![]() ![]() As employee Sara Rebolcaba puts it, “You know that saying, “We’ve got everything you need and more”? Well, that’s us.”ĥ. That means you might uncover everything from a traditional gold-panning sluice box and miniature soufflé dishes to the latest toaster models. The 6,000-square-foot space is part gift shop, part hammer-and-nails hardware store. Up the block, you’ll find Placerville Hardware (441 Main St.), the oldest hardware store west of the Mississippi. Handwoven hammocks from Mexico hang beside displays of South African jewelry and shelves packed with organic soaps and candles. Wares from everywhereAmid the cluster of antiques stores on Main Street, new Eco Logical (320 Main St.) is one of those earthy-crunchy indie shops where the staff is friendly, the inventory is fair trade, and world music wafts from hidden speakers. “When I first got here, you couldn’t get a fresh loaf of bread,” says Dedrick’s owner Mary Frances Dedrick. “We had no choice but to create the food scene we wanted.” The knowledgeable staff is quick with recommendations, but in a pinch, try the house favorite P’tit Basque, a delicate and mild sheep’s-milk cheese with subtle nuttiness. Nearby, Dedrick’s Cheese (312 Main St.) hosts daily tastings from its array of 200-plus cheeses. At Winterhill (321 Main St.), “the oils are the star of the show,” says Annette Schoonover, owner of the olive-oil tasting bar and shop, where you can choose from about 10 cold-pressed selections to sample, all sourced from orchards in El Dorado County. Strike oilYou don’t have to be an enophile to spend the day slipping in and out of tasting rooms. Tour the winery, then settle in the remodeled tasting room with crisp complimentary Barbera.ģ. Down the road, Boeger Winery (1709 Carson Rd.) sits smack in the middle of 85 acres of Sierra Foothills grapevines. ![]() Most of the U-pick farms close to visitors when the apples stop dropping at the end of autumn, but triple-F keeps “em coming all year with homemade peanut brittle and 75 flavors of fudge, including thick blocks of peanut butter and chocolate swirl, best savored at nearby High Hill Ranch’s fishing pond. Eat your fudge, drink your wineOn the eastern edge of town, Fudge Factory Farm (2860 High Hill Rd.) lies among some 20 orchards. ![]()
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