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”
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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”
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”
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”
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”
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”
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”
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?”
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”
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”
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