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Sacramento dining scene gets a nod

An absolute rarity occurred this weekend — The San Francisco Chronicle went far beyond its typical Bay Area dining coverage and highlighted Sacramento's restaurants,...

Russell Park apartment building evacuated after small explosion

UC Davis campus police evacuated a housing complex building on 418 Russell Park this morning, after they were alerted that a UC Davis researcher...

The Ethical Hedonist: The Tale of the Almond Croissant

My 40-day adventure into veganism last year was not without its hiccups. The stint began almost on a whim, the morning of Ash Wednesday....

Paleo with a Purpose: You are your own diet experiment

With all the trending “diets” out there, do you have the same opinion as I once did? “These people are nuts! One day everyone is on...

Recipe: Gnocchi in Garlic Butter Sauce with Asparagus

While my winter break consisted of plates upon plates of delicious food, the most mouth-watering meal that I experienced wasn’t something that I ate...

Beauty and the beast: New Years resolutions

It’s 2013! One of the first things most people do to prepare for the New Year is create a list of...

Dine Downtown Sacramento starts today

As much as we all appreciate the Davis dining scene, sometimes we need to shake things up. Now is the perfect time — Dine...

The Ethical Hedonist: Plastic Tubes and Pots and Pans

Alright, you left the giblets out of your Thanksgiving gravy so that your vegan cousin Megan could eat something at your family dinner. Smooth...

Alice Waters and Michael Pollan at UC Berkeley, and on YouTube

Every foodie at UC Davis knows, and cringes at the fact, that the Michael Pollan is chilling at UC Berkeley, lecturing and stuff on a...

Recipe: Caprese Lasagna Rolls

My favorite thing about food is that there are countless combinations you can create and never be bored. In most cases, you can literally...

The Ethical Hedonist: Ramen — the Other White Noodle

As Katie Morris mentioned earlier this month in her blog post about slow cooker minestrone, dropping temperatures and encroaching finals mean ‘tis the season...

Davis Farmers Market cookbook recipe contest

As reported in today's California Aggie, our city's very own Davis Farmers Market Cookbook has won national honors. Authors Ann M. Evans and Georgeanne Brennan...

Review: Skyfall

There are plenty of reasons for James Bond to hate his job. In the old novels by Ian Fleming, his love interests, loved ones...

The Ethical Hedonist: Cooperative Eating

When my friend Alyssa went vegan last fall, her parents had a hard time understanding just what that entailed. While she was at school...

Recipe: Cranberry-Pecan Baked Brie

Thanksgiving is only a week away, and I bet people are starting to look forward to the massive amounts of food they are going...