Eats

The Homebrewer’s Kitchen

Yolo Brewing Company 1520 Terminal Street • West Sacramento A West Sacramento Saturday at Yolo Brewing Company looks slightly different, and smells slightly different, than you’d imagine for a taproom. A rolled-up warehouse door reveals long tables and stools; a lineup of human-sized kettles at one end, an L-shaped bar…

Living Legend, Frank Fats

Frank Fat’s Celebrates 75th Anniversary and Looks Toward the Future The block of 8th and L, and downtown in general, has changed immensely over the decades. Businesses have come and gone, people have aged and moved and buildings have been torn down and rebuilt. Frank Fat’s restaurant, however, is a…

The Little Farm That Could

Soil Born Farms Grows to Become a Nationally Recognized Food & Farming Resource Center If you’ve ever been on a farm, you know that it’s a living, breathing organism: It has a rhythm to it, a heartbeat. Every day, the fertile soil gives birth to fruits and vegetables; water flows…

Authentic German Tradition with a Twist at Sactoberfest

Last year, Sacramento was blessed with yet another incredible trademark festival. Sactoberfest’s success was inevitable, but the turnout transcended all foreshadowed expectations. This year should be no different. Sactoberfest’s event producer, Rich Clakeley, stated in a press release, “Building on the success of Sactoberfest last year, I’m excited to bring…

Cup, Cone or Donut?

The Parlor Ice Cream Puffs 2620 Fair Oaks Blvd • Sacramento, California “You can’t buy happiness but you can buy ice cream puffs and that’s kind of the same thing,” reads a handwritten message on a chalkboard inside The Parlor, located on Fair Oaks Boulevard near Loehmann’s Plaza. With the…

He’s Got His Technique Down and Everything…

Jeffrey Morgenthaler delves into the craft behind cocktails in The Bar Book Portland’s favorite bartender Jeffrey Morgenthaler doesn’t want to tell you what to drink; he’s more concerned about the technique behind your blended strawberry margarita. The prolific blogger, Playboy contributor, barrel-aged cocktail pioneer and bar manager of Clyde Common…

Celebrate the Spirits of Sacramento

A Taste of What to Expect at Midtown Cocktail Week 2014 Raise your glasses! The seventh annual Midtown Cocktail Week is upon us, going down at various bars and restaurants all around town from Aug. 19 – 24, celebrating Sacramento’s artisan cocktail movement and innovative bar programs. Midtown Cocktail Week…

A Brunch Worth Shelling Out For

Crawdads on the River 1375 Garden Highway – Sacramento Crawdads on the River is one of three restaurants in Sacramento that literally floats on the Sacramento River, offering some of the best riverfront views you could ask for. The restaurant is located just off the Garden Highway, in the Riverbank…