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    Restaurant Review: Nyum Bai

    This month, Cambodia will make international headlines for its probable sham of a national election. Hun Sen, the world’s longest-serving prime minister, is expected to win another… Read more “Restaurant Review: Nyum Bai”

    July 18, 2018July 27, 2018 by Janelle Bitker

    East Bay Express: Fusion Delight restaurant review

    The first dish hit the table: Three steamed buns wearing pale pink snouts, matching ears, and black eyes the size of sesame seeds. Three little piggies —… Read more “East Bay Express: Fusion Delight restaurant review”

    May 16, 2018June 30, 2018 by Janelle Bitker

    East Bay Express: Emilia Otero and the fight to legalize Oakland’s mobile food industry

    Emilia Otero’s life took a sharp turn when an old, tired man knocked on her door one afternoon. It was 1998, and Otero had just started making… Read more “East Bay Express: Emilia Otero and the fight to legalize Oakland’s mobile food industry”

    November 17, 2017June 30, 2018 by Janelle Bitker

    SN&R: Sacramento’s art, race and money problem

    A couple of blocks off of Stockton Boulevard in a residential neighborhood, there’s a white wall that wasn’t always supposed to be white. Back in 2007, SMUD… Read more “SN&R: Sacramento’s art, race and money problem”

    August 25, 2016June 4, 2017 by Janelle Bitker

    San Francisco Chronicle: Longtime grocer Darrel Corti a rarity in the world of rare foods

    Darrell Corti looks as orderly as his grocery store. Between neat aisles of pastel pastas, imported sauces and specialty items made for Corti Bros., Corti can usually… Read more “San Francisco Chronicle: Longtime grocer Darrel Corti a rarity in the world of rare foods”

    August 23, 2016June 30, 2018 by Janelle Bitker

    SN&R: SUSHI, AMERICAN STYLE

    Behind his sushi bar, Lou Valente moves with precision: his choreography a result of more than 20 years of faithful repetition. He dips his fingers into water… Read more “SN&R: SUSHI, AMERICAN STYLE”

    March 3, 2016January 22, 2017 by Janelle Bitker

    SN&R concert review: Neutral Milk Hotel

    It was as if Neutral Milk Hotel didn’t really exist. It was as if the band’s disappearance in 1999—the year after it released its critically acclaimed sophomore record… Read more “SN&R concert review: Neutral Milk Hotel”

    June 18, 2015January 22, 2017 by Janelle Bitker

    SN&R: Does UC Davis have a rape problem?

    Ashley still can’t sleep at night. Last October, the UC Davis student turned 22 and celebrated her birthday with friends dancing at downtown bars. Ultimately, she found… Read more “SN&R: Does UC Davis have a rape problem?”

    October 16, 2014January 22, 2017 by Janelle Bitker

    SN&R: Sacramento’s top female chefs dish on on why a woman’s place is in the kitchen

    On her right arm, Rachel Kelley wears a tattoo of a tank. The executive chef at Revolution Wines leads a team of six young men, and sometimes,… Read more “SN&R: Sacramento’s top female chefs dish on on why a woman’s place is in the kitchen”

    March 13, 2014January 22, 2017 by Janelle Bitker

    Sacramento Bee: Comedian Eric Andre’s live show provokes and perplexes

    Eric André’s televised and live shows start out the same way: He destroys his desk. “The Eric André Show,” an absurdist talk-show parody on Cartoon Network’s Adult… Read more “Sacramento Bee: Comedian Eric Andre’s live show provokes and perplexes”

    November 7, 2013January 22, 2017 by Janelle Bitker

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