Tightwad Tuesday: Sactown’s Passport to Winter Dining
Sometimes, I love sandwiches more than people. There I said it. And another close contender for my affection is a great bargain. Which is why I’m salivating over Sactown’s new issue, specifically the...
View ArticleCharity Uncorked from the Paragary Restaurant Group
Last Sunday, May 8, marked the kick-off dinner at Spataro Restaurant and Bar for the Paragary Restaurant Group’s new “Charity Uncorked” program. (Kicking myself for missing the rigatoni pasta with...
View ArticleRecipe: Great-grandmother Murphy’s potato salad
There are potato salads, and there are potato salads. This is, undoubtedly, the latter. It is italicized and underscored, highlighted and bolded. It’s the type of potato salad that would wear white to...
View ArticleBarwest Burgers & Wings restaurant review: Burgers definitely exuded a...
How many times have you uttered that storied incantation: “I wish this speakeasy was more like a beach bar.” Probably more than you can count. Well, Prohibition-era Surfer, the wait is over. Barwest...
View ArticleTaste of Sacramento
If you’re feeling famished and daydreaming of a getaway to Newport Beach, Napa or even Paris, circle Oct. 14 on your calendar. With a red marker. And, like, add a gold star. Because at the 13th annual...
View ArticleRecipe: Roasted cauliflower with dates and walnuts
My earliest memory of cauliflower involves ketchup. But fast-forward to 2011, where grown-up me has donned his classy cap and uncovered a delicious new twist on the home-garden staple that was a...
View ArticleSecond Wednesday Tastings at INK: Bacon Edition
I have dreamt of bacon. Just soak in that declaration for a minute. Because while that sentence could very well serve as the working title of my memoirs, it’s also an unabashedly true statement in my...
View ArticleGrid snob takes on Midtown Deli
Irony? Midtown Deli isn’t actually located in Midtown—at least not according to this Grid snob. But that’s OK. Because while the eatery sits perched caddy-corner to the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op...
View ArticleA Visit to the Zagat-rated Mulvaney’s B&L
Some dining experiences involve great food. Others, impeccable service. There are those with charming décor and nuanced detail, inventive menus and effortlessly executed panache. And then there are...
View ArticleWordless Wednesday: Taylor’s Kitchen
Sunday brunch at Taylor’s Kitchen is warm, nuanced and punctuated with charm. Not unlike the ever-changing basket of homemade pastries from Pastry Chef Jodie Chavious! Think: Guinness black bottom...
View ArticleBangkok Garden restaurant review: One night will make a hard man crumble
In the seminal ’80s classic “One Night in Bangkok,” Murray Head’s new wave chorus belts, “One night in Bangkok makes a hard man crumble!” I prefer a twist on the original, adding in two well-deserved...
View ArticleTwo for $25 Dinners at Café Bernardo
True, fellow Sac Foodie Liz Conant shone a Wordless Wednesday spotlight on this screaming deal back in February. I’m here to reiterate the amazingness of it all. Café Bernardo—that bastion of the...
View ArticleThursday Happy Hours at Crocker Café by Supper Club
The new Mel Ramos exhibit at The Crocker is a sight to behold. But if the pop paintings of nudes alongside larger-than-life sodas, candy and oranges set your tummy rumbling (like they did mine), you’re...
View ArticleRecipe: Spinach puffs from Bon Appétit
For a recent Halloween party, I found the perfect disguise: a side dish masquerading as an appetizer. To deepen the identity crisis, Bon Appétit’s new November issue also touts these versatile spinach...
View ArticleWordless Wednesday – Snickerdoodle Cupcake
‘Tis the season at all Café Bernardo locations for this brown butter and vanilla bean cupcake with cinnamon buttercream and garnished with toasted Snickerdoodle cookie crumbs. Available throughout the...
View ArticleEsquire Grill’s Dine Downtown Menu
You’d have to be living under a rock not to notice the iconic teal signage plastered around Sacramento, heralding the arrival of Dine Downtown Week. We’re even chattering about it—and for good reason....
View ArticleCasa Corona, Fresno
It’s not uncommon to find a Sac Foodie in Fresno. As the largest inland city in California, and one so centrally located within the state’s agricultural heartland, client work often brings us down for...
View ArticleWordless Wednesday: Tequila Primavera at Centro
Primavera is the Spanish word for spring, making this yerba mate-infused tequila cocktail at Centro a fitting rite. Agave and orange juice round out the south-of-the-border flare, while $8 won’t break...
View ArticleRecipe: A salute to simplicity with creamy basil potatoes
When working in food communications, it’s easy to get caught up in the latest fad. You know what I’m talking about. Those highfalutin ingredients and dishes that sound just as good rolling off the...
View ArticleWordless Wednesday: The House Grind
If you’re ever in Philly and in need of a good pub—and a good burger—The House Grind at The Cambridge is your stop. Dry-aged beef, smoked gouda, and satisfying salty fries. (Ask for the aioli to spread!)
View ArticleBeer pairings and puppy rescue
Finish this equation: Farm fresh food + local beer + puppies = __________. Words like “awesome” and “heaven” would work. So would “River City Brewing Company’s 20th Anniversary.” Yes, the iconic...
View ArticleWordless Wednesday: Hock Farm’s Bottled & Bubbled Cocktails
The bottled cocktails at Hock Farm are my new favorite thing. The refreshing Gin and Tonic and the enticing Rum & Soda (with house made cream soda!) are serving farm fresh realness with a kick...
View ArticleIrish Beef Stew
Last weekend, the winds came. And with them, all the swirling colors, smells and sentiments of fall. Thanks to Sacramento’s usual Indian Summer weather patterns, autumn has a tendency to sneak up on...
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