Benjy Egel, The Sacramento Bee

Benjy Egel

The Sacramento Bee

Sacramento, CA, United States

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  • The Tribune
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Past articles by Benjy:

Thai, pizza and sushi: These 46 Sacramento restaurants opened in 2019’s first 6 months

Nearly 40 restaurants opened in Sacramento, CA from January to June 2019. Asian cuisines such as Chinese and Korean were the most commonly found, followed by pizza, Brazilian and Southern foods. → Read More

Hundreds of bar patrons in Sacramento on a blacklist. Do private ID scanners go too far?

Some say PatronScan’s ID scans at Sacramento bars infringe on customer privacy and jeopardizes sensitive data, while others say the Canadian company’s technology helps keep the city’s nightlife safe. → Read More

Trespasser in Golden 1 Center goes unresponsive after being detained, Sacramento police say

A man became unresponsive and was taken to the hospital early Tuesday morning after being detained by Golden 1 Center security and Sacramento police following a Kings game, according to a police media release. → Read More

California legalized home cooking sales last year. Why are they still banned locally?

When then-Gov. Jerry Brown signed AB 626 into law in fall 2018, he gave home cooks the green light to sell their food directly to customers they met through sites such as Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace. → Read More

You Gotta Try This: Simplicity enhances The Press Bistro’s Spanish-inspired calamari

The Press Bistro owner David English has been making a calamari appetizer since opening his restaurant in midtown Sacramento in 2010 after stints in New Orleans, Spain and several other locations. → Read More

All-female team, two-Michelin-starred chef to cook this year’s Tower Bridge Dinner

Suzette Gresham of two-Michelin-starred Acquerello in San Francisco will be joined by chefs from Ella, Binchoyaki, Hawks and Taylor’s Kitchen in cooking the 2019 Tower Bridge Dinner on Sept. 29. → Read More

Funeral services are today for slain Sacramento Police Officer Tara O’Sullivan

Memorial services for Sacramento police Officer Tara O’Sullivan, who was shot and killed while assisting a woman in a domestic violence dispute, are being held Thursday morning in Roseville, California. → Read More

Police departments are younger and less experienced. Why that matters in the field

The killing of two young Sacramento, California-area police officers — Natalie Corona, 22, and Tara O’Sullivan, 26 — has some law enforcement experts questioning whether they were adequately trained. → Read More

Exclusive: Man charged with killing Sacramento officer has long history of domestic violence

The Sacramento police shooting suspect arrested on murder charges in the killing of Officer Tara O’Sullivan has a history of domestic violence against women. Jail records show Adel Sambrano Ramos is in custody. → Read More

A day after Tara O’Sullivan’s death, 56 police officers get badges in emotional ceremony

If Officer Tara O’Sullivan’s funeral will take place sometime next week, Thursday’s Sacramento Police Academy graduation felt like a celebration of the last year of her life. → Read More

Here’s what happened in the north Sacramento shooting that left a young police officer dead

Five Sacramento Police Department officers fired on an unnamed suspect who is believed to have killed Officer Tara O’Sullivan Wednesday night. The young female cop was shot in a yard and died at the hospital. → Read More

You Gotta Try This: Time-tested mole recipe from Oaxaca might be the best in Sacramento

Casa Tulum, a new Mexican restaurant in Sacramento, specializes in a rich, dark Oaxacan mole served over chicken or enchiladas. It’s the first restaurant for longtime caterer Arturo Vargas. → Read More

Want to cook what Sacramento’s top chefs make at home? It’s not as hard as you think

Chefs at Sacramento restaurants like Kru, Beast + Bounty and Revival spend their off days away from the kitchen eating simple meals. Others incorporate vegetables for kids and families or fast food. → Read More

Sacramento-area breweries take nine first-place awards at State Fair competition

Craft breweries in Sacramento, Davis, Auburn, Rancho Cordova and a handful of other nearby cities combined for 20 medals in the 2019 California State Fair Commercial Beer Competition. → Read More

How good is Sacramento’s restaurant scene? Michelin wasn’t that impressed

The Kitchen’s Michelin star reinforced what diners already knew: the expensive restaurant in Sacramento is one of the top fine dining places in California. But the farm-to-fork capital was snubbed. → Read More

Which Sacramento restaurants got the biggest snub from Michelin? Here’s what you said

Sacramento, California, restaurants Biba, Kru, Hawks, Localis and The Waterboy were the biggest Michelin snubs in its dining star rating guide, according to a poll. → Read More

Sacramento’s first Shake Shack coming to midtown’s Ice Blocks

New York-based burger chain Shake Shack will be opening a location in midtown Sacramento at the Ice Blocks by late 2019 or early 2020. → Read More

Just 1 star? Which restaurants did Michelin miss in Sacramento? Tell us here

Which Sacramento restaurants should get star ratings from Michelin in California? The Kitchen got one star. But other dining spots didn’t make the list: Kru, Hawks and The Firehouse. Ella, Localis and Grange were named “Plates.” → Read More

One Baja Blast, extra tequila: Boozy Taco Bell Cantina coming to downtown Sacramento

Taco Bell will open its alcohol-serving Cantina concept bar and restaurant at 900 K St. in downtown Sacramento, California, in fall 2019, a spokesperson told The Sacramento Bee in an email. → Read More

The spots Michelin snubbed: 8 restaurants in Sacramento that should have made the list

Sacramento restaurant The Kitchen earned the city a first Michelin star rating, but the California guide mostly ignored the capital. Other restaurants were snubbed, but some made Bib Gourmand or plates lists. → Read More