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March 10
Easter Brunch at Zócalo Trying to decide where to brunch on Easter Sunday, April 4th? Consider Zócalo, which is featuring bottomless mimosas and live Latin tunes by local musician Dinorah. However, the kids haven’t been forgotten – the Easter Bunny...
March 12
Shave Your Head at a St. Baldrick’s Celebration Are you willing to go bald to support childhood cancer research? You can put your money where your head is by registering to have your noggin shaved at one of two St. Baldrick’s celebrations taking place in the area: Saturday, March 13 at...
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March 12
Vegan Cafe Opens Tomorrow in Midtown Just in time to welcome in the Second Saturday crowds, Sugar Plum Vegan Cafe opens its doors at 2315 K St. tomorrow. The casual midtown cafe promises a 100 percent vegan menu of healthful comfort foods—think panini, pizza and pot pie plus...
March 11
Molecular Gastronomy on Display at Dinner On Saturday, March 27, local caterer Pajo Bruich will hold a multicourse dinner made with cutting-edge culinary tools such as the anti-griddle, the thermal immersion circulator and the Pacojet. If you’re a fan of TV’s “Top...
March 8
Recipe: Vegetarian Cassoulet It's a beautiful springy day in Davis today—65, sunny, fresh breeze. It makes me feel like I'm in the French countryside so I pulled out my heavy French pot and adapted this classic French meat and bean stew for vegetarians and vegans....
March 8
Nagato Sukiyaki Turns 40 We had a cozy dinner last night at Nagato Sukiyaki, a small, friendly family-run Japanese restaurant tucked in a strip mall off Fulton Boulevard. While plowing through our bowl of edamame, we discovered that Nagato is celebrating its 40th year of...
March 5
Upcoming Local Farm Tour If you have a special place in your heart for local family farmers, embrace the opportunity to hop on a tour bus with folks attending the annual Californians for Pesticide Reform Conference on March 19th. A special field trip will offer...
March 4
Real Pie Company Makes a Comeback When local baker Kira O’Donnell closed her Real Pie Company in early 2008, she left a lot of disappointed pie lovers in the lurch. Well, she’s back. O’Donnell (who writes about food for Sacramento magazine) is now making and...
March 3
Time to Pull Out Your Shortbread Recipes Bakers, prepare to tie on your aprons and pull out the butter. On April 24th you’ll have an opportunity to show off your favorite shortbread recipe (you have one, don’t you?) at the Sacramento Valley Scottish Games and Festival in...
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January 2010
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Single in Sacramento Think all the good ones are taken? Hardly! We introduce you to 39 local eligible bachelors and bachelorettes. If you see someone who strikes your fancy, send an e-mail—with the single’s name you want to contact in the subject...
March 12
The Shamrockin’ Half Marathon’s on Sunday Help spread the luck of the Irish this Sunday, March 14 to the 5,000 plus runners and walkers taking part in the Sixth Annual Shamrock’n Half Marathon. The race starts and ends at Raley Field in West Sacramento and takes participants...
March 11
Champions of Hope One in eight people is affected by kidney disease, according to the National Kidney Foundation . You can support the work of the NFK, which educates the public about kidney disease and supports those who have it, by attending the Champions of...
March 11
'The Boondock Saints' in Theaters Today Only The Boondock Saints was released 10 years ago, and even with its poor reviews back then, it has become a cult classic. In honor of its 10-year anniversary-and the release of its sequel, The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day —the...
March 9
A Novel Gift What do you get the person who has everything? How about a lawn full of flamingos? GetFlamingoed.com will decorate your friend’s front yard with a flock of pink plastic flamingos and a sign that reads, “You've Been...
March 6
Federico’s March Manicure Madness This month, Federico Beauty Institute is offering manicures at 50 percent off. You’d have to be mad to not like these prices: Classic manicure (30 minutes): $5 Therapeutic manicure (45 minutes): $7.50 Spa manicure (60 minutes): $10...
March 5
Hal Holbrook Comes to Town in 'Mark Twain Tonight' Watch Hal Holbrook perform as Mark Twain Saturday, March 6 at 8 p.m. at the Sacramento Community Center Theater. Holbrook’s first show as Twain, who’s best known for his books The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The...
March 4
Soup's on for a Good Cause With inclement weather on the way, doesn’t a warm bowl of soup sound comforting? How about a nice butternut squash, or tomato bisque, or a simple and hearty chicken noodle? How about all at once? On March 8 and 9, the River City Food Bank...
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