Appetizers

At least for today, Grange restaurant at 10th and J streets will be the leader of Sacramento's Farm-To-Free-Throw movement. That section of downtown will be high with Kings fever this afternoon, with a mighty rally celebrating the Kings' stay in Sacr...

As we just tweeted, thanks to a call from a friendly reader, The Rind has nudged its doors open a day ahead of the soft opening slated for 11 a.m. Thursday. So if you're in the 1800 block of L Street in midtown, stop in, taste some cheese and wish t...

The big cheese is coming to town. The Kraft Fresh Possibilities tour trucks are rolling across the nation, with upcoming stops in our area. One of them will be parked in two locations, with offerings of free samples, dollars-off coupons and recipes....

It turns out that the 21st century is just as much a party to hunger issues than its predecessor. That much is the gist of the documentary "A Place at the Table," which screens May 29 & 30 and June 1 at the Crest Theatre. The Sacramento Hunger Coal...

San Bruno-based Eat24 has a good gig going. It's an online service in partnership with 20,000 restaurants in 1,000 U.S. cities. It specializes in matching consumers with restaurants in their area that will deliver food "to home, office, campus or ...

Turns out, Sara Arbabian did not succumb to foul play, is not pinned beneath a giant cheese wheel, does not have a cat that nested on her keyboard and, best of all, is not intentionally ducking the press. After a bit of nudging, I finally caught up ...

There is a new new cheese shop (with wine and beer) all set to open on one of the best blocks in midtown. It's called The Rind. It's at 1801 L Street. It will have lots of cheese And wine. And beer. And that's all we really know. We've left vo...

Summer is here, which means it's time for a little something to take the edge off the notorious Sacramento heat. For guidance, one place to turn is "Cookies & Cream" by blogging cook Tessa Arias, who describes herself as "a college student turned cul...

With knives and peelers on stand-by, some of Sacramento's top chefs will go mano a mano on Saturday night. The setting will be the Sterling Hotel on 13th and H streets, which will play host to the John Kerr Foundation Food & Wine tasting, which will ...

In this nationwide Food Fight, the Sacramento River Cats will try to swing for the fences with a bat-shaped burger. The River Cats' Dan Dog - named for chief financial officer and executive vice president Dan Vistica - is the club's official entry in...