by Vanessa SmithFor our recent SacFoodies potluck, the group voted for a color category theme – yes, you guessed it, dishes selected by their dominant color, from red, orange, green, purple and brown (for good measure). I took to the web for inspiration and found the perfect recipe for a light, no-cook, orange-colored Shrimp and Mango Salad, [...]
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by Jon SchullerThere are potato salads, and there are potato salads. This is, undoubtedly, the latter. It is italicized and underscored, highlighted and bolded. It’s the type of potato salad that would wear white to another potato salad’s wedding, knowing full well how awesome it is and blithely unconcerned with how insignificant other side dishes may feel [...]
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by Maria Chacon KniestedtThanks to my friend Stefanie, I now have a new favorite salad. She introduced me to this simple yet satisfying meal that is now a staple on my weekly menu. It’s simple, healthy and delicious, and I love that the ingredients are ones I almost always have on hand. If you’re looking to switch up [...]
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by Maria Chacon KniestedtSituated in a historic building in midtown, Kupros Bistro is definitely the best food we’ve enjoyed in a long while. A group of us – three SacFoodies and four of our guests – had the pleasure of tasting nearly everything on the Kupros menu last week. Donna, who was one of the satisfied seven said [...]
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by Liz ConantI am addicted – to Groupon. So when I saw a Groupon a few weeks back for Cafeteria 15L, a restaurant I wanted to try since it opened, I snapped it up. I ended up heading over on a weeknight but the restaurant was still impressively busy. Although the entrees looked intriguing, there were too [...]
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by Julie BergeThis week, SacFoodies will be featuring restaurants and cafes in Old Sacramento—so be sure to visit SacFoodies everyday this week for reviews of great places to eat in Old Sac! When SacFoodies decided to do an Old Sac themed week, I used it as an excuse to schedule a date with my dear friend and [...]
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By: Liz Conant, Jon Schuller and Jenna Buhagiar This week, SacFoodies will be featuring restaurants and cafes in Old Sacramento—so be sure to visit SacFoodies everyday this week for reviews of great places to eat in Old Sac! Every once in awhile a few of us SacFoodies will set off on an Old Sacramento lunch [...]
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The Crocker Café was recently named one of The Sacramento Bee’s 10 Brightest Lunch Stars for 2010. And it’s no wonder. The eatery, run by restaurateurs Bobbin and Patrick Mulvaney (of the farm-to-table fresh, Zagat-rated Mulvaney’s B&L), boasts an expansive dining space across the light-flooded Friedman Court in the Crocker Art Museum’s recent $100 million [...]
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by Vanessa SmithAs you may have guessed from my posting history, I don’t cut the fat. Instead, I flock to it. I love mayo and bacon and all things indulgent. But, what I love about this recipe is that I get my way with a serving of broccoli, nuts and raisins mixed in. This recipe is the [...]
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by Kim BedwellA few weeks ago, fellow SacFoodie Kris and I joined members of the San Francisco Professional Food Society on a tour of the Sacramento Farmers’ Market at 6th and X (you know, the one under the freeway). I’m embarrassed to say that I had yet to go to that particular market as I often hit up Downtown [...]
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