Have You Tried An Amagaki Lately?
Native to China, with the botanical name “diaspyros”, persimmons are loading local trees this time of year. You might ask how they could be the “Fruit of the Gods” (Greek translation for diaspyros). However, if you’re one who has experienced a luscious, very ripe Hachiya persimmon blissfully gliding over your palate, you know how. Or [...]
Cooking Class: Visions of Sugarplums
Here’s an upcoming class that I’m doing. Sign up now to get your spot and reserve your portion of sugary goodness! I’ll talk dessert history while I show you how to make some delicious traditional sweets. International Desserts at Whole Foods Market on 4315 Arden Way Monday, December 1st at 6:00 p.m. $25 With Ann [...]
2 Cooks – 2 Bad Feet = 2 Gimpy Gourmets
Have you ever tried to push a grocery cart using crutches, or balance on one foot while trying to mince and stir? It’s not a pretty or well-balanced situation, let me tell you. For the past month, both Lynn and I have been gimping around, each with one foot in a cast or boot–she due [...]
Things to Do, Drinks to Drink
Postings have been sparse this week since my camera broke and I kept hoping it might magically regenerate. But the food events wait for no man or woman to get her photography in line, so here are some upcoming shindigs worthy of pleasing your palate (but, alas, no photos). You have a lot of drinking [...]
It’s Fall and the Eatin’ is Good
Sept. 13: The Sacramento Grub Crawl VIP sampling of fine wines and cuisines. Every hour, on the hour, you’ll stroll to the next location to greet, eat, and meet (as SacDine puts it) “the industry’s finest insiders, ….renowned chefs, celebrity guests, world class staff and (while not yet famous, … the always infamous) Sacramento Party [...]
Movement to Save Corti Brothers Gains Momentum
If you’ve somehow missed the big news in the Sacramento food community, Corti Brothers grocery store has been given walking papers by their landlord. They had 60 days to vacate in order to make room for a new venture called Good Eats (the second location; the first being in the old Andiamo restaurant on Folsom [...]
Places to Go, Things to Eat
This is a bit late-breaking for the week, but there is some advance notice on a few of these events. We’re getting into the second festival season, now that the threat of extreme heat is (mostly) over. So mark your calendars and belt sizes! The Village Feast, TOMORROW, Saturday, August 23 Central Park, Davis, noon [...]
Day Trip to Placerville
Although it’s only 45 minutes away, the only time I ever seem to go to Placerville is on my way through to Tahoe or Apple Hill. And I rarely stop, unless I’m starving, since the options from the highway don’t look that inspiring. But I recently journeyed out to Somerset in the foothills to visit [...]
Eating Locally: Harder Than You Think?
I got a press release from the Sac Co-op recently about an Eat Local Challenge that they’re sponsoring this month. They were challenging me to belly up to local food. Easy, I thought. Who has a whole backyard of fruit trees and veggies? Who shops at the Co-op and farmer’s markets and knows local pork [...]
Have You Tried?: Freezlets
What: Freezlets are natural frozen fruitsicles made by Lorena Leibman in Roseville. I first discovered them at the State Fair, and then again at the Jazz Jubilee. They’re also known as paletas in Spanish. Freezlets are made with no artificial colors, concentrates, or corn syrup and they come in some great, unusual flavors. Why: For [...]
