Photography by Rachel Valley
Chant’el Cafe in Folsom
At CHANT’EL CAFE IN FOLSOM, the baked goods look like they came straight from Wayne Thiebaud’s imagination. The European-style patisserie serves fresh fruit tarts and éclairs in multiple flavors, including chocolate, hazelnut, raspberry and...
The Tower Bridge Chefs
To prepare this year’s Tower Bridge Dinner, UC Davis Health’s executive chef Santana Diaz (center) will lead a team of chefs that includes (from left to right) Kru’s Billy Ngo, Nixtaco’s Patricio Wise, Track...
Mama Kim Returns
Opening a restaurant was never a particularly easy endeavor. But opening a restaurant during a global pandemic adds an extra level of difficulty. It’s like surfing a monster wave while simultaneously juggling knives. Either...
Good Times Roll
There’s nothing stingy about a po’ boy, the Depression-era sandwich that originated in New Orleans during the 1929 streetcar strike and was served free to out-of-work conductors. We’ve got our own problems now, but...
Dining in the Time of Coronavirus: Meet the ‘Streaterie’
When it became clear that indoor dining might not return for a very long time, restaurateurs took their show on the road, setting up tables on city sidewalks, in parking lots and even, in...
Have It Your Way
Longtime Sacramento chef Adam Pechal has revived the ATOM BURGER from his now-defunct Tuli Bistro. Choice is the name of the game: You pick your patty (beef, turkey or vegan) and one of six...
New Sibling
When Danny and Olga Turner opened Pushkin’s Bakery in 2013, gluten-free products weren’t particularly easy to find outside of a handful of health food stores. Close to a decade later, it’s no longer unusual...
Pizza in the Park
With restaurants currently closed for indoor dining, why not pick up a pizza at MAJKA PIZZERIA AND BAKERY and take it across the street to Fremont Park for an alfresco dining experience? Open Thursday...
All in the Family
A QUARTER-CENTURY IN BUSINESS is nothing to scoff at these days. With restaurants closing right and left, one that remains open and successful (not to mention relevant) for more than two decades is close...
Going for the Gold
At Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Wheatland, high rollers can now order a meal that telegraphs their baller status. The 24-Karat Gold Leaf Steak Burger is topped with edible gold leaf. At $24.95,...
