CHLOE Magazine Summer 2016 Wine and Travel Issue Volume 7 Issue 2 Volume 7 Issue 2 | Page 70

T R AV E L L I N G CALIFORNIA Oa k l a n d IN THE MIDST OF TRUE RENAISSANCE, OAKL AND I S D E F I N I N G A N E W P E R S O N A L I T Y T O I T S PA S T The culinary experience was among the best I have had around the world. The food offering in Oakland really impressed me. There is definitely a reason why the New York Times named Oakland the #5 place to visit in the world. It is blossoming with edgy yet authentic creativity in the culinary, art, wine and travel scene and I cannot wait to go back. The minute I stepped foot in Oakland, I loved it. It is a city filled with possibility, excitement and originality.