My first story about this wonderful restaurant in the quaint town of Somerset was written about 10 years ago when they were celebrating their second anniversary. I was impressed by their food then and have been ever since. In fact,…
Steppin’ Out – Taste of Thai
It has been two years since I visited Taste of Thai, the restaurant at 1160 Broadway, the corner of Mosquito Road and Broadway in Placerville. My friend Russ Salazar had that on his list of restaurants to visit, so he asked…
Steppin’ Out – Sierra Rizing
When I first met Teal Triolo, the owner and founder of Sierra Rizing some 13 years ago, she had just opened a bakery…not just a bakery, a great bakery. Now it is a bakery, café, coffee house, catering business and…
Steppin’ Out – California Kitchen
Eight months ago Russ Salazar and I stopped by this same location – 251 Main Street in Placerville – to try the food at Torino’s Bar & Grill. Last week we stopped in again, but this time it is a…
Post Offices of El Dorado County – Part 20 – “V”-“Z”
In El Dorado County there were, at one time or another, over 100 post offices with some 120 different names. Some had a short life and some apparently never even existed at all, although history books make reference to them.…
Post Offices of El Dorado County, Part 19 – “T” – “V”
In El Dorado County there were, at one time or another, over 100 post offices with some 120 different names. Some had a short life and some apparently never even existed at all, although history books make reference to them.…