Pushkin’s-bred Babes opens on J Street
It may have taken Babes eight months to open, but it’s been well worth the wait.
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Planet V Review: Vegan Deadly Sins
Every Yelp review is the same: “I opened [insert food delivery app of choice] looking for something new, and Vegan Deadly Sins popped up. I had no idea it existed!”
Planet V: Microwave tamales miss the mark
Alpha Foods attempts to bridge the gap between comfort food and portability with its line of microwaveable frozen tamales.
From Tupperware, with love
And so I bake. I bake as an excuse to leave the house, if only briefly. If my friends are home, we’ll talk through screen doors, catch up a bit. If they’re working, or if their health doesn’t allow it, I’ll send a text in advance so the food doesn’t languish in Sacramento’s summer heat. However the food gets delivered, I’ve made a real, human connection with someone I love in a time when I—we—need it so much.
From chef to table
When he and his wife both lost their restaurant jobs as the coronavirus pandemic shut down businesses, JD Snead says he started cooking for his…
In bad taste?
Burger Patch, Sacramento’s king of vegan fast food, has been a philanthropic force since opening last year. Its “Patch Match” program has donated a portion…
The fruits of their labor
Midtown Association splits with Unseen Heroes, a Black-owned events company that operated Midtown Farmers Market for more than 5 years On any given Saturday morning,…
Justice doesn’t have to be fiction
Oblivion Comics & Coffee stands with protestors despite damage “How can we sell comics with words like ‘Justice’ or ‘Freedom’ on the covers if we…
Planet V review: Pumfu, a tofu alternative
It’s ironic that after decades of veg folk trying to sell the general public on the idea of tofu as a meat replacement that now,…
Fresh from Oak Park
Celebrating its 11th year, the Oak Park Farmers Market returns with health and safety measures in place When Food Source permanently closed in March, a…
Planet V: Restless for restaurants
It’s possible that in the next few days, you may be able to visit your favorite Sacramento restaurant again. Then again, maybe not. While Sacramento…
Planet V: Vegans, celebrate! It’s International Hummus Day.
Today is a banner day for vegans. No, it’s not World Vegan Day (that’s November 1), or World Vegetarian Day (that’s exactly a month before)….
Profiteering in a pandemic
Essay: Struggling restaurants are being gouged by greedy delivery services. Sacramento should cap their fees. By Dylan Hubka and Joshua Wood Due to COVID-19, the…
A slice of Americana
The desire to save Pancake Circus goes beyond city limits
Dairy-free fromage
Fake cheese is one of those topics on which vegans love to evangelize: “You can’t taste the difference!” It’s usually spoken to a non-vegan friend,…
Letters: Pancake Circus, police
Please don’t close Re: “Walking the tightrope” by Lindsay Oxford (Dish, April 28): I’ve been eating there for over 40 years. I can’t imagine not…
Bao is back
One of Sacramento’s most popular dim sum spots reemerges When my brother would visit on his return from serving in the Coast Guard abroad, our…