Spring pea and prosciutto bruschetta with sweet honey drizzle from Wood Tavern Restaurant in Oakland.
Grange, Sacramento
Last week, fellow SacFoodie Brittany and I were lucky enough to be invited to a Farmer’s Market tour and lunch hosted by Chef Michael Tuohy of the much-praised Grange restaurant here in Sacramento. We joined a group of local “food enthusiasts” including Kimberley of Poor Girl Eats Well, Kristy of Cakegrrrl, Jonathan of Sacramento Press, Ann Rolke of Sacatomato, Greg of SacRag, Leigh Anne Keys of FOX 40 and the gals from Sacramento News & Review and Midtown Monthly for a tour of the Cesar Chavez Park Farmer’s Market from Chef Tuohy. The Chef pointed out his favorite vendors along the way, including Joe Gotelli & Sons cherries, Del Real Date Farm, Bariani Olive Oils and many more.
After the Farmer’s Market tour, we were treated to a beautiful lunch prepared by Chef Tuohy using the ingredients he had just picked up at the market – it doesn’t get any fresher than that! Our meal began with a amuse bouche of Spring Onion Soup with Crème fresh and chives, a perfect palate cleanser for what was to come.
The soup was followed by a spring asparagus salad with marinated beets, shaved jack cheese and local Bariani olive oil. The salad was just light enough that we were ready for more when the beautiful spring risotto arrived, which included peas, artichokes, asparagus and morel mushrooms – yum!
Finally, when we almost didn’t think we could take another bite, Pastry Chef Elaine Baker wowed us with a delicious fresh strawberry crostada with crème fresh and caramel sauce. Needless to say, there wasn’t a crumb left on our plates.
Thank you to Grange restaurant, Chef Tuohy and Elaine Baker for arranging this special treat!
Grange
926 J St.
Sacramento, CA 95814
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Trattoria Corso, Berkeley
Back in 2004, I was lucky enough to study aboard in Florence, Italy, where, like anyone would, I fell in love with the food, the wine and the culture. But it wasn’t until just a year or two ago that I was introduced to Trattoria Corso in Berkeley and felt like I’d finally discovered a local restaurant with food truly reminiscent of Florence. (Side note: If you are familiar with Rivoli, also in Berkeley, you’ll most likely enjoy Trattoria Corso as well – same owners).
Even the restaurant itself feels authentic, with framed menus from Italy adorning the walls and an open kitchen with pots, pans and utensils in seemingly constant motion. Here are the dishes I sampled on this particular visit to Trattoria Corso:
The funghi pizza was covered in mozzarella and fontina cheeses and topped with mushrooms and white truffle oil – if you ask me, it really doesn’t get better than this! I had to stop myself from eating too much of it so I could enjoy the pasta dishes that I knew were coming up – and I was glad I did!
We tried the pappardelle (made in house!) with braised rabbit ragu as well as the orecchiette con salsiccia, a pasta dish with house-made pork sausage, little neck clams and rapini. Even I was unsure about the combination of the clams, pork sausage and rapini but I was amazed to find that this was by far my favorite dish of the day. I was literally using bread to soak up every last bit of the sauce on this dish! The pappardelle was delicious too – you just can’t go wrong with homemade pasta and sauces.
Trattoria Corso has officially become my go-to for when I’m craving that homemade Italian comfort-style fare that I loved to eat in Florence. Now I’m curious – does anyone know a place like this in Sacramento? If so, please share by leaving a comment below.
Trattoria Corso
1788 Shattuck Ave
Berkeley, CA 94709
(510) 704-8004
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