Lisa Gonzales

Sacramento

Anchor and Reporter at KCRA-TV (Sacramento, CA)

Anchor and Reporter at KQCA-TV (Sacramento, CA)

TV News, Sports, Weather, Traffic anchor & reporter for KCRA 3. IG: @tvLisaGonzales Story ideas- email me: [email protected]

Articles

Farm-to-Fork Friday: How to make guacamole with Centro Cocina Mexicana

1 week ago | kcra.com | Lisa Gonzales

FRIDAY, WE’RE GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW TO MAKE THE BEST GUACAMOLE. AT LEAST THE BEST GUACAMOLE I’VE EVER HAD. IT’S AT CENTRO, RIGHT ALONG J STREET IN MIDTOWN SACRAMENTO WEIR THE EXECUTIVE CHEF, KURT SPATARO. I LOVE THIS NEW SEASONAL TAKE YOU HAVE ON YOUR GUACAMOLE. I’M SO HAPPY THAT YOU’RE ENJOYING IT. I CAME IN AS A CUSTOMER. I DIDN’T SEE IT COMING, I TASTED IT. I THOUGHT THE LAST TIME I TASTED SOMETHING THIS GREAT WAS WHEN I WAS IN MEXICO CITY. PLEASE SHOW US HOW TO MAKE IT. THAT’S AWESOME.
Dermatologist addresses concerns over link between acne medications and cancer

2 weeks ago | kcra.com | Lisa Gonzales

Dermatologists are sharing new warnings about acne medications and potential links to cancer.Recent reports have raised concerns about benzoyl peroxide, a common ingredient in acne medications, potentially breaking down into benzene, a chemical linked to cancer.
Farm-to-Fork Friday: How to make a blue corn quesadilla like Centro Concina Mexicana

2 weeks ago | kcra.com | Lisa Gonzales

FRIDAY, WE ARE AT CENTRO WITH EXECUTIVE CHEF KURT SPATARO. WE’RE GOING TO MAKE SOMETHING SO TASTY. IT’S A BLUE CORN TORTILLA QUESADILLA, BUT YOU MAKE THESE CORN TORTILLAS. HOMEMADE, RIGHT? SHOW US HOW WE CAN MAKE THEM AT HOME. I LOVE THE BLUE CORN. YEAH, THIS IS MASA, MADE WITH BLUE CORN. AND WE. WE BUY THIS FROM A WOMAN IN RANCHO CORDOVA. THAT. MAKES HER OWN NIXTAMAL SO DRIED MASA. I MEAN, DRY CORN COOKED WITH CALCIUM OXIDE TO MAKE NIXTAMAL. AND THEN SHE GRINDS NIXTAMAL TO MAKE MASA.
Sacramento's Grange Restaurant & Bar provides a recipe for Easter brunch

3 weeks ago | kcra.com | Lisa Gonzales

Easter is this Sunday.If you're looking for a unique brunch recipe, KCRA 3's Lisa Gonzales has a toasty idea on this week's Farm-to-Fork Friday.She was joined by Grange Restaurant & Bar's executive chef, Dane Blom. Watch the full segment in the video player above.
Farm-to-Fork Friday: How to make an egg frittata like The Grange

1 month ago | kcra.com | Lisa Gonzales

GONZALES TO HELP YOU GET READY. ON THIS WEEK’S FARM TO FORK FRIDAY, WE’RE GETTING YOU READY FOR EASTER AND MAYBE EASTER BRUNCH. IF YOU’RE PREPARING AT HOME, OR IF YOU JUST WANT TO COME TO THE GRANGE. WE’RE IN THE KITCHEN AT THE GRANGE RESTAURANT AND BAR, INSIDE THE CITIZEN HOTEL IN DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO, AND EXECUTIVE CHEF DANE BLOM JOINS US TO SHOW US HOW TO MAKE YOUR FAMOUS EGG WHITE FRITTATA. OF COURSE, OF COURSE.
Take a look inside the new pickleball facility set to open in Rancho Cordova

1 month ago | kcra.com | Lisa Gonzales

PICKLEBALL YEAR ROUND. OPENING IN RANCHO CORDOVA. SO OF COURSE, KCRA 3’S LISA GONZALES HAD TO CHECK IT OUT. SHE’S OUR RESIDENT PICKLEBALL CHAMP. SHE GIVES US A SNEAK PEEK BEFORE THE GRAND OPENING THIS WEEKEND. DOESN’T MATTER IF IT’S HOT OR COLD OUTSIDE. SUMMER OR WINTER OR WINDY. YOU CAN PLAY YEAR ROUND NOW IN RANCHO CORDOVA. THERE IS THE PICKLER. IT’S THE FIRST ONE IN CALIFORNIA, AND YOU CAN PLAY WITH PROS LIKE JENNIFER DOUGLAS FROM GRANITE BAY.
Farm-to-Fork Friday: How to make spaghetti with lobster like Ippolito's Trattoria

1 month ago | kcra.com | Lisa Gonzales

WITH THIS WEEK’S FARM TO FORK FRIDAY ON THIS WEEK’S FARM TO FORK FRIDAY, WE’RE TALKING ITALIAN FOOD AT IPPOLITO’S RESTAURANT IN THE ROSEMONT AREA OF SACRAMENTO COUNTY. HAVE THE EXECUTIVE CHEF AND OWNER CHEF NICK IPPOLITO. YES, YES A TRATTORIA. YES. TRATTORIA IPPOLITO IS TRATTORIA. ALL RIGHT, SO YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN HERE FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS, AND YOU’RE GOING TO SHOW US HOW TO MAKE SOME OF YOUR DELICIOUS ITALIAN DISHES. SO LET’S GO AHEAD AND START WITH THIS ONE RIGHT HERE. WHAT’S THAT CALLED.
2025 DAFRider Motorcycle Preseason: Year of the Swerve

1 month ago | acc.af.mil | Lisa Gonzales

Published March 29, 2025 By Lisa Gonzales Air Force Safety Center The DAF Rider Motorcycle Preseason was created as a way to emphasize riders’ training and allow motorcycle safety representatives to manage their unit riders. This year the preseason will highlight a new series called “DAF Year of the Swerve” where riders and instructors will focus on teaching the vital skill of the swerve.
'Retro Doll Haus' fashion show is this weekend in Sacramento

1 month ago | kcra.com | Lisa Gonzales

FASHION AND RETRO FASHION. THE RETRO DOLLHOUSE FASHION SHOW IS COMING BACK, AND WE’VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT VINTAGE FASHION BEFORE. WE’VE GOT HANNAH B, SHE IS THE CELEBRITY STYLIST FOR THIS. YOU’VE GOT A WHOLE NEW VISION THIS TIME AROUND BECAUSE WE’VE HAD YOU ON THE SHOW BEFORE, AND I’VE BEEN IN YOUR FASHION SHOWS BEFORE. YOUR RETRO VINTAGE FASHION SHOWS. IF YOU DON’T KNOW HANNAH B, SHE, YOU KNOW, SELLS AND COLLECTS VINTAGE FASHION AND RECYCLES FASHION HERE IN SACRAMENTO.
Farm-to-Fork Friday: How to make asparagus with Patrick Mulvaney

1 month ago | kcra.com | Lisa Gonzales

THOSE TASTY GREEN SPEARS. ON THIS WEEK’S FARM TO FORK FRIDAY, WE ARE AT MULVANEY’S BAL IN MIDTOWN SACRAMENTO WITH THE EXECUTIVE CHEF AND OWNER, PATRICK MULVANEY. THANKS FOR HAVING US. YOU KNOW, ASPARAGUS IS IN SEASON RIGHT NOW. WHAT’S THE BEST OR WHAT’S AN IDEA FOR US TO PREPARE IT? IT’S THE IT’S THE SEASON. AND I LOVE ASPARAGUS. RIGHT. WHEN THESE BABIES COME IN AND YOU JUST GET A WHOLE BUNCH OF THEM, AND THEN WE SNAP THEM. THAT’S PERFECT. IT’S WOODY. AND UNDERNEATH. AND THEN THEY EAT THEM LIKE THAT.