Sacramento Restaurants, Nightlife and Entertainment

[econgrad]

Originally Posted by wburg

I found it interesting that they mentioned Capitol Garage opening (assumed from context) after The Park, when Capitol Garage had been where Ma Jong's is (and open late) back to the early nineties. And I couldn't help but think of those horrible microwave snacks when they kept talking about "hot pockets."

It ends on a very true point: the residential population downtown won't carry all those restaurants, and at some point there's going to be a shake-out of restaurants, at least until downtown gets a bit more repopulated.

Your right about the population. Yet, I believe many resturaunts will do well with the outside populations that come into downtown (as we talked about before). Sure, there will be some shake-out, but not as much I do not think. Although I wish as well as you do, more residences being built soon! Every Saturday should be like 2nd Saturday, not just for the art, but the crowds because of so many people living DT, would be a blast!

[reggiesquared]

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[innov8]

I dig a good Tequila reggiesquared; I wish you good luck and success with
your product. My favorite tequila is the kind I bring back from Mexico when I
visit. The tequila shops in Old Puerto Vallarta are my favorite.

[sugit]

Good luck, reggiesquared. Let us know when we can have a SSP tasting party.

Also, here is a new club in Sacramento by the Haines brothers (Bistro 33)

http://www.trenights.com/

It's in the Arden area where the old El Torito was located on Hurley and Howe.

[arod74]

Buena suerte, reggie! I always try to support local brands when I shop so I will make sure to look for it on the shelf when my current bottle runs dry. God knows we can certainly use some more up and coming, home grown start ups around here in any industry. Do you have any commitments as far as retailers for your tequilas yet?

[reggiesquared]

Originally Posted by arod74

Buena suerte, reggie! I always try to support local brands when I shop so I will make sure to look for it on the shelf when my current bottle runs dry. God knows we can certainly use some more up and coming, home grown start ups around here in any industry. Do you have any commitments as far as retailers for your tequilas yet?

Thanks for the good wishes everyone! I will definitely let you guys know when the launch party is so you guys can swing buy and try some mejor. Regarding retailers, I have visited many retailers and every single one without a doubt wants to buy. However, since our state licenses are pending, we cannot take pre-orders as many have requaed to do until those are issued which wont be for a few more days. The interest is phenomenal though. Not only will our brand fill a sizable gap in the tequila market, the tequila is as the name implies, is simply he best. Our master distiller has made some of the best tequila in the world, don julio™ and we are confident everyone will find this to be the most exciting tequila ever to come out of Mexico. Tequila companies are all trying to be more rustic and more traditional than one another while we will be taking the opposite approach. Modern design, unsurpassed quality and luxuriously smooth finish. Our tequilas will be so smooth and refined, they will all be able to be enjoyed neat without the traditional bite or vapors. We are confident mejor will be huge and it will great for Sac to have a homegrown company that is debuting to the world.

[travis bickle]

Originally Posted by sugit

Good luck, reggiesquared. Let us know when we can have a SSP tasting party.

Also, here is a new club in Sacramento by the Haines brothers (Bistro 33)

http://www.trenights.com/

It's in the Arden area where the old El Torito was located on Hurley and Howe.

Best of luck reggiesquared. Please post when your going to do something in San Diego. The world just can't have enough good tequila. I eagerly anticipate sampling yours.

Ah yes - the old El Torito on Howe at Hurley. I opened that place as a waiter when it was called "Tequila Willie's." Great memories and an appropriate name given this thread.

[JeffZurn]

Awesome news Reggie, congrats on the new buisness, can't wait to come down and check out the new Sactown tequila!

[ltsmotorsport]

I'll def pick up a 5th of Mejor this summer.

[sugit]

Morton's steakhouse could move a few blocks to Capitol Mall
Sacramento Business Journal - by Mark Anderson Staff writer

Downtown restaurateurs say Morton's, The Steakhouse might move its Sacramento location to the ground floor of the new U.S. Bank Tower at 621 Capitol Mall.

The still-empty 8,000-square-foot restaurant space in the new office building is stunning and could include an outdoor patio facing Capitol Mall. Morton's current location at 521 L St. in Westfield Downtown Plaza is at a quiet end of a sleepy shopping mall.

Chicago-based Morton's Restaurant Group (NYSE: MRT) is a publicly traded company with 78 restaurants in six countries. A company spokesman said he can only talk about locations if there is a signed lease, and the only lease in Sacramento now is on L Street.

The people working for U.S. Bank Tower developer David S. Taylor Interests also won't comment, but several restaurant brokers say the deal is awaiting signatures.

The Westfield Group, owner of Westfield Downtown Plaza, has made no secret about its willingness to consider a variety of different retail strategies in the current location of Morton's. The move to Capitol Mall could be a coup for the restaurant, moving from a moribund mall to one of the hottest new office buildings in town.

[wburg]

Isn't the part of the mall containing Morton's part of the section that is going to become a Target and supermarket? I went through the mall today, and although things were pretty busy, I didn notice that the leather-coat store is having a going out of business sale. I imagine that many of the businesses in the slated-for-demo part of the mall are sniffing around for new digs.

[sugit]

Isn't the part of the mall containing Morton's part of the section that is going to become a Target and supermarket?

Correct.

[urban_encounter]

Originally Posted by wburg

Isn't the part of the mall containing Morton's part of the section that is going to become a Target and supermarket? I went through the mall today, and although things were pretty busy, I didn notice that the leather-coat store is having a going out of business sale. I imagine that many of the businesses in the slated-for-demo part of the mall are sniffing around for new digs.

According to Westfield represntatives they intend to start on the east end of the mall and move west constructing in phases..

I predict there will be no remodel and that Westfield will sell the mall within the next five years..

[Trojan]

Speaking of malls, I noticed today at Arden Fair that a Kate Spade is 'Coming Soon', along with Lucky Brand, Armani Exchange, and probably another store in the current Bebe location, since Bebe is making a new store. Sounds good. Maybe this is a sign for better stores at Arden. I wish these stores could be on K Street though.

[sugit]

I got this email from the California Musical Theatre today on The Cosmopolitan at 10th and K.

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The Cosmopolitan Cabaret theatre will open in the building that once housed the historic Woolworth department store on the southeast corner of 10th and K streets (map), now being renovated by David S. Taylor Interests. The building, called The Cosmopolitan, (www.SacCosmo.com) will also include Cosmo Restaurant and Bar, a New York-style theatre district dining experience from the Paragary Restaurant Group, and Social, a plush, modern nightclub and lounge featuring a rooftop patio by Randy Paragary and Bob Simpson.

The Cabaret will fill a niche in the region’s theatre scene by providing an upscale yet casual venue that will recall the golden age of metropolitan nightlife – perfect for musicals with two to six cast members. The theatre will have 23 tables of four and 115 seats arranged in a traditional-theatre configuration (seating chart) Pre-performance cocktail service in the theatre will be provided by Cosmo Restaurant and Bar.

The Cosmopolitan Cabaret’s production of “Forever Plaid” will be directed and choreographed by Guy Stroman, an original member of the New York cast, who has previously directed several long-running productions of the musical around the country. “Forever Plaid” is the deliciously goofy and charming story of The Plaids, a classic 1950s all-male singing group who were killed in a car crash on the way to their first big gig! Audiences will be rolling in the aisles and tapping their toes as The Plaids are miraculously revived to perform the concert-that-never-was in the hilariously nostalgic musical. They perform precision harmonies, squabble boyishly and execute their delightfully outlandish choreography with over-zealous precision. The Plaids perform some of the greatest hits of the 1950s: “Catch a Falling Star,” “Three Coins in the Fountain,” “Love Is a Many Splendored Thing” and “Magic Moments.”

“Forever Plaid” will open The Cosmopolitan Cabaret on September 28, 2008, for an open-ended run. Tickets for the first four months of performances will be available exclusively to Music Circus and Broadway Sacramento subscribers beginning Monday, April 21, at the Wells Fargo Pavilion Box Office or by phone at (916) 557-1999. Tickets will be available to the general public beginning Monday, July 14. For discounts on groups of 12 or more, please call (916) 557-1198. Tickets are $32 for Tuesdays, Wednesday and Thursday evenings ($52 for front row table seating) and $37 for Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings and Saturday and Sunday matinees ($57 for front row table seating).

For more information, please visit www.CosmopolitanCabaret.com.

1000 K Street
COMING SEPTEMBER 2008
Downtown's most sophisticated dining, entertainment and social hub
- under one roof.

Located in the boldly renovated 1956 Woolworth Building, The Cosmopolitan's modern take on retro takes center stage on K Street. Live Musical Theater, Theater District Dining. Rooftop Nightclub and Lounge.

The Night is Young.


CALIFORNIA MUSICAL THEATRE
California Music Theatre launches its first completely new professional theatre experience in 20 years. Matching the re-emerging vitality of Downtown Sacramento, the producer of Music Circus and Broadway Sacramento is creating the Cosmopolitan Cabaret, a 200-seat, upscale yet casual space and a perfect environment for intimate musical theatre. The Cabaret will allow audience members the comfort of either table seating or bar-style seating to enjoy cocktails and refreshments during the performance in a modern metropolitan surrounding.
For Group Ticket Sales Call 915-557-1198 or visit www.cosmopolitancabaret.com

The Cosmo Restaurant
PARAGARY RESTAURANT GROUP
Cosmo Restaurant and Bar brings a New York-style
theater district dining experience to downtown Sacramento. The diverse menu will feature steaks, chops, seafood, chicken, pasta and deli-style sandwiches. Full take-out services will be available to surrounding businesses, including delivery and catering. Select menu items will be served in the adjacent Cosmopolitan Cabaret.


Social Nightclub (How original...)
A RANDY PARAGARY AND BOB SIMPSON PRODUCTION
Plush, modern nightclub and lounge featuring a rooftop outdoor patio. Nightly DJs and dancing. Available for private parties.

[otnemarcaS]

I noticed the number on their website for the CMT cabaret says 1-915-557-1198. So much for proofreading the content of their website. Sent them a note to correct it to 916 else they'll be getting no calls.

[econgrad]

^ I Think thats going to be another reason for suburbanites with money to spend it downtown! I will see a show....

[wburg]

econgrad, don't you already come downtown to see shows?

[innov8]

I hear Headhunters is not doing very well and another establishment might
be opening up there late this summer. I also hear that Badlands has done well and
that might be eroding away at Headhunters business.

[otnemarcaS]

The free friday night concerts series begins May 2. Always a good summer evening out downtown.

Is it just me or has Mumbo Gumbo appeared every year in the concert series since its inception?



Downtown free outdoor concerts to begin May 2

By Bruce Dancis - [email protected]
Published 12:00 am PDT Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Story appeared in SCENE section, Page E3

The sound of music – mostly of the rock 'n' roll variety – will soon be wafting out of Cesar Chavez Park when the free outdoor concert series starts its 17th season on May 2.

The series of 15 Friday Night Concerts usually draws more than 60,000 people each year to the downtown park.

"Our lineup's changed a little bit this year," says Lisa Martinez, director of marketing and outreach for the Downtown Sacramento Partnership, which produces the series. Izabella (July 18) is one of new headlining artists, and Sal Valentino (former leader of the Beau Brummels and Stoneground) is appearing for the first time in the series (June 6).

"The May 9 show has an interesting theme," Martinez says. "Kepi and Kevin Seconds both are appearing with two bands in kind of a back-and-forth show." Each will perform with new bands as well as "throwbacks" to their old bands, the Groovie Ghoulies and 7 Seconds, respectively.

Although 32 new bands will be appearing this season, Martinez assures fans that "you'll get the same feel at the concerts in the park as we've had in the past."

Here's the concert schedule for 2008:

• May 2: Bucho, Righteous Movement, Sol Peligro, Crazy Ballhead

• May 9: Kepi the Band, Kevin Seconds & the Altruistics, Kepi & Friends, Ghetto Moments

• May 16: Bright Light Fever, Self Against City, Middle Class Rut, Breva

• May 23: An Angle, Knock Knock, Jay Shaner & the Cowboy Killers, The Definite Article

• May 30: Rowdy Kate, the Golden Cadillacs, the Tip Top Trio, Hard Clumpin Litter

• June 6: Mick Martin & the Blues Rockers, Sal Valentino, the Bathtub Gins

• June 13: Secretions, Final Summation, the Infamous Swanks, the No Goodniks

• June 20: Helper Monkeys, Hot Pistol, Prieta, Aroarah

• June 27: Mumbo Gumbo, Ricky Berger

• July 4: No concert scheduled

• July 11: Richard March, Kate Gafney, Agent Ribbons, the Juggs

• July 18: Izabella, 2ME, Fair Trade

• July 25: Red Host, Them Hills, the Lonely King, Lite Brite

• Aug. 1: Diciembre Gris, Pets, We Prick You, the Generals

• Aug. 8: Seventy, Shannon Curtis, the Bobby Zoppi Band, Brandon Tyler

• Aug. 15: the Brodys, the Snobs, Gillmor

The concerts are presented by Budweiser and sponsored by Saclights.com, channels 3 and 58, Sactown magazine, Van Ruiten Vineyards and the Sacramento Film and Music Festival.