Dickey’s Barbecue Pit In last week’s El Dorado County Fair program was a coupon for Dickey’s. It said that for $7 you could get a Classic Sandwich, a side and a “Big Yellow Cup.” My neighbor, Mike Long, had mentioned…
Steppin’ Out – Timmy’s Brown Bag, Placerville (a Revisit)
Well, I may have had the best sandwich of my life right here in Placerville, just a couple of weeks ago. That is a difficult thing for me to say since in my 80 years I have eaten a lot…
Steppin’ Out – El Forastero Mexican Food, Placerville
Recently there has recently been a lot of “back and forth” on the Internet’s social media pages regarding the new restaurant in the old Schlotzsky’s location behind the Arco station on Forni Road. El Forastero (someone who is or comes…
Steppin’ Out – Robert Rosson, Executive Chef at Red Hawk Casino – Part 2
Following my tour of the Waterfall Buffet, we stepped across the hallway to Koto and Henry’s Steakhouse, two more of Red Hawk Casino’s award winning restaurants. Koto is not, as I imagined from the name, a Japanese restaurant. It is…
Steppin’ Out – Robert Rosson, Executive Chef at Red Hawk Casino – Part 1
If you watch any of the myriad of competition cooking shows on televison, it appears that everyone wants to be an executive chef at a restaurant. After all, big bucks and prestige is what they are after and they seem…
Steppin’ Out – Let’s Poke, Placerville
I had never experienced Hawaiian Sushi and, if you recall, an earlier attempt with a friend to have lunch at Let’s Poke’, which is located at 3182 Center Street in Placerville, failed because the employees couldn’t get to the restaurant…