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J. Wild’s Livery & Feed BY LORN RANDALL PHOTOS BY DANTE FONTANA
Fried Ribs
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'm spitballing here, but this is how I imagine the thought process went for the brain trust behind Historic Folsom's J. Wild's Livery & Feed. “We could convert one of our successful pizza restaurants (Chicago Fire) into a BBQ house and provide diners some historical context for its location.” Pretty sound reasoning from over here in my saddle. Ownership has transformed the Sutter Street space into a top-notch smokehouse with some fresh décor, too, including murals and pictures of turn-ofthe-century Folsom. I hitched my iron horse up to where the original livery (aka stable) once stood and
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AFTER BEING TOSSED IN THEIR HOUSE-MADE SWEET BARBECUE SAUCE, THE RESULTING APPETIZER BECOMES SOMETHING ENTIRELY DIFFERENT: PORK CANDY.
