Eats

If “cooking ramen” conjures memories of dunking plastic-y noodles into boiling water and flavoring it up with the mystery mixture contained within a foil packet, hey, you’re not alone. Let Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op help you step up your ramen game with their upcoming Ramen Workshop. Instructor Sawako Ama, born…

This ain’t your average backyard barbecue, no sir! At the third annual Smoke on the River event, going down Oct. 15, 2016 at Miller Park in Sacramento, you’ll get to taste incredible barbeque from more than 30 of the best pitmasters from our region and beyond. As an official Kansas…

Agree to disagree. The willingness to concede with an eye roll and a subject change is what keeps most families together—well, that and unconditional love. But what happens when a family shares the same passion? What if instead of changing the subject, a family bands together to change their community?…

Think of it as sushi and a show, a double whammy! When the Sushi Smackdown Sacramento rolls through town on Sept. 25, 2016 you can get tons of legit sushi fed to you while seeing chefs battle it out. Host Gino Mazziani travels the country with a team of chefs,…

Lucca Restaurant & Bar 1615 J St., Sacramento Wanting to explore the elegant side of happy hour deals, I was in search of a restaurant known to serve food that was slightly upscale; a place that wasn’t necessarily known for being a bar. Since I was going to a place…

1) The annual Gold Rush Days Beer Crawl is going down on Friday, Sept. 2, 2016 at 10 different bars in Old Sacramento like River City Saloon, O’Mally’s, Laughs Unlimited and others. Just $15 gets you a 6–9 ounce pour at each stop. Runs 6 p.m.–midnight, tickets available at Oldsacramento.com…

Kasbah Lounge 2115 J Street | Sacramento Midtown Sacramento has a plethora of happy hour deals, but I’ve found that the offerings can sometimes be a little predictable and uninspired. With this in mind, I took on the challenge of searching out a local happy hour menu with options that…

When I moved to Sacramento three years ago, I knew nothing about this town other than it was a little bit dangerous, dry and hot for a large portion of the year and about an hour and a half away from “the city.” It didn’t take me long to discover…

Bring on the brain freeze! If “all-you-can-eat ice cream” didn’t already sell you on this tasty summer event, then maybe knowing that all proceeds raised at the Sacramento Zoo’s 32nd Annual Ice Cream Safari go to benefit animal care and general maintenance at the zoo will put you over the…

The avocado is an amazing fruit (yup, not a vegetable!) that is full of nutritional value and health benefits, often being called a “super food.” They’ve got tons of vitamins and “good fats,” which is cool and all, but we mostly love ‘em because they are tasty as hell and…