It's that time of year again - time for "Best Restaurants," brought to you by Sacramento Magazine. After reading the readers' picks for each category, it made me wonder whether the results would be different for readers of The Sacramento Press. Our focus has been primarily on events and coverage of things in the Grid, whereas Sacramento Magazine covers a larger demographic including the suburbs. There were four categories that stood out to me in Sacramento Magazine's Best Restaurants: Best Burrito, Best Pizza, Best Burger and Best Coffeehouse. I live in the Grid and therefore have my own biases about restaurants that live in Downtown and Midtown. I prefer restaurants in this area to tho

 “These guys are nuts. I really hope no one throws up. Care for some hamburger with your water?” I thought to myself as I watched eight men sitting in a row, stuffing Jim-Denny’s half-pound hamburgers down their throats, one of who proceeded to dip his half-eaten burger and patty into a cup of water between bites.   On the stage behind them stood the emcee, Sacramento's local music guru Jerry Perry, with a mic in hand, watching with everyone else to see who would clean his plate first.   Pedro Alarcon won the Jim-Denny’s superburger-eating contest at 3 minutes and 41 seconds. Perry handed him a T-shirt for his accomplishment and suggested the rest of the men take their leftovers home.

BMX stunt show, local music extravaganza, hamburger eating contest -- Jim-Denny's 75th anniversary celebration will have it all. Everyone is invited to the massive celebration Saturday, May 16 which will take place at Jim-Denny's hamburger joint on 12th Street and spill into side-street Terminal Way. Says owner Patsy Lane, a $3 breakfast buffet will begin at 8 a.m. and include scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, and mini pancakes. Then at 10:30 a.m. a pancake eating contest will see who can eat a "hubcap-sized" pancake the fastest. A $20 donation is required to enter the competition, and the winner will be awarded a prize. Every hour on the hour, there will be a raffle held for prizes such a