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in the upcoming pages, we will make your stomach rumble for Sacramento’s sizzling restaurant scene; educate you on the heart-warming and palate-pleasing projects pyramid Breweries has cooking; delight your curiosity by having some of sacramento’s hottest chefs describe what their lip-smacking last meal might be; entice you to eat a decadent dessert before dinner for a change; and whisk you faraway to an exotic locale with sumptuous mediterranean cuisine right in our own backyard.

Whenever you eat out in sacramento, be sure to pack your culinary passport (and this helpful guide) and get ready to sink your teeth into the rich, multicultural cuisine sacramento offers. now read, enjoy and eat. Just try not to drool on the paper.

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The volunteers will spend their time putting meals together to be delivered to the elderly.

Aside from the project with Meals on Wheels, Wilson said Starbucks has volunteered at the ASPCA as well as Loaves and Fishes, the latter of which they’ve worked with for nearly four years.

So, the next time you order your beverage, keep in mind that the person behind the counter is also serving your community.

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Pamper your palate pA i D A Dv e Rt i S i N g

By Jeff Chinn

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ife is too short to eat bad food. Whether it’s your mom’s mustard-gas-emitting broccoli or fast food’s tasteless renditions of everything from tacos to burgers, you shouldn’t waste another second on a meal that doesn’t make your taste buds explode. Indulge in the appetizers, desserts and entrees that set your soul on fire and make your tongue dance. Lucky for all of you Sacramentans, you are in the perfect city to have an amazing meal every morning, noon and night.

Many people often overlook the fact that Sacramento has achieved cable channel stardom for not one, not two but six of our local eateries. And while visiting Golden Bear, Café Rolle and Jamie’s Bar & Grill is on my bucket list, I have had more than one amazing meal at each of the others.

The Squeeze Inn struck fame due to its crispy, salty cheese skirt. Their meaty patties are already fantastically juicy, but the cheese skirt takes the experience to a new height.

“Many people often overlook the fact that Sacramento has achieved cable channel stardom for not one, not two but six of our local eateries.”

Dad’s Kitchen serves an inside-out burger that is encrusted with mounds of bacon and blue cheese, surrounding a bevy of juicy, grass fed beef.

But I believe the crème de la crème of Sacramento’s famous burger joints would have to be Gatsby’s Diner with their seasonal blood orange burger. Their 8-oz patty is covered with smoky bacon, sweet and spicy blood orange marmalade, creamy Gouda and garlic mayo. Topped with lettuce, tomato and onion and then placed in a freshly toasted bun, this burger has my palate swimming through the immaculate fusion of flavors with every bite.

If you are interested in fare a bit more exotic than burgers, then pack your culinary passport and travel the world’s flavors throughout Sacramento.

Bombay Bar & Grill is the beginning and end of Indian food for me. Their creamy and spicy lamb tikka masala goes extraordinarily well with their fluffy basmati rice and fresh-from-the-tandoor tasting naan.

Mediterranean lovers can visit Pita Kitchen to taste some of their bright tabouleh, perfectly seasoned falafel, and their earthy and oh-so-creamy hummus and fresh baked pita that delivers a wondrous chew.

Fans of Peruvian cuisine can find a table at Macchu Picchu and feast on the acidic and refreshing ceviche or savor a plate of arroz con pollo. The chicken is so tender the meat falls off the bone, and the partnering green rice goes magnificently with the velvety smooth huancaina sauce.

Even something as foreign to the American palate as Ethiopian food is available to Sacramentans thanks to Queen Sheba. Their doro wat, a chicken stew, is thick and hearty and its robust spices show a depth of flavor few other dishes do. Sopping up the leftover sauce with their spongy injera bread is often the highlight of my meal.

Looking for a place with fantastic eats that also offer good drinks to you get buzzed? Burgers and Brew on the R Street corridor serves plump, juicy burgers topped with crisp and fresh produce, not to mention their wide selection of ice cold, thirst-quenching suds.

Flaming Grille Cafe on El Camino offers a more exotic take on burgers with their 1/3-pound patties antelope, elk, llama, ostrich and yak, and their beer selection grants you the choice from multiple malty lagers and crisp ales.

Luigi’s Slice at J and 20 streets supplies my favorite pie in town with their pesto pizza. The herbal notes of the basil-rich pesto, the slight sweetness of the tomato and the saltiness of the cheese blend together to create the perfect topping for their delightfully chewy crust. And they are one of the few places to have on tap my favorite brown ale: Moose Drool. Its hints of cocoa and all-around rich body create a near perfect beer experience.

There’s more than just Luigi’s as far as pizza in Sacramento goes, though. Zelda’s Gourmet Pizza has the best deep dish around, and their vegetarian supreme pizza is covered in delicious hunks of zucchini, broccoli, spinach and cauliflower. Those roasted, earthy vegetables have never been so welcomed in a pizza.

And I can’t write about Zelda’s without mentioning their one-of-a-kind service. Some call it terse, I call it love.

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Hot Italian is another pizza option if you’re looking for a thin crust. They carved out a place in my heart and stomach thanks to their Bellucci pizza, which is adorned with their house made fennel sausage, mozzarella and ricotta cheese. The pizza is elegant and simple, melding together the creamy ricotta, the hearty sausage and the almost cracker like crust.

The K Street located Pizza Rock is another must visit pizza place in Sac. Thanks to their rosemary, white rose potato and chorizo pizza, potatoes are now a welcome addition to my pizza. The potatoes are airy and toothsome, the rosemary is wonderfully aromatic and the pork chorizo adds the satisfyingly filling body to the pie.

And this is just the tip of the iceberg. No matter the area of Sacramento, no matter the cuisine your stomach is growling for, we have a restaurant that will sate your stomach and taste buds alike. There’s Mama Sue’s Soul Food Kitchen in Rancho Cordova, The Eatery in West Sacramento, Samurai Sushi in Folsom, Thai Chili in Rocklin and the list goes on.

So, put down that waterlogged broccoli, stop eating those microwaved, pink slime, pseudo-meat patties and get yourself some real food. Indulge!

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ristela Nazario, Pyramid Brewery‘s award-winning Executive Chef, is familiar with cooking with wine but would like to fill everyone in on an even better ingredient to cook with.

“Beer is the new wine,” said Nazario.

“There are a lot of things you can do with beer that cannot be done with wine.

You can extract many more flavors from earthy to grassy, even caramel flavor.

Beer is one of the most versatile liquids to cook with.”

“Beer is the new wine.”

Many dishes served at Pyramid’s Sacramento brewery include beer as an ingredient. It creates rich flavors, as showcased in the sausage sampler, and improves upon old favorites like pizza.

“We use our award-winning Hefeweizen in our pizza dough. The yeast in the beer adds to the yeast in the dough making the pizza crust extra fluffy,” explained Nazario.

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One of Nazario’s favorite recipes that people can try at home is a marinated chicken using Pyramid’s Alehouse Amber.

This dish is “sweet and delicious,” calling for one bunch of cilantro, two cups of honey, two cups of Pyramid Ale House Amber, half a bunch of parsley, a teaspoon each of coriander, chili powder and black pepper. It’s enough to marinade a pound of chicken about half an hour before grilling. This dish is served in the brewery with all natural chicken breast in keeping with Pyramid’s commitment to use local, sustainable fresh ingredients.

The Alehouse Amber and other beers are available for patrons to take home in jugs or “growlers” filled right from the tap.

Pyramid also specializes in food and beer pairings. Once a month, Pyramid offers a special “beer-paired dinner” to showcase the versatility of its beer.

“Our sausage sampler goes perfectly with Pyramid’s Thunderhead IPA or the Draft Pale Ale,” said Nazario.

“As an accompaniment, beer is easier to drink than a bottle of wine. We create a special menu that pairs specific beers with the dishes that they go well with.”

Other events include, Pyramid’s new program to help people in the Sacramento community with charitable fundraising efforts.

“Our program is geared towards supporting people who are trying to fundraise by doing things like walks for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society or an MS walk or run. We can host bigger events such as crab feeds or galas too,” said Sarah Sonn, Pyramid’s Alehouse Community Development Manager.

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i will probably have a nice plate of pasta such as carbonara with bacon, eggs, and parmigiano....one of my favorites. then i will open a nice bottle of red wine.

i’d want a bone-in rib eye, grilled over a wood grill with scalloped potatoes. And then i’d like black & green milk chocolate for dessert......and a diet coke

most people would assume i would want foie gras, truffles, caviar, blah, blah blah. But, for my last meal on earth it’s simple comfort food that i would want. Oven roasted chicken (sea salt, lemon and rosemary) with homemade macaroni & cheese (fontina and smoked gouda) and a steamed whole artichoke. Oh yes and of course a bottle of 2005 domaine de la romanee-conti la tache drc. it’s my last meal, after all.

Our menu just changed, my favorite dish right now is the pork chop. i just came here for my birthday, and that’s what i had. i’m really excited about it!

For me it would just be a steak. that’s my favorite food. it would probably be a snake river Farms rib eye, a real fatty steak from idaho. it’s American Waygu, basically Kobe. And then i’d just have it with creamed leeks to add some more fat to it. if it was my last meal, i’d be pretty gluttoness. And then i’d might add a vegetable on there just to round it out. i’m a pretty simple eater. i like good ingredients.

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i’d crank up the barbeque, and it would be grilled delta asparagus, Kristy’s chicken from cache creek,and finish off with beautiful local strawberries from the gardens around sacramento.they’re small and super sweet and they only last one day, so you have to eat em’ right away. if it’s the end of the world, i’d make sure to eat them all.

man, that’s a tough one. i’m known to drive to tJ just to have tacos de Birria from tacos el moreno. Absolutely Amazing!! But then there’s my mom’s mole with freshly hand made tortillas and a lil cabbage on the side—mOneY! can i have 2 last meals??

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l/tu–sat: 11:30 pm–2:00 pm; d/M–th: 5:30pm–9:00pm; F–sat: 5:30pm–10:00 pm

1315 21st street sacramento, ca 95811 916–441–7100

sun–th: 11:00 am–10:00 pm; F–sat: 11:00 am–11:00 pm

1249 howe avenue sacramento, ca 95825 916–922–6673

M–th, sun:11:00am–10:00 pm; F–sat:11:00 am–11:00 pm

1537 howe avenue, ste 116 sacramento, ca 95825 916–779–0737

M–sat: 11:00 am–8:30 pm

1500 K street sacramento ca 95814 916–444–3633

M–th: 6:00 am–12:00 am; F: 6:00 am–2:00 am; sat–sun: 8:00 am–2:00 am

5641 J street sacramento, ca 95819 916–457–5600

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1521 l street sacramento ca 95818 916–231–9947

M–F: 11:00 am–2:00 am; sat–sun: 9:00 am–2:00 am

6601 Folsom blvd sacramento, ca 95819 916–455–8945

M–th: 11:00 am–10:00 pm; F: 11:00 am–12:00 am; sun: 11:00 am–9:00 pm

7753 Roseville Road sacramento, ca 95842 916–727–1200

M–th: 10:00 am–9:00 pm; F: 10:00 am–10:00 pm; sat: 8:00 am–9:00 pm; sun: 8:00 am–8:00 pm

901 K street sacramento 95814 916–551–1500

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855 57th street suite c sacramento, ca 95819 916–452–3896

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1785 challenge Way sacramento, ca 95815 916–927–9464

M–tu: 11:00 am–11:00 pm; W–sat: 11:00 am–12:00 am; sun: aa:00 am–10:00 pm

1627 16th street sacramento, ca 95814 916–444–3000

M–th: 11:30 am–9:30 pm; F–sat 11:30 am–11:30 pm

555 capitol Mall suite 155 sacramento ca 95814 916–498–9924

M–tu: 11:00 am–2:00 pm; W–F: 11:30 am–9:00 pm; sat–sun: closed

2730 n street sacramento, ca 95816 916–456–2800

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sun–W: 5:00 pm–12:00 am; thu: 5:00 pm–2:00 am; F-sat: 5:00 pm–3:00 am

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5644 J street, sacramento, ca 95819 (916) 451–4000

sun–W: 10:30 am–9:30 pm; th–sat: 10:30 am–10:00 pm

2726 capitol avenue, sacramento, ca 95816 (916) 443–1180

M–th: 7 am–9 pm, F: 7 am–10 pm; sat: 8 am–10 pm; sun: 8 am–2 pm

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900 12th street sacramento, ca 95814 916–443–5588

11:00 am–9:30 pm, everyday

2801 capitol avenue sacramento, ca 95816 916–455–2422

l/tu–sat: 11:30 pm–2:00 pm; d/M–th: 5:30pm–9:00pm; F–sat: 5:30pm–10:00 pm

1315 21st street sacramento, ca 95811 916–441–7100

sun–th: 11:00 am–10:00 pm; F–sat: 11:00 am–11:00 pm

1249 howe avenue sacramento, ca 95825 916–922–6673

M–th, sun:11:00am–10:00 pm; F–sat:11:00 am–11:00 pm

1537 howe avenue, ste 116 sacramento, ca 95825 916–779–0737

M–sat: 11:00 am–8:30 pm

1500 K street sacramento ca 95814 916–444–3633

M–th: 6:00 am–12:00 am; F: 6:00 am–2:00 am; sat–sun: 8:00 am–2:00 am

5641 J street sacramento, ca 95819 916–457–5600

M: 4 pm–10:00 pm tu–F: 11:00 am–10:00 pm; sat–sun: 10:00 am–10:00 pm

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Simple pleasures

by Shawn barnum

P h oto b y a n n e S to k e S

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rom time to time, we all get so absorbed in the daily grind of life that we tend to forget how important it is to slow down and take a break. Whether it’s work, kids, school or our relationships that drain all of our spare moments of free time, we somehow don’t allow ourselves to indulge. like many of you, i am guilty of this. every once in awhile, though, i think it’s important to put my hectic schedule on pause and treat myself to the simple pleasure of eating dessert with a cup of coffee. if we allowed ourselves to give into the desires of our sweet tooths’ once in while, our problems and stresses wouldn’t seem so major. trust me, there isn’t anything a piece of chocolate cake can’t fix. there’s nothing more satisfying than slowly sipping on the perfect cup of espresso while having a stimulating conversation and artfully nibbling on a decadent piece of chocolate lava cake. Ahh, chocolate lava cake! i often find myself sitting at work dreaming of sinking my teeth into that luscious rich cake and when it gives me her sweet surprise of the warm gooey fudge in the middle followed with a sip of intense coffee ... it’s pure bliss. When my day seems too much to bear, i find that this simple act of indulgence makes all my worries waft away just like the steam from my coffee cup. And with only a few bites of cake, i can find order in life’s chaos again.

When i need to escape from my day, there a few local spots in sacramento that always seem to satiate my craving and give me the recharge that i need. like sacramento’s iconic Java city at

18th and capitol. i love how from the moment i step inside their storefront the bold earthy aroma of roasting coffee beans immediately engulf me. i can just sit in this quaint cafe for hours while i savor my rich and complex latte. it’s a great way for me to release.

Another place i frequent is chocolate Fish coffee on 3rd and Q streets. By far the best cappuccinos in town are made here. plus, who can deny that those gorgeous hand-crafted milk foam designs that float so delicately on top of each cup is anything but pure barista talent. this beautiful touch makes every cup feel like an edible work of art.

Trust me, there isn’t anything a piece of chocolate cake can’t fix. taking time out of the day, whether to spend it with friends or by yourself to recharge, is important and shouldn’t be neglected. so, take a page from my book and remember to slow down occasionally and enjoy the simple pleasures in life like coffee and dessert. i’m a firm believer in having my cake and eating it too … with an espresso!

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warmth of its shores. But when it comes to traveling, it isn’t the scenery alone that grabs my attention. like most indulgent-minded people, the way to capture my attention is through my stomach. the memory of an unforgettable meal can trump that of the most breathtaking scenery or culturally enriched experiences, and one of my favorite places in the world to indulge is mediterranean region.

Just thinking about the mediterranean reminds me of the warmth of the sun on my face, the church bells of st. Francis of Assisi, and the best gnocchi i’ve ever tasted in a tiny tuscan ristorante.

But, as we all know, traveling is expensive, and when you add the cost of a plane ticket, hotels, passports, tours and lets face it, a special wardrobe for travel, the tab is more than i make in two months. As the saying goes, though, necessity is the mother of invention, and my meager check book has forced me to become more inventive in ways to satiate my urge to travel.

With a little bit of help of the local sacramento dining scene, i can relive the memory of my travels without ever stepping outside the confines of the city. sure our river isn’t as pristine as the glittering pool that is the mediterranean, but our wines are on par with any of those offered in europe.

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so, when i glance at my shockingly pale winter skin and miss the warmth of the greek isles, i visit cafe europa and indulge in a delicious chicken gyros topped with a refreshing and tangy tzatziki sauce. When the only monuments i see are the new sacramento international terminal or power Balance pavillion and i long for real culture, i close my eyes and sink my teeth into Hot italian’s flavorful cannavaro pizza. i could even argue Hot italian is better than italy, because

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instead of dodging speeding mopeds and ducking the wildly animated gestures of italians with road-rage, the only thing that stands between me and my pizza is the vespa that’s parked in the restaurant as decoration.

And when the yearning for the mediterranean becomes unbearable, it is best to use a two-pronged attack. i pop

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the urge to frolic abroad.

With a little bit of creativity and a lot of help from the local restaurants, i find i don’t need a plane ticket and a passport, because the best of the mediterranean can be experienced right here in our own backyard!

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