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A Farm to Table Family: Savory Cafe

If you’ve eaten at the Savory Café on Woodland’s revitalized Main Street, you’ve probably seen the hard-working and driven executive chef Toby Barajas popping in and out of the kitchen. And maybe you’ve had occasion to glimpse Juan’s wife Kristin’s strawberry blond head (containing extreme smarts but we’ll get to that later) surveying the operations. But almost definitely, if you’ve been to the Savory, you’ve heard Juan Barajas “the business brother” talking excitedly about food.

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Farm-to-Table Comfort Foods in Yolo County

Think “farm-to-table” and comfort food rarely comes to mind. Instead, farm-to-table typically elicits images of fresh salads, seasonal produce, and just-picked fruits. But farm-to-table isn’t just a warm weather concept; there is plenty of fresh, seasonal produce...

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How to Spend a Weekend in the Yolo Countryside

The idyllic countryside of Yolo County is less than an hour from the Bay Area and Sacramento, but it seems like a world away. Rolling vineyards and bucolic farmland make up this rural haven in Northern California, offering a quiet respite from city life. Despite...

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KALIFORNIENS ERFRISCHENDSTE ECKE

Ideal in Nordkalifornien gelegen, sowohl von Sacramento als auch San Francisco nicht weit entfernt, ist Yolo County eine Region, in der sich die Besucher von ihrem Gaumen leiten lassen können. Yolo County, das als echtes „Farm-to-Table“-Reiseziel gilt und den Titel...

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This Is Yolo: Capay Valley Lavender

You may have noticed the enchanting lavender fields at Capay Valley Lavender, located in the western part of Yolo County, CA. Sherri Wood, a “FarmHer” in Capay Valley has a 28-acre organic farm with five acres of lavender fields. This ambitious San Francisco...

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This is Yolo: Great Bear Vineyards

Great Bear Vineyards in Yolo County is a California dream come true for Marcus and Jenny Meadows-Smith. The co-owners, who share a passion for quality wine, purchased the property in 2013, planted a vineyard in 2014 and have been receiving local and national...

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This is Yolo: Hooby’s Brewing

Hooby’s Brewing is an inside joke that became a reality, and twin sisters Courtney and Jaclyn Stocking are still laughing. The Stocking Sisters started Hooby’s with the help of mom and dad, Susie and Curtis, and older siblings Melanie and Chad. Mom and dad provided...

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This is Yolo: Savory Café

As we start the New Year, Yolo County is proud to congratulate our very own Savory Café as the proud recipient of Sacramento Metro Chamber’s 2020 Small Business of the Year award. This award is one of many that the Chamber bestows to salute regional leaders for...

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