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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, […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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