“Do vegetarians eat animal crackers?” Author unknown Bricks Eats & Drinks A couple of weeks ago I had a lunch meeting in Placerville and, by chance, we ended up at Bricks Eats & Drinks, which is located…
Wanderings: Tulelake
“A nickel’s worth of goulash beats a five dollar can of vitamins. Martin H. Fischer Wanderings In early July I and a group of the family camped for a few days at Lava Beds National Monument, near Tulelake, CA.…
Savnik’s Food – Catering & Consulting – Pollock Pines
“It’s difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato.” Lewis Grizzard Savnik’s Food – Catering & Consulting I first ran into Charley Savnik at an event in Pollock Pines where he was cooking prime rib…
Poor Red’s Revisited – El Dorado
“One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating.” Luciano Pavarotti Poor Reds revisited A few days after I wrote…
Firewater Grill – Coloma
“Every time I east Rice Krispies . . . . . .I listen.” Merritt Malloy Firewater Grill Okay, you have never heard of the Firewater Grill. Neither had I until last week. It has only been open a couple…
Wanderings: Los Angeles
“You can’t go back home to your family, back home to your childhood … back home to a young man’s dreams of glory and of fame …” Thomas Wolfe, “You Can’t Go Home Again.” Los Angeles A couple of…