![The Harvest Bowl comes with warm quinoa and farro, hummus and roasted vegetables, which you can accessorize with your choice of protein: chicken, tri-tip, tofu or ahi. (Photos courtesy of Flora & Fauna)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/processed-9530e5a3-97e1-401c-a109-7248efbbc536_1.jpeg?1720541622)
Spotlight on: Flora & Fauna Provisions
Breakfast and lunch spot caters to the return-to-office crowd
From cottage food business to pop-up kitchen to caterer to brick-and-mortar cafe in two short years: That’s the swift trajectory followed by Flora & Fauna Provisions, a hip new breakfast-and-lunch spot that opened a few months ago in the Park Tower office building downtown at J and 9th streets.
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MEALS ON WHEELS SACRAMENTO COUNTY
Meals on Wheels in Sacramento has long been a lifeline for the community it serves, providing not only nutritious meals, but also a source of comfort and companionship to countless seniors across the region.
![Lodi Airport Cafe chef and owner Jennifer Kupka, whose father owns the airport, says the salmon bowl is her best seller. (Photo by Gabriel Teague)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/gtp_9348.png?1719513359)
Savor the Layover
These local airport restaurants are worth the trip
If you’re in the Capital Region, there are plenty of interesting options — and not only at Sacramento International Airport, which is set to have a major refresh of its dining program by 2025. Whether you’re flying a jumbo jet or a crop duster, you’ll find something to nosh on when you land in and around Sacramento.
![Amador & Dry Diggings is a family-owned craft distillery in El Dorado Hills. Their spirits are inspired by California agriculture. (Photo by Rachel Valley)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/850_0119.png?1718983395)
Luscious Libations
Distilleries use local, natural flavors to enhance their creations
Whether in Sacramento or the upper climbs of the Gold Country, craft distillers are ready to give the drinking public a taste of all of the possibilities within libation.
![Carli Schrader is the owner and operator of the McDonald’s Golden State Restaurant Group. (Photos by Terence Duffy)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/schrader.png?1717630558)
Young Professionals: Carli Schrader
Meet the emerging leaders who envision a bright future for the Capital Region
Carli Schrader and her family operate 43 McDonald’s in Sacramento, San Joaquin, Amador and Stanislaus counties.
![The Terra Madre Americas conference in Sacramento featured both free and ticketed wine tasting events. (Photo by Lisa Nottingham Photography, Visit Sacramento)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/terramadrelead.jpg?1717104706)
Vino Madre
Juicy scenes from the wine tasting room at the first Terra Madre Americas
For three days in May, the floor of the Memorial Auditorium was transformed into a global foodways classroom where one could sample coffee from Honduras, eat a cookie made from Bolivian quinoa and spin an oversized wheel that directed you to pithy sayings by food journalist Michael Pollan.
![The first Terra Madre Americas conference was held at Sacramento’s Memorial Auditorium over three days in mid-May, with museum-style exhibitions, cooking demos, coffee and wine tastings and more. (Photo by Lisa Nottingham Photography, courtesy of Visit Sacramento)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/slowfoodcoffee.jpg?1717104338)
Sacramento Goes Global With New Food Conference
Terra Madre has potential to shine a ‘huge culinary spotlight’ on the city
Sacramento will serve as the site of a prestigious international food conference that could eventually bring thousands of tourists and millions of dollars into the region.
![Lindsey Herrema, co-owner and founder of The Can Van, adds lids to cans on the line. (Photo courtesy of The Can Van)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/lindsey-adding-lids.png?1715890106)
The Canned Craze
Canned cocktails and wines are light and easy to tote, perfect for a backyard barbecue, summer concert, picnic or anytime
The canned alcohol trend isn’t hard to spot. Just stroll through your local grocery store and you’ll see those colorfully packaged cans of prosecco and prickly pear margaritas all dressed up and ready to go, perfect for a picnic or poolside party.
![Ripe cabernet sauvignon grapes grow in Napa. It’s standard practice to graft cabernet sauvignon and other European grape varieties to North American rootstock. (Shutterstock photo by Karen Wibbs)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/shutterstock_465686666_1.png?1715809614)
Putting North American Grapes on the (Genetic) Map
UC Davis research on native grapes may help winegrowers adapt to climate change
UC Davis researchers have created the first ever comprehensive pangenome for North American grapes, a blueprint that will allow breeders to select rootstock by its genetic propensity for specific desired traits — say, drought tolerance or heat resistance.
![Afternoon tea at Smic’s Sip & Quip in downtown Sacramento might be accompanied with tea-infused cocktails along with the traditional cuppa. (Photos by Katy Karns)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/final_tea_article-2.png?1715304024)
Is Tea the New Happy Hour?
These Capital Region tea rooms bring a California twist to an English tradition
Afternoon tea evokes something people have always sought — “a feeling of rarely experienced elegance and class,” Mueller says.