15 Most Popular Happy Hours of August 2015
Dining News: Farm to Fork Restaurant Weeks Menus Thru Sunday, Sept. 27

Dining News: Sellands, Paragary, Lowbrau & Star Ginger Coming to Golden 1 Center

Rendering-CafeBernardo

Continuing its commitment to support local businesses, the Sacramento Kings and Legends Hospitality announced the initial set of restaurants that will serve fans as they attend events at the future home of the Kings.

Local businesses will include:

  • Paragary Restaurant Group, with brands Centro, Paragary's and Cafe Bernardo likely serving Centro Street Tacos featuring corn tortillas handmade on the concourse, Paragary’s wood fired pizzas and Café Bernardo burgers and shakes.
  • Selland Family Restaurants, likely serving Wood fired pizza with chicken, bacon, goat cheese, jalapeños, mozzarella, parmesan and arugula. 
  • Lowbrau, likely serving Housemade bratwurst with bier cheese and duck fat fries.
  • Star Ginger, likely serving Thai BBQ chicken banh mi sandwich with sriracha aioli, pickled carrots, cucumber, cilantro and jalapeño.

First, the new arena deserves credit for adding local restaurants into the mix for in-arena dining. I hope the restaurants offer arena-exclusive items that you can't get at their regular restaurant. If I want a standard banh mi from Star Ginger, it'll be more convenient and cheaper to get it at her storefront. The next level will be dishes that can only be purchased at the arena.

What went unsaid today is what restaurants will be near the arena. Many restaurant insiders fear that you may be able to eat at Selland's inside the arena, but will be stuck eating at Hooters or ESPN Zone before or after the game. I hope the Kings continue their commitment to local restaurants as they fill in the space around the arena also.

More News:

Chicago Fire pizzeria chain sails along with Windy City flavor - Schnetz is the 48-year-old CEO and corporate chef of West of Chicago Restaurants Inc. In 2003, he opened his first Chicago Fire pizzeria on Folsom’s historic Sutter Street. Today, his company also oversees Chicago Fire restaurants in midtown Sacramento, Roseville and in the Palladio at Broadstone shopping complex south of downtown Folsom. Combined, the eateries employ about 230. In February, Schnetz plans to open a fifth local Chicago Fire outlet in Elk Grove. Beyond that, he’s contemplating pizzerias in the Bay Area, Los Angeles and locales outside California. Mark Glover in the Sac Bee.

Starbucks unexpectedly closes downtown store ... and plans more alcohol sales in region - In other Starbucks news: here's an update on plans to offer alcohol at additional Sacramento-area Starbucks stores. Multiple locations have already applied to sell beer and wine. According to the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control's website, some of the most recent applications include stores at 4033 Cavitt Stallman Road in Granite Bay and 1790 Auburn Ravine Road in Auburn. Sonya Sorich in Sac Biz Journal.

Mahoroba Bakery Featured On Public Television - Mahar­­oba Japanese Bakery was recently featured on Public Television’s A Few Great Bakeries. I caught it the other night on KVIE. Yes, I’m a supporter of public television and local businesses. Mahoroba in Sacramento was prominently featured along with some of the finest ba­­­keries in the United States. From the Columbus Baking Company in Syracuse, New York to the Minerva Bakery in Mckeesport, Pennsylvania. Greg Brown on SacramentoLand.

September is Food Literacy Month! - It's a big month for my friends over at the Food Literacy Center. It's Food Literacy Month! That means a lot of activities and money from Farm-to-Fork Restaurant Weeks helping them out. Oh, and they are busy voting for Veggie of the Year too. Catherine Enfield on Munchie Musings.

Long Live Elixir, Sacramento's Beloved Dive Bar - I’m going to be totally transparent here and immediately profess my unabashed love for Elixir Bar and Grill. It is hands down, bottoms up, my favorite bar in Sacramento. And I’m not alone. Niki Kangas in Submerge Mag.

VIDEO: Sac Natural Foods Co-Op Classes: Asian Street Food! - Chef Mayumi from the Sac Natural Foods Co-Op joined us to whip up some tasty stir fried noodles and talk about her upcoming class on Asian Street Food. Paul Robins on FOX 40.

VIDEO: City of Sacramento to raise minimum wage? - A minimum wage task force and the mayor announced a proposal to raise the minimum wage in Sacramento to $12.50 an hour by the year 2020. Tom Miller on KCRA.

VIDEO: Dishin' with Tina: JR Pem’s Smokin’ Bar B Que in Dixon - This week, Tina is checking out a place called JR Pem’s Smokin’ Bar B Que. Tina Machua on Good Day Sac.

VIDEO: Chef Keith Breedlove: The Return of the Culinerdy Cruiser - Monday morning saw the return of one of our favorite guys-- Keith Breedlove of the Culinerdy Cruiser. Nice of him to stop by, since he's becoming such a big TV Star. He whipped up a Spiced Chocolate Bisque, which we hear is a big hit at his more intimate catering gigs. Despite his national notoriety, he remains the top dog at one of our local mobile eateries. Paul Robins on FOX 40.

Comments

The comments to this entry are closed.