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From rugged coastal inlets to calm urban lakes, these spots offer something for every SUPer.

Saba Rahimian is a writer for Texas Monthly.

Saba Rahimian and Seth Helmly opened Joon Market back in December 2020. Rahimian recently wrote a piece about the experience in Eater.

One restaurant owner says diner expectations are back to pre-pandemic levels of "the customer is always right." But normalcy in the restaurant industry is never coming back.

Winter reminds us of comfort food and all things warm. See what some local restaurants are serving for comfort and nostalgic dishes.

Joon Market, a hip little lunch and dinner spot in East Sac, is closing after little more than a year in business.

Saba Rahimian and Seth Helmly Though it’s been devastating to the restaurant industry, the pandemic has also delivered some delightful surprises. All during this difficult year, new businesses have popped up (and old ones have revamped themselves), proof of the ability of entrepreneurs to invent new and imaginative ways to feed us. Take Joon Market in East Sacramento. A pair of 31-year-olds—Saba Rahimian and Seth Helmly—opened the small, mostly takeout eatery late last year, while the pan...

Sacramento Magazine your username your email your username your email Saba Rahimian is proof that you  can go home again. The Sierra Oaks native was attending school in Austin, Texas, when she and her boyfriend, chef Seth Helmly, came to Sacramento last March for a family wedding. When the pandemic shut the country down mid-visit, they decided to stay awhile. Now, nine months later, they’re still here, proud owners of a small restaurant in East Sacramento. The couple opened Joon�...