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Treat Yourself To The Sweetest Morning At This Hidden Mexican Bakery In California

Most people don’t associate grocery store shopping centers with life changing pastries. La Esperanza in Sacramento is here to challenge that assumption completely. Tucked into a shopping center on Franklin Boulevard, this little bakery counter inside La Esperanza Supermarket has become one of those places locals talk about in hushed, excited tones, like they’re sharing a secret they’re only a little bit sorry to be sharing.

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Seven California Bakeries Where Families Still Line Up For Pan Dulce Every Weekend

Saturday and Sunday mornings in California have a ritual that never made it onto a postcard. Families grab a tray and tongs, walk past rows of conchas and cuernos, and fill a paper bag with sweet bread for the week ahead. The seven panaderias on this list stretch from San...

California · 9d

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91-year-old California-based grocery chain to close several locations

Grocery shoppers in California and Nevada are preparing to lose several familiar supermarket locations as one longtime regional chain rethinks where it can afford to operate. The closures come as…

Petaluma, CA · 20d

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Cinnapop Cafe Specializes in Playful Cinnamon Roll Flavors

611 16th St. — Approximate Site Of Planned Cinnapop Storefront. Sacramento-based Cinnapop Cafe specializes in freshly made, handcrafted cinnamon rolls, with a range of playful, dessert-inspired flavors. Cinnapop describes itself as a Sacramento-based small business specializing in freshly made, handcrafted cinnamon rolls, according to its listing on Marketspread. That...

Sacramento, CA · 7d

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Bay area brunch favorite ‘Breakfast Club’ officially fires up grill in Folsom

Folsom diners have a new destination for breakfast and brunch as The Breakfast Club at Midtown has officially opened its doors at Broadstone Marketplace, bringing a Bay Area restaurant concept with more than 30 years of history to the city for the first time. The new restaurant is located at...

Folsom, CA · 8d

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Wings And Three Floors Of Old West Quirk Make This Sacramento, California, Saloon A Local Favorite

Old Sacramento is full of wooden sidewalks and frontier charm, but one narrow building packs more personality per square foot than almost anything else on the block. It stretches up three floors, hides pinball machines near the top, and serves chicken wings that come whole, tip and all. Families have...

Sacramento, CA · 10d

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Should a grocer come to this Citrus Heights shopping center?

By Sara Beth Williams– — Community members weighed in with a range of ideas on what kind of business should come to the Citrus Grove Shopping Center, following the recent purchase of a vacant building on Auburn Boulevard by Ethan Conrad Properties. More than 200 people commented on...

Citrus Heights, CA · 10d

The Sacramento Bee

Commercial Dungeness crab season delayed in Northern California until 2027

Winter along the California coast means Dungeness crab season. But those who want crab for the holidays might have to catch it themselves. On Oct. 30 , the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced the beginning of the recreational crab fishing season, and the delay of the commercial season. Certain areas are off-limits to crab fishing, due to high levels of neurotoxin found in the local crabs. Plus, the CDFW has restricted the use of crab traps in Northern California. Here’s what to know: When does recreational crab season begin in California? The recreational Dungeness crab season will open Nov. 7. However, the area between Cape Mendocino and the Ten Mile State Marine Reserve is off-limits to crab fishing. Along that span of coastline, north of Fort Bragg in Mendocino County, Dungeness crab have been found to contain “unhealthy levels of domoic acid.” Domoic acid accumulates in marine creatures from an algae called pseudo-nitzschia. Domoic acid is a neurotoxin that causes short-term memory loss, seizures, and even death in humans. Marine mammals with domoic acid toxicosis often suffer from brain damage and seizures. According to the Marine Mammal Center in Marin County, harmful algae blooms have proliferated along the

California · 8d

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Sacramento Taco Spot Shut Down After 175 Fresh Rodent Droppings Found

Tacos Los Tres Hermanos — Approximate Site of Restaurant Closure. Sacramento County health inspectors shut down Tacos Los Tres Hermanos at 2114 El Camino Ave. after finding roughly 175 fresh rodent droppings scattered through the restaurant's back room, storage area and inside a cabinet. The Arden Arcade taco shop racked up five separate violations during the inspection and was still closed as of Thursday, with no sign it had passed a follow-up visit.

Sacramento County, CA · 11d

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Northern California Locals Keep Returning To These 8 Chinese Restaurants For Classic Favorites

Double skin sounds like a skincare product, but it’s actually a plate of mung bean noodles. One kitchen on this list tosses them with pork, squid, mushrooms, and a sharp soy-mustard dressing. That dish alone sent me down a very hungry rabbit hole. I learned one restaurant here has...

Northern California, CA · 12d

The Sacramento Bee

Elk Grove Mexican restaurant featuring seafood specialties to open second location

An Elk Grove taqueria is launching a second location and has announced a tentative opening date in the new year. El Puerto de Vallarta is set to open at 8409 Elk Grove Florin Road in February, the owner said in an interview with The Sacramento Bee. The restaurant specializes in mariscos, Mexican seafood dishes, including fish tacos, shrimp fajitas and Cóctel De Camarón y Pulpo, a shrimp and octopus cocktail. Owner Oscar Duran will oversee the Elk Grove Florin Road location. Having worked at the restaurant for 10 years, Duran said he wanted to “take a chance” by opening and running the second taqueria with his partner. “We thought we would continue that and open up another place on the other side of Elk Grove, since our clientele wouldn’t breach that bar on a normal basis,” Duran said. The original restaurant, 5105 Laguna Blvd., is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday to Thursday and 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, according to its website. El Puerto de Vallarta is replacing Z Town Asian Gastro Bar & Restaurant , which closed after a shooting in 2025. The eatery will take over a 2,500-square-feet storefront, according to

Elk Grove, CA · 10d

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Bohl Plans Second Location in Roseville’s Highland Reserve Marketplace

Bohl, the fast-casual salad and bowl restaurant that opened in Elk Grove earlier this year, is expanding to Roseville. The second location will be at 10357 Fairway Drive, with the opening planned for 2027. The restaurant is owned by Kyle and Hailey Garrett of Elk Grove, who also own several...

Roseville, CA · 7d

The Sacramento Bee

Gourmet taco truck favored by former Sacramento Kings player to open Auburn cantina

A popular gourmet taco truck, a personal favorite of former Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox, is launching its first storefront. Banzito’s Tacos will open a cantina in the heart of old town Auburn at 216 Washington St. Owner Adam Saldaña said the truck’s signature is its cheese curds on top of its gourmet tacos. Saldaña said his love for cooking can be traced back to his mother. She was an “extravagant host,” inviting family over and having a menu posted on the dining room wall. Food was a passion for her, and as Saldaña helped her in the kitchen, it became his passion too. “Anybody that knows me knows I’ve been cooking my whole life,” Saldaña said. “I always cook for friends, barbecues, potlucks...it just stuck with me.” It wasn’t until the COVID-19 pandemic that his culinary hobby became a possible career. He began experimenting with flavor combinations, everything from green enchilada tacos to grilled bacon-wrapped jalapenos filled with cream cheese. He later took his dishes to farmers markets, and eventually, outside the Golden 1 Center. Banzito’s Tacos caught the eye of Fox, who played for the Kings from 2017 to 2025. Saldaña would later serve his tacos at

Sacramento, CA · 11d

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Jayna Gyro Owner Brings Croissants and Midnight Crêpes to Ice Blocks

A new café from the family behind Jayna Gyro is planned for Midtown Sacramento, with a menu spanning morning pastries and late-night crêpes. Yusuf Topal and his brother Levent plan to open JEYAS Café & Pâtisserie at Ice Blocks, with proposed hours of 6:30 a.m. to midnight.

Sacramento, CA · 10d

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CHAGEE To Open At San Jose’s Westgate Center As Bay Area Expansion Continues

CHAGEE is preparing to expand its presence in Northern California, with a new Modern Teahouse planned for Westgate Center in San Jose. The location is part of a broader expansion that will bring at least six CHAGEE stores to the Bay Area in 2027. According to the San Francisco Business...

San Jose, CA · 11d

The Sacramento Bee

Cockroaches and rodent droppings were found at this Land Park seafood restaurant

Sacramento County Health Inspectors gave a red placard to an Arden Arcade Mexican restaurant after finding 175 “fresh” rodent droppings. Additionally, 15 eateries were cited for health food violations ranging from dented cans, slime buildup inside an ice machine and black residue accumulation in the ice cream cooler. What do these inspections mean? While a yellow placard signals two or more major violations, these are typically corrected or mitigated during the inspection, according to the Sacramento County Retail Food Inspection Guide . A red placard, however, signals “imminent danger to public health and safety” and suspends an establishment’s health permit until violations are corrected. This could include, but is not limited to, major vermin contamination . In contrast, a green placard means a restaurant passed inspection. The county performs about 14,000 inspections annually and about 97% of establishments pass, spokesman Ken Casparis previously told The Sacramento Bee. Approximately 1% of inspections result in a closure, he said. These were the results of Sacramento County food facility inspections for Thursday, Oct. 22, through Wednesday, Oct. 28. If an inspection listed below needs clarification, business owners can email The Sacramento Bee at servicejournalists@sacbee.com . How to report a business to the health

Sacramento County, CA · 12d

The Sacramento Bee

Dine with the dearly departed at these Sacramento Día de los Muertos dinners

The first two days of November mark Día de los Muertos, a Mexican holiday of remembrance of friends, family and pets who have died. Rather than being somber, festivities can be joyous, even funny, as people recount stories of their loved ones. A few Sacramento-area restaurants are welcoming celebrants with special meals and events for the occasion. Cuvée Club, the pop-up bar concept within the Granite Bay location of Mimosa House at 6861 Douglas Blvd., is hosting A Night to Remember on November 1 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. For $75, you’ll get three cocktails or spiked aguas frescas plus unlimited plain aguas frescas and 13 passed bites. Under-21 guests get in for $20 and receive the same refreshments, minus the alcohol. Cocktails include the eponymous Mimosa de los Muertos, sparkling wine with mango, salty-sweet Chamoy on the inside of the glass and a Tajin rim, and La Catrina, a smoky concoction of mezcal with orange, lime and agave syrup, served with a chile-salt rim. Horchata and cucumber-lime aguas frescas, served in plastic bags in the street cart style, can be spiked with tequila. Guests will be greeted with tostilocos, another street food delicacy, Tostitos with jicama, cucumber, peanuts, sweet

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12 Old-School Italian Restaurants In Sacramento, California, Where Generous Portions Are Part Of The Tradition

One Italian dinner spot near the state capitol sits inside a train station building that dates back to 1909. I love that you can twirl spaghetti where travelers once waited for trains. That is only one corner of this delicious map. Another pizzeria lets you play pinball between slices. A...

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South Sacramento Gets New All-You-Can-Eat Spot With 88 Sushi Rolls

A new all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant has opened its doors in south Sacramento, bringing a sprawling menu of 88 types of hand rolls, specialty rolls and nigiri to the Pacific Plaza shopping center. Sake, a family-owned sushi and Asian fusion restaurant, is now serving diners at 6930 65th St., with adult all-you-can-eat pricing set at $39.99.

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