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Cooking Tips & Tricks
Top 10 Cooking Tips & Tricks Courtesy of Chef Erika Atkins, Café Bernardo/KBAR 1. Hot PanThe pan must be very hot for meat to properly brown, develop flavor and caramelize the natural sugars. Use a hot pan with cold oil to prevent the meat from sticking. 2. Golden RatioA basic white sauce is 2 Tbsp [...]
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Hock Farm Opening Soon!
As many of you know, we recently closed Spataro Restaurant & Bar. While it’s sad to say goodbye to one of our long-standing restaurants, we are very excited about our newest “farm-to-fork” restaurant concept, Hock Farm Craft & Provisions. Hock Farm is slated to open in mid-April 2013 at 1415 L Street in downtown Sacramento. [...]
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New Mid-Winter Menu Items at Cafe Bernardo
The weather is changing and so are our menus! Cafe Bernardo is embracing some of the delicious mid-winter produce available right now by offering some new menu items for you enjoy. Here’s a list of new items available at ALL Cafe Bernardo locations: Organic Quinoa & Fuji Apple SaladDried cranberries, pecans, scallions, curry vinaigrette [...]
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Health Benefits of Fall & Winter Produce
Brussels Sprouts Like other cruciferous vegetables, Brussels sprouts are full of phytonutrients (natural plant compounds), which may help protect against cancer. They’re also a good source of: • Vitamins A and C, which help fight against such ailments as heart disease, cancer, and cataracts (one half cup of sprouts provides more than 80 % [...]
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Recipe: Roasted Delicata Squash Salad
Roasted Delicata Squash SaladRecipe from Esquire Grill Ingredients:1 medium Delicata squash, peeled, seeded, and halved lengthwise1 apple, peeled, cored and cut into 1/4” slices1/4 cup bacon, cut into 1/4” pieces2 tbsp pecans, toasted1/2 cup sliced radicchio1 small shallot, sliced1 tbsp white balsamic vinegar3 tbsp extra virgin olive oilcanola oil for cooking Directions:Cook bacon until fat [...]
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PRG All-Stars: Sous Chef Kelly at Cafe Bernardo Midtown
Name: Kelly Her PRG Location: Cafe Bernardo Midtown Title: Executive Sous Chef Hometown: Merced, CA How long have you worked at Cafe Bernardo Midtown: Almost 3 years Best part of working at Cafe Bernardo Midtown: The atmosphere, food and customers. It’s always great to meet a long-time customer that tells us how they have [...]
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Wine & Food Pairings
This week, NBC News posted an article about the science behind pairing food with beverages. The article discussed the origin of the term “mouthfeel” and how the astringency of a beverage dictates which type of food it will pair best with. Pairings have been somewhat supported by science, however many of the famous pairings (such [...]
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Fall Farmers’ Market Guide
Even though summer has officially ended, it doesn’t mean that your trips to the local farmers’ market have to end too. We’re looking forward to the upcoming seasonal menu changes that incorporate fall’s delicious and colorful pfoduce, such as apples, carrots, pumpkins, beets, and pears. According to The Daily Meal , these are [...]
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PRG All-Stars: Joe Senna at Cafe Bernardo Midtown
Name: Joe Senna PRG Location: Cafe Bernardo Midtown Title: Server/ Cashier/ Bartender Hometown: Sacramento, CA How long have you worked at Cafe Bernardo Midtown: 2 years Best part of working at Cafe Bernardo Midtown: I love my coworkers! First job ever: Medical Records Clerk Favorite food: Enchiladas, pizza, and cheeseburgers Drink of choice: Coffee [...]
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PRG All-Stars: Bartender Paul Broderick at Monkey Bar
Name: Paul Broderick PRG Location: Monkey Bar Title: Bartender / Supervisor Hometown: Moreno Valley, CA How long have you worked at Monkey Bar: 1.5 years Best part of working at Monkey Bar: Great customers and even greater co-workers First job ever: Worked at a candy store Favorite food: Sushi Drink of choice: Milk If [...]