Sacramento ethnic businesses gain from customer loyalty
7B12ETHNIC.JPG
By M.S. Enkoji - Published: 12:00 am

The one thing ethnic businesses can take to the bank during a recession is loyalty, the undivided devotion of longtime customers in search of specialized products, say marketing experts.

South Coast Winery wins top California State Fair prize
By Chris Macias - Published: Friday, July 10 2009 - 12:00 am
5M10WINE.JPG
It took some 32,000 glasses of wine and three days of judging before top honors were announced Thursday for the California State Fair Commercial Wine Competition.
Try Grape & Gourmet ideas at home
By Chris Macias - Updated: Wednesday, July 8 2009 - 8:35 am
3F8TKGRAPEWINE.JPG
The Grape & Gourmet event in downtown Sacramento brings the best of dining with lovable wines. Here are some samples.
Think BBQ and Bubba? Think again
By Stuart Leavenworth - Published: Wednesday, July 8 2009 - 12:00 am
Ever eager to add to my culinary chops, I accepted an invitation to work as an assistant pit master at the Way Out West BBQ Competition in downtown Stockton over the weekend.

Bee Recipes

FOLLOW CHRIS MACIAS ON TWITTER

Follow "chris_macias" on Twitter
Dining
A lesson in sumptuous dining
By Blair Anthony Robertson - Published: 12:00 am
7X12DINE.JPG
If you were to enroll at the Kitchen Academy, the 3-year-old culinary school in Natomas where chef Vincent Paul Alexander is one of the teachers, it would cost you $14,500 for 36 weeks.
Glad you asked: Food handlers not always required to wear gloves
By Blair Anthony Robertson - Published: 12:00 am
Q: A reader wants to know what's going on with gloves and restaurants. When do restaurant employees have to wear them, and when can they go barehanded?
Smashburger plans outlets in Sacramento area
By M.S. Enkoji - Published: Friday, July 10 2009 - 12:00 am
Get out your napkins: A new burger restaurant chain is coming to town, targeting Sacramento as its first California foray.
Facing suit, Sacramento burger joint plans to move
By Bill Lindelof and Bobby Caina Calvan - Updated: Friday, July 10 2009 - 12:32 am
5M10SQUEEZE.JPG
A lawsuit against the Squeeze Inn, the wildly popular Sacramento burger joint, is the latest filed by a disabled woman who in recent months has sued three other area small businesses for allegedly failing to comply with the federal law requiring access for people with disabilities.

Virtual Kitchen

Sacramento Bee Job listing powered by Careerbuilder.com

Quick Job Search
Advanced Job Search | Search by Category
Liquid Assets
Wine Buzz: 'Merlove' pours out respect

Poor merlot, the grape that's turned into a punch line. Since getting slammed in the movie "Sideways," this varietal just doesn't get much love.

The Good Life
7X12CIALED.JPG
The Good Life: Self-made expert shares her fascination

ST. HELENA – It seems an odd place to start, but with Karen MacNeil, world-class wine writer and teacher, it helps to know about the chair.

SacWineRegion.com SacMomsclub.com SacPaws.com Sacramento.com VIP Club