California

I've always been disappointed in the fried artichokes at the Giant Artichoke in Castroville. Greasy, weak batter and tasting very processed. The idea, however, is brilliant. Driving through fiel...

by Melanie Wong 6 years ago

Today's the last day of the season for T & A Cafe in Spreckels. Open right now until about 2pm or the food runs out. Then on hiatus until April 2013 when the produce season ramps up again. This ...

by Melanie Wong 2 months ago

" . . . Monning said the soft drink industry is a formidable adversary. Many colleagues tell him they can’t vote for legislation that would reduce sales because they have a distributor in their dis...

I want to do the unthinkable and actually get a babysitter and take my wife out for her birthday. Any ideas for the most interesting culinary place around Sacramento? Saw that Localis appears i...

Hi all, in mid-April my family and I are traveling from Los Angeles to Salinas. Our plan is to take PCH and stay at Morro Bay the first night. That first day we will go to Santa Barbara, Pismo Beac...

My husband is addicted to the crispy tacos at Jim Boys (Northern Cal/Nevada locations)...he's been eating them since he was a little boy. Does anyone know how they make the ground beef filling for...

I found a link to this site but it's years old. I am looking for a recipe to make the ground beef filling in Jim Boy Taco's. Does anyone have one? would be so grateful. Thank you!

South San Francisco Hickey: Bubbies mochi ice cream got new packaging. 6 pieces for 3.99 more than last time (4.99 for 8 pieces with the old box) Sakura, Chocolate Mint and Espresso. Teas' te...

Hello everyone! We are heading up to Santa Ynez for the weekend, staying in Santa Ynez for the first time. We usually stay in Los Alamos. We have been many times but not in quite a few years. We ...

by Melanie Wong 2 months ago

Direct sale from Fisherman Skylar Campbell at the K-dock today until sold out. $4 per pound, Cash or Venmo.

by Melanie Wong 3 years ago

One of the delightful finds of my January mini-vacation in SLO was spotting Fromagerie Sophie. I stopped in that first afternoon to scope things out and then returned on my way out of town to make ...

by curioussheridan 3 years ago

Baltimore hound and partner staying in Ventura AirBnb for a week in February. Carless, using Uber, looking for well cooked non-bland food and pleasant but not formal surroundings.(money is not the...

I had a friend bring me a burrito from San Diego. OMG. Best Burrito ever! Way better than anything I have had in LA. What city has the best mexican food? Los Angeles, San Francisco or San Diego...

by alarash 3 months ago

what's the best bagel in Sacramento? My preference in New York style bagels which I ascertain have a balance of crispy exterior and chewy interior. I understand boiling them prior to baking and usi...

by Melanie Wong 3 months ago

Cloverdale GO: Sir Kensington Classic Mayonnaise, $4.99/12 oz squeeze bottle Teton hardwood smoked sausage, grassfed beef, $2.99/10 oz - They're back. Someone had recco'd these a few months ag...

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 ...

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...

I'm desperate, My community is having an event this Saturday, we are cooking corned beef for 90 people I did a research about how many pounds of corned beef to buy, but what I don't know is if the ...