{"id":11020,"date":"2017-08-09T20:23:54","date_gmt":"2017-08-10T04:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodiddy.com\/?p=11020"},"modified":"2018-04-03T19:03:17","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T03:03:17","slug":"the-rind-patio-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/foodiddy.com\/?p=11020","title":{"rendered":"The Rind Patio Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s once again been way too much time in between posts. Work and life in general have been busy and my free time has been limited. I sure do miss this place in between posts. I realized over the weekend when going through photos that I never blogged about the opportunity I got to join my girlfriend Kristen at The Rind for a soft opening\/preview of their new outdoor patio space. Kristen won a contest – which is not surprising because she wins everything when it comes to contests – movie tickets, concert tickets, meet and greets, etc… no complaints here, because I’m often on the +1 end of things. <\/p>\n

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Cheese. Wine. Beer.  – My kind of place. I had heard very good things about The Rind’s mac-n-cheese and I knew that was going to be on my list to try. We had tasted one of their grilled cheese sandwiches at the 2017 Sacramento Grilled Cheese Festival<\/a> and loved it, so trying a different version was also another thought we had going in.<\/p>\n

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We were greeted at the door and the hostess got us checked in for the patio preview. The patio was full when we got there, but it wasn’t too long before we were seated and greeted by the owners.<\/p>\n

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The patio space is a great addition and the owners talked about adding some plants where the stairs are. I recently went back and those haven’t been installed yet – but we’ve also broken some heat records this summer, so that might explain why. I think a wall of succulents would look cool in the space. <\/p>\n

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We were offered complimentary glasses of Tre Donne wines to start. <\/p>\n

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We both went with the Gavi di Gavi over the Darc and it was delicious! Our server gave us some background and all I remember was her mentioning hints of apples and pears – I was a bad blogger who didn’t take notes and I’m too lazy to GTS right now. I’ve said it here before, I enjoy a good glass of wine, but I’m definitely not a connoisseur and don’t ever plan to be. I usually rely on wine loving friends to help with my choices. A good wine label also draws me in – it’s the designer in me. I love and can appreciate good branding\/design. <\/p>\n

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Cheers to the contest queen, much needed girl time and lots of cheese to come!<\/p>\n

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The Rind’s menu features organic and locally sourced products as well as humanely raised meats. From their food menu to their cheese, wine, and beer menu, they are aiming to be as “Farm to Fork” as they can with the changing seasons. <\/p>\n

We ended up sharing two items – the Twisted Classic Grilled Cheese with Prosciutto and the Not Your Mom’s Mac-n-Cheese with Pulled Pork.<\/p>\n

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Melt in your mouth amazing. It was a perfect way to spend a Saturday afternoon. The people watching was great due to Burger Patch Pop-Up in the building next door. I love outdoor patio spaces and I think this one is a great opportunity for guests to enjoy our beautiful Sacramento sunshine – when it’s not 100+ degrees. The patio is located between buildings, so I think that will help with shade for sure. <\/p>\n

Thanks again Kristen for letting me be your +1 – it only took a few months to actually blog about it. Ha-ha. If you are a cheese lover, you must check out The Rind<\/a> – located at 1801 L St #40 in Sacramento, CA.<\/p>\n

And now I want mac-n-cheese, the curse of blogging months after the fact. <\/p>\n

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