
Dining with Alice Waters, Chilling in a Hot Bath, and Other Things We’re Excited About This Week
From a charity dinner pairing two Bay-Area icons to a CBD soak and more, this is the Best of the West this week

The Most Bay Area Collaboration Ever

Courtesy Heath Ceramics
New York has the Yankees, Detroit has Pewabic Pottery, New Orleans has Mardi Gras. And the Bay Area? We have Heath Ceramics. No brand better resonates with its region and its people than the iconic dinnerware and tile maker that got its start in Sausalito back in 1948. The company has five dinnerware collections, including the iconic Chez Panisse line that was designed in 2006 by chef and food visionary Alice Waters and designer Christina Kim in collaboration with Heath for Waters’s legendary Chez Panisse restaurant in Berkeley. To celebrate the upcoming reintroduction of the Chez Panisse line, Heath and Waters have teamed up to host a special dinner at the restaurant on Tuesday, January 28 in support of The Edible Schoolyard Project. Dinner includes a welcome by chef Alice Waters with commentary by Heath owners Catherine Bailey and Robin Petravic. $500/person includes dinner with wine pairings by Beaune Imports. —Sally Kuchar, senior home editor
A CBD Soak at Home

Courtesy of Bathing Culture
After wrapping up three days of reporting on the ground at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, you can bet my feet were sore. My favorite way to recoup from aches and pains is with CBD bath salts, which are a fantastic way to relax your body and muscles. This week I tried the Dipsea Soak by Bathing Culture, filled with Epsom salt, California Pacific sea salt, Himalayan pink salt, organic oils, and organically cultivated hemp CBD. The soak is inspired by California’s natural hot springs, and I can attest to major relaxation after the recommended 20 minutes. Pair your soak with a great read and a fantastic candle to set the mood. —Nena Farrell, associate home editor