The first time Femme de Joie dined at Brick’s, back when it was on Placer Street (in the tiny building now occupied by the wildly popular Wilda’s), she was underwhelmed. She and Amico del Signore ordered sandwiches (the exact contents… Continue Reading
Femme de Joie arrived late to the Dry Creek Station party. She had heard of it but had always assumed it was a sort of roadhouse-cum-greasy spoon with nothing much to justify the drive out east of Redding. Nothing against… Continue Reading
It might seem as incomprehensible to newcomers and young folks as journeying from Missouri to California via covered wagon, but once upon a time there was no Interstate 5. Instead, that ribbon of highway known as State Route 99 flowed… Continue Reading
When Casa Ramos closed in early 2009, La Casa Cuevas immediately opened in the same spot. Childress not being a main artery, and La Casa Cuevas not being part of a chain, the restaurant seems to be somewhat out of… Continue Reading
Back in 1933 when Lim’s opened, Americans were afraid of Chinese food. It could be argued they weren’t wild about the Chinese people themselves and the fallout from that fell on the food, but that’s a discussion for another time and place. Continue Reading
Femme de Joie misses the old Omelet House, up there on North Hilltop. No, it wasn’t a transcendental experience, but it was a pretty good place to get breakfast in a town where decent breakfasts are thin on the ground.… Continue Reading
Did you ever see “Eat Drink Man Woman”? The story revolves around a gifted, skilled chef who has lost his sense of taste. (It’s the same exact plot as “Tortilla Soup,” where the characters are Mexican-American instead of Chinese.) Or… Continue Reading
It was Amico del Signore who first tried the taco truck on Westside Road, and reported with huge enthusiasm how fabulous the food was. When he first stopped by, a fellow diner waiting hungrily in line told him, “It’s the… Continue Reading
Generally Femme de Joie doesn’t linger long in Anderson. It’s a place she passes through on her way to someplace else. But recently she was bopping around the environs looking at thrift stores and second-hand junque places (junque being high-class… Continue Reading
Some strip malls, no matter how well located, seem to have problems keeping long-term tenants. Today there’s a parakeet groomer, tomorrow there’s a spatula sharpener in their old spot. Despite plenty of cars in the parking lot, few of those… Continue Reading
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