Sex & Love
Readers’ Choice winners
You could tie the knot at a quickie wedding chapel on the Cal-Neva border, but a Tahoe mountaintop ceremony is so much more dramatic.
Best wedding site
1. Lake Tahoe
2. Capitol World Peace Rose Garden
Best place to celebrate Valentine’s Day
1. Il Fornaio
400 Capitol Mall, (916) 446-4100, www.ilfornaio.com
2. Aioli Bodega Española
1800 L Street, (916) 447-9440; 808 Second Street, Davis; (530) 757-2766
3. Slocum House
7992 California Avenue, Fair Oaks; (916) 961-7211; www.slocum-house.com
Best place for a first date
1. The Ballroom
6009 Folsom Boulevard, (916) 737-7929, www.sacdance.com
2. Old Sacramento
www.oldsacramento.com
3. Coco’s Restaurant and Bakery
1830 Arden Way, (916) 922-6741; 7887 Madison Avenue, (916) 966-0707; www.cocosbakery.com
Best public make-up spot
1. Capitol Park
2. Faces Nightclub
2000 K Street, (916) 448-7798, www.faces.net
2. McKinley Park
2. Old Sacramento
www.oldsacramento.com
2. Parking lot behind Faces Nightclub
<hr>BREAKIN’ THE LAW
City code section 12.48.070: No parades
“No person shall conduct, manage or participate in any parade which is not authorized by a written permit from the city manager.” Take that, Second Saturday conga line.
C.G.
Best place for a public breakup
1. Dad’s Kitchen
2968 Freeport Boulevard, (916) 443-3237, www.eatatdads.com
2. Capitol Park
2. Nowhere
2. P.F. Chang’s
1530 J Street, (916) 288-0970; 1180 Galleria Boulevard, Roseville; (916) 788-2800; www.pfchangs.com
2. Sacramento Central Farmers’ Market
Sundays, 8 a.m.-noon; Eighth and W streets, under Highway 80
Best sexy Sacramentan
1. Theresa McGarry of The Ballroom
Best male public figure to fantasize about
1. Sacramento City Councilman Rob Fong
Best female public figure to fantasize about
1. Adrienne Bankert, KCRA Channel 3
1. Natalie Bomke, Fox40
1. Deidre Fitzpatrick, KCRA Channel 3
1. Lois Hart, KCRA Channel 3
Impress your date with some new moves from The Ballroom.
Photo By Larry Dalton
Best place to meet straight singles
1. The Ballroom
6009 Folsom Boulevard, (916) 737-7929, www.sacdance.com
2. The Park Ultra Lounge
1116 15th Street, (916) 442-7222, www.theparkdowntown.com
Best place to meet gay singles
1. Faces Nightclub
2000 K Street, (916) 448-7798, www.faces.net
2. Badlands
2003 K Street, (916) 448-8790, www.sacbadlands.com
Best strip club
1. Gold Club Centerfolds
11363 Folsom Boulevard, (916) 858-0444, www.goldclubcenterfolds.com
2. The Body Shop
5525 Auburn Boulevard, (916) 344-7065
3. The Embers
5340 Auburn Boulevard, (916) 334-6720
Best sex toy shop
1. Kiss N Tell
4201 Sunrise Boulevard, Suite G, Fair Oaks; (916) 966-5477;
2401 Arden Way, (916) 920-5477; www.kissntellstore.com
2. Goldie’s Adult Superstore
201 N. 12th Street, (916) 447-5860
2. Grind & Groove
2226 K Street, (916) 447-4200, www.grindandgroove.com
At Last Bra & Lingerie’s Benita Kimball is ready to harness your assets.
Photo By Anne Stokes
Best lingerie boutique
1. At Last Bra & Lingerie
2639 Town and Country Place, (916) 480-9501, www.atlastbras.com
2. Kiss N Tell
4201 Sunrise Boulevard, Suite G, Fair Oaks; (916) 966-5477; 2401 Arden Way, (916) 920-5477; www.kissntellstore.com
2. Prevues
2417 K Street, (916) 448-4556
Best exotic dancer
1. Trish Crow of The Ballroom
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