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COMFORT FOOD
Down Home Cooking from Sacramento Chefs Words by Steph Rodriguez It’s not always sunny in Sacramento. In fact, lately it’s been bone-chillingly cold. A drop in temperature in this city not only means...
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Pizza Rock’s owner Tony Gemignani played his part in the revitalization of K Street and now looks to bring his recipe for success to Sin City Words by Nur Kausar When Pizza Rock opened in 2011, its...
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A Decade of Lucca
The Gillilands celebrate their 10th anniversary by giving back to the city that has given them so much Words by Joe Atkins • Photos by Nicholas Wray Nestled neatly on that delicate transition between...
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Chinese Food, Family Style
Gam Lei Sig 918 S Street • Sacramento Words by Amy Serna • Photos by Liz Simpson On the block of S and 10th in downtown Sacramento there is a hot spot for “regulars.” There is Old Ironsides, a bar that...
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Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost
World travelers put a multicultural, organic spin on soft drinks Words by Lovelle Harris When New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg started grinding his political ax against the soft drink industry and...
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Decade of Decadence
INK Eats and Drinks 2730 N Street • Sacramento Words & Photos by Lovelle Harris When Norman “Sailor Jerry” Collins first put ink to skin in the late ’20s and uttered the words, “Color is here to...
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Traditional Thai Made Modern
Thai Canteen 1501 16th Street • Sacramento Words by Amy Serna | Photos by Elizabeth Simpson After getting settled in cozy downtown Davis for more than two years, restaurant owner, T, is ready to take...
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Stir It Up
Local Rapper Blee Gets Cooking in the Studio and in the Kitchen Words by Lovelle Harris | Portrait by Janett Thompson • Farmers’ Market & Cooking Photos by Lovelle Harris A peppery waft of...
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Safe Haven
Gluten Free Specialty Market 2612 J Street • Sacramento Words by Steph Rodriguez | Photos by Mike Ibe With the fast-paced foot and vehicle traffic constantly buzzing down J Street and an estimated...
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Sacramento, Mezcalifornia
Ernesto Delgado and Andrew Friedman gear up for a mezcal seminar and tasting event at Mayahuel for Midtown Cocktail Week Words by Joe Atkins Look, when the Spanish conquistadors rampaged through the...
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See, Taste, Touch, Hear… Midtown Cocktail Week 2013
Midtown Cocktail Week 2013 Welcome to our annual Midtown Cocktail Week edition of Submerge Your Senses! This year, MCW’s theme is “Welcome to the Show,” and it all goes down from Wednesday, Aug. 21...
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Raising the Bar
The Red Rabbit Kitchen & Bar is one of the driving forces behind Sacramento’s rise to craft-cocktail prominence Words by Lovelle Harris • Photos by Nicholas Wray When Imbibe magazine listed...
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The Best Burger
Local Chefs Chime in on What Makes the Perfect Patty Words by Amy Serna Photos by Rachel Valley • Rachelvalley.com National Cheeseburger Day is one of Rodney Blackwell’s favorite holidays. He has...
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A Big Idea Grows Bigger
Plates 2 Go 1725 L Street • Sacramento Words by Niki Kangas • Photos by Nicholas Wray Comprehensive sustainability—we’re talking beyond going green. Yes, Plates 2 Go uses local, sustainable and organic...
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Farm to Fork to Fame
Sacramento’s First Farm-to-Fork Week Takes Root Words by Niki Kangas | All Photos Courtesy of the Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau {Photo above by Carl Costas} Sacramento has long struggled...
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Very Mexican!
Oscar’s Very Mexican Food 1350 Harbor Boulevard • West Sacramento Words by Joseph Atkins | Photos by Melissa Welliver Amigas, we are lucky to be living here in this land called California. Nowhere else...
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Take A Gander
Award-winning food blogger Hank Shaw talks fowl in his latest cookbook Words by Nur Kausar • Photos by Holly Heyser Hank Shaw is an inspiring food writer and instructor. By combining his experience as...
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Kid in a Candy Store
Andy’s Candy Apothecary Has Just What the Doctor Ordered Words by Lovelle Harris Photos by Nicholas Wray Most kids daydream about owning their own candy store—an unlimited supply of sugary treats, the...
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Food Network’s Tough-Love Host Chef Robert Irvine Talks About the Business of Giving Words by Nur Kausar Celebrity Chef Robert Irvine is Santa Claus in a bodybuilder suit. OK, that’s probably...
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Say Cheese!
The Cultured & The Cured brings West Coast Cheeses & Charcuterie (and more!) to East Sacramento Words by Niki Kangas • Photos by Liz Simpson I love a good ol’ dorky pun. So it’s no wonder The...
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