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Above, from left: Mimi Towle, Nikki Wood, Dan Jewett

WE START OFF features this month with our second annual Marin Tastemakers article. In it we reveal 20 of our favorite culinary creations and introduce you to the chefs who make them. Then it’s the chefs’ turn to tell us what they think. Just don’t read this story on an empty stomach: Lori Eanes’ beautiful food photos (including the one on the cover) are sure to make you very hungry.

Next up, we find a little Marin Headlands inspiration. For the piece we sent Daniel Fox into the Golden Gate National Recreation Area armed only with a camera and a book of poems. The poems, from a new collection by Ushi Patel, are excerpted or run in their entirety over Fox’s photos. We hope this story inspires you to get out and explore our wide-open spaces.

Finally, we wrap up features with an eye to your health. With vast changes to the nation’s health care laws we know many of you may be looking for new providers. Our [415] Top Doctors list features 605 of the best, as voted by their peers. You’ll also read features on the Affordable Care Act, an at-home gene testing kit and how taking a vacation can be good for you.

Up front we’ve got hot Super Bowl–viewing spots, insight into what the flowers you give on Valentine’s Day mean, the look of love in Style, and pieces on the venerable El Paseo as well as the Novato man whose job it is to make sure you have a great time at Super Bowl L (or 50) in Santa Clara in 2016.

In Destinations it’s all about Hawaii — or Oahu, to be more specific. Executive Editor Mimi Towle encourages travelers to experience the great views while hiking, horseback riding or just doing yoga. Then when it’s cocktail time, you’ll know you’ve earned it. And if it’s a different kind of island experience you are craving, follow travel writer Kimberley Lovato to the magical Croatian land of Vis.

With 2014 well under way, we hope you enjoy our February issue. And we also hope your New Year’s resolutions are going well, because you have 20 new restaurants to try — we’ll see you there.

Marin Magazine Staff Editors

Just don’t read this story on an empty stomach: Lori Eanes’ beautiful food photos are sure to make you very hungry.

UP, UP AND AWAY

Editorial staffers Calin Van Paris and Mimi Towle joined Seaplane Adventures pilot Aaron Singer (left) and local photographer Daniel Fox for a wild small airplane ride above the bay. The result is the beautiful aerial photograph you see leading off our “Walking the Wilderness” feature.