09/03/2026
Last Sunday’s Wine Dinner and auction to benefit the Sacramento Food Bank was an insane success….
!!We raised $13k!!….the “Date with Dan” went for over two grand!
Chef N’gina brought her Southern charm for a 6 course dinner with a fabulous prize package being auctioned off between each course. Casino Mine Ranch Winery pairs well with anything in our opinion, but the wines showed particularly well and knocked dinner out of the park.
Thank you to our handsome auctioneer, Ian Cornell , and his beautiful girlfriend, Sulema Peterson, for getting the crowds to part with their money.
Grady Fike and his crew over at Grafik Design Co killed it with all things creative.
And then we all know it takes a village….and this village turned out to help!
The team at Visit Sacramento got the Food Bank big bucks with an Aftershock Festival package.
Our generous restaurant pals:
-Ray and Annette at Alaro Brewing
-The crew at Waterboy
-Dessert and swag from Bacon and Butter
-Ice Cream from Salt and Straw!
-Piatti’s stepped up
-The nice guys over at Plan B
-Freeport Bakery cakes brought in some dough
-BIG donations from our meaty friends, Sky River Prime Steakhouse and Outback Steakhouse
-Jason over at Pasta Therapy
-Our other Jason at Old Soul Coffee
The wineries who helped:
-Andy from Andis
-Jody and Ronnie over at Bogle Vineyards
-Our friends at Casino Mine threw in a cave tasting that fetched big bucks.
-Lava Cap donated an experience
-John and Lane over at Matchbook
-Oak Farm Vineyards
-Michael David
-Bella Grace
-Jeff Runquist
Our friends and regulars who threw in:
-Chris Sanchez giving his premium barber shop experience at Main Stage Barbers
-April Douglas making pretty pretty at Modern Skin
-The hard bodies at Instaphysique
-Sac Foods Coop and Nugget Markets
-Steve Szabo at Steve’s Auto Collision
-Amanda Valpey and the mystics over at Love Pescadero
And finally, Dan Mitchell and Peter Grassi for allowing us to sell their asses. Dates with Dan and Peter raised nearly $3k!
