Historic Sacramento restaurant Jim-Denny’s closes after an emotional last service
Wednesday marked the last day in the restaurant’s nearly 85 years of business By Jacob Peterson Jim Denny’s, a staple of the downtown Sacramento scene…
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Sacramento’s AAPI Night Market brings culture and community to the Capitol
By Chris Woodard Every May, Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month is celebrated. And for four years now, Sacramento has celebrated with a culture-rich…
Meet mentor and food blogger Alex Blaise, also known as SacBoyEats
The MESA director and food influencer is making an impact beyond the classroom By Ana Sophia Vazquez At Sacramento State, Alex Blaise is more than…
Tapa the World and a story of resilience: The power of community investment in Sacramento’s small businesses
By Greg Micek In downtown Sacramento, where small businesses compete with national chains and ever-changing consumer trends, one long-standing restaurant has managed to thrive thanks…
Ringing in Lunar New Year in Woodland at the oldest Chinese restaurant in the country
As Lunar New Year celebrations erupt across the valley, there is a small diner on Woodland’s Main Street that survives as a culinary testament to…
Tickets on sale now for 2024 Village Feast
Didn’t score tickets to the Tower Bridge Dinner? No problem; you can still get into the farm-to-fork spirit at a big communal gathering of food…
Hops of Wrath: 1913’s bloody Wheatland Hop Riot eventually led to better conditions for workers
By David A. Kulczyk The summer of 1913 was one of the hottest summers in California history. On July 10, the thermometer hit 134 degrees…
The city of yesterday. The city of tomorrow.
By Scott Thomas Anderson Sometimes my fellow Gen X-ers lament Sacramento losing the uniquely eccentric vibe that defined it in the 1990s and early 2000s,…
Our land of light, sound and soul
By Scott Thomas Anderson California remains the world’s fifth-largest economy and one of the most culturally diverse places on earth. Our north side of the…
Finding your cyber sabbatical through the wine, vines and views of ‘The El Dorado 8′
By Scott Thomas Anderson Les Heinsen keeps his hand on the wheel of a Kubota RTV, his eyes casting ahead at the bronze blanket of…
No, the Isleton Crawdad Festival is not leaving Isleton
Some confusion has engulfed the internet about where the most-historic crawdad festival in the West is happening this summer; and despite conflicting reports, the action…
Tainted tequila: The beloved Mexican spirit has become subject to added impurities; here’s how to avoid them
By Michael Moberly The world of spirits is full of legends and marketing tall tales designed to make you feel like the bottle on which…
The new rising: Davis and western Yolo are helping fuel California agave spirits
By Scott Thomas Anderson New possibilities for a new year: That was the theme of a recent symposium at U.C. Davis hosted by the California…
Clearing out the clouds with whiskey
By Scott Thomas Anderson There’s an old Irish proverb that says, “What whiskey will not cure, there is no cure for.” Sitting inside Locked Barrel,…
Halloween wines: October brings out the best in spooky graphics
By Steve Noel utumn is the best time of the year. I love everything about it—the fall decorations, the cooler temperatures, leaves changing colors, grape…
Food with ‘our whole heart and soul in it’ – Taste Buds BBQ brings something bigger to savor Downtown
By Scott Thomas Anderson On the corner of F and 15th, there’s an old-school enclave where calming style meets stellar cuisine, not to mention friendly…
Yellow leaves, red wines: The end of summer is a wonderful time to try new light reds
By Steve Noel As summer turns to fall, the days start getting shorter; the nights get colder; and leaves turn from green to yellow. This…