In England, a long time ago, there were people called Pilgrims who were very strict about making everyone observe the Sabbath and cooked food without any flavor and that sort of thing, and they decided to go to America, where they could enjoy the Freedom to Nag.  The other people in England said, “Glad to see the back of them.”  In America the Pilgrims tried farming, but they couldn’t get much done because they were always putting their best farmers in the stocks for crimes like Suspicion of Cheerfulness. The Indians took pity on the Pilgrims and helped them with their farming even though they found them to be as much fun as teenage circumcision.  The Pilgrims were so grateful that at the end of the first year they invited the Indians over for a Thanksgiving meal.  The Indians, having some experience with Pilgrim cuisine took the precaution of taking along one dish of their own.  They brought a dish their ancestors had learned from none other than Christopher Columbus, known to them as “the big Italian fellow.”  The dish was spaghetti carbonara- made with pancetta, fontina and the best imported prosciutto.  The Pilgrims hated it.  They said it was “heretically tasty” and “the work of the devil” and “the sort of thing foreigners eat.”  The Indians were so disgusted that on the way back to their village one of theme made a remark about the Pilgrims that was repeated down through the years and unfortunately caused confusion among historians about the first Thanksgiving meal.

He said, “What a bunch of turkeys!”

Our hope for you this holiday season it that the world provides you with of delight and a sense of community and wonder,  for us this is the purpose of a life well lived.  We give thanks for each of you every day. 

We’re a restaurant that changes its tune—and menus— DAILY, in sync with Sacramento’s growing seasons. A national proponent of local fare. A champion of positive change for the community. …And did we mention the meals you’ll remember forever?

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