Insight With Vicki GonzalezPhase 2 Reopenings And What It Means For Dine-In RestaurantsMay 21, 2020Sacramento is among 40 counties that now have the green light from the state for more Phase 2 reopenings. That means restaurants will soon reopen their doors for dine-in. We check in with a pair of local restaurant owners on their plans. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Food and SustainabilityDid Sea Farm Debacle Sink California Aquaculture?May 16, 2020Farming shellfish in deep ocean waters is a potentially lucrative industry in California. But environmental concerns, federal and state requirements and a recent failed project could be hard to overcome.
Food and SustainabilitySome California Restaurants Are Re-Opening — But There Are A Lot Of New RulesMay 14, 2020 | Bob MoffittThe state has approved more than a dozen counties to enter stage two of modifying the COVID-19-related stay-at-home orders. That means restaurant dining rooms can be re-open to the public.
Food and SustainabilityKitchen On The Radio: Listeners Share Sounds Of Cooking And Connecting Through Food During IsolationMay 6, 2020 | Scott RoddAs stay-at-home orders stretch another week, people are turning to food as an outlet for creativity and connection. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Food and SustainabilityGovernment Will Pay Dozens Of Sacramento Restaurants To Feed SeniorsMay 6, 2020 | Sammy CaiolaA state-run and federally funded nutrition assistance program launching Wednesday could give Sacramento’s struggling restaurants a boost, if establishments can whip up 50 meal kits a day for seniors. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezStay-At-Home Personal Pizza Kits During The PandemicMay 6, 2020The co-owner of Mountain Slice Café and Creamery in Tahoe City on how the restaurant is managing during the pandemic and its new do-it-at-home pizza kits. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Food and SustainabilityBar Employees Hope For Help From Industry Charity, But Many Have Been DeniedApril 20, 2020 | Bob MoffittAround 270,000 bar employees have asked for help from the United States Bartenders' Guild, which typically hands out only 15 to 25 grants each year. The group says it hopes more volunteers will help it approve more applications.
Food and SustainabilityCalifornia's Cannabis Shops Get Ready For Toned-Down 420 CelebrationsApril 20, 2020 | Chris NicholsPot dispensaries are open across the state during the coronavirus crisis because the state-designated their staff as an essential part of the workforce.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezRe:THINK Ice Cream And Helping Patrons During A PandemicApril 20, 2020Insight checks in on how a local ice cream company is working to give back during the pandemic. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Food and SustainabilitySpring Cattle Work Brings COVID-19 Guidelines For Ranch Hands From UC Cooperative ExtensionApril 16, 2020 | Bob MoffittIt’s springtime and that means work for cattle ranchers and their employees. It also means another way people could spread the coronavirus.
