Whired Wine whose name is a combination of both WHIte and RED wines, is scheduled to open on Feb. 8, it announced on Facebook late last week.
Sactown Magazine's Tori Masucci Cummins fills in some of the details:

San Francisco restaurateur John Marco and his wife Vicky transformed the intimate space, a former jewelry store, into a wine bar with a modern, industrial vibe and chic details like a central chandelier and colorful paintings by local artists such as Rafael Delgado, and a moniker that combines “white” and “red...”

To that end, Whired Wine will be serving up local craft beers, selections of sake and a small plates menu that includes a panini with brie, pear and prosciutto, or a cheese and charcuterie board with choices like Tartufo salami and Point Reyes Farmstead cheese. Chef Cecil Rhodes, who runs Cecil's Taste Food Truck and formerly served as head chef at Bella Bru in Carmichael, will helm the kitchen.

Read the entire story in Sactown Mag.

2016 will be a very busy year for the blocks adjacent to the arena. I expect many, many other restaurants to open by the time the Kings play their first game at the Golden One Center this Fall.

Whired Wine is located at 410 L Street, and can be found online at http://www.whiredwine.com/.

* Photo via their Facebook page.

More News:

Confidential: Secret menu, Mother - “You should order our kimchi fries.” This is what chef Matt Masera at Mother tells me. Sure. But they’re not on the menu. “They’re on the secret menu.” Nick Miller in Sac News & Review.

Capitol Garage - The popular downtown restaurant debuted a new menu Jan. 18 replete with vegetarian and vegan options. Head chef Raphael Kendall (whose own vegan diet inspired the menu) is dishing out new meatless options like zucchini noodles with roasted carrots, red pepper, and chimichurri, or the carrot hash, topped with sautéed broccoli, rainbow chard and fried eggs. Tori Masucci Cummins and Anna Petkovich in Sactown Mag.

Flatland Brewing Company - This new brewery is set to open Jan. 22 in Elk Grove, replacing Handcraft Brewing Company. With six rotating taps, Flatland’s brews will include a double IPA, an imperial stout, the malty Bavarian Copper, the spicy Czech hop-based saison coined Uprising, and the rich, fruit-flavored Royal Quail with caramel and chocolate. Tori Masucci Cummins and Anna Petkovich in Sactown Mag. (Second Item.)

Police: Man Denied Sandwich at Subway Returns to Assault Employees, Smash Window - Sacramento Police say a man who was denied service at a Subway restaurant returned moments later with some friends to smash a window and attack its employees. According to officers, the man was denied service when trying to buy a sandwich at the Del Paso Boulevard and El Camino Avenue store Sunday evening. He returned a short time later with several other people. Ian McDonald on FOX 40.

Happy Hour Hound: Duke's Plates and Pints - Located on La Sierra Drive, near Watt Avenue and Fair Oaks Boulevard, Duke’s Plates and Pints is ready to cater to any football fan, hungry patron or happy hour hound. Duke’s is a casual bar that is small enough for you to grab a quick bite by yourself but big enough to meet with your crew on game day. Amy Serna in Submerge Mag.

Here are the 15 most popular Sacramento happy hours of March 2015 on Cowtown Eats:

1. BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse
2. Zocalo
3. Bento Box
4. Ruth's Chris Steakhouse
5. Firestone Public House
6. Lucca Restaurant
7. 33rd St. Bistro
8. Chicago Fire
9. Chevy's Fresh Mex - On the River
10. Burgers & Brew
11. Fat's Asia Bistro
12. Alley Katz
13. Buffalo Wild Wings
14. Cheesecake Factory
15. Capitol Garage

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Here are the 15 most popular Sacramento happy hours of February 2015 on Cowtown Eats:

1. BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse
2. Bento Box
3. Ruth's Chris Steakhouse
4. Chicago Fire
5. Zocalo
6. Lucca Restaurant
7. Firestone Public House
8. Fat's Asia Bistro
9. 33rd St. Bistro
10. Chevy's Fresh Mex - On the River
11. Cheesecake Factory
12. Buffalo Wild Wings
13. Burgers & Brew
14. Alley Katz
15. Capitol Garage

Thanks for visiting Cowtown Eats! We had more than 62,000 page views and 26,000 unique visitors.

I also want to give a special shout out to Strings Urban Kitchen for generously sponsoring Cowtown Eats and keeping the lights on here.

The 15 most popular Sacramento happy hours of November 2014 on CowtownEats.com were:

1. BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse (Last month's rank: 1)
2. Bento Box (Last month's rank: 2)
3. Ruth's Chris Steakhouse (Last month's rank: 3)
4. Lucca Restaurant (Last month's rank: 4)
5. Buffalo Wild Wings (Last month's rank: 3)
6. Zocalo (Last month's rank: 6)
7. Cheesecake Factory (Last month's rank: 7)
8. Firestone Public House (Last month's rank: 8)
9. Chicago Fire (Last month's rank: 9)
10. Burgers & Brew (Last month's rank: 11)
11. Fat's Asia Bistro (Last month: Unranked)
12. Capitol Garage (Last month's rank: 15)
13. Goldfield Trading Post (Last month: Unranked)
14. 33rd Street Bistro (Last month's rank: 10)
15. Blackbird Kitchen & Beer Gallery (Last month's rank: 13)

Thanks for visiting Cowtown Eats! We had nearly 57,000 page views (up 14 percent compared to last year) and nearly 23,000 unique visitors (plus 53 percent over last year).

The 15 most popular Sacramento happy hours of October 2014 on CowtownEats.com were:

1. BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse (Last month's rank: 1)
2. Bento Box (Last month's rank: 2)
3. Ruth's Chris Steakhouse (Last month's rank: 4)
4. Lucca Restaurant (Last month's rank: 8)
5. Buffalo Wild Wings (Last month's rank: 3)
6. Zocalo (Last month's rank: 5)
7. Cheesecake Factory (Last month's rank: 6)
8. Firestone Public House (Last month's rank: 7)
9. Chicago Fire (Last month's rank: 13)
10. 33rd Street Bistro (Last month's rank: 13)
11. Burgers & Brew (Last month's rank: 10)
12. Hook & Ladder (Last month's rank: 14)
13. Blackbird Kitchen & Beer Gallery (Last month's rank: 15)
14. Chevy's Fresh Mex - On the River (Last month's rank: 9)
15. Capitol Garage (Last Month: Unranked)

Thanks for visiting Cowtown Eats! We had more than 63,700 page views (up 24 percent compared to last year) and more than 24,200 unique visitors (plus 61 percent over last year).

The 15 most popular Sacramento happy hours of March 2014 on CowtownEats.com were:

1. BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse (Last month's rank: 1)
2. Bento Box (Last month's rank: 3)
3. Pour House (Last month's rank: 2)
4. Firestone Public House (Last month's rank: 4)
5. Lucca Restaurant (Last month's rank: 5)
6. Ruth's Chris Steakhouse (Last month's rank: 7)
7. Hook & Ladder (Last month's rank: 9)
8. Zocalo (Last month's rank: 8)
9. Burgers & Brew (Last month's rank: 6)
10. Chicago Fire (Last month's rank: 9)
11. Capital Dime (Last month's rank: 11)
12. Tank House (Last month's rank: 13)
13. Chevy's Fresh Mex - On the River (Last month's rank: 15) 
14. Fat's Asia Bistro (Last month's rank: 12)
15. Capitol Garage (Last month: Unranked)

Thanks for visiting Cowtown Eats! We had more than 72,000 page views (up 33 percent compared to last year) and more than 21,750 unique visitors (plus 33 percent over last year).