Issue: May 10, 2012
A 2008 study conducted by Vegetarian Times magazine found that a whopping 7 million Americans now follow a vegetarian diet for one reason or another. So it's no surprise that the Sacramento region now boasts myriad options for those who don't partake of meat. In this week's feature, members of SN&R's editorial team (made up of two vegans, one vegetarian and one former vegetarian) hunkered down to select the top 25 local vegetarian dishes. Enjoy!
In Frontlines: Political battles at downtown's Capitol building take all shapes and sizes. This week, however, was unique: The debate centered on duck-billed birds, their livers, Sacramento's chefs in white--and one very powerful California Democratic Party chairman, John Burton. Nick Miller reports on the wild ride that is the 2012 foie-gras ban debate. Also this week: Seth Sandronsky reports on the day in the life of a Sacramento State hunger striker, the plastic island of trash in the ocean is still growing, and SN&R's editorial board endorses the California DISCLOSE Act.
In Arts&Culture: Greg Lucas sweeps the leg and Ninja Sushi; Nick Miller previews the beginning of the summer festival season; Rachel Leibrock chats with "tapigami" master Danny Scheible; and Jim Carnes raves about that man-eating plant musical at Sacramento Theatre Company.
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Faux, sure?
Should vegetarians indulge in fake meat? Shoka and Rachel Leibrock debate the merits of meatless alternatives.
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Sacramento’s top 25 vegetarian dishes
Four SN&R writers with more than 70 years of vegetarianism between them rank Sacramento’s best meatless dishes.
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All veggies, no flesh
Hungry to eat ethically? Here’s a list of exclusively vegetarian and vegan-friendly eateries in the Sacramento region.
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Ducking the debate: A look at California’s foie gras ban
Sacramento chefs turned lobbyists take to the Capitol in defense of fatty livers.
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Appetite for change
Sacramento State senior Mildred Garcia adds to the rigors of finals by going on a hunger strike to protest higher-education budget cuts.
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North by northeast
District 2 candidates for Sacramento city council say they’ll fight crime, get a handle on poverty.
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Blazing in north Sacramento
Incidences of torched cars on the up in neighborhood.
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Arenas and parks
Parks get a boost, Kings arena funding gets the boot.
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SN&R kudos
SN&R wins big at the California Newspaper Publishers Associations Better Newspapers Contest.
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He built a forest
An Indian man single-handedly plants a 1,360-acre forest over the course of 30 years.
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Plastic island grows
New research says plastic pollution in the ocean likely underestimated.
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Letters for May 10, 2012
Sacramento News & Review readers chime in on bike safety, Target Excellence, Sacramento Kings arena hopes and local theater.
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Ask Joey: The art of rejection
Joey advises a reader to tuck in his ego.
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Hawaii four-0
A Sacramento writer celebrates two milestone birthdays.
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Early intervention and prevention
Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg’s Proposition 63 aims to prevent and treat early signs of mental illness.
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Check the tape
Artist Danny Scheible creates vast undersea and floral landscapes with simple masking tape.
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How to deal with ‘dirty, stupid Mexicans’
The Mexican explains that it’s no crime to know two languages and ponders why Mexican men are so attached to their mommies.
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Charters make their play
Setting the stage for the June Sacramento County Office of Education board elections.
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Up with pedal power!
May is Bike Month, and these pols don’t want you to forget it!
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Flower power
Seymour can’t keep it under control as the Sacramento Theatre Company rocks Little Shop of Horrors.
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Prescription filled
B Street Theatre has a winning and comfortable warm-weather comedy that makes the most of its strong company.
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He meant to do that
Green Valley Theatre goes for broad comedy with Bullshot Crummond and the Invisible Bride of Death.
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Hella horror
The Devil’s Carnival, a film that blends horror and rock music, visits Sacramento’s Colonial Theatre on Friday.
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Art pick: Skinner/Howard Contemporary Art hosts a pop-up shop
Skinner/Howard Contemporary Art hosts a pop-up shop—and food trucks!—in May.
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Art pick: Richard Gilles at Axis Gallery
Richard Gilles’ new series, Towers, at Axis Gallery.
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Art picks: Joel Reber at Blue Moon Gallery
Joel Reber exhibits work at Blue Moon Gallery.
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Forget The Cabin the Woods; try this vacation home instead
For once, the rednecks in the woods aren’t the murderers in Tucker and Dale vs. Evil.
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Take Flight: Wings screening
Wings, winner of the first Academy Award for Best Picture, gets a rare theatrical screening this week in Sacramento and Folsom.
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Writer Louise Krug reboots her life, rethinks her purpose
Writer Louise Krug’s brain injury prompts soul-searching and a life do-over.
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The Zen of fish bits
Ninja Sushi is long on choices, short on stealth.
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Retro summer treat
A roundup of ice-cream sandwich hot spots in Sacramento.
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A berry delicious season
Roseville’s BerryFest celebrates local strawberries.
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Crush the damn cups
An unexpected example of how a dairy product, Yoplait yogurt, causes harm to others.
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Best of the fest
In the Flow Festival and the Dixon May Fair go down this week.
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A very French state of mind
Charlotte Gainsbourg’s “Paradisco” is coolly credibile.
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Outsourced and exotic
Director John Madden tries to avoid both the post-colonial and the post-romantic, but nails the post-Slumdog.
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The Avengers
Get your fun, light, fast superhero fix right here!
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Dark Shadows
Johnny Depp shines—not glitters—as the original American camp-goth vampire, Barnabas Collins.
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High on Romney
Will marijuana users who formerly supported President Barack Obama consider a protest vote?
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