Ringing in 2016

Undisclosed Grass Valley Location

To celebrate the new year, we traveled to our Grass Valley member's house for a kicked back sleepover full of Found Footage Festival viewings, nacho bar, soup, garlic break, Christmas punch and so much more! The indoor confetti canon was especially fun.

Drinky Christmas Fundue

Undisclosed Location

This might be the best night of the year! Add all the drunks is one home with four pots of fondue, a secret Santa and pink elephant gift exchange and it turns into a mighty fine night.

There was much laughter, drinking and merry making. Merry Christmas everyone!

Sandra Dee's

601 15th Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 448-6375

With the Drinky Christmas Fundue party on the horizon in just two days, we had the usual small crowd which works just fine with some good old fashion southern food. Sandra Dee's always serves up the best fried chicken in town and pair that with some tri-tip and their half & half barbecue sauce and it's just about perfect. Oh, and the sides! It's really hard to choose just two.

Masullo Pizza, Birth of Scribby

2711 Riverside Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95818
(916) 443-8929

Oh Masullo, my favorite pizza in Sacramento. Where else would I go for my birthday! We took over a large communal table with a rotating crew of drunks. As always, it was a delicious night of wine, pizza and friends. Thank you Masullo!

Cafe Marika, Birth of Brian

2011 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95811
(916) 442-0405

Brian has two birthday traditions. 1) pick good food. 2) ask for toys then donate them. So this year, we return to maybe the smallest restaurant in Sacramento - Cafe Marika. It's so small that if you come in, the two owners and only people that work there, may shake their heads which means "none for you". We were a large group of eight so they said no to quite  few people that night.

We liked that they choose a size and style of beer glass for each person and that one whole table got soup while the other table choose salad. The food is here stick-to-your ribs delicious Hungarian comfort food. Nothing like it anywhere else and totally hits the spot on a cold winter night.

And to top off the night we watched as Brian opened all his wonderful gifts which were donated to kids in need the next day. Well done Brian!