Faces act as gatekeepers for incoming food and outgoing laughter, giving them the power to leave our bodies half-starved or bloated with unreleased giggles. Keep your face happy with today's Groupon: for $179, you get a spa day package at blush a day spa in Sonoma (a $425 total value). The package i…
Dessert comes at the end of meals so diners will be too full to ask for seconds, leaving chefs with all the extra icing, cherries, and miniature blowtorches they can eat. Get your fill first with today's Groupon: for $19, you get mixed drinks and dessert for two at VINeleven (a $44 value), located i…
Old Hollywood Charm and Nightly Entertainment at Historic Resort In the 1950s, Hollywood starlets such as Jayne Mansfield set out to Sonoma County to relax at the Flamingo, a luxurious resort modeled after the famous hotel of the same name in Las Vegas. Just like its Sin City sibling, curved glass e…
A delicately prepared chocolate can make a woman's heart sing, a child's mouth smile, and a crossing guard's whistle taste even more like justice. Stock up on tasty times with today's Groupon: for $14, you get a chocolate and wine pairing for two at Vintage Sweet Shoppe (a $28 value). The pairing in…
Contrary to popular belief, eating healthy needn't involve braised tree bark or dining at a table surrounded by Stairmasters. Discover a flavorful, fuss-free alternative with today's Groupon: for $15, you get $31.50 worth of organic produce delivered from Farm Fresh To You. The fecund fields of the …
Cooking, like taking a pop quiz and defusing a bomb on national television, is often a source of stress. Disarm your hunger with today's Groupon: for $39, you get a prix fixe Thai meal for two at Sala Restaurant in Hercules (up to a $96 total value). The prix fixe meal includes: One appetizer (up to…
In popular culture, Santa Claus appears a paradoxical figure, generous with children's gifts, but stingy with tips for the Easter Bunny. Enjoy Santa's largesse with today's Groupon: for $9, you get a 10”x17” gold-level scroll from Santa.com (a $19.99 value). Santa.com's dedicated elves apply St. Nic…
Every prince knows that the most effective way to wake up a sleeping beauty is not with a boring kiss, but with a single potent drop of fiery green chili. Awaken tired taste buds in royal fashion with today's Groupon to Frida's Mexican Grill. Choose between the following options: For $20, you get a …
Pilots are the cowboys of the air, roaming the wide-open skies and herding children's runaway balloons. Giddy up, up, and away with today's Groupon: for $229, you get a Brunch tour for two from Heloventure Helicopter in Petaluma (a $460 value). The tour includes: A helicopter flight for two people. …
Keeping teeth clean and white is the first and only step in coping with the fact that your skeleton is slowly escaping from your body through your mouth. Deal with it with today's Groupon: for $79, you get an in-salon DaVinci teeth-whitening treatment at Sonoma Tanning in Santa Rosa (a $169 value). …
Facials unearth skin's existing beauty instead of covering it up with heavy makeup, Richard Nixon masks, or leather upholstery. Uncover flawless façades with today's Groupon to Skin by Sharon Elizabeth with locations in Sonoma and Sausalito. Choose between the following options: For $47, you get a 6…
Music is humanity's universal language, narrowly beating out such close contenders as Esperanto, The Simpsons references, and yodeled profanity. Learn how to rhythmically communicate across cultures with today's Groupon: for $62, you get four weeks of 30-minute music classes at Music to My Ears in C…
Maintaining your skin and body can help project a professional image more easily than sewing a three-piece suit from business cards. Finesse your façade with today's Groupon to Élan Medical in Fairfield. Choose between the following options: For $120, you get 20 units of Botox (a $250 value). For $9…
Pedicures give feet a break from the daily monotony of walking to bus stops and drop-kicking unsolvable Rubik's cubes. Pamper paws with today's Groupon to Pomegranate Salon in Santa Rosa. Choose between the following options: For $17, you get one basic pedicure (a $35 value). For $27, you get an ult…
Posh Boutique Hotel in Historic Napa Mill The Napa Mill's nostalgic neon sign gently buzzes overhead as rowers paddle along the Napa River, craning their necks to take in the expansive inn that looms overhead. Preserving a token of California's late 19th-century industrial boom, and an integral part…
Like the Tin Man, bikes need to be properly lubed, or they'll break down on long journeys and be carried away by flying monkeys. Keep your cycle in fighting condition with today's Groupon: for $30, you get a basic bike tune-up at Windsor Bicycle Center (a $59.99 value). Windsor Bicycle Center, named…
Like the Rubik's cube, swing-dance-revival revivals, and the swimsuit portion of the presidential debates, celebrity news can provide hours of entertainment for average Americans. Keep up with Hollywood's finest with today's Groupon: for $30, you get 52 issues of Us Weekly (a $67 value). Since 1977,…
The word "tour," derived from the Latin for "circle," describes the shape tour groups create as they surround and attack their "guide," which is French for "fact piñata." Obtain candied information by any means necessary with today's Groupon: for $280, you get a seven-hour wine tour for up to six pe…
Though breaking bread brings friends together, it tears bread apart. Savor disassembling loaves with today's Groupon: for $10, you get a four-visit punch card to Nightingale Breads in Forestville (a $20 value). Each visit is valid for $5. Employing organic ingredients, the baking buffs at Nightingal…
A cheese pizza is a blank canvas, just waiting to be decorated with pepperoni to symbolize life, onions to symbolize sorrow, and pineapple to symbolize fruit. Eat something meaningful with today's Groupon to Romeo's Pizza & Pasta in Petaluma. Choose between the following options: For $15, you get a …
Protecting yourself from the sun and eating right can help prevent wrinkles, but nothing can stop Mother Nature from smooshing your face together while you sleep. Reverse her wrinkly wrath with today's Groupon to Copa Vida MedSpa in Santa Rosa. Choose between the following options: For $60, you get …
Though rubber-banding a photograph to a roly-poly super ball increases its utility, its picture quality plummets after playing just a few rounds of fetch. Put a photo in a durable place with today's Groupon: for $45, you get one 16"x20"x1.5" gallery-wrapped canvas from Canvas on Demand (a $126.95 va…
Cooking often leads to too much time stuck in the kitchen, with entire days spent waiting for soups to simmer, ribs to marinate, and apples to wiggle themselves out of pigs' mouths. Avoid taxing culinary observation with today's Groupon: for $59, you get 24 packs of healthy pre-prepared meals and sn…
On television, criminal investigators are slick and relentless, which explains why most kids want to grow up to be cops, actors, or a pair of sunglasses. Shine like a snooping star with today's Groupon to Marin Murder Mysteries in San Rafael. Choose from the following options: For $15, you get an ad…
Children grow up fast, despite science's best attempts to weigh them down with apple-filled backpacks and bronze shoes. Accommodate growing kids with today's Groupon: for $12, you get $25 worth of children's clothing and accessories at the Wee Three Children's Store's fall event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.…