by Edie Campbell-Urban
Looking for a festive way to celebrate Halloween? Read on to learn about a few of the exciting events happening around town this weekend. Ghost Tours in Old Sacramento: Whether you’ve never been to Old Sac or are a frequent visitor, here is a great excuse to go. From today through Saturday, experience a ghost [...]
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by Edie Campbell-Urban
In honor of the San Francisco Giants making it to the World Series, the SacFoodies decided to create a Giants-themed pumpkin to enter into the Pumpkin Carving Contest in our building. Although we did not take the first place ribbon, we were all very pleased to see a different SF Giants pumpkin take home the [...]
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by Jenna Buhagiar
The best $9 pretzel you’ll ever have: Large Bavarian Pretzel with home-made spicy mustard, sea salt & cornichons. Radegast Hall and Biergarten 113 N 3rd Street Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY 11211
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by Christine Schunk
I’m one of those people who loves to buy holiday décor after the holiday (when it’s on sale) and stash away until the following year. So, it was early November, 2009 when I came across a set of fun Martha Stewart cake stencils (on sale!) at Macy’s. They have been burning a hole in my [...]
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by Edie Campbell-Urban
While my roommates and I were watching scary movies and carving pumpkins this weekend I came up with the idea to make roasted pumpkins seeds. I had never done it before, but I had heard so many delicious and nutritious things about pumpkin seeds that I thought I would take a stab at it. Luckily [...]
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by Kim Bedwell
Nestled next to a Starbucks in a tiny strip of restaurants and stores off Highway 80 in West Sacramento is a hidden gem…Manaao Thai Cuisine. We discovered this restaurant about a year ago and have been frequent guests ever since. They have fast, courteous service and delicious and affordable Thai cuisine that keeps us coming [...]
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by Christine Schunk
Davis loves Thai food. Seriously. According to DavisWiki, there are currently eight Thai restaurants in town. EIGHT! In a small town that is a lot… and I love it. I’ve tried them all, and always seem to come back to two favorites: Sophia’s Thai Kitchen, which Edie wrote about earlier this week, and KetMoRee. Those [...]
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by Maria Chacon Kniestedt
If you love authentic Thai cuisine, check out Thai Hut, where I recently enjoyed the best Yellow Curry with Chicken I’ve had to date. (Side note: Yes, I’m obsessed with desserts, hamburgers and red wines – and, now you know, Yellow Curry with Chicken too.) A group of us met there on a recent Sunday [...]
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by Edie Campbell-Urban
When I heard that we were planning a Sac Foodies Thai week I knew instantly where I would be heading: being a recent graduate of UC Davis, I chose Sophia’s Thai Kitchen in downtown Davis, an old favorite and above all, an excellent choice for Thai cuisine. It wasn’t hard to convince my friend visiting from [...]
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by Cristina Dayton
In celebration of Thai Week on SacFoodies, my husband and I decided to try Taste of Thai in Natomas (they also have a location off Broadway in Sacramento). We are not big Thai food people, but we do enjoy a good curry now and again. We started with the Po Pia Sod (Fresh Spring Rolls) which included vegetables, tofu [...]
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