Jon Schuller

When working in food communications, it’s easy to get caught up in the latest fad. You know what I’m talking about. Those highfalutin ingredients and dishes that sound just as good rolling off the tongue as they taste rolling on it. Truffle-infused such-and-such. Organic trendy-berry compote. Grass-fed dodo eggs, 17 ways. It’s easy to...

Primavera is the Spanish word for spring, making this yerba mate-infused tequila cocktail at Centro a fitting rite. Agave and orange juice round out the south-of-the-border flare, while $8 won’t break the bank. Available now.Centro Cocina Mexicana 27...

It’s not uncommon to find a Sac Foodie in Fresno. As the largest inland city in California, and one so centrally located within the state’s agricultural heartland, client work often brings us down for a day or two to what we lovingly refer to as The ‘No. And in between meetings with raisin and...

You’d have to be living under a rock not to notice the iconic teal signage plastered around Sacramento, heralding the arrival of Dine Downtown Week. We’re even chattering about it—and for good reason. This Sactown staple has become an annual tradition here in the River City, when popular downtown eateries open their doors with...

‘Tis the season at all Café Bernardo locations for this brown butter and vanilla bean cupcake with cinnamon buttercream and garnished with toasted Snickerdoodle cookie crumbs. Available throughout the month of December for only $2.75!Café BernardoV...

For a recent Halloween party, I found the perfect disguise: a side dish masquerading as an appetizer. To deepen the identity crisis, Bon Appétit’s new November issue also touts these versatile spinach puffs as a “vegetable side and dinner roll in one.” Call ‘em what you will. These puffs take no guff when it...

The new Mel Ramos exhibit at The Crocker is a sight to behold. But if the pop paintings of nudes alongside larger-than-life sodas, candy and oranges set your tummy rumbling (like they did mine), you’re in luck. The museum’s newest food offering—located on the ground floor of the sleek, sunlit Friedman Court—is appropriately called...

True, fellow Sac Foodie Liz Conant shone a Wordless Wednesday spotlight on this screaming deal back in February. I’m here to reiterate the amazingness of it all. Café Bernardo—that bastion of the midtown and Davis dining scenes—is a hotspot for breakfast and lunch and known for incorporating local ingredients into its inventive and approachable...

In the seminal ’80s classic “One Night in Bangkok,” Murray Head’s new wave chorus belts, “One night in Bangkok makes a hard man crumble!” I prefer a twist on the original, adding in two well-deserved syllables every time I venture out to my favorite Thai restaurant in Sacramento. Because it’s true. One night at...

Sunday brunch at Taylor’s Kitchen is warm, nuanced and punctuated with charm. Not unlike the ever-changing basket of homemade pastries from Pastry Chef Jodie Chavious! Think: Guinness black bottom cupcakes, apple and sour cream muffins with streusel...