Pyramid Alehouse,
Brewery & Restaurant
1029 K Street Sacramento, CA 95814
Telephone: (916) 498-9800
We were planning to go to 58 degree, but our plans changed and we ended up going here for a more casual evening. We walk walked from the K Street Mall after watching ,"Fracture" (it was pretty, blah) to the pub. I swear I have never noticed how run down this part of the city was and the high concentration of homeless and kids just running around rampant. There were six cop cars I counted on our 10 minute walk.
I do not know about you, but all the kids at the mall look like punks and out of shape, without a care in the world. I think Sacramento is still tying to find its identity;urban, capital, small town, comfort, hip hop, art friendly, organic, flood prone, green, rich, poor, etc are adjectives that can all describe Sacramento. This is an exciting time.
Back to the food.
We had the calamari and a thing crust sausage, pepperoni and mushroom pizza.
I had Mac’s Blackwatch Cream Porter, I love the heavier, beefier, full bodied beers and this was just perfect for me, a lot like Guinness in flavor, but not as heavy.
Amber Weizen: Pretty good, like a Killian's Red.
The food was nothing special, but the beer was good. But it is the food that counts and I give it a 10 for average.
Saturday, May 5, 2007
Friday, May 4, 2007
Non Food Post Ahead: First Vaccine Against H5N1 Avian Flu Approved In The US
From time to time, I will post things that I think are relevant or useful information; something like a Public Service Announcement.
What happened? The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first bird flu vaccine in the United States. The bird flu vaccine is designed to protect against the current form of the H5N1 bird flu virus, should it develop the ability to spread efficiently among humans and create a pandemic outbreak. This bird flu vaccine could be used early in such an outbreak to provide limited protection until another vaccine — designed to protect against the specific form causing the outbreak — is developed and produced.
This bird flu vaccine was approved on the basis of a study of its use in healthy adults. About half of those vaccinated with two intramuscular injections of 90-microgram doses given one month apart developed enough antibodies to reduce the risk of getting bird flu.
What does this mean to you?
The H5N1 virus is most often found in birds. However, the virus is capable of mutating and has in some cases made the leap to infect humans. Although no one in the United States has reported infection with the bird flu virus, about 300 people around the world have been infected with the bird flu since 2003, and the threat of a pandemic outbreak remains a major concern of world health officials. The bird flu quickly causes severe signs and symptoms including pneumonia and respiratory problems, and about half the people infected have died.
This new vaccine won't be commercially available but will be stockpiled and distributed by U.S. government officials in the event of an outbreak. It's intended to help protect adults ages 18 to 64. Although the bird flu vaccine fully protected only about 45 percent of those vaccinated — about half the effectiveness rate of the seasonal influenza vaccine — it still may help reduce the severity of the disease and decrease the risk of hospitalization and death in those who aren't fully protected.
The original article can be found here.
What happened? The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first bird flu vaccine in the United States. The bird flu vaccine is designed to protect against the current form of the H5N1 bird flu virus, should it develop the ability to spread efficiently among humans and create a pandemic outbreak. This bird flu vaccine could be used early in such an outbreak to provide limited protection until another vaccine — designed to protect against the specific form causing the outbreak — is developed and produced.
This bird flu vaccine was approved on the basis of a study of its use in healthy adults. About half of those vaccinated with two intramuscular injections of 90-microgram doses given one month apart developed enough antibodies to reduce the risk of getting bird flu.
What does this mean to you?
The H5N1 virus is most often found in birds. However, the virus is capable of mutating and has in some cases made the leap to infect humans. Although no one in the United States has reported infection with the bird flu virus, about 300 people around the world have been infected with the bird flu since 2003, and the threat of a pandemic outbreak remains a major concern of world health officials. The bird flu quickly causes severe signs and symptoms including pneumonia and respiratory problems, and about half the people infected have died.
This new vaccine won't be commercially available but will be stockpiled and distributed by U.S. government officials in the event of an outbreak. It's intended to help protect adults ages 18 to 64. Although the bird flu vaccine fully protected only about 45 percent of those vaccinated — about half the effectiveness rate of the seasonal influenza vaccine — it still may help reduce the severity of the disease and decrease the risk of hospitalization and death in those who aren't fully protected.
The original article can be found here.
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Variety is the Spice of Life
One of the reason I shop at Costco, beside buying bulk, is the variety of food that they offer. For example, where else can you get 9 different kinds of chocolate candy in a bag? For the recovering
chocoholics like myself (I go to the YMCA on 15 th street on Thursdays) this is a very good thing.
It helps lot towards portion control as you have to open each package before you eat another piece. I will admit this is not a huge deterrent, but that extra 1/20 of a second it takes to open one, my brain is able to yell, "STOP!" Most of the time I listen.
Sometimes seeing all this candy makes you wonder, "What would a Snickers-Crunch taste like? or a Reese's-Crunch? A Kit Kat with almonds and coconut? A Butterfinger with nougat, caramel and crisp wafers?" Well I guess those ideas never made it past the drawing board.
The last idea I had was to melt all 9 kinds of candy in a big bowl, mix it up and reform it to see what I get. I am not that bored....yet.
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