![The parklet shared by Reset: Cafe By Day and Sutter Street Taqueria can seat 12 people per restaurant. (Photos by Debbie Cunningham)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0820_dept_taste_debbiecunningham_embed2.jpg?1597342579)
Resetting in Historic Folsom
The return of dining is important to the vitality of Sutter Street — but challenges exist
Folsom’s Sutter Street banks on its dining options to draw foot traffic. Now, the community is working to lift restaurants out of record-breaking lows.
![Sebastian Bariani stands among his olive trees in Zamora. (Photos by Ryan Angel Meza)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0720_dept_taste_ryan-angel-meza_lead.jpg?1595277226)
Fields of Gold
The Sacramento Valley’s climate is ripe for producing quality olive oil
Olive farmers in California are determined to become known as producers of high-quality olive oil, and much of that olive oil is being produced in the Mediterranean climate of the Sacramento Valley.
![Owner Andrew Mohsenzadegan says Flatland Brewing Company’s beer production has scaled back from its projected 1,000 barrels in 2020. (Photos by Debbie Cunningham)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0620_dept_taste_debbiecunningham_lead.jpg?1591985511)
More Out the Door
Small breweries that once thrived on beer sales from on-site consumption pivot their business model
While the shelter-in-place measures have helped slow the spread of COVID-19, they have taken a huge economic toll and have been devastating for breweries, especially small breweries that once relied on sales for consumption in their taprooms.
![Kimberley Bernhardt, owner of Kimberley’s Kitchen in Sacramento, drew on her 15 years of supply chain expertise to launch a subscription meal service. (Photo by Debbie Cunningham)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0520_dept_taste_debbiecunningham_lead.jpg?1590000071)
Prepping for Success
Meal prep delivery services thrive in the Capital Region
In the Capital Region, a homegrown meal prep market has been thriving for years. There are more than a dozen meal prep services in the region, ranging from the home-based and dubiously legal to nationally distributed brands.
![Minnie Nguyen runs six local establishments: Station 16 Seafood, Station 38 Coffee, Station 8 Burgers and Daikon Korean BBQ. (Photo by Debbie Cunningham)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0420_dept_taste_debbiecunningham_embed2.jpg?1587145745)
Spreading Out the Flavor
More restaurateurs are running businesses with a variety of culinary concepts
The Sacramento food scene is often defined more by its restaurateurs than its restaurants. Some culinary titans roll out an array of unique concepts throughout their careers. However, microcelebrity status doesn’t come without challenges.
![Catherine Brinkley, Grace Perry, Deema Tamimi and Ann Evans co-authored the “Food and Economic Development (FED) in Davis” report.](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0320_dept_taste_debbiecunningham_lead.jpg?1584053904)
Repackaging Food Ideas
Davis sets ambitious goals for the future of its food system
In May 2019, the Davis City Council approved the “Food and Economic Development (FED) in Davis” report that urges the city to rethink its relationship with food.
![Peter Hoey, of Urban Roots Brewing & Smokehouse, says lagers are finally gaining an audience among the craft beer crowd.](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0220_dept_taste_debbiecunningham_lead.jpg?1581441749)
Loving the Lager
The lighter beer is making a comeback in the Capital Region
While the general American drinking public prefers lagers over ales, craft breweries often give these cold-fermented brews the cold shoulder. Yet some area brewers believe the balance is starting to shift.
![Kyle Blake’s brewery passport has all 48 stamps, and then some. (Photo by Blair Anthony Robertson)](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0120_blog_drink_blairanthonyrobertson_lead.jpg?1579544515)
Brewery Passports Turn Beer Enthusiasts Into Stamp Collectors
Passports featuring dozens of breweries encourage consumers to explore new haunts in the Capital Region
These days, the Sacramento region’s beer scene is so large and bustling that a consumer may find it hard to keep tabs on it without a scorecard and roadmap.
![John and Melanie Pickerel worked together over the past 30 years to make Buckhorn an empire of 12 restaurants.](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0120_dept_taste_debbiecunningham_lead.jpg?1579139722)
Dinner Time: Winters’ Buckhorn Steakhouse Serves a Cut Above
The family-owned restaurant chain celebrates 40 years of tri-tip
The famed Buckhorn empire stretches across the country, with 12 restaurants from the Bay Area and Capital Region to New York City.
![Mike Coldani (left), chief olive oil maker for Calivirgin's Coldani Olive Ranch, sorts olives with employee George Cecchetti at its Lodi mill.](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0120_dept_itm_debbiecunningham_lead.jpg?1578609337)
In the Making: A Fresh Crush at Coldani Olive Ranch
Unlike a typical orchard with rows of olive trees, Coldani Olive Ranch’s olives are grown on trellises, resulting in dense, long walls of olives for its oil label, Calivirgin.