Eats

Matteo’s Pizza & Bistro 5132 Arden Way Sacramento, California Words & Photos by Josselin Bassaldu Oh, October. You are like that boring friend that you forget is so interesting until they let loose and entertain the hell out of you. How about them apples, October? You make them so sweet…

Sapporo Grill 1118 16th Street, Sacramento Words & Photos by Josselin Basaldu New restaurants pop up around Midtown occasionally. But let’s face it food fans, quite a few new eateries have appeared in the past year. Space is limited on the grid, and we’ve seen restaurant development begin to slow…

Wednesday Market at Cesar Chavez Park I don’t especially like rural or country areas. I like the vibrancy, diversity and speed of the city. However, my Sacramentans, there is one place that the two converge in delight of one another; a place where the best aspects of country and city…

Dad’s Kitchen 2983 Freeport Blvd., Sacramento It was a picturesque summer evening. The sun had just gone down and a mild breeze moved about the quaint patio in the rear of Dad’s Kitchen. At the 8 o’clock hour, the 10 black tables that angled along large gray tiles were filled…

Magpie Caterers Market & Cafe 1409 R Street, suite 102, Sacramento If you could take words meaning “unexpected,” “in a good way” and “fulfilled” and put them into one word, that is exactly how I would describe my luncheon experience at Magpie Caterers Market & Café. Strolling up to the…

The economy has taken a swan-style jump off the high dive platform. The descent has been gloriously terrible; many businesses have closed up shop for good, and good folks have been laid off. Though any plummet from the high dive can be disastrous, the trick is to make sure you…

Michelangelo’s 1725 I Street, Sacramento Often, I mention the excitement, importance and necessity of the “culinary adventure.” This is when food lovers, foodies, venture to the edge of comfort to try something new at the risk of a terrible tasting outcome for the sake of discovering a sweet, juicy, raspberry-red…

Imagine intertwining prongs of sleek, cool metal meeting in the middle of desire and decadence. Cutting the tension and fluff of frills and frosting with the blunt edges of reality, striking a hopeful counterbalance of possibility and reality. Sharing dessert with someone can subconsciously be this intense and stimulating. It’s…

La Trattoria Bohemia 3649 J Street | Sacramento, CA I don’t know about all of you fun, food-curious fanatics out there, but my interest in the food inside any restaurant is dependent upon its outside appearance. On many a brisk walk to enjoy a cider at the Bon Lair, my…

It’s so good to be here with you. Really, the pleasure is all mine. It’s hard to believe it’s been more than six months but not quite a year that I have been writing to you about local restaurants. I’m sure if you’ve followed throughout you could get a good…