A popular quick-service restaurant with nearly 200 locations across the country is now open in Fresno. Corner Bakery Cafe is located at the ever-growing Park Crossing complex at Friant Road and Fresno Street in northeast Fresno. Corner Bakery Cafe’s roots are in the mid-west. In 1991, they started out as a bread and bake shop in downtown Chicago. They grew from there and in 2006 began … [Read more...]
Gelato in Winter? Bon Goût Gelato Lounge is Worth It
I know you can’t believe I’m writing about gelato right now. It’s January, and we’re all Californians who don’t know how to handle these below-50 temperatures. But there’s a reason why Bon Goût Gelato Lounge recently posted about having a full house of customers in winter: It’s too good to wait for warmer temperatures to try it. Gelato, for those of you who don’t know, is Italian ice cream. … [Read more...]
KoJa Kitchen Will Make You Change Your Food Plans Immediately
So right as I was about to get back into the whole “let’s eat healthy!” and “I can eat nothing but salad for weeks at a time!” thing, an amazing, delicious, and tastebud-tantalizing new restaurant opened just a few steps away from the FresYes office. The Restaurant KoJa Kitchen—"KoJa" is a term coined from the Korean and Japanese influence on the flavors and dishes served by the … [Read more...]
Saying hello and goodbye to Mexican Consul Vicente Sanchez Ventura
It's nice to see Fresno through the eyes of a visitor every now and then. Someone who hasn't grown up here. Someone who has a different perspective on our city than its native population and long-time locals. In this case, those fresh eyes belong to Consul Vicente Sanchez Ventura, whose three-year assignment at the Mexican Consulate in Fresno just happens to be coming to an end. Before he departs, … [Read more...]
Cheers to 3 years of great beers from House of Pendragon
Its name may conjure Arthurian legend, but Sanger-based brewery House of Pendragon has been busy crafting a tale all its own over the past few years. Tommy Caprelian started House of Pendragon three years ago with his wife, Nora, after several years brewing at home and later working for Tioga Sequoia. Since then, the business has grown to include a tap room in Clovis, a … [Read more...]
Make it your mission to try Black Ops Brewing
Tomorrow is the Super Bowl. Or, what can also be called beer's national holiday. With the game taking place practically in our own backyard, and pilots from Fresno's own 144th Fighter Wing protecting the skies over Levi's Stadium, there really is no better time to highlight a local craft brewery with a military hook. Let's talk Black Ops Brewing. No covert operations were … [Read more...]
Chris Breedlove leads ‘cutting-edge’ congregation in scripture and social issues
The Rev. Chris Breedlove has lived in Fresno for a relatively short time. But in the four years since he moved here to take the job of senior pastor at Community United Church of Christ, he's established himself as a devoted leader to his congregation and a somewhat familiar face to anyone keeping up with local news. Whether standing up to the city officials over their treatment of the homeless, … [Read more...]
Create Your Own Sushi Burritos & Bowls at Pokiland
Last year, a friend told me about an amazing invention: Sushirrito. It was a popular chain in San Francisco that served giant hand-held sushi rolls - sort of a sushi burrito, if you will, with seaweed wraps instead of tortilla. “What is this magical sorcery?!” I wanted it immediately. And when I tried it a few months later, I loved it. The only problem was that while this crazy creation was … [Read more...]