Sometimes the most extraordinary culinary experiences happen when you’re not even looking for them, tucked away in places where your GPS signal starts to get sketchy and your cell phone bars disappear one by one.
That’s exactly the magic of Stewarts Point Store, a historic general store perched on a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean along Highway 1 in Sonoma County.
If you’ve never heard of Stewarts Point, you’re in good company – this tiny coastal hamlet barely registers on most maps, sitting about 110 miles north of San Francisco where the redwoods meet the sea.
But those who make the journey discover something remarkable: quite possibly the best sandwiches in all of California, served with a side of history and breathtaking ocean views…