Description and review of the recently opened Faria Bakery, located on Broadway in the Oak Park neighborhood of Sacramento. Faria Bakery, which you may be familiar with as a purveyor of rustic breads and other goodies at farmers markets around town, opened a retail brick and mortar location in October. I stopped by the new […]
Lava Cap Winery
Description and review of Lava Cap Winery, a family-owned winery located in Placerville, CA and the beautiful Sierra Nevada foothills. During a recent visit to Apple Hill, three friends and I stopped by Lava Cap Winery before heading home to Sacramento. The three others in our party had been there previously, but this was my […]
Apple Hill Day Trip
Description of a day trip to Apple Hill, and a visit to Boa Vista Orchards in Placerville, CA. Friends invited me to join them for a day trip to Apple Hill, and I was happy to accept the invitation. An annual visit (or two) to Apple Hill is a tradition in many Sacramento families. Some […]
Dry Diggins Distillery
Description of a fun and informative tour (and tasting) at Dry Diggins Distillery, located in El Dorado Hills, CA. The Renaissance Society class A Cook’s Tour of Sacramento recently visited the Dry Diggins Distillery. We were all looking forward to both the tour of the distillery as well as a tasting of its product. Dry […]
Juno’s Kitchen Revisited
Description of lunch at Juno’s Kitchen, a popular lunch spot located on J Street in East Sacramento. A friend and I recently stopped by Juno’s Kitchen for lunch. When my friend suggested that we go out for lunch that day I immediately thought of Juno’s. I had heard really good things about the eggplant sandwich […]