Food

- Multimedia mixes with jazz at Marysville concert
- By Laura van der Meer/A-D Web Editor
- Sam Allen taught his son how to read music and play piano, and now his son is grown up and telling his father’s life story through jazz.
John Allen will perform “An Evening with John Allen and Friends – More than Just Jazz” o... Full story

- Rockers hold concert to benefit Relay for Life
- By Laura van der Meer/A-D Web Editor
- Young rockers in Yuba-Sutter agree: It's great to have fun and help someone at the same time.
That's the goal for an upcoming show at the Lee Burrows Center for the Arts to benefit the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, featuring Fighting Wit... Full story

- Five Rivers Tandoori shares its recipe for Indian butter chicken
- Dish is most popular item at Yuba City restaurant
- By Leticia Gutierrez/A-D Community Editor
- A few years ago, Five Rivers Tandoori Restaurant owner Nick Purewal considered sharing his recipe for butter chicken with Appeal-Democrat readers, but choose an easier one — samosas — to make at home instead.
Now it's time.
Butter chick... Full story

- Uncorked: It's a good time to try California chardonnay
- By Fred Tasker/ McClatchy-Tribune News Service
- California's 2011 chardonnay is in the market now, and — despite some weather challenges — it's an excellent vintage.
Late frosts and a cool, rainy start to summer in some areas had growers worried, but a September heat wave saved the da... Full story

- Annual garden tours highlight beauty, support causes
- AAUW event set May 4
- By Leticia Gutierrez/A-D Community Editor
- Residential gardens created by local homeowners are featured in the 21st annual AAUW Garden Tour in the Yuba-Sutter area, with more than a dozen local artists adding their touch to the landscape.
The self-guided tour, sponsored by the American Assoc... Full story

- Be informed when taking on student debt
- Learn all your options before taking loans to pay for higher education
- By Andrew Cummins/A-D Copy Editor
- Prospective college students and their parents have long had to navigate the world of financial aid, student loans and tuition to realize their higher education goals.
A recent Princeton Review survey of high school seniors nationwide, however, foun... Full story

- Senior center art class broadens horizons
- By Leticia Gutierrez/A-D Community Editor
- Artists of all skill levels, from beginners to those who were there just for the camaraderie, worked on their projects individually Friday morning at the Yuba City Senior Center as teacher Gloria Walchesky watched and commented.
Some had never thoug... Full story

- Nutrition experts say a healthy diet provides many benefits
- By Leticia Gutierrez/A-D Community Editor
- As the weather warms up, some people start watching their diet just to lose weight for the summer months.
Eating healthy foods can help throughout the year, not just with weight but also improving a person's overall health.
What is healthy eating?
... Full story

- Small-business owners in Y-S told to focus on the formula
- Free 6-week seminar supported by YC Sam's Club
- By Ryan McCarthy/A-D Reporter
- Bill Duthler stood next to photos of Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg to tell people at Yuba City City Hall about the formulas the three men followed to business success.
"He figured out that people wanted to organize their own information... Full story

- Going nuts for local crops
- Festival, set April 20, features local food, drink
- By Laura van der Meer/A-D Web Editor
- Blooming orchards are the quintessential spring image in Butte County.
The area has a rich legacy of fruit and nut production, with almond and walnut ranchers going back generations. Evidence also remains in the city of Chico, where streets near the... Full story