Fat Elephant Records opens its second Sacramento-area shop October 16, selling leftover stock from the late Sacramento record store The Beat.

Bear West BBQ's new River District spot serves fried catfish and red velvet waffles found nowhere else in Sacramento.

The 16th annual contest features 50 Sacramento restaurants and chefs competing for diner votes all October long.

The Stanford Ranch Road sushi spot known for paper hot pot shut down after just two years, folding into its Sacramento sibling.

Sacramento beat out Denver and Las Vegas for a top-10 spot, even while ranking 73rd for overall affordability.

Kaway Cafe pours buko pandan lattes and calamansi iced tea in the alley spot once home to Bumble Bear Coffee.

Owner Lori Pack, once a waitress there for nearly 30 years, says rising costs forced the shutdown on Plumas Street.

Proxy International Coffee Co. just opened on Lassen Lane, with profits earmarked for orphans in Ugandan refugee camps.

The Midtown taco favorite is opening a second spot at 718 Sutter St., cocktail menu included.

James Beard finalist Crystal Wahpepah crafts a five-course menu of blue corn, bison and mole for SNAHC's second annual gala.

The Lavender Heights favorite is shutting its doors Saturday, leaving about a dozen employees affected.

The Sacramento cookie shop's exit follows a nationwide slowdown, but 10 other Crumbl storefronts remain open across the region.

Joe & The Juice is headed to Pavilions Shopping Center, joining Williams Sonoma and Ruth's Chris — but no opening date yet.