Discover the secrets of caramel from William Werner of San Francisco's Craftsman and Wolves, learn the history behind the most beloved of fall spices, and follow our editor - in - chief's
adventure in pastry
boot camp at the Culinary Institute of America.
Yet, I had to pinch myself to remember that this land had been desert for more than 11,000 years and by the time I had wined, dined, spa'd and tee'd off with the local trendies it dawned on me that I had no choice; I had to go on a jeep tour with Desert
Adventures to get a glimpse of this region's true nature - and while there to see
Boot Hill, an old mining
camp, where Bill Gates once held a party.