Lauren Walsh

Congratulations to Rachel Resnick for winning a River’s Edge Cafe & Espresso t-shirt! Thanks to everyone who participated in our giveaway – stay tuned for the next Sac Foodies giveaway!

Congratulations to Tiana Jette and Renae Chandler for winning tickets to the 2nd Annual Sacramento Banana Festival! Not a winner, but still want to attend? Tickets can be purchased here. The event takes place this  August 13th and 14th at William Land Park. Thanks to everyone who participated in our ticket giveaway – stay...

Sacramento is going BANANAS August 13 – 14, 2011!! Are you looking for something out of the ordinary to do this weekend? If so, head to Sacramento’s William Land Park for a weekend full of music, food, art, dance, films, and family fun at the 2nd Annual Banana Festival! The weekend of banana-loving fun...

You can’t get more All-American than chocolate chip cookies but I knew better than to bring something so basic to a potluck party full of foodies, so I made Ina Garten’s delicious chocolate mocha ice box cake that brings a whole new meaning to chocolate chip cookies. This cake is super easy to make...

Congratulations to Angelica Fierro-Marble for winning two tickets to the Sacramento Zoo’s King of Feasts Food and Wine Luau on June 25th! Not a winner, but still want to attend? Tickets can be purchased here. The event kicks off at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday and and will feature tastings from numerous wineries, breweries, distilleries...

Love animals? Love a party? Then make sure to stop by the 10th Annual Sacramento Zoological Society King of Feasts Food and Wine Luau on Saturday, June 25. The luau-themed party, which begins at 6:00 pm, will have fabulous food and drink, a silentauction, live music, a hula hoop contest and, of course, lots...

Believe it or not, last week was the Sac Foodies 3rd Annual Anniversary Potluck Party! The theme was Great American Classics… …and each Sac Foodie was tasked with bringing a tasty dish to match the theme. Stay tuned next week when we’ll be sharing all of the fabulous recipes with you – just in...

My fiancé and I received a gift card from one of our new friends here in town to Frank Fat’s, a local Chinese restaurant. Everyone raved to us that Franks Fat’s is the best Chinese place in town, so we were exited to try it. Three months later we finally found ourselves sitting down...

It’s time to show some Sacramento support! Leslie Navarra, Cal grad and Sacramento resident, is a semi-finalist in the 45th Pillsbury Bake-Off contest. Her recipe for Apricot-Bacon Flatbread was selected out of tens of thousands of entries and is now going head-to head in a public vote against one other recipe for a chance...

Looking to tap your inner foodie while also supporting a great local cause?  Join FOODTALK@CAFE BERNARDO, Saturday mornings from 10 – 1 pm June 4 – June 25, 2011.  The informative series will include hands-on workshops, such as  Blind Tasting – a journey through Café Bernardo’s iconic menu blindfolded; a chance to create a...