Eats

Congregation Beth Shalom is hosting its 42nd annual Jewish Food Faire at their Carmichael synagogue on Sunday, Sept. 15 from 9 a.m.–3 p.m. This is an all-ages event where you will be able to enjoy amazing and traditional favorites, like lox and bagels, latkes, stuffed cabbage, pastrami, chopped liver, kugel…

You might read “Hear” in this issue’s “Submerge Your Senses” and feel a bit of a bittersweet twinge. Labor Day? Doesn’t that mean the summer is over? We’re here to tell you that it’s not. Not yet anyway. Know that you can just head over to the Sail Inn Grotto…

These days, you don’t need to drag your kids to Bordeaux, France, to indulge in charcuterie boards, rich cheeses and delectable wines. In fact, you can imbibe wine from around the world, including California’s own distinguished viticulture, at the Pop and Pour wine tasting event at the CLARA Auditorium (1425…

In less than 24 hours, I’ve eaten what may be the best hamburger and best pancakes I’ve ever had. I’m out of shape and should be on a diet, but when your editor asks you to write a review of a restaurant, and you forget about your deadline until the…

Ever wanted to learn the ins and outs of pickling your own veggies? Here’s your chance! Join local instructor Leanna Halldorf—who has won multiple first-place awards at the California State Fair for her pickled okra, green beans and asparagus—at the Sierra 2 Center’s Garden Room on Sunday, July 28 for…

There are many ways to beat the summer heat in the Sacramento area these days. However, only a few can capture the nostalgia of a timeless era like Hagen’s: The Original Orange Freeze. Located on the corner of Walnut and El Camino avenues in Carmichael, Orange Freezes have been flowing…

The great rock band The Presidents of the United States of America once sang, “Movin’ to the country, gonna eat a lot of peaches.” Boy would they have sure loved the Marysville Peach Festival! The 20th annual event celebrating all things peaches is happening Friday, July 19 and Saturday, July…

Food is a by-product of a culture’s history. Oftentimes, cuisines are shaped by the stories of a people. One way the Vietnamese have shared their culture and story with us is through the banh mi sandwich. Banh mi sandwiches have been endearingly deemed “a migration story wrapped in a fluffy…

The American Dream once boasted Coca-Cola as an emblem of perfection. Post-World War II brought the creation of the Interstate Highway System along with the processed food industry—think Oscar Meyer and McDonald’s. TV dinners grasped consumers with gelatinous gravy atop a sort of mashed potato mound. And who remembers Tang?…

During the month of June, Temple Coffee has treated us lucky coffee-lovers to fun and informative events at different coffee shops around the 916. Temple keeps the ball rolling on June 21 at the Temple S Street cafe in Sacramento, where visitors will learn about the effects coffee has on…