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MenuPlease: Fuji’s Bento Box is a Mixed Bag

Downtown Redding used to be a fair-to-middling food wasteland with little but fast food offerings, while chain restaurants sprouted like weeds in Enterprise and induced Westside residents to venture across the river in search of dinner. But a few brave… Continue Reading

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MenuPlease: Village Deli is a Little Bit of New York

Sherven Square, that block of Market Street between Tehama and Shasta, boasts a surprising number of restaurants within a short walking distance: Sandwichery, Grilla Bites, Fasolini’s Pizza, Los Gordos, La Cabana, Kobe’s, Maxwell’s, Fatboy’s BBQ. Last fall, Village Deli opened… Continue Reading

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Menuplease: La Conquista Conquers Tequila – and Little Else

“Now, tequila may be the favored beverage of outlaws but that doesn’t mean it gives them preferential treatment. In fact, tequila probably has betrayed as many outlaws as has the central nervous system and dissatisfied wives. Tequila, scorpion honey, harsh… Continue Reading

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Menuplease: From the Hearth, and Farewell to Oscar Matson

It’s been five years since Femme de Joie set foot in International House of Pancakes, and that was only because she was in an unfamiliar city for an unpleasant reason and didn’t feel up to looking for a decent place… Continue Reading