Arts & Culture
If I Kneaded You
Henri rises to the occasion to share bread’s origin and where to find the best locally By Henri Bourride “There is not a thing that is more positive than bread.” – Fyodor Dostoevsky Growing up, […]
Food
Arts & Culture
The charm of Chico Chai: new cafe enlivens the city with a fresh take on global traditions
By Samin Vafaee Let’s set the record straight: calling it “Chai tea” is basically saying “tea tea.” But no matter how you phrase it, one thing’s for sure—in a world of coffee houses, chai houses […]
Arts & Culture
The Asparagus Effect
Henri divulges the details and some cooking tips for this springtime vegetable By Henri Bourride I was devastated. Completely humiliated. We had just finished a delightful spring meal in my apartment in the Village and […]
Arts & Culture
Fish tacos, anyone?
Henri’s unmet New Year’s resolutions lead to unexpected bliss in Chico By Henri Bourride Henri had every intention of honoring his New Year’s resolutions this year, despite never having done so in the past. Of […]
News
Revisiting the Farm
Henri discovers the Chico State Farm Meats Lab does more than sell sausages It all started with a short text. Apparently, Henri had a package at the UPS distribution center that they were unable to […]
Food
A famished and discombobulated Henri is saved by Nouvelle … restaurant
By Henri Bourride “Hey, Siri…good food and nice drink in Chico, California.” “Okay, I found a good ice rink in Chico, California.” Henri was totally lost. For the most part he’s has been thrilled with […]
Arts & Culture
Henri goes both ways with Holiday Pozole: his own recipe and the best in Chico
By Henri Bourride The holidays have always been bitterdouce for Henri, though I suppose that’s not unusual, given the complicated natures of families and human relationships, as well as the tension between a solemn, spiritual […]
Arts & Culture
Chico gets the larger view on lagers: New tap house, Beer Lobo, is energizing downtown
By Odin Rasco A newly-opened business is looking to bring a novel perspective to Chico’s thriving beer scene by giving lagers some long-deserved limelight. Driven to share their collective decades of passion for craft beer […]
Arts & Culture
Many Happy Returns
By Henri Bouride Sacre bleu! Dix ans? Can it really be ten years since Henri left Chico for the Big Pomme. Alas. Miss Marilyn has left us for that perfect poodle-friendly bistro in the sky, […]
Arts & Culture
Tribally owned distillery, Obsidian Spirits, in Tehama County is producing stellar moonshine with a spirit of perseverance
By Scott Thomas Anderson The first time I arrived at Rolling Hills Casino, Mount Shasta was covered in snow and gleaming like an alabaster altar against an endless blue expanse of the horizon. Andrew Alejandre, […]
Arts & Culture
A soldiering small business: Chico’s Krak Boba owners reflect as they celebrate 6-month anniversary
By Helen Harlan When Chico natives Cyndi and Frank Pereira opened Krak Boba Chico in East Avenue Marketplace in May, some of their close friends and family thought the couple was crazy. “Sometimes, we still […]
News
What is it about Stoble? Chico’s premiere coffee roasters are also social capitalists
By Ken Magri This place is serious about coffee, very serious. But there is more to Stoble Coffee Roasters than a great cup of Joe. Something about this business at 418 Broadway just seems to […]
Arts & Culture
Chico-area winemaker keeps reaching for vino heaven while surrounded by monks
By Scott Thomas Anderson Fall is a season for lingering on the past – for heightening our sense of the history all around us. Twenty miles north of Chico, there is place where lasting legacies […]
Arts & Culture
Family style
Unless a patron with the name happens to stop by, you won’t find anyone named Maria at Tres Maria’s. But, when the doors are open, you will be warmly greeted by co-owner Sonia Montes, who […]
News
Burger surprise
There is an interesting phenomena known as “multiple discovery,” which describes how different peoples—though separated by oceans, continents and thousands of miles—tend to stumble upon the same, groundbreaking advancements independently of one another: things like […]