Biba Caggiano
Say the name “Cher” and everyone knows who you mean. Say the name “Biba” and most people in Sacramento do, too. Author of eight bestselling cookbooks and a favorite Sacramento restaurateur, Biba Caggiano and her restaurant are Sacramento institutions. The Old Tavern Building that Biba, the restaurant, and most days Biba, the woman, occupy is a Sacramento landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
If there’s one thing Sutter did not want to do when it undertook construction, it was to disturb either of the famous Bibas. So far, so good, on both accounts.
“Of course, all this construction has disrupted things,” said Biba. “We’ve had cranes in front of the restaurant and business has been up and down, but Sutter has been really wonderful to us—and today we had a full house for lunch.”
In spite of the expected disruptions, Biba has a great attitude about the project. “Sutter has been very careful to protect the building,” she said, “and the people working on the project are really terrific and very hard working.“ The Sutter Capitol Pavilion doctors’ offices will help generate restaurant traffic, and Biba will be in a prime location when the project completes in two years. Biba looks forward to a future in the heart of an urban village and simply takes the disruption in stride. As she put it, “You know, if you want some gold, you have to dig for it.”
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