Road trip: Sacramento
I recently took a trip up north to Sacramento to visit my best friend, Crystal (the same friend for whom I planned the Napa Valley bachelorette party for back in June), and we embarked on a weekend of so much eating that I thought I might literally explode. Here are the highlights:
- Citizen Hotel‘s Grange restaurant: This downtown boutique hotel has lots of charm, its Grange restaurant included. We went here for pre-dinner drinks, and we weren’t disappointed. I had a Fig, with whiskey, Cointreau, muddled roasted figs, agave nectar, orange juice and lemon juice, at the suggestion of our server, who said it had more whiskey than anything. “Say no more,” I told her and promptly ordered it. She was right; it was heavy on the whiskey (which I love) yet refreshing with just a bit of sweetness from the muddled fig. Crystal had an Acai with Veev, St. Germain, Roederer sparkling wine, simple syrup, lemon juice and berries, which I found too sweet for my taste, and Conor had a mojito, which was very respectable. We also shared a tasty cheese plate ($12).
