These were the best meals that I, The Sacramento Bee’s food and drink writer, ate in October around the capital region. All ...

Each comes with a luscious yellow lentil soup, a quartet of sides such as tabbouleh or baba ghanoush and khubz, a circular flatbread spilling from the basket. Then there are the dishes themselves.

Fattoush is a delicious Lebanese salad topped with fried khubz (basically crunchy pita chips), radishes, and tomatoes. Often, it’s topped with Shawarma seasoned chicken morsels. Locally, it’s fourteen ...