By Scott Thomas Anderson Patrick Redmond has some questions to ask before pouring a glass of whiskey. That is, if he’s guiding a person through…
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By Scott Thomas Anderson There is a big, joyous neighborhood energy flowing through a dining room in South Sacramento: It’s relaxing and hard to describe…
Crawfish and Catfish Festival on Sept. 10 &11 is the culmination of years of party-throwing experience from one of the city’s true personalities By Scott…
Whisky Auctioneer proves how badly bourbon collectors want to bring home Corti’s labels By Scott Thomas Anderson If there’s any doubt about Darrell Corti’s legendary…
By Tyra Willis As vegan options continue popping up across Sacramento, the choice between healthy meals or comfort food is sparking some debate: Burger Patch…
The city’s newest Irish pub finds its feel in one of the old quarter’s timeworn structures By Scott Thomas Anderson When Sean Derfield was…
Food, music, cocktails and style, California’s capital has its spots if you know where to look By Scott Thomas Anderson The late piano master Ellis…
For more than a century, Glen Ellen was a refuge for outcasts: From Jack London to Hunter S. Thompson, lost loners flocked to this hideaway…
Newest team at Golden Road’s ‘Pub Midtown’ focuses on brews, bites and year-round game fun By Casey Rafter Holding glasses of beer that glint yellow…
Memoir from Sacramento-area restaurant veteran adds a new flavor to the California Cuisine legend By Scott Thomas Anderson Drinkers stepping into the Double A Tap…
New experiential honey center opens this weekend This roadside attraction is sure to get people buzzing. Featuring the first varietal honey-and-mead-tasting room of its kind,…
Roseville brewery to host a big event this weekend, but its bourbon bravado is generating its own excitement The gold-glinting allure of whiskey flows from…
Registration is open for Oct. 9 farm-to-fork experience Here’s your chance to feast like a Dame – and support women who work in food and…
By Scott Thomas Anderson Randy Rossi throws some muscle against the gear-shifter of his Kubota ATV as it plows through broken powder on a mountain…
Worker shortages, supply chain chaos, constant rule changes, public fear, bad air and petty criminals – life is never boring for the indie kitchens making…
Dick Cooper’s vision, with advice from the guru of Corti Brothers, launched Plymouth’s international wine phenomenon By Scott Thomas Anderson In the late 1970s, a…
By Scott Thomas Anderson ‘Summer time, and living’s easy.” At least, it is for those countering the heatwave by igniting their own flames under the…