The Chick Award List:

The Places & Services "We" Want to Share With You as "We" Loved Them:

Northern California

Sonoma County

Sonoma

Accommodations:

Four Sisters Inns

Inn at Sonoma

Dining:

Les Pascals

Glen Ellen Village Market

Marin County

Stinson | Bolinas | Marin

Activities:

Stinson Beach Surf + Kayak

Santa Cruz County:

Capitola | Santa Cruz | Aptos

Accommodations:

Capitola Hotel

Dining:

Suda Cafe

Capitola Wine Bar & Merchants

Pizza My Heart

My Thai Beach

The Hideout Cocktails & Dining

Adorable French Bakery & Wine

Gayle's Bakery & Rosticceria

Harbor Cafe

Steamers Lane Supply

Activities:

Breath & Oneness Yoga Studio

Traveler's Surf Club & Postal Outpost

Land of Medicine Buddha

Shopping

Lumen Gallery

Lina & Company

Services:

The Glow Perscription

Santa Cruz Therapy Massage with Alex Weber

Alchemy Nutrition & Movement - Alisha Slaughter

Monterey County:

Carmel by the Sea & Carmel Valley:

Accommodations:

Coachman Inn

Vendage Inn & Suites

Mission Ranch Carmel

Carmel Valley Ranch

Bernardus Lodge & Spa

Dining:

Folktale Winery & Vineyards

Earthbound Farm Stand Cafe

Carmel Valley Creamery

Tree House Cafe

Cypress Inn & Terry's Lounge

Visuvio

The Hay Restaurant Pebble Beach

Neilson's Brothers Market

The Crossroads Shopping & Dining Village

The Barnyard Shopping & Dining Village

Bruno's Market & Deli

Carmel Coffee Roasters

Activities:

Pebble Beach Links

The Hay @ Pebble Beach Golf

Garland Ranch Regional Park

Shopping:

Carmel Home Collection

Lloyd's

Tiffany's

The Crossroads Shopping Village

The Barnyard Shopping Village

Services:

Monterey | Pacific Grove:

Accommodations:

Dining:

Alta Bakery & Cafe

The Red House Cafe

Hops & Fog Brewery

Pacific Thai Cuisine

Activities:

Pacific Grove Golf Links

Monterey Recreation Trail

Asilomar Beach Trail

Lover's Beach

Via Paraiso Trail

Del Monte Beach

Shopping:

Carried Away Boutique

The Vague Collection

Mando Surf Company

Hot Dog Glassing:

Atelier Qualia Sur

Services:

Tina Nails Salon

Wellness Services:

Jennifer Neilson LPCC

Idaho:

Sun Valley:

Accommodations:

Dining:

Michel's Christiania

Enoteca

Roundhouse

Grumpy's

Bigwood Bread Bakery & Cafe

Konditorei

Activities:

Winter Activities:

Ski Sun Valley Resort

Nordic Center

Galena Lodge

Summer Activities:

Fly Fishing Sun Valley

Sun Valley Music Festival Concerts

Shopping:

Services:

Flip Flop Nails

Utah:

Park City:

Accommodations:

Dining:

Activities:

Winter Activities:

Deer Valley Mountain

Park City Mountain

Nordic Center Park City

Summer Activities:

Park City Municipal Golf Club

Trout Bum 2

Hiking Trails:

Mountain Trails Foundation:

Mother Urban

Armstrong

Shadow Lake

10420

Biking Trails:

Mountain Trails Foundation:

Round Valley Trails

Concerts

Shopping:

Park City Main Street

Services:

Bike Rentals / Guiding

White Pine Touring

Pedego - E bikes

Summit Bike Share

Jans Mountain Outfitters

Cole Sport

Wellness Services:

Align Spa

Midway:

Accommodations:

Dining:

Pizza Yard

Midway Mercantile

Midway Bakery

Harvest

Activities:

Wasatch Golf Club

Soldier Hollow

Services:

Heber City:

Accommodations:

Dining:

Back 40 Ranch House Grill

Activities:

Fly Fishing - Provo River

Shopping:

Services:

Costa Rica:

Guanacaste Province:

Nicoya Penninsula:

Playa Guiones:

Accommodations:

Jungle Loft (Pierre's Place):

Guilded Iguana Surf Club:

Restaurante La Luna: only has a Facebook page. Best sunset dining location!

Playa Santa Teresa:

Accommodations:

Natura Loft Gardens Boutique Hotel:

Nantipa Hotel:

Numu Wellness Center (Nantipa Hotel):

Manzu Beach Front Restaurant (Nantipa Hotel):

Somos House of Surfing:

Kina Surf Shop:

Dining:

Eat Street:

Nami Sushi:

Muzza Sourdough Pizza & Resto:

Ani's Bowls:

Banana Beach Restaurant and Beach Club:

Rocamar: (beachfront best burgers north of town)

The Bakery: (Cabano location breakfast lunch & Santa Teresa location soon)