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Neighborhood Favorite: Stand Up Kabob

A Persian restaurant at a Davis car dealership aims to support the Iranian women’s revolution

There are many clues that Stand Up Kabob, a Persian restaurant literally welded onto the side of a used car dealership on the outskirts of Davis, is no ordinary kebab shop. 

May 24, 2023 Jennifer Fergesen

Mangoes and Agave in the Central Valley?

California farmers try new crops to cope with climate change

Hustling to adapt, farmers around the state are experimenting with new, more sustainable crops and varieties bred to better tolerate drought, heat, humidity and other elements of the increasingly unruly climate.

May 12, 2023 Alastair Bland, CalMatters

The Next Best Thing

Chef N’Gina Guyton, formerly of South, reopens Sacramento institution Jim-Denny’s while building her own brand

When the restaurant opens in late spring, you will still be able to get a chili dog or a hamburger griddled to a dark sear on the flat top grill. But you can also order a hot dog called a “Catalina wine mixer”: chicken based and topped with kale, avocado and pungent garlic-anchovy mayonnaise. 

May 10, 2023 Jennifer Fergesen

Startup of the Month: AIVision Food

An early detection tool to protect crops from pests

Insect infestation affects crops worldwide, and manually monitoring food processing and storage facilities is a costly and time-intensive endeavor. SmartProbe technology aims to make pest control easier, cheaper and more effective. 

May 5, 2023 Russell Nichols

Neighborhood Favorite: Kind Bean Cafe and Ethiopian Cuisine

This cafe serves ceremonial Ethiopian coffee — and breakfast burritos

The coffee ceremony at Kind Bean Cafe and Ethiopian Cuisine unfolds like a sacrament, each tool imbued with significance like objects on an altar. The beans, roasted and ground throughout the day, steep in a jebena, an ebony-colored earthenware vessel developed more than 800 years ago.

Apr 27, 2023 Jennifer Fergesen

The Restaurant at the Edge of the Metaverse

Longtime restaurateurs open egaming-friendly diner near R Street Corridor

Go by the business that recently opened in the former home of Waffle Square Country Kitchen and there are still some remnants from what was there before, such as the brown pleather booths. Otherwise, though, something very different is going on here.

Apr 12, 2023 Graham Womack

Off the Beaten Track: A Retreat in the Forest

Sugar Pine Lodge much more than just a B&B to isolated Placer County communities

Inspired by its proprietor Brynn Wooden — known to all as Miss B — and Woody, her husband of 40 years, the lodge is a beacon in the tight-knit Gold Rush communities of Colfax, Iowa Hill and Foresthill.

Mar 28, 2023 Steve Martarano

Vegan Convenience

Plant-based fast food restaurants in the Capital Region target all palates

Just as meat alternatives have expanded, so have the eating patterns of people interested in plant-based food. A diverse set of diners are embracing plant-based restaurants, thanks to the proliferation of less restrictive plant-based diets.

Mar 23, 2023 Vanessa Labi

Wine for a Cause

Jill Osur of Teneral Cellars hopes to open conversations and inspire change, one wine bottle at a time

As the founder and CEO of Teneral Cellars, Jill Osur believes in doing well by doing good. 

Mar 21, 2023 Linda Childers

Startup of the Month: Optimized Foods

Davis company cultivates caviar without harming fish

Optimized Foods, a Davis-based food tech startup, has created a new kind of caviar that is sustainable, nutritious and, most notably, fish-free.

Mar 6, 2023 Russell Nichols
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