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Man, I will never forget that first bite. The food trucks were lined up in the parking lot, just outside my work that cool February night. My co-worker, a veteran food truck customer, or “Truckie,” had been talking about this one truck in particular; Krush Burger. That night Krush Burger was there, and it didn’t disappoint. As my teeth sank into my first Krush Burger, my life was forever changed. I was now a Truckie.
When I was growing up as an Air Force brat, I had the opportunity to travel to Misawa, Japan for my middle and high school years. Besides sushi, I was introduced to a delicious staple of the Japanese diet: ramen. This dish consists of noodles served in a meat or fish broth with various toppings such as onion sprigs, seaweed, egg or bamboo. Once I had tried the dish, I was hooked, and the cold winters of Northern Japan had me clamoring for ramen on a regular basis. Since the weather is finally getting colder for such food, I would like to share one of my favorite places to eat in Sacramento.
Alas, when I graduated and moved here to California, I had thought I lost the opportunity to savor the ramen I had grown up with in Japan. One day I was searching for a place to eat on my lunch break and came across Shoki Ramen on 24th Street off of Broadway. Curious, I ventured inside and was immediately greeted by the staff with a loud “Irasshaimase!” and I remembered my times in Japan.
On Tuesday, September 18th, Sacramento saw its first ever Burger Battle. It was a vicioius cook off of epic culinary arts between de Vere’s Irish Pub, Restaurant Thir13en, The Eatery, Kupros Bistro, Delta King, The Chef’s Table, Michelangelo’s Restaurant, Grange Restaurant and Bar, The Porch, The Golden Bear, The Squeeze Inn, Ettore’s Bakery and Restaurant, Flaming Grill Cafe, Shady Lady Saloon, and Krush Burger. With all those names, plus more, there was much to consume on this evening. For my part, I consumed all I could.
The atmosphere was great. A burger battle at a baseball field is an American-ly awesome as it gets. To top it off, Hero’s Last Mission, a Sacramento local hot band, provided various sets throughout the evening. And just when you thought it couldn’t get better, there were various drinks all around to be had. Read more
Fredrik Åkesson is the lead guitarist for the progressive death metal band Opeth. He is also known for his guitar work in numerous projects that include Arch Enemy, Tailsman, Krux, and Tiamat.
Åkesson is currently on tour with Opeth promoting the band’s latest album Heritage (which I was a fan of).
Here is a phone conversation we had in which we discussed the current tour with Mastodon, Mikael’s recent injury, the dark lyrical content of the band he had when he was nine, his favorite beers, and more. He even divulged the band’s post-festival season tour plans, although he is unsure if he was supposed to or not.
Listen to the full interview with clips from Åkesson’s work after the jump…
You know when you go through the drive-thru window of a fast food restaurant, bring your order home, take your food out of the bag and there are a few fries left at the bottom? Well if you were with multiple people who each got fries you can’t know out of whose carton those fries fell, so those fries are up for grabs, this is where the baggler rule comes into play. I don’t remember exactly when I was introduced to the fast food “baggler” rule, I just know that now whenever I go with my family through the drive-thru it is a race to claim the delicious fries that are at the bottom of the bag. Originally there were three rules, however over time my family and I have run into snags where the original three rules as written were not sufficient and added some or made amendments. Below are the rules you should follow when trying to claim the fries at the bottom of the bag as yours! Read more
Calling all Indian food lovers, have you ever heard a little place called Mati’s? Well, now you have! It’s tucked away between Uncle Vito’s pizza and Starbucks on 16th in midtown Sacramento, but it is definitely worth a trip.
I suggest you get their fantastic “two person deal” for about $20 and you will eat leftovers for days. With that deal, you get 3 sides of amazing Indian cuisine, 2 samosas, 2 pieces of naan and a side of rice. Could you get any more food? I didn’t think so. I am a big fan of chicken tikka masala and theirs does not disappoint. For you vegetarians, they have a delicious vegetable curry as well as an eggplant curry. If you aren’t a huge fan of spice, the butter chicken is a good route to go because it is very mild in spice, but not in flavor. Don’t forget to bring your vegan friends, because they have plenty of dishes for them as well. Read more
Streets of London Pub on East Bidwell Street in Folsom is a great place to go for great food and tasty cocktails for the 21 and over crowd. Nestled in a shopping center with a Mongolian Bar-b-Que restaurant and one of the nicer Dollar Tree stores in the area, Streets of London has ample parking and is only minutes away from Old Town Folsom. The proximity to the bars in Old Town makes the British-inspired pub a great place to begin or end an outing in Folsom’s night scene. Read more
1. Add rice. It’s a great burrito- better with rice. Delicious soup- add rice. Your roommate wants to share? Add rice.
2. Comparison shop. You shouldn’t spend a ton of time, but you should consider frequenting your local Dollar Trees and 99 Cents Only Stores. Another winner: Winco. The two closest to CSUS are in Folsom and Elk Grove. Most things are cheapeest at the dollar stores, but some things, like hot dogs, are actually cheaper at Winco. The best place for produce is flea and farmer’s markets. Denio’s is all the way in Roseville, but it has literally the best market for price and quality I have ever encountered. Read more
There have be
en cooking shows dating back 1946. Some of the most iconic names in popular culture come from cooking shows. Julia Childs, Joesph Milani, Emeril Agasi, Yan. So many great names, so many catch phrases. However in the history of Culinary TV not even Paula Deen ever thought to take a chunk of ham, wrap it in bacon, dunk it in beer batter, deep fry it and smother it in custom Jack Daniel’s Maple Syrup. Epic Mealtime is simply that epic and it is unlike any cooking show you have ever seen in your life. Like most cooking shows it usually starts out in a kitchen and at that point it leaves all previous level cooking shows in the dust. Hosted by a usually inebriated Harley Morenstein and his band of crazed Canadian culinary demons, the show eschews the traditional recipe based step by step approach to cooking in favor of a more philosophical approach to cooking. The show has a few constants namely bacon, beer, fast food and Jack Daniels. The show is also well known for its very unorthodox takes on classics such as Fast Food Sushi, and Four Loco Chili. The series also directly attacks some foods like the “Double Kill” a reference to KFC’s Double Down. Read more
By: John Pistotti
aka: DJ Ohn Point
Show: Traveling Through Sound
Published: 05/23/11
Where to Find a Real Slice of Pizza
Like every other “AD” kid in America there was only one food that I ever wanted to eat. Maybe it was because it was the power food that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles consumed to replenish their life-force, or perhaps it was that Macaulay Culkin in Home Alone, I always wanted plain cheese, but everyone would eat that first to leave just a half box of meat-lovers with extra anchovies. This perfect food could only be the product of the industrial revolution, which forced Italian-American immigrants to hurry up and eat their lunch on the go before returning to their dangerous factory jobs riddled with environmental hazards. A high school friend of mine worked in San Diego at a pizzeria called, Buongiorno’s New York Pizza. Forgetaboutit… I’m talking large slices of thin crunchy crust. This became the new standard of pizza for me. I would never look back at the world of Domino’s or Pizza Hut again, unless it was at an employee party, and even then it’s never satisfying and always leaves me feeling sluggish and guilty.
