Photography by Rachel Valley
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,...
The Couple that Bakes Together
It’s been 10 years since Nathan Shreve and Alice Enochs Shreve founded The Baker and the Cakemaker, their celebrated wholesale bakery in Auburn. Last May, the married couple opened a cafe by the same...