In a celebration of Urban Agriculture Day, Slow Food Sacramento hosted a series of workshops and tours throughout the day Saturday to benefit Sacramento Hunger Coalition and Sacramento Area Community Garden Coalition (SACGC). For $25, ticket holders were able to choose from an itinerary of workshops, tours and movie screenings after either touring Soil Born Farm or cycling around town on the "What's 'Growing' On" Bike Tour. The morning cycling tour led roughly 25 cyclists on a 10-mile guided trek around local community gardens, starting at Southside Community Garden and making stops at McClatchy Park Farm Stand, David Lubin School Garden and the Sacramento Food Bank's garden along with

In the alphabet soup of bars and restaurants to choose from in Midtown, a lot more R's will be popping up. Or at least there will be a lot more to choose from on R Street. Magpie Catering, which is owned by Ed Roehr and Janelle Inouye, had its grand opening last Thursday, April 2. Swing in for a sandwich or salad. The daily menu for Friday, April 3 (pictured above), featured Niman ham and camembert cheese on ciabatta, a Petaluma chicken salad sandwich on a baguette with roasted peppers and paprika, black rice and grilled asparagus – among many other choices. Magpie is open Monday through Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. The time has finally come for the opening of The Shady Lady saloon

Ed Roehr returned to his native Sacramento several years ago, after spending much of his adult life traveling around the world and working as a chef in a variety restaurants. He worked for Morton's Steakhouse as a corporate chef, worked in Venice, Italy, worked in Santa Cruz, worked in Honolulu, Hawaii. "I have an honors degree in economics," he says sheepishly. "And I'm still washing dishes." But Roehr doesn't just wash the dishes - he creates the food on them. And soon, he'll be presenting his food to the general public. Gone for years, Roehr returned to Sactown because he loves it, and he felt that he could do a business of his own here. "You don't need a fortune to start something