My good friend Russ Salazar and I went to Buttercup Pantry last week just to try the deep fried hot dog. When it comes to hot dogs, Russ is a gourmet and always leads me to the best of them.…
Month: January 2012
Centro – Placerville
“In Seattle you haven’t had enough coffee until you can thread a sewing machine while it’s running.” — Jeff Bezos Centro Last week I came home to find a message on my answering machine from Greg Phelps, the owner of…
Community Profiles – Bucks Bar
Bucks Bar is not, as some suppose, named after a tavern or saloon located on Bucks Bar Road. The name refers to a specific gravel bar in the North Fork of the Cosumnes River, east of Diamond Springs, which allowed…
Buttercup Pantry – Placerville
“Onion soup sustains. The process of making it is somewhat like the process of learning to love. It requires commitment, extraordinary effort, time, and will make you cry.” — Ronni Lundy Buttercup Pantry One day last week I had a…