Gastronomicon: Red Lobster's biscuits can go straight to hell
After eating at a Red Lobster for the first time, I feel endangered. My blood isn’t moving properly. It’s spurting through my face in irregular…
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Feel all the feels
Joey advises a reader to acknowledge that workplace unhappiness—and then take action.
Our marijuana future
This ‘farm-to-joint’ moment could mean millions for Sacramento.
Metallica snubs Super Bowl with 'The Night Before'
By Paul Piazza Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” has been a staple at major sporting events for years. Vivid local memories remain of former Sacramento Kings owner…
First look: Inside the Art Hotel
It still smells like paint inside the Jade Apartments. The previously abandoned building has been transformed into Sacramento’s biggest and most ambitious temporary art gallery,…
Daily Show ridicules Sacramento Kings, DeMarcus Cousins over 'racist' Chinese New Year T-shirt fiasco
Thank you, new Daily Show. Thank you for calling out the Sacramento Kings, for having my back. Wha happen? On Monday, the Kings were going…
Pro-rape misogynists too scared to meet in public, cancel global meetup that would have included Roseville
Misogynist by Lintza. Let’s get this straight: An “online community” that thinks misogyny gets a bad rap canceled an event because it’s afraid of…
Fieldwork Brewing Co. to open Midtown taproom
Get ready for more craft beer, Midtowners. Fieldwork Brewing Co. is coming to the Handle District. It’ll be the Berkeley bewery’s first additional taproom, taking…
Hawks Provisions & Public House expands with brunch
Brunch fans have another place to check out soon: Hawks Provisions & Public House. The Sacramento casual outpost of the Granite Bay fine dining destination,…
Sacramento Metro Chamber video delivers White People Wednesday goodness
Sacramento loves it some cheesy-ass videos. How can you forget last year’s classic “Live. Work. Play.” masterpiece? Oh, you forgot? Well, then, here you go:…
Hit the reset button
Joey advises a reader to get off the roller coaster and recharge.
Thoughts on Mayor Kevin Johnson’s final State of the City
The mayor’s final report on the city’s fate was mostly about himself.
Sacramento Kings now worth $925 million! (So where's our refund, Vivek?)
I didn’t buy it at the time. But, in 2013, the prevailing logic was that Vivek Ranadive overpaid for the Kings. When he took over…
EastSMF farm-to-fork restaurant opens in East Sacramento
Seasonal, organic fare is something Tony and Rhonda Gruska take very seriously. Between restaurants in Davis and Winters—plus catering and farmers markets—the Gruskas have spent…
Purple Pig Eats barbecue coming to Back Door Lounge
Walking into Old Sacramento’s Back Door Lounge is like a beautiful, strange time warp. Still, it’s not the sort of place you expect to chow…
Photo essay: Bacon & Butter's first supper
The theme for Bacon & Butter’s first-ever dinner service was, naturally, bacon and butter. OK, mostly it was bacon, in honor of the fifth annual…
Status update: grief
Joey advises readers on how to deal with social media and losing a loved one, overbearing mothers and the cult of perfection.