Category: Food

Here are three words you never thought you’d hear: vegan nacho cheese. It’s true. Local artist and, dare I say, Midtown personality Ilsa Hess has developed a totally dairy-free nacho cheese sauce for all of you that love the idea of neon orange cheesy chip sauce but can’t (or prefer not to) handle the lactose. In other words, start stocking up on corn chips my Asian friends!

She’ll be holding a raging release party of both her spicy and mild “Nacheez” on Friday, April 8 from 5–8 p.m. at the Never Felt Better vegan shop at 2315 K St. Free samples to be had for all, so drop by and get cheesy!

Gordon Ramsay is coming to our fair city. The temperamental Scottish chef, known for his pugnacious attitude and glistening, golden-haired barrel-chest will be dropping f-bombs on some of your (least) favorite area restaurants as part of his Fox show Kitchen Nightmares.

This is where you come in. The producers are looking for readers to submit their nominations for the most nightmarish kitchen in town. I’m nominating a few myself — specifically Sweetwater and The Corner — as I think neither of them has a clear culinary vision, tasty food, or skills in the kitchen. And my friends the Crushers saw multiple rodents at Sweetwater. What more do you need?  Continue reading “Kitchen Nightmares in Sac- Nominate Your Least Favorite Restaurant”

Got this coupon in the mail the other day from Opa! Opa! and it made me think, “Et tu, Opa?”

I get that they are trying to be clever, and current, and cute, but the softening of the f-word in our society is really starting to annoy the fuck out of me. I’m just getting over the Cee-Lo song and now Pink, sorry P!nk, drops another kindler, gentler f-bomb song on us. Admittedly, I am a curmudgeon and many of you may tell me to chill the eff out, but it’s tough when you have young ones around the house telling you that they’re not saying the real word so it’s okay.

And I get it, Opa! Opa! disclaims that “OMG” means “OH MY GOSH!” (what, we’re censoring His name now?) and “WTF” is meant to stand for “WOW THOSE FRIES!” and it’s an attention grabber (it grabbed mine, right?).

I don’t know, what do you think? Take it easy, RTOI? Lighten up, it’s only an ad for hummus? Let me know. I gotta run, another car just ran a stop sign on my street and I’m going to call the sheriff.

Who says Sacramento’s miserable? Not with great Indian food mere blocks away from my abode.

As of last week, the long anticipated opening of Mati’s Indian Express has come to pass. Her new digs on 16th St between O and P promise to bring hungy naan-loving Midtowners to her door in droves. If you never had a chance to check out Mati’s Natomas storefront, drop by the new Midtown location and sup full of curries and other South Asian delectables. And, seeing as there’s an application to sell alcohol in the works, odds are Kingfisher will be on the menu in a jiffy.

Mati’s Indian Express- 1501 16th St.

I work out at Mather AFB, and one of the small number of lunch options out that way is Sandwich Spot. Sac-eats reviewed the midtown location when it first opened and had favorable things to say about the experience, and I basically agree with his assessment. Good bread, interesting combos (like my favorite, hot roast beef, pastrami, and salami with pepper jack cheese), and inflated but not egregious prices.

However, what is notable about this location is its laughable “Vegas-themed” decor. A large photo-printed mural of the strip adorns one wall, and the rest of the walls are covered with stenciled words that connote Vegas: Baccarat, jackpot, slots, etc. It is cringe-worthy. And that was before I noticed the door to the restroom… Continue reading “Classy decor at Sandwich Spot”