A little while back, I had the pleasure of trying new Sacramento hot-spot Blackbird Kitchen+ Bar for the first time. Hiding on a dark strip of 9th Street in between J and K Streets, it would be easy to miss at first glance, but once inside the festive ambiance quickly makes up for the slightly hidden location.
Blackbird bills itself as a restaurant serving American cuisine with a special focus on seafood, including a raw bar, so we took a cue and started by ordering the Arctic Char, which is served with a vichyssoise sauce, cured roe, chives and truffle oil – and it was hands down our favorite dish of the night. We paired it with a side order of the Grilled Bread with Tomato Tapenade – which also earned a “yum” rating!
For entrees, we shared two dishes: the Maine Lobster & Roasted Beet Salad with Burrata and the Pork Belly, Pomegranate & Prawns. If you think lobster + beets + burrata sounds like an odd combination, think again – it was fresh, delicious and filling. The pork belly and head-on prawns with pomegranate did not disappoint either, albeit a bit of a heavier dish. We also split an order of the Carrot Curry Soup topped with Lime Crema – another flavor-packed, unique dish that I would easily order again.
Blackbird Kitchen+Bar
1015 9th Street
Sacramento, CA
(916) 498-9224
Wordless Wednesday: Doughnut Holes from Roxy Restaurant & Bar
Bag of Housemade Doughnut Holes with Three Dipping Sauces at Roxy Restaurant & Bar.
Roxy
2381 Fair Oaks Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95825
(916) 489-2000
Yogurtagogo – Frozen Yogurt, Delivered!
When I sat down at my desk one morning and the first email that popped up was from Yogurtagogo notifying me that I had won $100 worth of frozen yogurt catering, I knew it was going to be a good day. Right away I checked in with my fellow SacFoodies to discuss timing for the special delivery and we decided it would be perfect for celebrating fellow SacFoodie Sarah’s December birthday.
On the appointed day, Sara from Yogurtagogo arrived bearing a bevy of frozen yogurt (chocolate, raspberry pomegranate, pumpkin and peppermint!), toppings and even samples of a new creation: hot sesame and peanut butter flavored mochi (Japanese rice candy, often used as a frozen yogurt topping). Yogurtagogo hopes to start offering hot mochi in the store this winter.
Eric Heffel, President of Yogurtagogo, also filled us in about another little-known Yogurtagogo treat, their new whole food smoothies. As Eric explains, “We started these because we thought they dovetailed nicely with the healthful aspect of frozen yogurt, but they take healthy to a whole new level. I LOVE the fresh, wholesome flavors of our smoothies.”
Frozen yogurt catering, hot mochi and whole food smoothies – who knew you could find all this and more at Yogurtagogo? Now we’ve got a whole new set of ideas when it comes to catering for future staff meetings and birthday parties!
Thank you Yogurtagogo, from all the SacFoodies!
Yogurtagogo
1801 L Street
Sacramento, CA 95811
Halloween Foodie Inspiration
Are you in need of spooky Halloween food inspiration? Look no further…if these Bloody Guts, Goblin Eyeballs, Mummy Fingers and Vampire Bat Wings washed down with a glass of Poison don’t look like the perfect ghoulish Halloween goodies to you, we don’t know what will!
Happy Halloween from SacFoodies!
Need a translation?
• Bloody Guts – Pasta with Pork Ragu
• Goblin Eyeballs – Deviled Eggs
• Mummy Fingers – Breadsticks
• Vampire Bat Wings – Chicken Wings
• Spider Web – 7-Layer Dip
• Great White Pumpkin – Cheese Ball
• Frog Eyes – Mini-Caprese on Skewers
• Poison – Red wine
Behind-the-Scenes of a Food Photo Shoot with “Good Day Sacramento”
Have you ever wondered how professional food photo shoots work? Is the food real…or fake? How do they make it look so mouth-watering in the glossy food magazines? Is that really wine in the glass?
Wonder no more! Yesterday, the crew at “Good Day Sacramento” visited our offices where we were shooting a new series of recipe photography in our kitchen for our client, Mirassou Winery. Lucky for us, we had enlisted the real pros to help us make our recipe shoot as perfect as possible: photographer Keith Seaman and food stylist extraordinaire Patty Mastracco.
Check out the segment below for a peek behind the scenes!
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- …
- 17
- Next Page »