614 Main St
Woodland, CA 95695
(530) 661-1700
Article from Sunset Magazine
Valley girl
A young chef lures drivers off I-5
Rebecca Reichardt could have opened her restaurant in Sacramento, or even San Francisco. Instead, she stayed in
Woodland, where she was raised, and where she still lives.
Though she’s a hometown girl through and through, Reichardt did live in Sacramento for four months, taking
courses at American River College’s culinary program and working at Paragary’s, a well-known Sacramento
restaurant. She stuck with the job, not school: “I was learning more at work, and they were paying me,” she laughs.
And, she says, “I liked the speed and the pressure and the people.”
Apparently, it liked her too. Now, at age 27, she’s packing in crowds at Tazzina Bistro, which opened last year
along Woodland’s quiet Main Street. The bistro, with a changing menu of inventive New American fare like
sweetbreads, a Kobe beef burger, and fried green tomato salad, has lured visitors from as far away as Oregon and
Washington— most of them venturing off Interstate 5—but it also has an enthusiastic following with a broad
cross section of locals.
The support from locals is only fitting, given Reichardt’s emphasis on buying from area farmers and on helping her
hometown come into its own. “People have known that Woodland could do a lot more and had resources that
weren’t being tapped,” she says. “Woodland is proud that someone is using their ingredients, and they show that in
their support.” —Kate Washington
INFO: Tazzina Bistro
$$; Lunch Monday–Friday 11:00-3:00
Dinner Monday–Thursday 5:00-9:00, Friday-Saturday 5:00-10:00, Sunday 4:00-9:00
Saturday Brunch 10:00-3:00
Sunday Brunch 10:00-2:00
614 Main St., Woodland;
530-661- 1700
Published: July 2005
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2009-08-24 10:51:53 Tazzina Bistro is the best! My husband and I used to go to places like the Mustard Seed in Davis for nice dinners out, that is, until we had a string of bad experiences there. This prompted us to try Tazzina Bistro and now we eat there at least twice a month. The servers are so professional and really know their stuff, both about the food and wine. I love the seasonal menus and they recently added small portion 3 course dinner options which are still very filling but for a great price. I usually go for their rich risottos or fish choices, however my absolute favorite is their fried green tomato salad they offer in the summer months. My husband loves their kobe beef burgers. They have a spicy sauce and it's one of the few places with real Kobe beef that tastes like Kobe beef. I can't recommend Tazzina Bistro enough. —AmLin
2010-05-26 17:37:37 Great caesar salads and deserts. And the warm roasted nuts!! My mom and husband enjoy the burgers there as well as the alcohol. LOL. Woodland's finest, I'd say. Food and environment are top notch, and consistent with big city dining establishments. —JuanaBNDavis
