Missed the bockbierfest, but it’s off to Folsom…
Well this is embarrassing. On my last post I said that I was looking forward to going to a bockbierfest in Sacramento. Things happened and I did not. I do hope that those who did enjoyed themselves and that if anyone got the idea from reading this blog, so much the better.
I’m having a hard time getting this blog off the ground, even though my interest in things German-American has not waned. I write a kind of general interest or news commentary blog each day that takes up my time and I have other obligations as well.
But so much for the excuses. This time my wife and I plan to dine soon (within the next day or so) at a place called the Old Europe Restaurant. It’s in Folsom, Ca. (near Sacramento). Actually, she along with my eldest daughter have already been there and they seemed to be sure that I would like it, keeping in mind I am the German-American fan among them (I think they take some pride in their German heritage also. Well, my wife is not sure she has any, but we think she does. Her maiden name has taken on an Americanized spelling, but we believe it is German.
A brochure describes the restaurant as offering authentic German, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, French, and Austrian food and also says it was designated “Best German Restaurant” for 2008. Not meaning to take away from that, I must note there is not much competition in the area. German restaurants don’t seem to be all that popular in my part of the country (Northern California), although there are several here and there.
At any rate, I hope to be able to provide a comprehensive review of this one in Folsom, concentrating on the Germaness of it all, in the next few days.
Yours truly,
Anton von Walther
Okay, Tony Walther (the former was my blog name)
