Tired of drinking at the same watering holes every weekend? As luck would have it, the Downtown Sacramento Partnership are hosting a totally cool pub crawl replete with a history lesson, guided tour and a drink menu sure to please even the biggest cocktail snob. Starting at Old Sacramento’s infamous…
Of all the Sacramento-area craft beer events (and there are a lot!), The Art of Beer Invitational is easily one of our favorites. Going down on Friday, Jan. 29, 2016 at The McClellan Conference Center in North Highlands, The Art of Beer brings together dozens of craft breweries with talented…
Everyone Wins on Game Day Duke’s Plates and Pints 510 La Sierra Drive, Sacramento It’s near the end of Seahawks/Vikings NFL playoff game on a Sunday afternoon and the bar is scattered with fans. About every 10 minutes or so—in between eating or drinking—you can hear the occasional “OOOHHH!” from…
Now in its fifth artery-clogging year, the annual Bacon Fest is back. Just when you thought you’d gotten a handle on your diet, the festival’s curators threw a curve ball of epic proportions your way. This year’s festivities include nearly 100 restaurants, bars, cafes, coffeehouses, gelato spots, supermarkets and anywhere…
Get the Spins As my friends know all too well, when I drink, I like to DJ. So when I heard about a new dive bar in Midtown called B-Side, where you could play your own records, I wondered why I hadn’t thought of this brilliant concept myself. B-Side is…
Ryujin and Raijin Ramen House Owner Sai Wong Lately nothing sounds better to me on a cold winter day than walking over to a local ramen house and refueling by way of slurpable noodles in a piping hot, deeply flavored broth. For a while, Sacramento had very few places to…
Tired of buying crappy sushi at your local supermarket? Can’t afford to dine out every night? Have a sushi addiction that you just can’t kick? Even if you’re just looking for bragging rights for your next Facebook status update, the “Sensational Sushi” class will cover all the bases. Depending on…
When Bob Shallit of The Sacramento Bee first reported in early October that the Midtown Sacramento bar/restaurant/venue Pour House was being sold (read the article here), we sort of shrugged it off and thought to ourselves something along the lines of, “We sure hope the new owners utilize the stage…
Café Plan B 1226 20th Street, Sacramento Happy Hour is front and center on this restaurant’s website when you click Café, so it seemed an obvious choice for the Happy Hour Hound to sniff out. The special, mussels and frites (fries) for $10 and draught Kronenbourg 1664 lager for $3…
Life is too short not to splurge on events like the upcoming family night at Formoli’s. For one special weekday night, there will be a five-course dinner featuring pasta made by Vinny Lazzaretto of Lazzaretto Pasta Company. For those who’ve never been to this J Street restaurant before, you’re in for…
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