Jennifer writes about food, travel and sustainability for publications around the world. She earned her B.A. in geology and English at Mount Holyoke College and is currently completing her M.A. in creative writing at UC Davis. See her work at jcfrgsn.journoportfolio.com.
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Foodie Incubator Coming to Sacramento
The Food Factory founders aim to set up shop in Alkali Flat by 2020
Sacramento is on track to get a dedicated makerspace for food entrepreneurs who want to launch and scale their brands.
The Best of Both Worlds
Sacramento restaurants look to capture meat-loving and vegan diners with one menu
How are Sacramento’s restaurateurs appealing to new diet preferences?
A Taste of Oaxaca
Mezcalito Oaxacan Cuisine shares regional Mexican culture with Sacramento diners
At Mezcalito Oaxacan Cuisine in Rocklin, the mole takes two days and nearly two dozen ingredients to complete. The recipe reads like a catalog of the Mexican state of Oaxaca’s agricultural bounty: plantains, green apples and raisins; warm spices and half a dozen kinds of chiles; a liberal dose of sparsely-sweetened chocolate.
How Stroopwafels Helped Sacramento Legalize Food Bikes
Dutchman’s Stroopwafels may be the first business to cook on a bicycle in Sacramento, but local entrepreneurs have been finding creative ways to combine the area’s twin passions for cuisine and cycles for decades.
Sacramento Looks to Expand Mobile Food Codes to Support Sidewalk Vendors
Sacramento’s effort to expand mobile food codes is part of a statewide push to legitimize California’s long tradition of sidewalk vending.
How the Entrepreneurs Behind Cru Chocolate Built their Cottage Food Business
While a cottage food career comes with plenty of challenges, Karla McNeil-Rueda has leveraged it as an opportunity to create her own vision of success.