Month: May 2007

L Wine Lounge & Zocalo

Last night found the Mrs. and me sampling the new L Wine Lounge and Urban Kitchen. We had been invited to an opening event for the joint and thought it an interesting destination for a Sunday night. We arrived at the location (18th and L St. in midtown) around 7pm and gave the place a once over; decorations were sparse but tasteful, very modern and angular (and almost 100% purchased from this catalog ). We were plied with wine immediately and given the broad choice of “white or red.” We went for the red which was an unpresumptuous shiraz/cab blend that followed a little gravelly and finished with a Jeff Gordon-like flare that one usually associates with only the finest clamatoes. (Honestly, the wine was fine, not particularly memorable, but pleasant enough to drink.)

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Cakes and Cookies for Cash

Our friend Cakegirl is trying to raise money for the Twilight Walk for Wishes which benefits the Make-A-Wish foundation.  According to her blog, anyone who sponsors her for the walk will be eligible to receive homemade cookies and a cake from one of the best bakers in the Sacramento region.  So go ahead, give to a good cause and maybe get yourself some frosting covered goodness for your effort.  For details, click here.

City Beat, starring SacPD as itself

My wife and I were looking for information about the Sac PD’s bus billboards that show a random trunk search with the text “How much junk is in your trunk?” when we found City Beat, the Sac PD’s video channel. I dare you not to think of those public service announcement videos on “Reno 911!”

There’s actually some fun facts in episode #1 about the history of Sac PD. I would embed one of the videos here for you to watch but I don’t want to mess with the po-po…

Your Local Foodie Roundtable

As a show of online unity heretofore unknown in the world of
Sacramento food writers, we present you with a roundup of opinions from some of the best and most dedicated foodies in the
Sacramento region. Seven of the most influential food enthusiasts in the area were asked for their opinions in a short poll about some of their favorite restaurants, dishes and local ingredients. Their answers may shock you (unless of course you are already devoted fans of their work, in which case their answers will seem mildly redundant to you, but hey, if you’re a fan, than be a fan all the way and drop the attitude.) The participants in this poll were Melly Elliot, moderator of the Sacramento Food Forums, www.sacramentofoodgroup.org; Garrett McCord, writer of Vanilla Garlic, www.vanillagarlic.blogspot.com; Ann Martin Rolke, writer for Sacatomato.com, www.sacatomato.com, and writer of Hands Off Cooking, available at www.handsoffcooking.com; Jennifer Cliff, writer of Sacatomato.com and publisher of “Edible Sacramento,” http://www.ediblesacramento.com; Paul Somerhausen, founder of the Sacramento Epicureans dining group, www.sacramento-epicureans.com; Kristy DeVaney, writer of Cakegirl’s Cakery, www.cakegrrl.com; and Greg Sabin, food writer for the Sac Rag, www.sacrag.com, under the name “sac-eats.”

Here is the poll:

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You can call me Betty (Giraffe)

Tortoises
Give… us… nametags…

Checking out the Zoo yesterday with my mom and my daughters I realized something about zoos that for some reason I’ve never thought of before: they never show the public the animals’ names. I’m positive that the zookeepers know each animal’s name, and granted it would be difficult to explain which zebra is which, but wouldn’t it introduce an extra element of fun to the proceedings? “Ooh that one must be Sally, because that stripe below her ear has a little crook to it”…

Is this something you see at other zoos? The new penguin exhibit does show the names for each bird, and it is extremely difficult to tell them apart. But it is fun and the names are cute. I’m telling you, this could be a hit.

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