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I’ve always been a Cosmopolitan girl, myself. There’s something incredibly classy and chic about a pink drink rimmed with sugar and garnished with a lime. It screams super sassy and lover of summer. This week  is Midtown Cocktail Week in Sacramento, an entire seven days dedicated to your favorite gin and tonic. Sponsored and hosted [...]

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I love summer. For the people of the Sacramento Valley, June, July and August are marked with thermometers reaching 80 degrees at dawn, afternoon swimming and air-conditioners running on high well into the evening. The upside to this hot, hot heat is that the evenings here in Sacramento can be the perfect time to relax [...]

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Congratulations to Tiana Jette and Renae Chandler for winning tickets to the 2nd Annual Sacramento Banana Festival! Not a winner, but still want to attend? Tickets can be purchased here. The event takes place this  August 13th and 14th at William Land Park. Thanks to everyone who participated in our ticket giveaway – stay tuned [...]

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Sacramento is going BANANAS August 13 – 14, 2011!! Are you looking for something out of the ordinary to do this weekend? If so, head to Sacramento’s William Land Park for a weekend full of music, food, art, dance, films, and family fun at the 2nd Annual Banana Festival! The weekend of banana-loving fun will [...]

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I never really appreciated fresh produce before I moved to Sacramento two years ago.  Things like fruit stands and farmers markets overflowing with fruits and vegetables, likely picked and delivered straight from nearby farms that morning, just don’t exist in Phoenix as they do in California.  These days, Sunday morning visits to the farmers market [...]

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If you love dining out AND a great deal, then you’ll love Yelp Eats!, which kicks off July 11 in Sacramento. Five fantastic restaurants from the region are participating in this seven-day “event” which concludes July 17. Here are all the details: July 11 to 17: 7 days. 5 restaurants. A special 1/2-off menu of [...]

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When challenged to come up with an All-American entrée for our recent Sac Foodies potluck, I must admit I was stumped. I thumbed through all my recipes two times over and finally stumbled upon a Chicken Pot Pie recipe I never made before. While I hesitated to make a dish I’d never made before for [...]

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I am always on the lookout for creative ways to eat veggies. Though our potluck theme this year was All-American, I decided to make a summer salad based on my time living in southern France. I figured hey, they gave us the Statue of Liberty, and what’s more American than that? I love this salad [...]

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Potluck recipes- as promised! My approach to potlucks has changed over the years. Previously, I would use the party goers as my guinea pigs to try new recipes I found interesting. However, after many failed dishes, I’ve changed my strategy and have tried to hone in on a few signature dishes that work well in [...]

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Congratulations to Angelica Fierro-Marble for winning two tickets to the Sacramento Zoo’s King of Feasts Food and Wine Luau on June 25th! Not a winner, but still want to attend? Tickets can be purchased here. The event kicks off at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday and and will feature tastings from numerous wineries, breweries, distilleries and [...]

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