A Look Back at the Year in Food

One Last Look Back [Click here to read this email in a browser]( [Alternate text] We're getting towards the end of the year, and New Year's Eve is just close enough that here at Sunset we are beginning to get excited about what new recipes, destinations, and experiences 2022 has in store. But I always like to take a look back before moving forward, and apparently I'm not the only one. Magdalena O'Neal took stock of her year, too, and came up with a roundup of the [best wisdom gleaned from restaurant chefs]( and the best recipes they shared with us in 2021. That got me reviewing some of our other year-spanning content, like [our wrap-up of annual Sunset Travel Awards winners](, and our list of [Sunset International Wine Competition winners](, all stories about experiences it was fun to relive. I hope that when you look back on your year, at least a few really great memories come back to you, too. To more good times eating, exploring, growing, and just plain living in 2022. —Nicole Clausing, digital producer and newsletter editor Our Favorite Restaurants—and Recipes—of 2021 We learned a lot from chefs across the West this year. These are some of our favorite recipes from 2021. [Read More]( [I'm an image]( 2021 Sunset Travel Awards: 75 Ways to Experience the West There are so many ways to experience the West. Here is a roundup of the best of 2021. [Read More]( 
 [I'm an image]( Best of Class Winners of the 2021 Sunset International Wine Competition The judges tasted. And tasted. And tasted. And now they've picked the winners in the West's hottest wine competition. [Read More]( 21 Low-Key (But Amazing) Ways to Ring in the New Year Keep those stilettos and suits in storage, and opt for these fancy-free ways to celebrate with bundts, beans, bells, and more. [Read More]( These Are the Best Weekend Trips In the West, According to NatGeo's New Book National Geographic's new book details hundreds of the best weekend trips. Of course, many of the trips are right here in the West. [Read More]( 
 The 2022 Color of the Year Is (Drumroll, Please)...Kinda Purple? "Veri Peri," a purplish-gray-blue periwinkle, is Pantone's pick as color of the year. [Read More]( While Supplies Last: The Sunset Subscription Box [Sunset Subscription Box]( Our new [Sunset Subscription Box](—a quarterly delivery of the best products in the West, curated by the Sunset staff—is already close to selling out! Order with express shipping by Dec. 21 to get the Winter Entertaining box by Christmas (and use code WEEKENDER20 for 20% off). If you miss that deadline (or we run out of boxes), you can still pre-order the next quarter's box. The theme? Celebrate Spring! [GET THE BOX NOW!]( 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]( [Alternate text]( Give the Gift of Sunset! Give one year of the best of Western living to your special person! They'll get complete access—that's print and digital editions, plus our smartphone app—for only $24.95! They'll also get a bonus 20% off in the [Sunset store]( and other exclusives. [Send E-Card & Subscription]( [Member Center]( [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Pinterest]( Copyright 2021 S Media International Corporation. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.