California

by Melanie Wong 1 year ago

Last week in Palm Springs, we made a stop at Townie Bagels as our first morning errand.

by Melanie Wong 10 days ago

"On Thurs, 2/14 only, get your favorite Ike's Sandwich for only $6 by showing this coupon at any participating location" https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/02/12/one-day-only-ikes-selling-all-sand...

Apparently the Estrada's branches in Fresno and Visalia are kaput, and I have acquaintances there that are now suffering from acute tostada compuesta, enchilada and Mexican macaroni deprivation...

Hey All.. Moving to the area for awhile to help family member out... Im in LA, I'm a healthy eater. Grass fed meats, wild fish, organic veggies and fruits, I know the options are limited, Can driv...

Hey, I have a drive from SF airport to Sacramento on Sunday. I’m looking for a casual olace to eat after a long flight that wont take me too far off route. I dont really have any preferences but i...

by Melanie Wong 1 year ago

On the way back from Santa Barbara in April, we stopped in Santa Maria for a paleta break. This was my first visit to La Tradicional Michoacana and it's my new favorite in the area. The staff were ...

Hey all, We moved to Davis this week after a year in North Carolina (and 35 years in Israel before that). Any chowhounders in the area can recommend some of the best local places? No specific ...

by Melanie Wong 1 month ago

Three-courses, $35, with $1 donated to the Food Literacy Center, Opinions on which restaurants are the best deal? Participating restaurants for 2019: The Firehouse Restaurant Rio City Caf...

Heading to Paso Robles for a few days. Bistrot Laurent (now BL Brasserie) is a long time favorite. But stuck figuring out other nights dinners. Considering Mistura, The Hatch, La Consecha. Il...

I'd like to llearn about what Carmel has to offer a vegan. One vegetarian and one vegan would like a fine dinner, something on a par with Lucques or Zuni, in the village of Carmel. A place with a g...

Long ago, Fresno had a Spanish restaurant called "Estradas" and they had, by far, the best salad on a tortilla that they called Tostada Compuesta. Anyway, I've tried a lot of comparable dishes at ...

by Melanie Wong 2 years ago

Stumbling upon three popular brands of eggnog at discounted prices at Grocery Outlet this month inspired a taste-off. http://www.chowhound.com/post/grocery-outlet-december-2016-1044155?comment...

Duarte had (and may still have) 2 packs of Momofuku Ssam Sauce for 50 cents! What a buy!

I am searching for Russian or Eastern European grocery stores and/or markets in Sacramento. So far I am familiar with two but I am searching for more: Baryozka in Rocklin and Kolobok in Carmicha...

by Melanie Wong 3 months ago

" . . . Sierra Nevada is creating a beer, Resilience IPA, in which every dime from its sales will go back to the people impacted by the Camp Fire. Brewery founder Ken Grossman wrote a letter, askin...