Mega Texas vs. Horn Barbecue in a battle of Fresno’s most critically-acclaimed pitmasters
People don’t typically think of Fresno as a place where chefs and restaurateurs go to win awards and be named on lists of the world’s best restaurants. Michelin doesn’t even cover Fresno, with its closest starred restaurants being in Paso Robles and Sacramento. That dearth of hype...
Help plant trees in Downtown Fresno, made possible by $3M grant
The City of Fresno and the County of Fresno will host a community tree planting event on April 24th, made possible by a $3 million grant from the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District.
Fresno Lunch Guide: The Neighborhood Staple That’s Been Making Bierocks Since 1977
Some places become part of a neighborhood so quietly and steadily that they’re just always there, reliably good, generation after generation. The Berrock Shop on Bullard and West, in the Save Mart shopping center, is exactly that kind of place. I’ll be honest with you: I live very close...
Jimmy Pardini reflects on taking risks and raising the bar on Fresno food
Any time Fresno gets a new restaurant with a menu that doesn’t include five types of burgers on it feels like cause for celebration. That’s not to say that we don’t have some great restaurants with vast burger selections, or that we don’t love a great burger; sometimes it just feels like there’s a gap in the market around here between casual family eateries...
Fresno’s 7 best baguettes, tasted and ranked, according to our food editor
When the pandemic hit, it seemed like the entire world simultaneously got into baking. People who hadn’t so much as picked up a whisk in their previous lives suddenly became conversant in starters, proofing times, hydration ratios. Group chats filled up with gratuitous crumb shots. Five years on, sanity,...
5 years later, justice handed down in fentanyl death of Olivia Patla
Five years later, Lakota Wakley learned his fate in court after a drug he sold took the life of Olivia Patla.
Fresno Man Sentenced to 28 Years to Life for Attempted Murder of Police Officers
A Routine Check Turns Deadly (Image Credits: Unsplash) Fresno – A routine compliance check turned into a life-threatening encounter last winter when a local man opened fire on police officers. The incident highlighted the unpredictable dangers faced by law enforcement during everyday duties. On Thursday, a Fresno County judge imposed a severe sentence on the ... Read more
Clovis brewery announces its closure: ‘Nothing really lasts forever’
Incinerati Brewing Company in Clovis is closing its doors and encouraging customers to "get some before it's all gone forever" as the operators prepare to move on to new experiences.
Woman stabbed multiple times in Downtown Fresno, police say
An investigation is underway after police say a woman was stabbed in Downtown Fresno on Friday.
Another Fresno-area brewery closes. ‘I’m just sitting there by myself for hours’
Incinerati Brewing Co. is closing. The Clovis taproom and craft brewery is shutting down; its founder headed for a job as a brewer in South Dakota. Incinerati joins a small handful of craft breweries in the central San Joaquin Valley that have closed recently, as closures of small beer makers nationally outpace openings . Incinerati has a little taproom on Tollhouse Road, a few tenths...
