Travel correspondent Tom Wilmer visits Healdsburg California and talks with local business owners about the economic recovery of their community following the devastating fires earlier this year.

Join correspondent Tom Wilmer at Shellbank Selects Oyster Farm on the waterfront in Fort Morgan, Alabama for a chat with partners, Jarrett Daniel Frith and Lew Childre as they share their story and passion for raising delectable Gulf Coast Oysters.

The 10 th annual Hangout Oyster Cook-Off Gulf Shores Alabama, the first weekend in November 2017 revisited. Join Kay Morgan with Gulf Shores and Orange Beach Tourism for a walkabout visit with some of America’s top oyster producers.

Elizabeth Jones had no clue that baking a batch of rum cakes to serve at her family aviation business would lead to a new career that’s been going viral. Everyone loved Jones’s gourmet alcohol infused rum cakes so much they clattered for more, which led her to open award-winning Rum Sisters with online sales and a brick-and-mortar in Gulf Shores, Alabama .

The Annual Oyster Cook Off at the Hangout held every November in Gulf Shores, Alabama is just one of the many events that draw thousands of visitors to Gulf Shores and Orange Beach.

Megan Jones, Curator at the Sonoma County Wine Library in Healdsburg, California talks about the go-to place to research everything from historical Northern California wine industry archives to accessing more than 1,000 rare books dating from 1514. The Wine Library is regarded as one of the world’s most comprehensive collections of wine information.

Pete and Cathy Seghesio created a modern incarnation of the old-country butcher shop in downtown Healdsburg, California. The Seghesio’s offer fresh custom cut meat to go, or cooked on-site, with the added twist of wine tasting and culinary treats such as pizzas, salumi and sausages fresh from their wood-fired oven.

Patricia Kirkish, owner of the Dovetail Collection Gallery in downtown Healdsburg , California talks about the unique collection of handcrafted furniture, glass, pottery, and unique 3-D paintings.

65 miles north of the Golden Gate is Healdsburg in the heart of wine country. Join Casey Marks, docent at Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve ; Ryan Birrer manager at Barndiva Restaurant in downtown Healdsburg, specializing in locally sourced modern country cuisine; and innkeeper John Harasty at historic H aydon Street Inn .

A conversation with Perry Hoffman, Culinary Director at the Healdsburg Shed —the winner of the 2014 James Beard Award for best Restaurant Design in America. The Shed is a popular market, café, and community gathering spot in the heart of downtown Healdsburg , California.