By Ana Marie and Sara Ortega Ana Marie: When one hears the name Noodle & Company, thoughts about appetizing Asian cuisine or tasty Italian pasta may come to mind. Yet, unbeknownst to many, Noodles & Company is so much more than merely noodles! This charming restaurant prides itself with a diverse menu that ranges from [...]
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by Sara OrtegaWatching the Superbowl this past Sunday was bittersweet. The game didn’t exactly go how I had hoped, with the power outage and all, but on the bright side this new chili recipe I found on Allrecipes.com ended up being the day’s saving grace. This recipe has the perfect combination of spices and peppers to make [...]
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by Liz ConantMomofuku. Má Pêche. Milk Bar. Ko. The list goes on. Next time I’m in New York, I’m determined to go to one of Chef David Chang’s celebrated restaurants, no matter how long the wait for a table may be. But, while I’m waiting for that day to come, it turns out that one of his [...]
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by Kris Caputo HurleyI admit it, I cheated. We were supposed to make a recipe from scratch for the 3rd annual SacFoodies potluck. I had full intensions of baking the apple pie when I signed up on the kitchen white board. What’s more all-American the apple pie, right? I thought I was brilliant. But the potluck was on [...]
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by Lauren WalshA couple of the SacFoodies were lucky enough to score tickets to last week’s Rivercats game! It was a perfect night for baseball. We, of course, could not resist the urge to indulge in some classic ball park food! There were a lot of dining options to choose from… But we ultimately settled on a [...]
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by Lauren WalshMy fiancé and I received a gift card from one of our new friends here in town to Frank Fat’s, a local Chinese restaurant. Everyone raved to us that Franks Fat’s is the best Chinese place in town, so we were exited to try it. Three months later we finally found ourselves sitting down to [...]
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by Caitlin WallaceI’ve done a lot of traveling. I mean, A LOT. I spent my junior year at Chico State studying abroad in southern France, and during my 10 months across the pond, I planed, trained and bussed to the tune of 13 countries and 17 cities. My traveling companion was my best friend and fellow foodie, [...]
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by Maria Chacon KniestedtI don’t know about you, but as much as I love a rainy day, I’m ready for the sun to warm up our fair city. And with the trees beginning to bloom and that small patch of blue sky showing, I think we finally might be in luck. When the weather warms, my thoughts always [...]
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by Cecily FullerConfessions of a SacFoodie: I’m a terrible cook. Don’t get me wrong – I love to cook, but saying that it doesn’t come naturally to me would be putting it lightly. After all, about five years ago I was the girl standing in the produce section of Safeway on the phone with my mom, staring [...]
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by Melissa NielsenThe wonderful thing about homemade pizza is that there are basically no rules. As long as you have pizza dough, you have the freedom to put whatever toppings you want on it, make the dough as thick or thin as you want, and bake it however you’d like. I’m a big fan of classic cheese [...]
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