First Bite: Monsoon Cuisine of India First Bite: Monsoon Cuisine of India
I dropped in to Monsoon this week, the new Indian restaurant on 16 th street which replaces Spin Burger Bar (and...
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The Glass Really Matters: Second Annual Riedel Wine Glass Seminar Takes Place Feb. 28 The Glass Really Matters: Second Annual Riedel Wine Glass Seminar Takes Place Feb. 28
Up until last year, I never stopped to consider which wine glass might be most appropriate for the current wine I was...
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Eat on the Cheap Recipe: Southwestern Baked Potato Skins Eat on the Cheap Recipe: Southwestern Baked Potato Skins
Makes 6 servings; cost per serving: -$1.50 6 small Russet potatoes 1/4 cup olive oil 3/4 cup shredded...
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Selland’s Market-Cafe Opens in El Dorado Hills Selland’s Market-Cafe Opens in El Dorado Hills
I had the opportunity to check out the brand-new Selland’s Market-Cafe in El Dorado Hills Town Center before...
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Double-Stamp Wednesdays at HeavenLy’s Yogurt Double-Stamp Wednesdays at HeavenLy’s Yogurt
I indulged my craving for peanut butter and chocolate by heading over to HeavenLy’s Yogurt , located a...
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The Dollar-Wise Gourmet: New Finds for the New Year The Dollar-Wise Gourmet: New Finds for the New Year
Chando’s Tacos • 863 Arden Way, Sacramento; (916) 641-8226; chandostacos.com Why I went: Media...
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The Dollar-Wise Gourmet: The year in review:  Best deals of 2011 The Dollar-Wise Gourmet: The year in review: Best deals of 2011
Ten for $10 at McCormick & Schmick’s. A recent discovery that blew my socks off: McCormick &...
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The Dollar-Wise Gourmet: Spend Little, Live Large: Prix-fixe Lunches The Dollar-Wise Gourmet: Spend Little, Live Large: Prix-fixe Lunches
Prix fixe—French for “fixed price”(and pronounced pree feeks, in case you care)—is a common...
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The Dollar-Wise Gourmet: The Cockeyed Cost of Cocktails The Dollar-Wise Gourmet: The Cockeyed Cost of Cocktails
When your bill looks like this . . .  Martini: $11.50   Entrée: $10.95 . . . you start to...
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The Dollar-Wise Gourmet The Dollar-Wise Gourmet
For Lounge ON20 executive chef Pajo Bruich, a piled-high, fresh-carved pastrami sandwich from Sam’s Hof Brau...
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First Bite: Monsoon Cuisine of India First Bite: Monsoon Cuisine of India
I dropped in to Monsoon this week, the new Indian restaurant on 16 th street which replaces Spin Burger Bar (and...
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Back Wine Bar & Bistro Back Wine Bar & Bistro
In a region teeming with shopping centers and outdoor malls, it’s not surprising that some of our most enticing...
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Trading Places Trading Places
Two East Sac restaurants recently did something highly unusual: One looking to expand, the other to downsize,...
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Review: Our House Review: Our House
As a food critic, I’m always interested when a restaurant has a distinct or thought-provoking name. It’s a...
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Restaurant Thir13en Restaurant Thir13en
Opening a new restaurant is always a leap of faith, and anyone who makes that leap in a cruddy economy must be either...
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Try It: Vino Noceto's Grappa di Sangiovese Try It: Vino Noceto's Grappa di Sangiovese
Friendly Vino Noceto in Amador County is renowned for its excellent, award-winning Sangiovese wines. But did you know...
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On Wine: Do-It-Yourself Wine On Wine: Do-It-Yourself Wine
The do-it-yourself ethos has hit winemaking in a big way, thanks to custom-crush wineries like Crushpad in Napa, where...
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Wine: The Doctor Is In Wine: The Doctor Is In
Retired oncologist Vincent Caggiano has another career: overseeing the 200-bottle wine list at Biba, the Italian...
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Roll Out the Barrels Roll Out the Barrels
Question: What do you get the wine lover who has everything? Answer: a barrel of wine. At Renaissance Vineyard &...
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Making Wine Green       Making Wine Green
What: The world’s greenest winery Where: UC Davis Details: The first LEED Platinum winery is under...
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Vegetarianized Recipe: Mini Nacho Cupcakes Vegetarianized Recipe: Mini Nacho Cupcakes
What could be more sports-fan ready and food faddish at the same time than a self-contained mini-cupcake with all the...
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Eat on the Cheap Recipe: Southwestern Baked Potato Skins Eat on the Cheap Recipe: Southwestern Baked Potato Skins
Makes 6 servings; cost per serving: -$1.50 6 small Russet potatoes 1/4 cup olive oil 3/4 cup shredded...
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Vegetarianized Recipe: French Onion Soup Vegetarianized Recipe: French Onion Soup
I've been seeing this warming winter soup in lots of food magazines and blogs lately and realized I've never...
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Eat on the Cheap Recipe: Herbed Quinoa Risotto With Butternut Squash & Sweet Peas Eat on the Cheap Recipe: Herbed Quinoa Risotto With Butternut Squash & Sweet Peas
Makes 4-6 servings; total cost per serving: $1.35 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 large clove of garlic, minced...
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Vegetarianized Recipe: New Orleans Red Beans and Rice Vegetarianized Recipe: New Orleans Red Beans and Rice
We wandered into a bar in New Orleans last Monday night that offered free Red Beans and Rice to locals. At less than...
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