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Inflation Hits the Market Basket

How price increases are affecting the micro-economy of farmers markets

In a year of rising costs, farmers have quality as an advantage. Still, farmers market vendors and shoppers are struggling to stretch their dollars.

Sep 26, 2022 Kate Gonzales

Sacramento’s Mexican Restaurants Serve Hometown Memories

Why it pays to sell regional specialties instead of only banking on burritos

Mexican restaurants in the greater Sacramento area span Mexico’s map, going way beyond typical Cali-Mex standards to represent the country’s regional cuisines.

Sep 20, 2022 Becky Grunewald

Randall Selland’s Regional Fiefdom of Food

With Sacramento’s first Michelin-starred restaurant (The Kitchen), an elegant Capitol hangout (Ella), three Selland’s Market Cafés and Italian eatery OBO’, this Fresno native makes his son’s ‘Farm to Fork’ more than a tagline

Over the past 30 years, Randall Selland has opened multiple restaurants of different styles, all with an inclusive, folksy flair. 

Sep 15, 2022 Ed Goldman

Neighborhood Favorite: Caravan Uzbek Cuisine

The Capital Region gets its first Uzbek food truck

Every morning, Caravan Uzbek Cuisine co-owner Farkhod Soatov wakes up early to make plov. The rice and meat dish, with roots in Persian pilaf, has changed little since the days of the Silk Road. 

Sep 7, 2022 Jennifer Fergesen

Touchstone Brewing Company Climbs High

A microbrewery opens alongside Sacramento Pipeworks climbing gym

Ryan Campagna is a long-time climber, a home brewer and now, the founder of Touchstone Brewing Company.

Aug 17, 2022 Becky Grunewald

A Cooperative Spirit

Remembering 1972 and 50 years for Davis and Sacramento food co-ops

Both the Davis and Sacramento food co-ops have expanded exponentially since their inception in the early 1970s, when they primarily served ”the hippie population.” Fifty years later, has the spirit of 1972 held up?

Aug 10, 2022 Steve Martarano

The Seeds of Conflict

How the Russian invasion of Ukraine and drought are affecting sunflower farmers in Yolo County

Yolo County’s most photogenic crop is facing a barrage of challenges, including supply issues related to the war in Ukraine, global currency volatility and drought.  

Aug 2, 2022 Jennifer Fergesen

Street Food Offers a Road to Success

The Midtown Association’s Street Food Sacramento grant supports entrepreneurs creating an authentic taste of Sacramento

Midtown Association’s Street Food Sacramento grant is helping to better represent the city’s diversity in the business district and the thriving Midtown Farmers Market.

Jul 29, 2022 Jennifer Fergesen

Penny Candy Store in Live Oak Dispenses Sweet Dose of Nostalgia

Store faces major changes after COVID-19 death of co-owner

Following tragic circumstances, Penny Candy has reopened, continuing its decades-long status as a treasured destination in Live Oak. Now, it’s up for sale.

Jul 26, 2022 Steve Martarano

Fair Food at Fair Prices

Families line up for fried pork chops, funnel cakes and other favorites at the California State Fair despite inflation

Concessions prices are higher than they were at the last California State Fair in 2019, but fairgoers are still spending money on the summer indulgences they missed. 

Jul 22, 2022 Jennifer Fergesen
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