Food & Wine

If you want to get into an argument with somebody, you can talk about money, religion or who has the best INSERT FOOD ITEM in town. There are at least two Web sites dedicated to reviewing burgers just in Sacramento...

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The truth is, I hate the smell of popcorn.  I remember when I was a teacher, I was pregnant with William, and my classroom was next to the teachers lounge.  Almost daily, someone would burn popcorn in the microwave and I would have to smell that awful smell all day.  It took me years...

I love watching television. It's one of my favorite pastimes. It's one of the reasons I love the Fall so much: new shows. While my husband makes his Fantasy Football spreadsheets, I make my TV show grid. (Hey, a DVR can only tape two things at once!...

Another Sacramento restaurant has shut its doors, adding to the plague of area restaurant failures that have mounted this year. The sudden (though long time coming) closure of Buonarroti Ristorante at Town & Country Village is one more painful reminde...

Coconut Grove 106 J St Sacramento, CA 95814 916-441-4222 Web site: http://www.da-coconutgrove.com/ Yelp: http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-coconut-grove-sacramento Happy Hour Monday to Friday 3 to 7 p.m. $2.50 Domestic Drafts Bud Light Corrs Light $3 Drafts ...

Elaine Corn just filed a really good piece at zesterdaily.com on what to do if you're lucky enough to be saddled with too many cherry tomatoes. The award-winning cookbook author, public radio reporter and gardener must not live close enough to me, si...

Jim Denny's underwent a change in ownership recently, but that doesn't mean their food's any different. I went there for brunch a couple weekends ago (based off an earlier half off deal) and found their food just as delightful as...

Hey!  Today is my lucky day, I’m going to Utah (yes, lucky) to visit my little cousin!  Last time I was there, she had just had a baby.  I keep thinking SHE is a baby, but I guess she’s not. As you can see, we go way back.  Ha ha.  Shannon is lucky that...

It’s finally fall, my favorite season! Besides beautiful weather and pumpkin flavored everything, that means the mother of all sugar-coated holidays: Halloween. Halloween is all about candy, fun, costumes, and more candy.