the kitchen, a dining experience:

May 25, 2011

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For my Grandma's 85th birthday a couple weeks ago, our entire family went to The Kitchen, in Sacramento. It was this intense 5/6 course dinner. It was really fun! The food was tasty and it was just a really good time. Took some pictures & thought I'd share it with you!


So I didn't get a good picture of the layout but basically the kitchen is surrounded by a bar that everyone sits around. It's a fun atmosphere. They also let us walk around the back of the kitchen and watch them prepare the food. The staff was so so friendly and nice.

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We didn't get to sit around the bar because our party was so big, so we had tables in the back. They are so accommodating though, they told us we could have as many servings as we wanted.

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This was the second plate, Rabbit, Sweetbreads and Foie Gras Terrine. Not sure what those even are but it was good!
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This place & the concept of the meal is actually pretty smart. It's a 2+ hour event and they serve you small portions over a longer period of time. By the time you get to "Act VI" - you're completely stuffed! Even if we wanted another serving of one of our favorite's of the night - we couldn't even fit more food in our stomach.

This one was my favorite, but it was course 5 so I could barely eat it. It was this mini chicken/fish pie with crust, yum! - Okay, actually the description said: "Local Halibut and Pastry with a Maine Lobster Ragout Lemon and Tarragon."

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Warmed German chocolate cake, strawberry-creme fraiche
ice cream and candied pecans.

I would recommend this "dining experience" but it's really something I'd do only once. At the $$$$ (4-dollar signs on Yelp) I really could never justify spending that much money on a meal. But it was really fun and so nice to be able to all get together for my Grandma's birthday :)

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  1. How fun!! I'd totally want to try this place out - all your photos look so fantastic! The food looks yummy, and I love that concept of little portions. So next time I have a special occasion & am up in Sacramento, I'm definitely going here ;) So awesome = happy belated birthday your grandma!

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  2. wow that meal and experience looks fantastic! Happy bday grandma!

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  3. Wow that looks amazing! You're making my stomach grumble. :) What a sweet thing to do for grandma!

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  4. My kind of restaurant! I always try to sit with a view of the kitchen and I love tapas style eating and tasting menus! Happy belated birthday to your grandma!

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  5. hehehe I'm pretty sure sweetbreads is organ meat and the foie gras is the tortured duck. That's, um... quite the menu.

    Looks fun! I've never gone to an anything-course anywhere :D

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  6. That's such a sweet gift for your grandmother! Sounds perfect for the family, though I agree--the dollar amount makes me rather anxious and I'm not even there. XD

    The food looks fantastical! And I love your photos, as always.

    ~TRA

    http://xtheredangelx.blogspot.com

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  7. I'm so tempted to spend a bit of money on a dinner like that. It looks incredible and I'll be in Sacramento at the end of June. It could be the perfect chance. And I really love that all the preparation of the food is so transparent -- that just makes it all that much more fun and interesting. Glad you had such a great birthday celebration with your grandma!

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  8. Wow! That looks amazing! I'm a picky eater so I don't think I'd want to eat half of the stuff there, but it would be worth it just to have the experience! :)

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  9. Wow this looks like an intense meal! I love the shot of that octopus!

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  10. You were in Sacramento? I live there! How have I not heard of The Kitchen? It sounds fabulous! Definitely going there next. Thanks for this thorough post!

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  11. "Intense" was definitely the right word to use! Everything looks so good though! A palate expanding experience ;)

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  12. omg you did not eat that octopus! AHHH!

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  13. Oh wow, the Kitchen has been on my list of "must eats" for years now...looks like it's still living up to the hype!! =) Are you from Sac?! If so, where can we buy your goodies?!

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  14. what a fun place! happy belated birthday to grandma :)

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  15. Happy belated birthday to her! and What an experience!!!1 I'm drooling here.

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  16. I've been wanting to try this place for a long time but the price deters me too. I currently live in SoCal but I'm orginally from Sactown. My Mom and a few of my friends still live there so I visit few times a year. The Kitchen pops up on my radar when I'm in town but I always opt for the familiar places that I like but don't get to have as often.

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  17. wow, these photos are great! and the one of the octopus?? oh my!!

    ~Andrea @ http://hecallsmewifey.blogspot.com/

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  18. This looks like such a cool experience! I've never seen anything like that! And great photos too!

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  19. It sounds like an amazing experience!

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  20. Those desserts look delicious :P
    Glad you got to celebrate such an occasion with your grandmother!

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  21. Oh, wow! What an experience. I love learning about fancy food like that, but can't say I've ever dined on anything that beautiful. (I stick to The Food Network, myself. Heehee.)

    I'll have to keep that place in mind, though! Sounds like a lovely place to dine for a special occasion. :)

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  22. What a fantastic experience! Thanks for sharing with us, Danni. Hope you are keeping well. xo

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  23. what a fun and surely delicious meal! i've always wanted to try a sit down 5 course restaurant.

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  24. That looks like it was fun, but I think I'd be terrified to eat half the food there--especially the octopus! I'm not much for delicacies, I guess. That dessert looks pretty amazing, though!

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  25. What a cool concept! Random question, I really like your photos! What do you use to edit them? I'm just starting on Photoshop and I'd really appreciate any help you can give me!

    Thanks!
    ~Melinda

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  26. what a delicious place! i went to college about 30 mins away from sacramento and wish i had known about this place while i still lived there - i would have loved to try it out!

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  27. looks absolutely delicious!! Thanks for sharing:) It's officially on my to-do list for California..hope to get there this year sometime:)

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  28. This pics look so nice and the food so delicious! I'll definitely will have to try it next time hubs and I are in Sacramento (he's from there!). Thank you for sharing! :)

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  29. omg i TOTALLY need to go to this place! the food looks amazing!!

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