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OBO’ Italian Table and Bar

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The latest Selland Family Restaurant to open in Sacramento, OBO’ Italian Table and Bar, is located in East Sacramento next to the new Kru location. OBO’, which opened in June, follows suit with fellow Selland restaurants in that there is no formal table service – you order at the counter, take a number, and your food is delivered to your table when it’s ready. Randall Selland calls it a “non-committal” approach, and I’d have to agree.
I recently grabbed a table at OBO’ on a Saturday night when my husband and I felt like dining out, but just wanted something casual, yet not take-out casual. OBO’, like most Selland restaurants, fits this description perfectly. It’s a best of both worlds approach – I can still have a nice glass of wine and a delicious meal, but skip the formalities and often lengthier process of a typical sit-down restaurant if I’m not in the mood.

We shared two dishes, the Tagliatelle Poached Egg Pasta with prosciutto, lemon, butter, chives and topped with a poached egg, and the Bianca Sausage & Olive Pizza, featuring ricotta, fresh mozzarella, garlic, chili and castelvetrano olives. At $10.50 and $14 respectively, both dishes were not only delicious but reasonably priced as well. We paired our meal with a couple of glasses of Nebbiolo to round things out, because who can enjoy Italian food without Italian wine?
If you are a fan of Selland Family restaurants and haven’t tried OBO’ yet, I highly recommend you do so next time you find yourself hungry in East Sac. Meanwhile, I’ll be awaiting the opening of Selland’s Market-Cafe (and Bike Dog Brewing Co. next door) in my own neighborhood of Land Park, on the Broadway corridor.
OBO’ Italian Table and Bar
3145 Folsom Boulevard
Sacramento, CA 95816
916-822-8720

Branch to Box

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When the team at Branch to Box contacted us to ask if our office wanted to try a sample box of fresh fruit, of course we jumped at the offer. The company, founded by 6th generation fruit grower Chiles Wilson of Walnut Grove, Calif., offers curated boxes of fresh fruit and healthy snacks designed to be enjoyed by offices of various sizes. The Wilson family has been farming in the Sacramento Delta since the 1840s.

Branch to Box launched in 2016 with the goal of making it easy, affordable and enjoyable to eat healthy in the workplace – and who can argue with that? Our box arrived full of fresh fruit ranging from oranges, tangerines and apples, as well as healthy snack packs made up of nuts and dried fruits. The box even included a handy “small fruit box map” to serve as a guide for identifying each piece of fruit.
Do you have an office that could use a new healthy snack option? Branch to Box offers a new mix of fresh fruit and snacks every week, free delivery and uses shipping boxes made from 50 percent recycled material – so you can really feel good about snacking at work. Click here to give Branch to Box a try!

Wordless Wednesday: South

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The Fried Chicken Sandwich with sliced cucumbers, fresh basil and buttermilk dressing; the Debris Po’ Boy of roasted brisket, sliced green tomato, shredded lettuce and spicy aioli; and a side of mac ‘n’ cheese. Oh, and a glass (or two) of rose. Find South online at www.weheartfriedchicken.com.
South
2005 11th Street
Sacramento, CA 95818
(916) 382-9722

Hawks Public House

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Hawks Public House, which opened last year, sits on an unassuming corner on Alhambra Blvd.  Drive by and you may not even notice it – but if you’re in need of a bite, I’d suggest venturing out of midtown and stopping in. I’ve been in for both dinner and brunch and enjoyed both the casual atmosphere and tasty drinks and eats. (Tip: No wait for a table at brunch and there’s ample parking!)
Here are four reasons to try Hawks Public House:

  1. Spaghetti Carbonara. With an egg on it. For brunch.
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You read that right! Dining with girlfriends a few weeks back, we had to try this dish. We left wondering why pasta with eggs and bacon hadn’t made its way to brunch menus sooner.

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Love Beer? Love Yoga?

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If you love beer and yoga, then you need to know about The Beer Yogis. Coming up on July 21st, experienced yoga teachers with a passion for good craft beer will lead a class at Yolo Brewing Company, a SacFoodies favorite.

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Marrying two passions, beer and yoga, The Beer Yogis have embarked on a nationwide, one-month summer tour promoting the benefits of yoga inside some of the country’s major craft breweries. The summer tour spans almost two dozen locations across the country, including breweries in the instructors’ hometowns of Cleveland and Salem, Oregon.

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Courtesy of Yolo Brewing Company

For more information on The Beer Yogis Summer Road Trip, including a full schedule of tour dates and locations, visit www.TheBeerYogis.com. And if you head to Yolo Brewing, be sure to try the Orange Blossom Blonde – if you ask us, it’s what summer beer is allll about.