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This Wacky Restaurant In California May Seem Odd At First But You’ll Fall In Love With It
There are moments in life when you see something so unexpected that your brain takes a second to catch up with your eyes. Joe’s Giant Orange in Shasta Lake, California, is one of those beautiful, bizarre moments, a restaurant so orange it makes you wonder if the owner bought stock in an orange paint company or just really, really loves the color.
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Shasta Market Match could end June 2027, affecting families and local farmers
SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — A California food incentive program is at risk, raising concerns in the Northstate. The Market Match program, locally called Shasta Market Match, matches CalFresh dollars to families to buy fresh fruits and vegetables grown in California. According to the Redding Farmers Markets, Gov. Gavin Newsom's...
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First Wednesday Night Market of the year takes place in Red Bluff
RED BLUFF, Calif. - The first Wednesday Night Market of the season took place in Red Bluff, marking the start of celebrations for the city's 150th anniversary. More than 50 vendors attended the event, ranging from local farmers to food trucks who offered their goods and services to members of the community in attendance.
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Summer Goal…Find your GLOW at Red Bluff’s Wednesday Night Farmers Market
Summer Goal…Find your GLOW at Red Bluff’s Wednesday Night Farmers Market. As a parent, do you make goals for your family during the summer? Goals can help break up the monotony of seemingly endless summer days, where the temptation might be to pass the time on screens. Perhaps your list could include several books to read aloud, nearby hikes you would like to take, frequent plunges into refreshing swimming holes or ways your children could help an elderly neighbor.
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Satisfy your next craving for boba tea at these Redding shops
Boba tea is making its way across Redding as summertime arrives. Those who are fans of the chilled, quirky and colorful sweet drink AKA bubble tea can't help but notice its presence on luncheon menus inside casual eateries and at food trucks across the city. The word "boba" refers to the chewy, pearl-sized tapioca balls found in bubble milk tea drinks that emerged in Taiwan in the 80s. According to the Food Network, boba tea ingredients trace their roots to traditional folk remedies. "To combat heat stroke, agrarian households used to make miniature pearls out of sweet potato or tapioca starch and plop them in sugar water. This was said to help cool the body down," the Food Network's coverage said. "The pearls back then were bead-sized and transparent. In the 1980s, the pearls were enlarged, rolled together with brown sugar (which is what gives it its color) and added to milk tea," the story added about the youth-fueled trend now finding inspiration on Tik Tok — and apparently sparking traditional establishments including Starbucks to sell its versions of the drink. Many eateries offering boba drinks also serve desserts or Asian foods. Whether you're curious or a connaisseur, here are
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The Impossibly Large Sticky Buns At This Roadside California Restaurant Are Worth The Drive Alone
Some people collect stamps, others collect experiences, but the truly enlightened collect memories of exceptional sticky buns. YAKS on the 5 in Dunsmuir, California is where sticky bun dreams come true and waistbands go to die. The sticky buns at this roadside restaurant have reached mythical proportions, both literally and...
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Meet the 'Soup Mama' selling hot soup in summer to cool you down
The North State's 100 degree-plus summertime temperatures might mean the end of steaming-hot soup meals for some people, but not for Kristina Pollycutt. In fact, the organic food entrepreneur based in Whitmore is better known as "Soup Mama" to customers who visit the company's booth at the Redding Farmers Market behind City Hall on Saturdays, where she's been selling her soups and other foods since 2023. Hot soup remains Pollycutt's personal go-to all year round, no matter what the thermometer says. The same goes for some of her regular customers. "I have the diehards that eat soup all year long," said Pollycutt. Lately, she has also added other organic food items to the menu, including Buddah Bowls and a Buddah Roll salad, both with dressings made from scratch. She recently added drinks including rose, lemon balm and lavender iced tea, prepared with locally harvested seasonal fruits herbs and honey. Items made by Pollycutt's independent Ladle Full of Love food company have showed up in more of the region's grocery stores, most recently the Orchard Nutrition Center organics shop in Redding. In addition to Redding, Ladle sells its items at farmers markets and independent retailers and restaurants in Mount Shasta and
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Asphalt Cowboys fire up grills for Redding pancake tradition
REDDING, Calif. - Pancakes are already hitting the grills in Downtown Redding as the Asphalt Cowboys kick off one of Rodeo Week's biggest traditions. The annual Pancake Breakfast is underway Friday morning on Market Street, where grills are fired up and tables are set for what organizers expect to be a busy morning. Crowds are just starting to trickle in, but thousands of people are expected to come through over the next few hours.
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It’s official! El Pollo Loco has opened in Redding, with a grand opening soon
REDDING, Calif. — Redding’s chicken restaurant scene got a new addition Tuesday with the opening of the city’s first El Pollo Loco. The restaurant opened its first location in Redding with a soft opening on Tuesday at its new site on Churn Creek Road near South Bonnyview. The location offers dine-in seating and a drive-thru.
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It Might Look A Little Crazy But This Wacky California Restaurant Is An Absolute Must-Visit
Sometimes the best things in life are the ones that make you do a triple-take and question whether you’ve had enough coffee this morning. Joe’s Giant Orange in Shasta Lake, California, is one of those glorious anomalies that makes you wonder if someone lost a bet or won the lottery and decided to celebrate by painting an entire restaurant the color of a construction vest.
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Couple builds I-5 pizza dynasty from Redding to Mount Shasta
A couple who opened a restaurant 40 years ago are at the top of a pizza dynasty that spans 60 miles along Interstate 5 in Northern California. Jean and Gary Rogers opened the Pizza Factory restaurant in Dunsmuir in May 1986 — less than four years after they married. In those four decades, they’ve employed roughly 500 people and inspired young entrepreneurs to open their own restaurants in the franchise. “Some had never had a job before. We gave them a safe place and taught them skills they could use later in life," Jean Rogers said. If it weren't for the Rogers’ mentoring, Carlos and Alicia Pizano wouldn’t have bought the Shasta Lake Pizza Factory from Greg Rogers, Gary’s brother. Nor would they have opened their second location in Redding, Alicia Pizano said. Looking back, she was destined to join the I-5 Pizza Factory hop, Pizano said laughing. Shasta County Pizza Factory owners credit Dunsmuir couple's mentoring for their success A Siskiyou County native, Alicia Pizano grew up eating from the Pizza Factory menu at the franchise’ Weed and Dunsmuir locations. Her future husband, Carlos, and his brother, Mario, worked for the Rogers in Dunsmuir at that time. However, Alicia
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Redding restaurateur VJ Castro recovering at Stanford after heart, lung transplant
REDDING, Calif. — Many in Redding may not recognize Vicente “VJ” Castro by name, but chances are they’ve tasted his work. Now, after a life-threatening health crisis, Castro’s family is asking for support as he begins a long recovery. Castro is at Stanford Medical Center,...
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Redding restaurant owner in rehabilitation for lung and heart transplant
REDDING, Calif. - A 48-year-old Redding restaurant owner received a double lung and heart transplant in April after waiting 4 years for a donor match. Vicente Castro, who co-owns DJ's Smash Burger in Redding, underwent the rare surgery at Stanford after doctors found a local donor. "My dad is the...
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El Pollo Loco opens soon, food truck corner gets spot south of Redding
The farthest north El Pollo Loco in California is gearing up for opening day. I recently visited the Mexican restaurant in Redding’s Churn Creek Marketplace and spoke with the general manger and the chain’s area manager and regional director of operations. They told me Redding's El Pollo Loco will open in mid-May with what the industry calls a "soft opening." A grand opening is planned for late June or early July. “El Pollo Loco is more known in Southern California so coming up north here is exciting,” said Charles Steward, area manager who oversees 10 locations in the greater Fresno market. Hilbers Inc. was the general contractor and started work on the new restaurant in December, and when I visited crews were putting the finishing touches on the five-month buildout. Steward is in Redding to help open the new restaurant. Also in town is Elvia Morales, El Pollo Loco’s regional director of operations who oversees 44 locations in Southern California. When he’s out and about in Redding, Steward often has his El Pollo Loco shirt on, and sometimes people will ask him about the name. “They will say, ‘What’s that? And how’s the food?’ “ he added. “It’s exciting. It’s
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What's that happening at old Red Lobster in Redding?
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This Quirky Restaurant In California Looks Totally Bizarre But The Food Is Absolutely Incredible
You know that moment when you’re driving along and you see something so wonderfully weird that you actually do a double-take and wonder if you’ve accidentally entered a cartoon?. That’s exactly what happens when you spot Joe’s Giant Orange in Shasta Lake, California, a restaurant that looks like...
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All about Redding Public Market's new restaurant. Cider bar now open
With the Redding Public Market meeting expectations, developers behind the popular downtown destination have plans to open a sit-down restaurant. There is a California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control application on the outside door near the common seating area shared by Heads or Tails Cocktail Bar and Bread Butchers & Cold Brews. The notice states that Front Door Hospitality LLC is the applicant doing business as Lazzarino’s. It’s a type 47 on-sale general eating place application, which would allow beer, wine and hard liquor to be served. Front Door Hospitality also owns the liquor license for Heads or Tails Cocktail Bar. K2 Development’s Allen Knott and Daniel Knott are Front Door’s managing partners, and K2 also is the developer behind the Public Market. Daniel Knott told me that they are still working out the details for the restaurant. So, while the name Lazzarino’s suggests it will be an Italian menu, Knott said that might not be the case. K2’s Erin Ross, who manages the Redding Public Market, echoed Knott. “We are excited to be in the concept and design phase for this new establishment flanking the south Market Center patio. While we do anticipate this concept to feature sit-down dining