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Dining News: Now Open Downtown - Triple Double Sports Bar

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Triple Double Sports Bar, which replaces the Zokku at 4th & J, opened earlier this week, reports Sactown Mag's Tori Masucci Cummins.

Nathan Hilderbrand—a native of New Orleans who has held stints in acclaimed restaurants there, including Commander's Palace and The Ruby Slipper Café —will serve as Triple Double’s executive chef, taking over for former co-owner Trevor Elliott who, along with his wife Kristina, has left the team...

The restaurant includes an oyster bar framed by pendant lights and colorful abstract murals by local artist James Goodchap that depict famous sports figures like Joe Montana, Serena Williams, Muhammad Ali and Oscar Robertson (the basketball great holds the record for the most triple-doubles in NBA history).

Read the entire story in Sac Mag.

Sac News & Review's Janelle Bitker has more on the menu:

Small plates, salads and sandwiches hover around $9; the most expensive entree—pulled pork-stuffed hush puppies with braised greens, slaw and cracklins—costs $22. Southern influences dot the menu: pork cheeks come braised over grits; fried brussel sprouts over Pimento cheese; Caprese salad with fried green tomatoes; and a shrimp po’boy with creole remoulade. Dessert options include deep fried Oreos stuffed with foie gras. The chef and ownership team have roots in New Orleans, but don’t expect to see any gumbo or crawfish etouffee—yet, anyway.

Read the entire story in Sac News & Review.

The new restaurant's facade is a more modest version of what the owners said they would have when I talked to them in April. Back then, they said the street-facing side would have CPI Paneling, which will allow Triple Double to display messages on via a LED grid, and the interior ambiance will be "a little industrial with a southern influence.

That original vision is still visible on the Web site TripleDoubleSacramento.com.

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When I drove by the restaurant this week, it looked like the exterior had been painted, but no extensive renovation had been done.

Still, the outside appearance of a restaurant is way down on the list of things that will make or break this restaurant. The owners seemed like very nice people, and I hope they succeed.

Triple Double is located at 419 J Street, and can be found online at http://tripledoublesacramento.com/.

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Sean Derfield, owner of two Sacramento bars, gradually healing after light-rail collision - Beyond that, Derfield knows what the future looks like. Once he began to heal and his mind cleared, he took stock of his life and decided to make serious changes. In addition to the saloon and bustling beer bar, Derfield owns the shooting arcade River City Shooting Gallery. Erika Derfield, a first-grade teacher at Cosumnes River Elementary in Sloughhouse, does the books for the three businesses. “In the hospital, I told her that working 85 hours a week is over. Owning three businesses, you’re constantly going 24/7. But that’s why I have employees and I never used them to the fullest extent,” Sean said. “I need to delegate more and enjoy life, take more vacations and stop saving the money for that rainy day.” Blair Anthony Robertson in the Sac Bee.

Brews brothers? New beer operation to team with coffee roaster - Another company is looking to enter Sacramento’s fast-growing brewpub business with plans for a 3,000-square-foot taproom and brewing operation behind the Old Soul coffee shop in midtown. In an application with the city, backers of Big Stump Brewing Co. said they hope to operate a 10-barrel brewing operation at 1716 L St. in vacant space owned by the coffee company. Big Stump would sell its craft beers to customers at the brewpub and also market its products to area bars and restaurants, according to the application. Bob Shallit in the Sac Bee.

Triumphant brunch: Fried chicken & cheddar biscuit, Roxy Restaurant and Bar - I have gone to Roxy for brunch three times in the last few weeks. I admit it—I'm smitten. Brunch is usually a restaurant horror show of surly servers, tipsy patrons and greasy food slathered in broken hollandaise. Not so at Roxy. Garrett McCord in Sac News & Review.

A sweet spin: Horchatte, Nido by Magpie - For a refreshing, nuanced spin on an iced latte, order the horchatte ($4 for a small). The base is Nido's housemade horchata—the Mexican rice milk-based beverage—which is slightly sweet and toasty from a bounty of cinnamon. Janelle Bitker in Sac News & Review.

Bistro 103 - Located in historic Auburn, this New American restaurant that opened in February has just added a new weekend brunch menu with farm-to-fork dishes like decadent bananas Foster pancakes topped with flambéed sliced bananas, cinnamon sugar, walnuts and butter; or the savory braised beef cheeks eggs Benedict. In Sactown Magazine. (Third item.)

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Dining News: Demand Outstrips Supply on Postmates Launch Day in Sacramento

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Apparently, for most of us, there's no such thing as a free lunch.

If you tried to get a free Roxie Deli sandwich from Postmates for your midday meal, you probably didn't get one.

When the deal started at 11 a.m., I, apparently along with a legion of you, tried to get the free sandwich, as promised by Postmates to encourage people to use their app. According to their app's display, there were a half dozen drivers servicing the downtown area.

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I tried continuously from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and failed, at times encountering a myriad of errors. At that time, my hunger exceeded my desire for a free sandwich and I ended up using Mother's Facebook app to order a panzanella salad for $10. (BTW: It was delicious, but it also wasn't free.) Imagine the horror as I was forced to walk a block from my office to Mother to pick up the lunch in person like everyone was forced to do in the pre-Postmates era.

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That's not to say that there were no free lunches. Some lucky bastards were able to take advantage of the deal.

Many would be quick to swear off Postmates after their early hiccup. I won't. Launches are hard. Having enough supply of anything you're giving away for free is hard, let alone having enough drivers to deliver the free sandwiches.

So I'll try again tomorrow. According to social media, dozens of you were able to get the free sandwich, just not me. It also seems like they got better as the day went on.

Maybe I'll have better luck tomorrow, though I'm not sure they have the capacity to do something really important like pick up medicine from a pharmacy yet. Hopefully, they'll ramp up soon and fix all these glitches.

As a reminder, Postmates is offering a free sandwich from Roxie Deli from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Sunday. Click here to learn more about the launch offer.

Visit Postmates to download the app. BTW: If you use the promo code t3bj, you'll get a $10 delivery credit and I'll get $10 after you use it. It's free to you. Why not help Cowtown Eats get a couple free deliveries?

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VIDEO: On-demand delivery startup Postmates launches in Sacramento - Postmates uses a network of about 14,000 independent contractors who pick up and deliver items. Gabrielle Karol on News 10.

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New locally owned coffee shop will include vegan treats - It's easy to find craft coffee in midtown or downtown Sacramento, but there aren't as many options in the Arden-Arcade area. That's why a husband-and-wife team is opening a new business, Secret World of Coffee, at 3355 Arden Way. Expected to open in mid-September, Jason Taylor will focus on the coffee part of the business. Sweet Sugar Vegan, his wife Tasneem Brown's bakery, will provide pastries. Sonya Sorich in Sac Biz Journal.

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