Most travelers don’t stop as they drive along the expressways of California’s San Joaquin Valley, said Barbara E. Hernandez in The New York Times. But the adventurous few who do will find “a stew of cultures” to explore. Basque shepherds first arrived here in the 1890s; a century later, Hmong refugees—allies of American troops during the Vietnam War—began moving here from camps in Thailand. Seek out these culinary destinations.
Noriega Hotel Restaurant, Bakersfield
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