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Fried pickles – a pregnant girl’s dream come true! Who am I kidding, I’ll order these any time. A great starter to an even better meal at Kupros Bistro in Midtown. Kupros Bistro 1217 21st Street Sacramento, Ca 95811 (916) 440-0401

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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 Grandma Liz’s four-hour meat sauce!) The toast-worthy wining and dining initiative runs through October and is a great way to enjoy that bottle of wine [...]

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Each year the Downtown Sacramento Partnership produces “Dine Downtown Restaurant Week.”  For 10 days only, local chefs at 30 restaurants create special three-course dinner menus for only $30 per person.  The Partnership contacted the SacFoodies and asked if we would like to review a preview at a participating restaurant.  Of course we all jumped at [...]

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Tonight at 6:00 p.m. the Food Network’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives will be featuring Sacramento’s popular restaurant The Golden Bear on episode 1101 “Pub Grub and More.” The show’s host, Guy Fieri, selected three Golden Bear menu items to feature for the show: sausage and smoked slaw pizzetta, a French Vietnamese sandwich called a pork [...]

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The Crocker Café was recently named one of The Sacramento Bee’s 10 Brightest Lunch Stars for 2010. And it’s no wonder. The eatery, run by restaurateurs Bobbin and Patrick Mulvaney (of the farm-to-table fresh, Zagat-rated Mulvaney’s B&L), boasts an expansive dining space across the light-flooded Friedman Court in the Crocker Art Museum’s recent $100 million [...]

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Today, new menu items debut at Panera Bread Bakery-Café, along with some returning holiday favorites. On Monday, the SacFoodies had an opportunity to feast on these new menu items, which included the Natural Steak Chili with Sweet Cornbread Crumble, Cornbread Muffins, Mint Crinkle Cookies, Peppermint Mocha, Peppermint Hot Chocolate, Frozen Peppermint drink, Holiday Bread and [...]

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If you haven’t noticed from past posts, we’re big fans of The Food Network’s Diners, Drive-ins and Dives .  I must admit that I live vicariously through Guy Fieri and his ventures to the nation’s lesser-known restaurant gems.  So, when I heard that Guy would be making a visit to Midtown’s very own Golden Bear  [...]

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Nestled next to a Starbucks in a tiny strip of restaurants and stores off Highway 80 in West Sacramento is a hidden gem…Manaao Thai Cuisine. We discovered this restaurant about a year ago and have been frequent guests ever since. They have fast, courteous service and delicious and affordable Thai cuisine that keeps us coming [...]

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If you love authentic Thai cuisine, check out Thai Hut, where I recently enjoyed the best Yellow Curry with Chicken I’ve had to date. (Side note: Yes, I’m obsessed with desserts, hamburgers and red wines – and, now you know, Yellow Curry with Chicken too.) A group of us met there on a recent Sunday [...]

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In celebration of Thai Week on SacFoodies, my husband and I decided to try Taste of Thai in Natomas (they also have a location off Broadway in Sacramento). We are not big Thai food people, but we do enjoy a good curry now and again. We started with the Po Pia Sod (Fresh Spring Rolls) which included vegetables, tofu [...]

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