Take a Peek Inside Our Premier Issue
THE ULTIMATE SUMMER FOOD GUIDE: The heat is on, and from decadent ice cream sandwiches to icy-cool cocktails, we’ve got the most mouth-watering ways to beat it.

THE PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY: Jon Nakaishi came back from Iraq alive but not well. Like thousands of other soldiers, he finds himself fighting the hardest battle of his life: the war inside.

RYAN GILMOR: An unsigned musician from Pollock Pines gets his song on a Fox sitcom and the attention of American Idol. “Hey” now.

DISH: The new G.V. Hurley’s makes a VG burger, not to mention very good lobster corn dogs, mac & cheese and, yes, grits. Want s’more?

DRIVING RANGE: No need to play Russian roulette with your travel plans—we show you how to have a guaranteed good time in Russian River.

WILLIAM LANGEWIESCHE: He’s one of the biggest names—literally and figuratively—in journalism. But whether William Langewiesche is writing at his Davis home or reporting in Kosovo (for an article due out this summer), the globe-trotting Vanity Fair scribe, author and two-time National Magazine Award winner keeps his feet on the ground.

ZAGAT: The country’s top dining guide is coming for dinner. Here’s how you can decide what’s on the menu.

