Community celebrates longtime dining staple
Grass Valley staple closes after 31 years of homestyle cooking By Rebecca O'Neil | Staff Writer Paulette’s Country Kitchen celebrated its imminent closure with biscuits and gravy, homestyle fries and fried eggs just two months shy of the Grass Valley restaurant’s 32nd anniversary. On Monday the restaurant’s parking lot was full. Inside, nearly every booth was occupied as regulars savored their last bites of Paulette Rickard’s fruit pies and French toast. Diners signed a framed illustration of the restaurant to express their appreciation for Paulette and John Rickard. Rebecca O’Ne...