• Paula Deen’s Egg/Beef Burger on a Glazed Donut!

    This video has made it rounds on YouTube in various altered versions. And you can see why! Read more

  • How to Make a Vespa Scooter

    Jocko’s on a diet, but hopes to scoot to the next burger joint soon. In the meantime checkout this little gem from Scooter in the Sticks’ Blog. Read more

  • Ground Chuck and Grounded Pilots

    The Café Bernardo is one of many California-style restaurants in the Paragary Restaurant Group in Sacramento and Davis, and like most of the Paragary eateries, the food and atmosphere are pleasant. There are three Café Bernardo restaurants, two in midtown Sacramento and a third in Davis. I usually visit the 15th and R Street location,… Read more

  • The Vespa as a Work of Art

    I picked this link up from VespaUSA.com and had to share it. The Italian icon of mid-century transport is back in the States, zipping around in irresistible candy colors. Paola Antonelli, design curator at the Museum of Modern Art, has her own soft spot for the scooter. Produced by Angela Frucci. “Design for the Real… Read more

  • Gourmet v Grease, and the Garden Highway

    I am eating a $14 hamburger to the sound of jackhammers. As more shops Downtown close in these hard times, at least the City is busy carving up asphalt to lay more pipe, fiber optics, or whatever. Choosing a patio table at Ella Dining Room & Bar during this time seems stupid, but the weather… Read more

  • My Belated Return to the Squeeze Inn

    No survey of Sacramento area hamburgers would be complete without a pilgrimage to Mecca—the Squeeze Inn. While there have always been contenders for the best hamburger in the Sacramento Area—Jamie’s on Broadway, Jerry’s Tumbleweed Inn on Folsom Blvd., and Cookie’s on H Street, to name three popular contenders—the Squeeze Inn is the only one to… Read more