In this issue of Southbay Magazine:

9th Annual White Light White Night: Walk With Sally’s White Light White Night gala was a night to remember. Funds raised from the evening will go towards providing free-of-charge mentoring and support services to children of parents or siblings with cancer.

An Evening with The Point: Southbay magazine celebrated their Summer Food issue release with a first peek at The Point in El Segundo. The all-new, family friendly destination was the perfect backdrop for a summer soiree.

Food For Thought: Books to stimulate your brain by way of your palate.

Sonoma in Six: Where we choose to chow down in Wine Country

Dreaming in Spanish: Inspired by original 1920s homes on the Peninsula, Catherine and Doug Carlisle-Roven leveled a 1955 tract home in the Hollywood Riviera to make room for an entertaining family haven.

First Crush: Former LA Kings right wing and current game announcer Jim Fox, his wife, Susie, and business partner, Dean Nucich, turn a lifelong passion for wine into a full-blown winemaking business.

Perfect Plates: Many of our talented chefs score big with dishes that not only taste amazing but look pretty handsome too.

In the Mix: For a good time, just add booze.

Dry Matter: As California confronts its latest chapter of water woes, some residents actively seek new alternatives in water conservation—some as simple as home water collection, others as controversial as desalinized ocean water. Even if the state can successfully put these cutting-edge ideas into practice, are they enough to survive our worst drought in decades?

The Food Chain: A new generation in the esteemed Giuliano family brings a South Bay dining legacy into the modern age.

Edible Tradition: Exploring (and sampling) the Asian bakeries of Torrance

Family Style: Pull up a barstool and meet the McColgan brothers, the team behind some of your favorite South Bay watering holes.

Wheel House: Hermosa Beach’s Ron Arias turns to ceramics after a career in storytelling.

We Got the Beef: Anything but rivals, peers and chefs David LeFevre and Tin Vuong open new steakhouses within months of each other. We say the more the merrier.

Slice of Summer: Stylist and chef Kara Mickelson offers her secrets to a seasonal sweet.

In the Bag: Move over coffee. It’s tea time.

Sing for Your Supper: Marcio Donaldson is no stranger to adversity. The 25-year-old self-taught singer spent a year living in his car to achieve his dream—and ultimately a day job.

Black & Gold: Our picks for the bold and modern kitchen palette.

Back to His Roots: Mario del Pero marks a return to the South Bay with the opening of Mendocino Farms at The Point in El Segundo.