The Dollar-Wise Gourmet: Under a Buck
We compared items found at the dollar store with their higher priced identicals at the mainstream grocery store. |
The Dollar-Wise Gourmet: A User’s Guide to Happy Hour
The booze, the food, the price, the experience . . . happy hour is back in style. |
The Dollar-Wise Gourmet: Bargain Breakfasts: Five Under $5
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The Dollar-Wise Gourmet: A Fix for a Bad Economy: Prix Fixe
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The Dollar-Wise Gourmet: Charging Dough for Bread
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The Dollar-Wise Gourmet: Isn’t That Special?
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The Dollar-Wise Gourmet: On a Beer Budget? Join the Buffet Line
Get as much bang for your buck as you can stomach. |
The Dollar-Wise Gourmet: A Doggone Good Deal
Here are some local spots devoted to the art of the hot dog. |
The Dollar-Wise Gourmet: Something for Nothing
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The Dollar-Wise Gourmet: Comfort Foods To Comfort Your Wallet
Tastes great, less painful on your pocketbook. |
The Dollar-Wise Gourmet:Organics: To Buy or Not To Buy?
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The Dollar-Wise Gourmet: Dining for Dollars
How to keep the bill down next time you go out to eat. |
The Dollar-Wise Courmet: Hard Times for Tipping
How much should you tip in these tough economic times? |
The Dollar-Wise Gourmet: In the Mood for Love
Spaghetti and candlelight can trump fancy food and starched linens in the romance department. |
The Dollar-Wise Gourmet: Salad Days of Summer
Five great summer salads, each less than eight bucks. |
The Dollar-Wise Gourmet: The Budget Blues
How are Sacramento's restaurateurs coping with high food costs? |
Pinching Pennies With Pizza
Pizza-by-the-slice places are proliferating in the Sacramento region, and they're easy on your wallet. |
The Dollar-Wise Gourmet: Your Budget on Caffeine
How much is that daily cup of coffee setting you back? |
The Dollar-Wise Gourmet: Just Say No
Really, it's OK to ask for tap water. And it's free. |
Shoppers Have To Eat, Too
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The Dollar-Wise Gourmet
The soup's on, and it's cheap! |
What's a Bargain Anyway?
The Dollar-Wise Gourmet goes off track. |
Pretheater Dinner, Minus The Fiscal Drama
For those who think dining out is part of what makes an evening at the theatah complete&emdash;and frankly, my dear, most of us do&emdash;The Dollar-Wise Gourmet took it upon herself to explore options for the Music Circus crowd. (Tough job, I know.) |
Picnics for Penny Pinchers
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White-Tablecloth Restaurants Without The Green
Recently, after I suggested Il Fornaio for a couples' night out and listened to complaints about how no one could afford it, my contrariness kicked in. |
Where Have All the Early Birds Gone?
Coupons for two-for-one dinners, discount drinks and similar food deals proliferate. But it appears that the once-popular early-bird dinner is either an endangered species or&emdash;puzzlingly&emdash;something restaurateurs would rather keep on the down low. |
Who's got the best rotisserie chicken in town?
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Come on, Get 'Happy'
Just like the weight around your middle, the meaning of happy hour tends to shift as you move into midlife. |
Munching at the Mall
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A Dollar and a Dream
Looking for $1 food bargains is a little like playing Lotto: You know you'll never win, but it's still fun to try. |
