We here at Submerge feel that we have a lot in common with Sacramento Cocktail Week. For instance, we were both born right here in Sacramento in 2008, and we both also really love booze, our local bar scene and all of the characters that make it up. And sure…
There’s a scene in the ’80s flick Valley Girl in which the lead character, Julie Richman, is working a shift at her parents’ health food store and completely loses her shit when the cool guy she’s dating walks into the joint. Because, as Julie proclaims in the movie, “Like, it’s…
I hate plain tomatoes. There, I said it. Millions love ‘em, so it is wholly possible and probable I am dead wrong. In fact, I know I am. For those who love these red fruits (yes, fruits), the Sutter District’s second annual Sacratomato Festival on Saturday, July 23 will be…
Cask and Barrel 1431 Del Paso Boulevard, Sacramento Situated on the triangular corner of Del Paso Boulevard and Arden Way like a shorter, rounder art deco version of the Flatiron Building, Sacramento restaurant Cask and Barrel gives off a funky vibe. The orange building once belonged to the restaurant Enotria,…
As if the Crocker Museum didn’t already have enough things going on that were totally cool and worth every penny, the “Off the Grid” grand opening gathering is a midweek family-friendly event replete with special takes on everyone’s favorite dish dubbed taco fusions. Expect to experience tacos in a new…
On Amtrak one very early morning from Sacramento to the Bay Area, the train rolled by pastures dotted with grazing cattle along Interstate 80 in Yolo County, and for the first time I wondered if the animal I’d eaten that week had also ruminated in these hills. After visiting Eric…
Were it not for a a few event invites by friends of mine who know I have crazy musical breadth, this long-standing tradition—taking place at the E2 Family Winery in Lodi—might have passed unnoticed. Of course, the last thing I would want to be is a publicist (thank the dear…
My only boba tea experience is a bit embarrassing. I was 16 years old and hanging out at the mall—as one does when they live in the middle of nowhere, Alabama, and have no social life—and I’d just purchased yet another Nine Inch Nails CD from Sam Goody (I’m really…
Chocolatiers and chocolate enthusiasts alike will revel at the presentation of Ginger Elizabeth’s “Summer Ice Cream Social” events. As luck would have it, the first of four installments just so happens to fall on my daughter’s birthday. When temperatures soar in the Sacramento Valley, this downtown haven for all things…
Pleasant surprises are always welcome. I entered Veg to get a routine food review in and eat some brunch. I exited, inspired with a real story. Suleka Sun-Lindley quietly opened Veg at 2431 J Street (above Thai Basil) this January following the November closure of Level Up. To Sun-Lindley, this…
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