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Benjy Egel

Sacramento

Food/drink reporter at @sacbee_news. Order "Sacramento Eats: Recipes from the Capital Region's Favorite Restaurants" here! https://t.co/5zmMpOB4DY

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  • 2 months ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Benjy Egel

  • 2 months ago | hastingstribune.com | Benjy Egel

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Craig Haarmeyer can sum up chenin blanc, the varietal for which his West Sacramento winery is known, in just four words.

  • 2 months ago | arcamax.com | Benjy Egel

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Craig Haarmeyer can sum up chenin blanc, the varietal for which his West Sacramento winery is known, in just four words. “Chardonnay without training wheels.”The versatile, affordable white wine is enjoying a resurgence among California winemakers, as well as some tuned-in customers. That’s good news for farmers 20 minutes south of Sacramento in Clarksburg, where chenin blanc has been the keystone grape for decades.

  • 2 months ago | sacbee.com | Benjy Egel

    After seven years of reporting on the capital region’s food and drink scene, my time at The Sacramento Bee is ending. This will be my final newsletter, with my last day on Tuesday. People often ask how I ended up in this job, with a mix of curiosity and jealousy. The answer, mostly, is luck. I was a 23-year-old breaking news reporter for The Bee, churning out stories about homicides and rainfall totals after rejoining the paper following my summer internship.

  • 2 months ago | sacbee.com | Benjy Egel

    Smash burgers in midtown Sacramento. Vietnamese-inspired cocktails in Folsom. Indian fusion in Antelope. Philly cheesesteaks in Fair Oaks. These 17 new restaurants opened across 12 Sacramento-area cities in March 2025, adding new places to eat in nearly every corner of the region. Four restaurants opened in Sacramento proper, while two opened in Rocklin and Elk Grove. Roseville, Rio Linda, Davis, Fair Oaks, Cool, Folsom, Antelope, Placerville and Woodland all added one apiece.

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RT @ChrisBiderman: 'This is the single biggest boost to our downtown since we saved the Kings and built Golden 1 Center' Big news for Sacr…

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RT @ChrisBiderman: Wilton Rancheria becomes the first Native American tribe to own a majority stake in a men’s professional sports team. Th…

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23 Oct 24

RT @sacbee_news: Join us for an exclusive event where @BenjyEgel will announce this year's "Top 50 Restaurants" in the Sacramento region. F…