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An Awesome, but not "Awesome" Burger
I do not think I would have ever considered a place like The Distillery as having a burger of note, but in a September 5, 2007, article in The Sacramento Bee, Allen Pierlioni picked his top five area burgers with five runners-up, and The Distillery was a runner-up. I am sure you noticed the date;… Read more
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Ordering a Burger at a Pizzeria
Pizza Rock is one of the relatively new businesses that have opened on Sacramento’s perpetually struggling K Street Mall. While some of the new businesses seem to be unable to shake the death pall that looms over most businesses that open then close on or around K Street, I am pleased to report that this… Read more
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Sacramento Scooter Scene Loses an Important Advocate
The Scoot Shop has closed. Once the hub of Sacramento’s scooter subculture, the black-and-green shop on E Street near 16th was more than a place to purchase scooters, accessories, and have your ride serviced; it was a place to hang out and talk with fellow enthusiasts. Theron and Rebekah Spurgeon, the owners of the Scoot… Read more
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Cookies, Hot Rods, & Disappointing Burgers
The story goes that President Bill Clinton, while on a recent trip to Sacramento, visited Cookie’s Drive In at 5640 H Street and did not have the money to pay for his meal. I could not verify this, but if it actually happened, the 42nd President of these United States must have checked out some… Read more
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Paris is Scooter City!
My wife and I took a long-overdue vacation last month. We visited London, Bath, Oxford, and Greenwich. Then we took the bullet train under the Channel and spent the last few days in Paris. There were quite a few scooters in England, but nothing like there were in Paris, where they were virtually everywhere. It… Read more
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