The hi-fi bar, which opened Sept. 14, is in many ways the opposite of most bars in Sacramento (and anywhere). Traditionally, music is an ancillary element to the bar experience. At Legend Has It, the bar experience is ancillary to the borderline religious appreciation of music pressed to vinyl.

When the pandemic put a plug on nightlife, some of the spots that fed that world either whittled down their hours or closed outright. In the past few years, though, options have been respawning on the grid and surrounding areas. Their colorful, contagiously optimistic atmosphere echoes the mood of Sacramento nightlife’s post-pandemic resurgence.

On Friday, October 11, Yotam Ottolenghi hosted a book talk and cooking demo at Sacramento’s Tsakopoulos Library Galleria. Some were surprised that such a big name in the culinary world would visit “Sacramento, of all places” — despite the agricultural epicenter Comstock’s readers know Sac to be.

As the Sacramento Kings get ready to kick off the NBA season Thursday night, the chefs at Golden 1 Center have been busy creating new food treats for fans.

Tractor heaven is in Woodland. Those who enter the Heidrick family’s California Agriculture Museum are greeted by aisles lined with rare antique trucks and tractors of all colors, shapes and eras, along with other artifacts depicting the country’s rich agricultural machinery history.

Eric and Tracy Denio remember Roseville before it was a suburban powerhouse — back when their childhood days were spent roaming among fields, ranches, ponds and gravel pits. Flash forward to today, and Denio’s Farmers Market & Swap Meet is surrounded by oceans of homes and shopping centers that span for miles in every direction. But one thing that hasn’t changed is its ethos.

Driving along a country road in rural Sutter County and seeing endless rows of corn, you can’t help but think of the movie “Field of Dreams.” The Sills family decided to build their dream eight decades ago. Pleasant Grove Farms, a family-owned, certified organic grain and bean farm, has been growing corn and other crops for nearly 80 years. 

Peanut allergies affect around 6.1 million Americans, with cases rising as awareness has grown. A 2017 study found that peanut allergy had increased 21 percent since 2010. But what if there was a way to eliminate the genes responsible for peanut allergies?

You don’t need to fly all the way to Munich to get an authentic Oktoberfest experience, even after October draws to a close. Whether indoors or outdoors, in Sacramento, Rocklin or Elk Grove, this area has many biergartens and other German-style spots to choose from.

When you walk into the new Crawdads on the Lake in Folsom, the first thing you notice are the expansive, sweeping views of the historic Rainbow Bridge, the bike trail below and Lake Natoma filled with dozens of colorful kayakers and paddle boarders. Your first thought is: “Why hasn’t this been done before?”