Food & Drink

Holy Tomato!

It was the summer of 2006, the year that Mulvaney’s B&L opened in a historic firehouse on 19th Street in midtown Sacramento. A local...

Supersizing the Salad

Lettuce is the least interesting thing in these entrée-style salads. If you think restaurant salads are getting bigger, you’re not...

That’s a Good Bake

Fans of “The Great British Baking Show” will find lots to love at a darling new bakery in Sacramento’s Pocket neighborhood. Through the...

Buddha Belly Burger

Known for his namesake vegetarian restaurant on Broadway, Andy Nguyen has expanded his empire with BUDDHA BELLY BURGER, where all the...

Foraging

MUSHROOM HUNTERS JOURNEYED TO AN EL DORADO COUNTY FOREST BURN SITE IN SEARCH OF MORELS. Photography by Francisco Chavira The trick is to...

Georgeanne Brennan: A Woman in Full

At 80, cookbook author Georgeanne Brennan is still creating. Georgeanne Brennan is fetching groceries from her car as I pull up to her...

Origin Story: Binchoyaki

A STINT IN JAPAN WAS THE SPARK BEHIND CRAIG TAKEHARA’S BINCHOYAKI. How did Craig Takehara, a JFK High School grad who grew up in the...

Druthers Coffee & Waffles

How do you build a better pancake? At DRUTHERS COFFEE & WAFFLES, the answer is easy: Just add sweet potato. This sweet little shop in...

Paste Thai

At Paste Thai, the food is authentic, upscale and made from scratch. If a chef I respect raves about a restaurant, I tend to take notice....

What’s Your Favorite Kitchen Gadget or Tool?

Ask any serious cook if they have a favorite kitchen tool or gadget and you’re liable to hear plenty of strongly held opinions about the...

Vacanza Romana

If you can’t get to Rome this spring, consider the next best thing: a visit to VACANZA ROMANA, the new Italian restaurant in El Dorado...

18 Reasons to Love Sacramento

A couple of decades ago, if you were to walk into any room in Sacramento, approach the nearest local and ask them what their favorite...

A New Way To Do Takeout

Just how many restaurant concepts can fit under one roof? Two food businesses new to the Sacramento region are attempting to find out. At...