In cities like San Francisco and Houston, you can find amazing scientific wonders called whisper dishes. They require no wires, no batteries and no energy to power them—just the sound of your own voice. We think that’s something worth shouting about here at home.
From richly aged, rye-whiskey eggnog to decades-old, non-spiked hometown recipes, here are four creamy reasons to skip the mass-produced carton this year, raise a glass to the holiday season, and drink local.
Walt Disney may have created the House of Mouse, but bringing Disney magic to the big screen took a pixie-dusted village. For his recently released book, Directing at Disney: The Original Directors of Walt’s Animated Films, longtime Davis resident and Disney historian Don Peri teamed up with Pixar’s Oscar-winning chief creative officer Pete Docter to tell the story of the forgotten pioneers of animated movies.
From a juicy-sweet food fest in Roseville and a return to stand-up for CNN host W. Kamau Bell at the Mondavi, to Placer County artists throwing open their studio doors, and holiday celebrations—both classic and “with a splash of sass”—here are 10 can’t-miss events before the end of the year.
A transporting Caesar salad taco, a comforting cortadillo stew, a tender cabrito en salsa. The talented teams behind two local Michelin-rated restaurants, Nixtaco and Canon, come together to open Cantina Pedregal and bring the signature flavors of northern Mexico to Folsom.
