With the year coming to an end, it is time to gather with friends and family for all of this season’s holiday merriment. December is a great time to be with loved ones, hunkered down in cozy spaces with good food and drink. To that end, we present the best articles and events from around the web to help you eat, drink, and be merry this December.
1. Holiday stress got you down? Tired of shopping and planning? Head on over to Motion Pacific to take part in the rollicking holiday fun that is Stockings Cabaret on December 17th. Always good to have a little debauchery thrown into the celebratory season. Via Motion Pacific, Image via dashacayenne Instagram
2. We love the sense of community in Santa Cruz and the Holiday Parade in downtown Santa Cruz embodies this great community spirit. Come and see the many parade participants from the Santa Cruz Warriors to the Santa Cruz Librarians the morning of December 3. via Downtown Santa Cruz
3. Green is poised to be the new ‘fad’ color for 2017, but we have always loved this hue. After months of white, grey and blush interiors reigning supreme, it is so refreshing to see a rich tone like green everywhere. That’s why we are loving this list of 11 Green products over on Design Sponge, that will also get you in the holiday spirit. Via Design Sponge, image via Sharyn Cairns
4. We are currently salivating over these 40 winter recipes that include all the seasonal treats you could desire. We are looking forward to making all of them, but this one pan roasted chicken looks especially delicious (and easy for those who hate dishes). Via Bon Appetit
5. During the month of December, we all start taking more hot baths. Turning your bathroom into a spa like getaway will help those winter blues fade away. Via Apartment Therapy
6. We love to eat, as evidenced by the many versions of this blog that include delicious recipes. This article that maps all the neighborhoods in San Francisco with the best food seems like a wonderful activity to take on during a cold winter day. Via Thrillist
7. Make sure to stop by the shop on December 2nd and December 9th for trunk shows from some of our favorite artisans. First up on December 2nd are leather goods makers Vssel and Corral Made with local jeweler Emily Pegoda and rustic wood goods maker Alibi Interiors. Then come back on December 9th and see jeweler Monica Squitieri, bath goods maker Urb Apothecary and ceramicist Cups of Coco. Shopping is a little less stressful when you get to snack and look at beautiful handmade goods. Who knows, you might even find something for yourself. Via Stripe Santa Cruz
8. Gather up all the little ones and a thermos of hot chocolate, and walk down to the yacht harbor for the lighted boat parade December 3. It really gets you in the holiday mood early on and reminds you how lucky we are to call this bayside sanctuary home. Via Santa Cruz Yacht Harbor