Giff’s owner, Dick Blake, with trusted assistant, Sammy Escatel Redding has no shortage of burger joints, that’s for sure, but there’s only one restaurant where you can cravenously chow down on an absolutely delicious Steakburger—or Ugly Burger—and that’s Giff’s Steakburger, owned for over 40 years by Dick Blake, a Vietnam Vet known for his good-natured, irreverent trash talk. “I like the place,” said George Knight, a graduate of the Michigan State Police Academy and now reti

So Cheryl and I hop into our 37-year-old Bronco 2 on a beautiful and breezy Spring morning, and motor off to a brand new breakfast spot on Redding’s eastern flank, the “newer” side, if you will. Of course, when we get there, it’s jam city, meaning cars are parked everywhere and anywhere. When we finally find a just vacated spot in the middle of nowhere , another couple pulls up, wanting what we want; classic scenario, huh? Being benevolent people that we are, we let ‘em h

Located on this quiet street at 1270 Yuba St in downtown Redding is a tucked-away restaurant where Northern California residents are blessed with some of the finest cuisine, rivaling Michelin-rated restaurants in NYC or San Francisco. We are talking about Cafe Paradisio, this small family-owned and operated dining establishment is absolutely amazing.

My husband, Jerry, and I gave up our crowded Southern California lifestyle in 2000 after passing through the pleasant small towns of Yreka, Mount Shasta, and Weed in Northern California. We were returning from a trip to Portland, Oregon, to visit relatives. The contrast with living in the North State versus So-Cal felt good. The lifestyle was compelling, and we returned in a few months and bought a house on a golf course with a full view of Mount Shasta (and not many people!

New China Restaurant at 3669 Eureka Way scores a great review from out food critic.