Articles by Janelle Bitker



Ella adds $26 burger to menu

It’s easily the most expensive burger in town. Ella Dining Room & Bar’s regular $17 burger (with the egg add-on) was already among Sacramento’s spendiest….



Empress Tavern opens Thursday for meat nirvana

Start making your reservations now. Empress Tavern—the meat-centric restaurant from the Mother team—opens on Thursday, but it’s already booked solid until the following week. Those…









Chef changes at Pangaea Bier Cafe

Chef Robb “Rossi” Venditti quietly left Pangaea Bier Cafe earlier this month to launch a new catering company with chef Aimal Formoli of Formoli’s Bistro,…