Food & Wine

If you have a dad who wants to spend Father's Day at Hooters, or if you're just catching Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the Heat and the Spurs, the original "breastraunt" has a deal for you. Buy 10...

By Caity Heim Let’s face it: Dad sure does do a lot for us. He is a friend, a hero, a role model and the one you can depend on. This Father’s Day, let the man of the hour relax and depend on someone else to do the cooking. The SacFoodies team has you...

With the California 2013 State Fair Wine Competition announcing many of its winners last week, it's time to put all that tasting and medal-awarding to good use. You could spend hours searching The Bee's State Fair wine winner data base for the best buy...

In the newspaper business, scoops are pretty darn important. Years ago, at the Detroit Free Press, where I wrote about crime and covered things like major murder trials, I would have hell to pay if the scrappy newspaper down the street, the Detroit N...

Ahh Nachos!!  If you’re in need of a delicious dish to serve over the weekend, then you’ve got to try these scrumptious Skirt Steak Nachos!  First you’ll marinate the steak then grill it to perfection, and then you’ll incorporate these … Continue reading →

Here’s the scoop on what’s being planned for Gold Rush Days in downtown Grass Valley on June 22-23: Empire Mine will have a trailer with mining equipment including a miniature stamp mill (that really works), blacksmith that runs on coal, gold panning and a living history area where docents will have all kinds of period...

Sactown Mag's Rob Turner has the scoop on Capital Dime, the new restaurant at 1801 L Street, which will replace L Wine Lounge. It’s been two years since L Wine Lounge & Urban Kitchen at 1801 L Street closed, but...

Here are some foothill wineries that won awards at the California State Fair Wine Competition: Avanguardia won a bronze for Due Fiore (a red varietal blend). Clavey Vineyards & Winery won a bronze (Syrah). Lucchesi won a gold for its Sauvignon Blanc. Montoliva won two silvers (Sierra Bella, red varietal blend; and Teroldego). Nevada City Winery won two silvers...

Depth of field describes how much of the photograph is in focus. In deep depth of field, objects both close to and far away from the lens are clear and in focus. With shallow depth of field, only a small…

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These Mocha Brownies with a Crust are an amazing brownie infused with Gevalia coffee for a great afternoon pick-me-up! I love having parties. I think I always have. I would much rather host a party than go to one – that way th...