Timing is everything

I often complain about the lack of late-night dessert options in Sacramento. That habit subsided, though, when the new Temple on K Street opened and debuted a dessert-and-beverage pairing menu. There’s usually some sort of cake, fruity tart and intense chocolate option, prepared by Pushkin’s Bakery or Sugar Mama’s Bakery. Sure, I could have picked up a luxuriously creamy, amazingly gluten-free lemon tart ($7) from Pushkin’s for slightly less money, but I could not have enjoyed it with Temple’s malty China breakfast tea ($3.05) at 10:30 p.m. on a Tuesday. And that pairing? Expert. 2200 K Avenue, www.templecoffee.com.