“Joe and Barbara Fiori founded The Butcher Shoppe in 1983 when ordering a side of beef, pork, or lamb in a conventional meat market was common. At that time,
On the day of our visit, the soup choices were clam chowder, minestrone, and chile. The quiche of the day contained ham, onion, and green chilis. And all sandwiches can be made with Dutch crunch bread, genova rolls, soft French rolls, croissants, marbled rye, sliced sourdough, or sliced wheat. But, while there are menu alternatives, here the sandwich reigns supreme with forty choices.
Someone must be a 49’ers fan. On the sandwich list here were the Jerry Rice (roasted turkey, creamy havarti cheese, Bruno’s peppers, red onions, romaine); the Joe Montana (smoked turkey, smoked gouda, sprouts, and tomatoes); and the Steve Young (chicken breast, smoked mozzarella, red onions, tomato, romaine). But, having no fan allegiance to the 49’ers, we went in another direction.
Chuck selected the Grape Stomp made with the house pastrami, Monterey jack cheese, tomato, lettuce, and spicy Mendocino mustard.
I chose the Finucci Brothers made with house roast beef, garlic roasted Portobello mushrooms, mozzarella, tomato, and romaine on fresh baked herb focaccia.
I should note that a few days later we found ourselves at home for the day, and I had neither the makings for nor the inclination to cook. So Chuck went back to Fiori’s for take-out and this was much more successful. He repeated his Grape Stomp, but I ordered the Ianni Pastrami with house pastrami, roasted turkey, mustard, Bruno’s peppers, tomato, spinach, sprouts, Italian vinaigrette, Fiori’s seasoning (a salt, pepper, garlic powder blend) on the marble rye. No photos were taken but take a look at Chuck’s sandwich above and picture sprouts and spinach peeking out from the bread.
The less than ideal focaccia had a major impact on this rating, and I can’t award Fiori’s Butcher Shoppe more than a 2.5 Addie score.
During our stay in Lodi, CA, we had the opportunity to visit some relatives in the area. One visit found Kate, my cousin Barbara, and I traveling to Paradise to see my aunt Martha and one of her sons, Steve. Martha is a very up-beat person who is involved with several groups and projects.
We all shared travel experiences and family up-dates, all while Martha was preparing and then serving a fine dinner of beef barbecue sandwiches and sweet corn.
Another family gathering was held at Barbara's home. It was especially good to see my uncle Hank and aunt Phyllis, since they both had been in the hospital recently with some serious medical problems. But they
Their daughter, Jane, had driven them from their home in Brentwood to Sun City and to Barbara's for dinner. We gathered in Barbara's backyard for this photo with the Sacramento River in the background.
We then enjoyed a dinner of chicken with lemon, asparagus with a parmesan cheese, sugar snap peas salad, potatoes (pommes anna), and a lemon pie and pecan pie for dessert.
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