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7 Basque Dishes from the Boarding Hotel Tradition of Nevada, Idaho and California
I use AI to help draft these articles. Every recipe and every fact in them is checked before publishing. The Basque boarding hotels that opened in Elko, Winnemucca, Boise, and Bakersfield starting in the late 1800s were not restaurants in any conventional sense. Historian Jeronima Echeverria, in Home Away From Home, her 1999 history of Basque boardinghouses from the University of Nevada Press, describes them as the center of Basque immigrant life across the West. Sheepherders came off the range after months alone in the high desert and needed a place to sleep, eat, and speak their own language again, and the hotels gave them a bed, a bath, and a seat at a long pine table with whoever else showed up.
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From KC Steakhouse to City Hall: Cassie Bittle wants to bring ‘hospitality’ to Bakersfield’s Ward 3
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) – Cassie Bittle, a longtime Bakersfield restaurateur has thrown her hat in the ring to next represent the city’s third ward. In her campaign for the local office seat, Bittle – who is the co-owner and operator of KC Steakhouse – said she wants to make Bakersfield “more hospitable.” “Being a small […]
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Why LOCALS Adore This Rustic Breakfast Spot With Massive Portions in Bakersfield, CA
Tucked away on Norris Road in Bakersfield, this unassuming breakfast spot has quietly become the go-to destination for locals craving hearty morning meals that satisfy every appetite. 🌅. Regulars swear by the massive portions and friendly service that makes you feel like part of the family from your very first...
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Dreyer's Ice Cream factory set for a temporary shutdown
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This Bakersfield Basque Restaurant Serves Course After Course Family-Style Until You Push Back From the Table
Some of the best meals in California hide behind the plainest doors. Tucked among warehouses in a working corner of town sits a family-owned spot that has been feeding hungry travelers since the 1950s. Order one entree and suddenly your table fills with soup, salad, beans, bread, and dish after...
Bakersfield Now
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Out In Oildale, Luigi’s Has Been Packing Italian Sandwiches Into Bakersfield Lunches Since 1910
Most lunch spots last a few years. This one in Bakersfield has lasted more than a century, and it still serves only lunch. The doors open at 10:30 in the morning and close at 2:30 in the afternoon, yet the line forms anyway, with cars parked blocks away and families who have been coming for generations. Italian sandwiches are a big part of the draw, built on rolls from a neighborhood bakery and handed across a deli counter that has outlasted almost everything around it.
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Truckers Swear The Best Biscuits And Gravy In The Valley Are At This Tiny Buttonwillow Diner
Long-haul drivers rolling down Interstate 5 have a secret they pass along at fuel stops and rest areas. Tucked between gas stations and fast food chains, there is a small country restaurant that keeps folks coming back for slow-cooked meals that beat anything from a drive-thru window. People plan their...
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Porque Cafecito is Always Better When it’s Together
Snoopy is sitting on a pumpkin in my coffee. What would you pick on yours? Located at 1723 18th St, located across from the Padre Hotel is Cafecito Juntos. This new grab-and-go coffee shop stands out from your usual Starbucks or Dutch Bro’s run. Cafecito Juntos menu currently offers...
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Part of the Community: Walmart celebrates grand reopening
Walmart Store Manager Chris Fulmer thanked the large crowd of Porterville community members gathered for the reopening and ribbon cutting on Friday. He said, "We're super excited to celebrate and appreciate our associates, our community, and our customers. Customer service is one of our core basic beliefs. It's so important. Anything that you need from us as a Walmart store community, we love to hear. We really appreciate our customers.
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Beloved cinnamon roll vendor returns for 50th Kern County Fair
For some fair goers, it’s the single best reason, maybe even the only reason, to attend the Kern County Fair: Old West Cinnamon Rolls, the Pismo Beach institution, is back for its 50th year at this fair. Now, with four locations scattered around the fairgrounds, you almost can’t avoid these folks. Abandon hope, dieters, at least for the next 12 days.