. —Nicole Clausing, digital producer and newsletter editor STORY OF THE WEEK How the First Family of Fish Sauce Does a Holiday Feast Cuong Pham, Apple engineer turned food legend, celebrates the holidays with seasonal recipes from The Red Boat Fish Sauce Cookbook. Read on for celebratory recipes—and the stories behind them—from the Pham repertoire. [Read More]( TRAVEL [I'm an image]( Santa Barbara Wine Route: 10 Spots to Sip and Savor Alma Rosa winemaker Samra Morris shares the Santa Barbara County hot spots that remind her of home. [Read More]( 
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