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Delfino Farms opened in 1964. Its bakery sells warm goodies such as pumpkin pie, blackberry cheesecake and apple crisps. It’s an Apple Hill staple. Every year, like clockwork, sales tick up in October, its peak season. But 2020 was different. Crowds flocked to the farm in September, and as co-owner and General Manager Christine Delfino Noonan says, “Sales have actually been up. I think it’s because people feel safe. Everything we do is outside.” Delfino’s parking lot, which can accommodate 100 cars, filled up so quickly that she started charging for parking, hoping to thin the crowds and spread them to the off-peak season. ....
Sacramento Magazine your username your email your username your email Photo from Adam Pechal’s Facebook page. For Adam Pechal, 2020 has been the year of the pandemic pivot. The Sacramento chef, who once owned the highly regarded Tuli Bistro and Restaurant 13, was working for Hog Island Oyster Co. in Larkspur last March when COVID-19 hit, costing him his job. So he moved back to Sacramento and started doing pop-ups, which led to a full-time gig running a series of ghost kitchens out of Tiger restaurant on K Street. Gov. Gavin Newsomâs recent stay-at-home order forced the closure of Tiger, which left Pechal looking for another way to make a living. ....