Uneasy Rhetoric

Lomo Argentine Grill 1107 Front St. Sacramento 916-442-5666 Entrees $16-$30 Full meal for 2: $75-100+ At Carl’s invitation, a group of us visited Lomo’s Argentine Grill on their official opening night, even though they had already been serving for a few weeks. Generally, I think this is a good idea. I’ve dined at a few [...]

The next winter brew to come under scrutiny is Full Sail Brewery’s Wassail Ale. The beer is golden brown, sort of a burnt caramel, with a somewhat fruity, though unobtrusive smell (I kid you not, when I smelled it in the bottle – before I poured it – I thought “V8 Juice.”). Wassail Ale, unlike [...]

I pity the fool who works downtown and ain’t tried Osteria yet! With the imminent departure of Sticks, Osteria is likely to become my default lunch spot. They recently changed their menu, raising some of their prices and adding a number of “pasta favorites” that had appeared on their specials menu at various times. I [...]

Does anyone remember Levinson’s when it was a bookstore? I do. I remember browsing the tiny space as a kid, looking for books on dinosaurs, and then a little later, military history. I hadn’t set foot in it for years, but I was still a little sad when they closed down in 1994. The owners [...]

Puteaux, illuminations Halloween, boulevard Richard Wallace Originally uploaded by Grébert. I have a love-hate relationship with the holiday season, but I secretly enjoy public decoration (even if I sometimes scoff at it publicly). Our cities don’t really go all out for Halloween, but Christophe Grébert (Mon Puteaux) posts some great pictures from his Parisian suburb. [...]