Pop-ups, cooking competitions coming to Mother
Mother is spicing up its Monday nights with three unusual dining concepts. The innovative all-veggie, K Street restaurant launches Other on Oct. 13, which basically institutionalizes…
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TBD Fest daily lineup revealed, single-day tickets on sale
The hotly anticipated TBD Festival released its day-by-day schedule along with a single-day ticket option earlier today. Formerly known as Launch, TBD will be a…
Hard rock music festival Aftershock returns bigger than ever
Chicago punk band Rise Against plays Sunday at Aftershock Aftershock is back for a third year of head banging, mosh pits and all things hard…
Burning Man is closed, because apparently that's possible
My car was packed with coolers, tents, rebar stakes, whiskey, water and costumes. Our plan was to get to Black Rock City, Nevada late—just enough…
Sacramento coffee lovers get their own Caffeine Crawl
Coffee geeks just don’t have the same options as wine and beer aficionados. Roasteries rarely offer tours and tastings like wineries and breweries. And when…
Saint Solitaire elevates its electro dance rock with new EP Versus Resistance
Say goodbye to Andrew Barnhart’s beard at Saint Solitaire’s EP release show Saturday. Saint Solitaire’s EP listening party last night was a sight to behold:…
Photo Essay: three days of Outside Lands 2014
Photo: Mike Miller The verdict’s in: Outside Lands 2014 stepped up its game in food, drink and general festival festivities. The music fell short, though…
Davis Beer Week events on tap starting Monday
Once again, Davis bars and restaurants will spend seven days celebrating the area’s growing craft beer culture. The second annual Davis Beer Week begins Monday,…
More third-wave coffee hits Midtown with The Mill's new cafe
Midtown’s coffee geeks seeking a high-end caffeine fix landed another option today: The Mill opened up its first brick-and-mortar location at 1827 I Street. The…
Winners announced at 'Oscars of Cheese,' California takes 42 awards
ACS Best of Show winner Tarentaise Reserve. Photo: Cheese Chick Productions Notice new, elated faces out at the bars last night? Or all week? They…
Chando's Tacos not the Best Burrito in America, but better than El Farolito
A very official Burrito Selection Committee at statistician Nate Silver’s blog, FiveThirtyEight, scoured the country for the very best 64 burritos. Chando’s Tacos made the…
American Cheese Society conference and thousands of cheeses headed for Sacramento
Holy cow! That’s a lot of cheese. Photo courtesy of ACS. Expect nearly 1,000 cheese professionals roaming Sacramento this week. It’s the annual American Cheese…
Yang's Noodles is back open, remodeled and under new ownership
Anyone in love with Yang’s Noodles’ chewy dumplings or earthy beef noodle soup has probably been in agony the past couple months. Right after a…
Wanna burlesque? Sizzling Sirens holding open casting call Aug. 3
By now, you’re hopefully aware of Sacramento’s bustling burlesque scene. Maybe you’re even inspired, secretly dreaming of tassles at night. If so, note that the…
Six Californias initiative would give us wine country, Lake Tahoe and Marin
So this whole Six Californias thing… Surely you’ve joked about cutting up California before. What good Northern Californian wouldn’t want to disassociate themselves from Orange…
Eat and drink tomatoes for Sacratomato Week starting Monday
Heirloom tomato salad from Centro Cocina Mexicana. Photo courtesy of Callista Wengler I used to think I hated raw tomatoes. They were too often mushy,…
Photo essay: High Sierra Music Festival
Last weekend saw the 24th annual High Sierra Music Festival up in Quincy, and all the stompin’ bluegrass, guitar legends, dreadlocks and oxytocin that came…