Allen Pierleoni
The Sacramento Bee
Sacramento, CA, United States
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Looking for the best of the wurst? Here’s our guide to the best sausage in Sacramento
For the best flavors, variety and freshness, leave the prepackaged processed links to the amateurs and follow this guide to genuine handcrafted sausages made by real butchers in the Sacramento, California area. → Read More
Sacramento meat shops offer wide varieties of sumptuous summer sausage flavors
What will be sizzling on your backyard grill this summer? Will it be the usual suspects – ribs, tri-tip, chicken, burgers and hot dogs? Or will you take a leap in your grilling repertoire with sausages? → Read More
‘Faith Fairchild’ mixes small-town murder mysteries with mouth-watering recipes
For 29 years now, Katherine Hall Page and Faith Fairchild have worked side-by-side in the kitchen, creating recipes, tasting new dishes, tweaking classic ones and catering New England dinner parties. → Read More
How to take care of those Mother’s Day flowers and make them last
You can make your Mother’s Day flowers last longer and help the flowers be vibrant with these tips from a professional florist. → Read More
Mother’s Day: Flower power on display at 72-year-old Sacramento shop
“I must have flowers always and always” could be the motto for Relles Florist, a midtown shop that’s been part of Sacramento’s fabric for more than 72 years and through three generations. → Read More
Dave Barry discusses life lessons learned from Lucy, his 10-year-old dog
Dave Barry’s new book is “Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog” (Simon & Schuster, $26, 240 pages). Lucy is the Barry family’s dog, adopted from a rescue agency 10 years ago. → Read More
Author Lisa See on coming to Sacramento: ‘I feel like I’ve come full circle.’
New York Times best-selling author Lisa See talks about her ties to Sacramento and the sense of adventure in her latest historical-fiction title, “The Island of Sea Women.” → Read More
A conversation with Gregg Hurwitz on writing ~ and his quirky hero, the ‘Nowhere Man’
The novelist’s biggest splash – a breaching whale, really – is the critically acclaimed four-title “Orphan X” series. The latest is “Out of the Dark.” → Read More
How to sauté, season and bake like you know what you’re doing
Tips from Good Eats cooking school owner Paulette Bruce can help you learn your way around the kitchen. → Read More
‘Every entertainer knew who he was’: Casino reviewer and storyteller Mel Shields dies at 73
Mel Shields, the authoritative voice of Northern Nevada casino entertainment for 46 years, died Sept. 21 in Reno. → Read More
'Estelle 2.0' culminates lifelong dream for Sacramento baker
Esther Son walked briskly through the crowded kitchen of Estelle Bakery & Patisserie in Arden Arcade, navigating tall sheet-pan racks of fragrant croissants and a rainbow of fragile macarons, cruising past busy bakers and sandwich-makers at their many stations. → Read More
Comedic legends Martin and Short promise ‘forgettable evening’ at Golden 1 Center show
Comedic collaborators Steve Martin and Martin Short showcase their unique (and occasionally ribald) brands of humor and musical talents June 29 in Sacramento. → Read More
A hidden destination as gateway to wine country and the Monterey Peninsula
The charming, history-rich town of Los Gatos is hidden at the edge of Silicon Valley, a discovery waiting to happen. → Read More
Sci-fi author Kim Stanley Robinson brings a stormy view of the future to Bee Book Club
In his new novel, “New York: 2140,” A-list sci-fi author Kim Stanley Robinson of Davis foresees the world’s greatest city as an underwater victim of global warming (Orbit, $28, 624 pages). But the drama is only beginning. → Read More
‘Ali was like Colin Kaepernick times 10.’ New book updates boxing legend’s legacy
Muhammad Ali’s greatest fight was not in the ring, but against the draft board. Author Leigh Montville scrutinizes the controversies surrounding Ali in “Sting Like a Bee: Muhammad Ali vs. the United States of America, 1966-1971” (Doubleday, $30, 368 pages). → Read More
Falafel burgers, Irish nachos and alcohol-spiked frozen desserts new on the menu at River Cats games
Raley Field in Sacramento, home to the River Cats baseball team, has seven new storefront restaurants serving up gourmet hot dogs, hamburgers, Irish nachos, booze-spiked desserts and other twists on traditional ballpark fare. → Read More
New book 'The Bloody Mary: The Lore and Legend of a Classic Cocktail' offers 50 ways to make the versatile drink
The bloody mary cocktail is super-versatile, as shown in the 50 recipes offered in “The Bloody Mary: The Lore and Legend of a Classic Cocktail” by Brian Bartels (Ten Speed Press, $19, 176 pages). → Read More
Bill Clinton, James Patterson team up to write a mystery novel – ‘The President is Missing’
Author James Patterson calls writing a novel with President Clinton the highlight of his career. “The President Is Missing” will be published in June 2018. → Read More
Sacramento firefighters battle car blaze, then ‘some sort of explosion occurred’
Two Sacramento Fire Department firefighters were burned Friday when an explosion occurred while they were helping extinguish a car fire, said Capt. Dave Lauchner, department spokesman. → Read More
New titles for your reading while you await the summer releases
The deluge of books for the summer reading season is about to commence. Before we’re swept away in that flood, this list of new nonfiction and fiction titles should help keep readers ready. → Read More