I know what you’re thinking—Seattle needs another sugar-shop like it needs another bearded folk band in twill pants and bowler hats (please, no more!). But Ballard’s Hot Cakes Molten Chocolate Cakery, ...

There are many reasons to visit the Mendocino coast: rocky cliffs that tumble to a wind-whipped sea; antique shops, New Age pottery barns and bookstores (sometimes all wrapped up in one); and Ole’s ...