Southern comfort

Summer in Sacramento practically requires porch sitting, so where better to sit and sip than The Porch? And while you're perched at the Southern restaurant, try its Thyme Sweet Tea ($10), a lovely cocktail masquerading as iced tea. The Porch combines actual sweet tea with whiskey, jasmine liqueur, lemon, preserves and fresh thyme for a floral libation with a fresh, herbal aroma. Like its lesser cousin, the Long Island Iced Tea, this drink can sneak up on you. Don't go gulping too many at lunch, or you'll be napping in the shade of a magnolia tree before you know it. 1815 K Street, www.theporchrestaurantandbar.com.