California's Odd Eats: Unexpected food, restaurants and festivals | Bartell’s Backroads

Bartell’s Backroads takes viewers on a statewide tour of California’s most unusual and memorable places to eat, spotlighting odd eats found far from the main highways. Travel reporter John Bartell explores how Sriracha sauce is made in Irwindale, steps inside San Francisco’s Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory, and visits a taco stand in Tulare that brings airborne flair to street food. The journey continues through Old Sacramento at Fanny Ann’s Saloon, Kingsburg’s Swedish Festival, and the fall traditions of Apple Hill near Placerville. In Mendocino County, the Sea Urchin Festival turns an underwater problem into a culinary solution, while Rio Vista’s Foster’s Big Horn offers a dining experience surrounded by one of California’s most unusual decor collections. The episode blends food, history, and small-town character across California’s backroads.

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