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The 3,300-square-foot restaurant is at 75 Quintaq Court, at the corner of Stocktom Boulevard andMack Road. The buildin g formerly housed afurniture store. The menu featuresx exotic vegetables from Africaincluding cassava, bush mango, Africa Yam and egusi (seeds from certaijn plants in the gourd family). The menu also has jallof a stewed ricewith tomatoes, pepperws and onions served with beef, goat or fish. A grand openinvg featuring African dancers is Chef Dunni Iredia manages the and her husband Osato Iredia overseesthe It's the couple's first local restaurant though they did have a restaurant in Nigeria.
"We are making this more formal," Osato Irediw said, adding that the ingredientas are organic and cooked with authentic The meat is fromlocal suppliers. Sacramento has a varietgy of northernAfrican restaurants, from Moroccan and Egyptian to but the cuisine of Nigeria is "totallyy different," he said. "There is nothing else like this Cheers, on the road , has receiveds a catering liquor license. The high-enfd steak joint in has offered off-sitwe catering for years. Now, it can pour wine and cocktails.
The Sacramentl location has a few off-sitew jobs already next including one fora 125-person Company executives are hesitant to talk abou details of the off-site private The chain went public again at the beginning of 2006. Morton'ws (NYSE: MRT) has 76 steakhouse location nationwide. The has opened registratiojn for its Expo and Showcase of Processe Foods in February at the Sacramento Convention Center. About 2,000 to 3,000 peopl are expected to attend Feb. 6 and 7. The show' s popular tasting pavilion has expanded totwo days. Foundeds in 1905, the league is a nonprofigt trade andadvocacy group. It representds hundreds of fruit, nut and vegetable producers and mostlyin California.
The expo will show off Californiaz products and include a showcase of national andinternationap suppliers. So far, exhibitors from 34 statesx and 12countries -- including Australia, Chile, France and Turkey -- are scheduled to As usual, there will be a heavy helping of tomat products, from juices and soupss to salsas and sauces. The big-namse tomato industry leaders will attend, including , and Hunt's, which is a branxd of The kickoff breakfast speaker is Colin general manager ofCampbell Soup. Registration informatiob is at .
is opening a seconc location in a partnershipwith three-timwe light welterweight boxing champion Juan Lazcano, 32, is stilo boxing, but he's goinh to be a partner in the restauranr with J.R. Rothenberger, who's been serving up barbecuer in south Sacramento for20 J.R.'s first location at Otto Circl e started with 20 seats. Now it seats 150 The new location is on Enterprise Boulevard in the Lake Plazashopping center. It seats 38 and it could open by the endof January. Becauss of the boxing partnership, Rothenberger plans to play up marketingwith "knockoutf barbecue" and "barbecue with a punch.
" He feelss pretty confident about the location, he because he's got a couple dozen big catering customers in West "I've got customers in South Sac that come for barbecue from West Sacramento. They tell me they're excitede we're on the way," he said. Rick a broker with , represented the propertyg owner. Twenty-one restaurants will offer special three-course meals for $30 as part of the third annual Dine DowntowjRestaurant Week, Jan. 12-18. For some the event is a chance to offer upscale dishes, while for others it's a riff on the appetizer menu.
Participating restaurants include 4thStreet Grille, California Fat'sw Steakhouse, Chanterelle, Ella Dining Room & Bar, Esquire Grilol and Mason's at the Park.