Shark!

sweet shots.

Stoked for Sogard. Carter and Taylor got all the ink, Sogard just did work. A's fans are gonna love him.

Dick move dude. NoWay Jose is the bacon of bands.

Lalo's is the only Mexican place in Sac that I miss. They do great work.

With regards to "Restaurant Thir13en." Spelling words with numbers replacing letters: Not witty, not cool, not edgy. Super, super lame. M8trix and Se7en and durpa durpa durpa doo.

Hey, that's great if you have a new celebrity chef or a James Beard award-winner opening a new farm-to-table communal-organic post-modern-continental-fusion restaurant that gets critics all atwitter, but I think the true test of a city's culinary scene is the quality of the more accessible foods. How good are your ethnic hole-in-the-walls, deli's, burger joints et cetera? In that regard Sacto is a mixed bag, but more good than bad. I never found any Chinese food I loved or very good Mexican, but that can be said of 99% of the nation. Sac is blessed with outstanding Vietnamese and Thai, as well as the aforementioned burgers. You can find great breakfasts without too much trouble, and I'd throw a hobo from a moving train for a Corti Bros out here in Nashville. Also, the farmers market situation is as good as you'll find any where. It's been said before, but the hand-wringing about "Is Sac a Cow town or a world class city" is a real waste of time and energy. Sacramento is rad but with plenty of issues, not the least of which is an inferiority complex. .

I miss Harlow's.

When I moved to Sacramento two years ago this month, the food truck laws were so Draconian that it inspired me to write a manifesto regarding the matter my first week in town. (http://sacramentopress.com/headline/22621/First_they_came_for_the_taco_trucks_and_I_did_not_speak_out) Now we have a "Food Truck" Section in the SacPress. Hooray progress!

I see a few of my favorites, but not nearly enough Chea. Looks like a blast.

too, to, two. Two times you used the word "to" when you meant the word "too". That's two times too many.

Frenchmen FTW, without a doubt. So much music coming through Sacoftomatoes and it's environs this year. Rad.

Buried lede: the general manager refers to himself as "7evin", and you acknowledged it in print. How could you type that with a straight face? :)

“It’s a renaissance of renaissances". Lol. I would have gone with "“It’s a renaissance of renaissances of renaissances of renaissances", but I'm a very deep thinker.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL3qxO1VmQg

losing an ultralounge and gaining a sportsbar? That's a win win. Will they be holding the the Lady Mountain Lion Dance team finale there-in as well?

I love this. LOVE. Kinda wish I'd thought of it.

Heavy cash = $8 at lunch, $11 at dinner? I can't get out of taco bell for less than $8. Last time (hopefully ever) that I went to Mcdonalds, I got a Big Mac Meal and a 9 piece McNuggets for $10 and change. (The upset stomach and 20 hours of discomfort following the meal were free of charge. The extra dipping sauce was $.27) Where the heck are you eating?

If I still lived at 18th and H, I would go there at least once a week. Even if it's mediocre I imagine they have Sriracha. I went to Plum Blossom once a month and that place was the pits. I'm not entirely convinced that the Garlic Shack ever existed. Also, when did $11 for dinner in Midtown become expensive? Am I taking crazy pills? Seeing as I now live 2,100 miles away, I suppose this is moot.

I like how this all happens after I leave town. I view this as a personal affront. Why does God (Tebow?) hate me? What makes it a Nor Cal BLT? Avocado? Pretentiousness?