Tehama Trail’s Self-guided Farm Tour – 2 Days, 20 Farms, Hours of Tasting and Visiting with Local Farmers

The Tehama Trail 4th Annual Passport Weekend, held on June 7 and 8, is your chance to take a leisurely drive along backcountry roads, learn how food grows, taste farm-fresh produce, artisan olive oil and handcrafted wine, and meet your… Continue Reading

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Menu Please: El Rinconcito’s little corner of good food

After Senor Rosa’s upped sticks and moved into the old Leatherby’s Family Creamery at the south end of the Downtown Mall (call it the Promenade all you like, it’s still the old Downtown Mall) that funny little cinder block building… Continue Reading

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Menuplease: Maxwell’s – food for the hip and not-so-hip downtown

Back in the late 1970s there was a Maxwell’s Restaurant in Redding. Femme de Joie’s memory is a bit fuzzy on this, but she recalls it being on the corner of Market and Sacramento, where Vintage Wine Bar sits now.… Continue Reading

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Baby Back Ribs Already Cooked – Now for a Healthy Dessert

Even as someone who loves to cook, it’s a rare Thursday when I don’t buy either the already cooked baby back ribs ($10 a rack) or whole, roasted rosemary and garlic chicken ($5 each) at Tops Market (formerly Sunset Marketplace)… Continue Reading

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Top o’ The Tops For St. Patrick’s Day (Read to the Bottom for Ticket Give-Away)

When I think of St. Patrick’s Day, two memories come to mind. First is when friend Jim put green food coloring in his kids’ milk to celebrate the day while their mom was away at school and Jim was in… Continue Reading