Sacramento Bee reporter Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado stopped by Aria-Afghan Restaurant with $25 and a big appetite.

This authentic Afghan cuisine in Orange County takes your taste buds on a trip with decades-old family recipes.

Baklava ice-cream sandwich with stovetop coffee at Shamiat. Wayne Taylor The restaurant, all warm tones and geometric design, serves generous platters of falafel and grilled meat as well as ful ...