Compiled by William Burg, Becky Grunewald, Liv Moe, Matt K Shrugg, Sarah Singleton and Dennis Yudt     Photos by Scott Duncan

So here it is December and you still have some of those hard-to-shop-for folks on your list. What to get for a picky old aunt, or that lil gen y’er (who already has everything) or that weird cousin who has worked at Hotdog on a Stick for the past 27 years? Don’t worry, MidMo is here to help. Each year we ask our contributors to share their best gift ideas, and here’s what they came up with for 2011…

Gift Guide: Cookbook Roundup
Gift Guide: Crocker Gift Shop
Gift Guide: Christmas Brew
Gift Guide: Mixed Bag
Gift Guide: Gifted Gardener
Gift Guide: Viking Hobby
Gift Guide: Vinyl Tap
Gift Guide: Beers Books
Gift Guide: Paul Brown Massage

December 5th, 2011 | Posted in Life | No Comments

By Michele Hébert     Photos by Scott Duncan

Vintage furniture and knicknackery is relatively easy to find in Sacramento: we have the 57th Street Antique Mall, The Antique Co. on 21st and X, Taber’s on Del Paso Boulevard, and the monthly Antique Faire under the freeway. Read more »

December 4th, 2011 | Posted in Life | 1 Comment

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December 4th, 2011 | Posted in Music, Musical Chairs | 1 Comment

By Becky Grunewald     Photos by Scott Duncan

Going into “ethnic” markets (for lack of a better term) can be a perilous experience.  For every time I pick up some dirt-cheap herbs and spices that I use the heck out of, there’s a visit where I come home with some Soviet-era tins of mystery fish Read more »

December 4th, 2011 | Posted in Food | No Comments

By Michele Hébert

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December 4th, 2011 | Posted in Food, Wine Picks | 1 Comment

By James W. Cameron

A trip to the airport can be stressful at any time, but a visit during the chaos of Holiday travel season takes everything up a notch.  But, for Sacramentans there is good news: the new Sacramento terminal is the antidote for the holiday blues, Read more »

December 4th, 2011 | Posted in Art | No Comments

After another victorious round for the unofficial MidMo pub trivia team, handing defeat once again to the dreaded Team America; a table of empty pint glasses and ashtrays besoddened with butts told us that we had another task to prepare for – the bi-annual reviewing of CDs sent to the MidMo Corporate HQ. Read more »

December 4th, 2011 | Posted in Music | No Comments

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December 4th, 2011 | Posted in Food, Life | 1 Comment

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December 4th, 2011 | Posted in Art, Life | 1 Comment

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December 4th, 2011 | Posted in Food | 1 Comment