Reviews from September 2009

Fredrick’s Fusion Bistro

Submitted by cathytran on Sun, 09/27/2009 - 12:03pm

Vacationing at Lake Tahoe and looking for a place to have a special dinner?  That's what I was doing and I found Fredrick's Fusion Bistro.  Their website has recipes for Lobster Dogs and Coffee & Doughnuts.  They looked so good...  we had to try them out.

Fredrick's Happy Hour Menu
Chicken Satay
Spicy Tuna Tartar
Filo Wrapped Crab
Lobster Dogs
Basil-Berry Tart
Coffee & Doughnuts

Jelly Belly Cafe

Submitted by cathytran on Wed, 09/02/2009 - 9:23am

We were driving from San Jose to Lake Tahoe and made a stop in Fairfield at the Jelly Belly Factory.  (They also have a factory in Wisconsin.)  Once you enter, it's very colorful and seems like a smaller version of Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory.  We waited in line for about 45 minutes for the tour.  They take groups of 50-60 people every 10-15 minutes for a 45-minute tour.  Be sure to go during a weekday to see the factory workers working and jelly beans being made, otherwise you'll just see videos on the weekends.  For participating in their free tour, you g