Block Butcher Bar
By: Megan Foster If you’re looking to beat Sacramento’s heat in the company of a cool drink and some of the choicest house-made charcuterie around, head to Block Butcher Bar in Midtown. Snuggled next...
View ArticleIppuku
2130 Center Street, Berkeley, CA 94704. (510) 665-1969 http://www.ippukuberkeley.com/[Note: This blog post is long overdue. Sorry for being MIA and thanks for being so patient. The new job is...
View ArticleKale Yeah! “The Market” Pizza
When it comes to dining out, I can be incredibly indecisive. Like, the kind of indecisive that really annoys your friends and family as you endlessly debate going here or there and eating this or that....
View ArticleThe Cellar in Historic Folsom
There are some restaurants that are just a pleasure, and The Cellar on Sutter Street in Historic Folsom is one such place. I’ve been to The Cellar a number of times, but when I learned of their...
View ArticleDawson’s
I had the opportunity to hang out with Jason Poole, the executive chef of Dawson’s last week, and learned that his restaurant is anything but an industry cliché. Located at 1209 L Street, Dawson’s is...
View ArticleDiegos restaurant: A hidden gem in Grass Valley
TUCKED AWAY IN A LEAFY GREEN neighborhood of Victorian-style houses in Grass Valley, Diegos restaurant is a hidden gem. It takes you on a journey to South America with fresh, delicious food, eclectic...
View ArticleBeat the Heat by Stopping Into Vic’s Café
3193 Riverside Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95818. (916) 475-1223.http://cafevics.comMr. S. and I have a ritual that's been going for awhile now. Every other week after his haircut, we meet up at Vic's and...
View ArticleSummer Thyme’s adds artistic bike rack to its restaurant
The Curious Forge will be installing a custom built bike rack in the shape of five salmon arching out of the pavement. What do salmon and bicycles have in common? Well, if you are Amy and Chamba Cooke...
View ArticleTogo’s Giving Away 10,000 Free Sandwiches
Who doesn’t love free stuff? Especially free food? July 24th might seem like just another day, but think again! Togo’s Sandwiches is giving away 10,000 of its best-selling sandwich, the #24 Turkey...
View ArticleRussian River Trip : Cafe Aquatica
So last week, I went on my first work trip with my new job. We got to spend 5 days in the lovely Russian River area. The scenery in that part of California was beautiful (billowy fog, clear blue water...
View Articletravel with mamawolfe: Relax at the Roman Spa Hot Springs Resort in Calistoga
Greetings from Calistoga, California! Most people think of the Napa Valley for wine, of course, but there is SO much more there than driving around doing tastings. Quaint towns such as St. Helena,...
View ArticleGuerneville : Boon Eat +Drink
16248 Main Street,Guerneville, CA95446. (707) 869-0780http://eatatboon.com/During my recent work trip, many of the locals were kind enough to offer restaurant recommendations. One place I kept hearing...
View ArticleMagpie Café
Last week I visited one of my favorite restaurants in Sacramento, Magpie Café, for a quick alfresco dinner on a warm summer evening – my favorite kind of dining! My dining companions and I knew...
View ArticleCentro Turns Twenty
Centro Cocina Mexicana, a Sacramento staple, turns 20 this week and the restaurant is celebrating with a week of specials. Starting today and continuing through Sunday, August 17th, Centro will feature...
View ArticleFor Elegant Dining and Craft Brews, Blackbird Soars
By: Amanda Frew and Jake Ferguson For those of us that work in downtown Sacramento, keeping us in the area after work hours is not easy to do with midtown’s many bars and restaurants luring us away...
View ArticleSampino’s Towne Foods… Now That’s Amore.
By Tricia Juanitas Where: Sampino’s Towne Foods 1607 F Street Sacramento, CA 95814 What: Sampino’s take-home meals, meatball sandwich and cappuccino
View ArticleCoffee Crawl Sacramento This Saturday
There are just a few tickets still available for the Coffee Crawl Sacramento this Saturday, September 6. Crawlers will start at Insight Coffee Roasters for event bags full of swag and kick off...
View ArticleDisneyland Anaheim 2014 Part 1
{my husband and I sneaking a picture in with Snow White’s dwarves by Cinderella’s castle} {I had to have these sequin ears! I got the silver ones last time I went} {my husband got the conductor ears-...
View ArticleDisneyland Anaheim 2014 Part 2
{my husband and I} {meeting Princess Minnie Mouse} {Mad Hatter’s Tea Cups Ride} {giggled the entire tea cups ride!} {actually really wanted these ears, but it was too hot!} {dessert at Ariel’s Grotto...
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