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Food predictions for 2014

Well, 2013 officially has trickled down the kitchen drain, which raises the question uppermost on the minds of foodies: What will we be eating in 2014?

Ample room to play in the sand at Dumont Dunes

Beautiful Dumont Dunes near Death Valley National Park attract more than 120,000 visitors annually. One of the great dune systems of the Mojave Desert, Dumont Dunes provide opportunities for a variety of outdoor adventures.

Explore unique geology of Rainbow Basin area

The eroded, fossil-laden landscape of the Rainbow Basin Natural Area north of Barstow, Calif., invites exploration of its multicolored formations, winding desert canyons and washes with areas of dense vegetation.

 
3-D painting recreates world’s largest candy wall on Las Vegas Strip

Renowned 3-D street painter Melanie Stimmel Van Latum and two other artists recreated the world’s largest candy wall in a 3-D painting outside the M&M’s World store on the Las Vegas Strip last week.

Readers’ gingerbread homes brim with warmth, whimsy

There’s been a sweet building boom across the valley lately — in the form of gingerbread, and icing and candy and all of the stuff that makes a gingerbread house the personification of a child’s dreams.

Small Plates: It’s all about the ramen

Wayne Kageyama opened Ramen Tatsu, on Jones Boulevard between Spring Mountain and Desert Inn roads, in June. The restaurant closed in September and reopened in October after a staff realignment, with Kageyama, who learned ramen-making in Japan, taking over as chef.

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Here are a few pop culture tidbits that caught our eye last week.

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