The SacFoodies are paying close attention to all things Sacramento Beer Week and will be sharing news here on the blog about the events that catch our eye.
First up? Coming up on Thursday, March 3rd, Grange Restaurant & Bar at The Citizen Hotel is hosting a beer-pairing dinner with Track 7 Brewing Co. Executive Chef Oliver Ridgeway will prepare a four-course-tasting menu with pairings by brew master Ryan Graham of Track 7.
Sounds as delicious to you as it did to us? Call 916-492-4450 to reserve your seat now. The cost for this food and beer experience is $65 per person. Space is limited, so don’t wait!
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What’s Brewin’ Sacramento Concert Benefit
Beer, coffee and live music? Sounds like our kind of charity event! Head to Pachamama tonight for the What’s Brewin’ Sacramento Concert benefiting Concerts 4 Charity and Pachamama Coffee Cooperative farmers. Local bands White Elephant and The Golden Cadillacs will be playing and food/drinks will be available for purchase from Ruhstaller Beer, Pachamama and the Cali Love Food Truck. The event (open to those 21 and over) kicks off at 6:30pm.
Tickets are $5 and can be purchased here, or at the door.
Pachamama
919 20th Street
Sacramento
Beer and Ballet from the Sacramento Ballet
If you love beer and ballet, then you cannot miss the Sacramento Ballet’s new performance series held at Sacramento City College Art Court Theatre. Where else can you enjoy the artistry of the Sacramento Ballet while enjoying the delicious brews of Ruhstaller Beer. Tonight’s performance is sold out, but we hear there are still tickets for Saturday night’s show at 7 p.m. and Sunday’s matinee at 1 p.m. for $35 each.
For tickets, please visit the Sacramento Ballet website for more information.
Art Court Theatre – Sacramento City College
3835 Freeport Blvd
Sacramento
Preparing Your Spring Garden Workshop
As spring approaches, it’s time to start thinking about planting your edible garden and who better than our friends at the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op to help get you started. This Saturday, Chanowk Yisrael from Yisrael Farmily Urban Farm will teach you how to plan your garden space and prepare, plant, and care for an abundant, thriving spring garden. They will cover soil preparation, starting seeds, crop selection and more. This class is perfect for new gardeners or for gardeners who are new to the Sacramento growing region. Cost is $25 per person, $20 for Co-op owners. Tickets available on the Co-op website.
Saturday, February 20
9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op
1900 Alhambra Blvd.
Sacramento
Where to get Something Sweet for your Sweetie in Sacramento
What’s the most fab day of Feb? Valentine’s Day, of course! It’s a double holiday for me because my adorable daughter turns 7 on the 14th. I’ve been on the hunt for the perfect sweet to celebrate my little sweetie and here’s what I’ve learned by making a few phone calls and scouring the Internet (FYI, not all Valentine’s Day menus are posted online so be sure to check out Facebook or Instagram for some mouth-watering photos):
Andy’s Candy Apothecary
1012 9th St.
MON-SAT: 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
SUN: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
When the SacFoodies made a stop at Andy’s in December during our holiday outing, I thought I’d died and gone to heaven. Hands down the best caramel ever!!!! I spoke to Andy himself this week and he says the store pretty much looks like a Valentine’s Day shrine. From traditional conversation hearts and heart-shaped boxes to sour or sweet gummies to foil-wrapped chocolates, there is a candy for every taste bud. Andy says to come early because they often sell out!
Ettore’s
2376 Fair Oaks Blvd.
MON-THURS: 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
FRI-SAT: 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
SUN: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Boxes of 4 or 6 chocolate-dipped strawberries are available and adorably packaged as well as Valentine’s Day-themed cookies (sugar sprinkle, tuxedo and conversation heart butter cookies!), cake pops, petit fours and individual Chocolate Cherry Cake Cups, a rich truffle sponge cake cup with chocolate and cherry mousse. For the record, the Princess Torte is one of my favorite cakes ever and would be a perfect Valentine’s Day treat (order the pink) but, lucky for us, it’s available year-round.
Freeport Bakery
2966 Freeport Blvd.
MON-FRI: 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
SAT: 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
SUN: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
No surprise here, Freeport has a lot to offer with a Valentine’s Day theme. Strawberry Heart Tart (made with fresh strawberries), Two of Hearts (think strawberry mousse filling and chocolate ganache poured on top), Jewel Box (like you see during the holidays), Valentine’s Day Log (also like you see during the holidays) are all available, plus an assortment of cookies, cupcakes and more. If you know Freeport, you know there’s no shortage of amazing sweets!
Ginger Elizabeth
1801 L Street, Suite 60
TUES-THURS: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
FRI-SAT: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
SUN: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
MON: Closed
If it were my Valentine birthday, I’d be asking for the Chocolate Heart Box, which is filled with ten chocolate caramel hearts (have you figured out yet I have a thing for caramel?!). Also available is the Valentine’s Entremet, a Dark rum custard soaked banana cake with banana pudding and 64% Dominican Republic bittersweet chocolate mousse. Holy, wow! Adorable heart-shaped chocolates and milk chocolate discs sprinkled with Vahlrona cocoa nibs, sour cherries and candied rose petals also fill Ginger’s darling shop on L Street.
And don’t dismiss your local grocery store for great Valentine’s Day treats. Stores like Safeway, Nugget, Trader Joe’s and Raley’s all have a delicious display of sweets.
Happy heart day to all! I hope it’s the sweetest ever!!
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It’s Crab Feed Season
If you’re thinking, “hmm, I really want to go to a Crab Feed,” then February is a great month for you. With Crab Feed season upon us, and here’s a link to many happening in the Sacramento region this weekend. Definitely purchase your tickets ahead of time as these events are sure to sell out! If you can’t swing it this weekend, don’t fret. Crab feeds will still be abundant all through February.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5
Junior League of Sacramento, California Automobile Museum
Friends of Fulton-El Camino Parks and Rec District, Conzelmann Center
Placer County Association of Realtors, PCAR Conference Center
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6
Sierra Curtis Neighborhood Association, Sierra 2 Center
Boy Scouts Troop 1, California Automobile Museum
Vegan Super Bowl Party
While many party goers will indulge in wings, hot dogs, chili and burgers this Sunday, that’s not necessarily the only game in town. For those looking for an alternative to the carnivorous Super Bowl party fare, then head over to El Papagayo in Carmichael this Sunday for their 4th Annual Vegan Super Bowl Party. They will have an all-u-can-eat vegan buffet priced at $20 per person. They encourage you to purchase your tickets in advance here.
El Papagayo
5804 Marconi Ave.
Sacramento
916-487-7742
www.elpapagayo.net
Get Your Juice On and Be Fabulous this February
February has finally arrived! For me it’s doubly fabulous as it marks not only my birthday month, but also the end of dry January (a.k.a. a full month of not consuming any alcohol). With less pressure than a resolution for a full year, it really wasn’t all that bad. That said, rather than meeting for happy hour or going for a weekend beer, it forced me to find a different drink of choice.
Sacramento is blessed with an abundance of delicious fruits and veggies that lend themselves perfectly to cold pressed juice. Luckily, there’s also no shortage of neighborhood juice bars to try out. My two favorites happen to be Liquidology and Sun & Soil. Located in East Sac and Midtown, respectively, both offer tasty combinations that you’re sure to enjoy.
At Liquidology, I recommend the Immune Scout (who couldn’t use an immunity boost this time of year?), which features basil, Meyer lemon, local wildflower honey, maple syrup, camu camu and just a bit of cayenne. Also, give the BB Superhero a try. It’s made up of blackberries, apple and pear.
At Sun and Soil, I stick to the Sweet Green which has apple, spinach, lime, ginger and cucumber. What can I say? I stick to what I like.
Where’s your favorite juice place in Sac?
Liquidology
4601 H St.
Sacramento
916-970-5102
http://liquidologybar.com/
Sun & Soil Juice Company
1912 P St.
Sacramento
916-341-0327
http://sunandsoiljuice.com/