Food & Wine

By Chris Macias cmacias@sacbee.com The National Restaurant Association surveyed some 2,000 chefs for the year's top restaurant trends, and "going local" is all the rage for 2010. "Locally grown" produce took the No. 1 spot, while "locally sourced meat...

Restaurant Reviews Dining: Three W's for three newer venues -- Wow! Whoa! and What? - In this installment of "First Impressions," I can sum up each of three new Sacramento eating spots with one word. Blair Anthony Robertson in the...

You are going to have to trust me here.  This is not the most beautiful dish that I have ever made for you.  It is monochromatic and looks pretty boring.  It is also one of the things that I make and people immediately ask for the recipe.  It is Gouda cheese, mustard and puff...

By Chris Macias cmacias@sacbee.com The grape crush is underway at UC Davis and its new $15 million teaching and research winery. Construction was completed in July, and the 34,000 square foot facility also features a brewery and food processing plant....

During my trek about Bordeaux last week I grew increasingly fond of the modestly priced wines designated "Bordeaux" and "Bordeaux Superieur." Numerous times, I was startled when a winemaker said the strikingly harmonious wine we were sampling cost just...

Temple Coffee is adding to its reputation for superior coffee. The Sacramento coffee house and roaster, was recently awarded an astounding score of 97 by www.CoffeeReview.com for its heirloom coffee called Guatemala Hunapu Antigua Bourbon. Big news? A...

45 minutes after I’d put seven-pint jars of tomatoes into a water bath, I removed them to a white towel on the counter.  Uh-oh.  I saw red on the towel.  Uh-oh.  One of the jars continued to bubble inside like a recently poured glass of champagne.  Bummer.  The tomatoes floated to the top with...

I just read in the paper what a hit this taco has become recently. I first posted this blog in July 2009. I thought I'd repost so you all can enjoy Spencer's tacos again.OK this is for people with "tween" kids or grand kids who watch iCarly . Apparentl...

Where do you get your recipes? Do you turn to food company websites like McCormick or Foster Farms for dinner inspiration? Have you ever tried the recipes included in the owners manual of your favorite appliance? I want to hear from Sacramento area ho...

Chicken Pizza: Baked chicken breast, mushrooms, and a fresh basil, garlic, tomato sauce with mozzarella cheese from Zachary’s Chicago Pizza in Berkeley, CA. Zachary’s Chicago Pizza 1853 Solano Ave. Berkeley CA 94707 Phone:  (510) 525-5950