Craig B.
Yelp
I did not know what to expect when we drove to Redding. I was expecting more mountains, although they might've been visible if it was not so overcast on the day we drove through. The surprising fact was that Redding is at a low altitude surrounded by pastureland. Redding was not our final destination, only a rest stop on our journey to Oregon. My only previous knowledge of the area was that it was a good flyfishing destination. While I cannot attest to its abundance of flyfishing waters, because I did not fish or see many rivers on the drive through, I can confirm that Redding is a great place to experience California's dairy culture, if by this I mean enjoying the Taste & See Creamery.
Most ice cream spots are generally good. It takes a lot for an ice cream parlor to reach the status of memorable, bare minimum is for the ice cream to be homemade, and by homemade I mean that the business itself makes the ice cream. There are a surprising number of ice cream shops that only serve ice cream produced by a large manufacturer. These types of ice cream shops are not in the business because they enjoy the craft of quality ice cream; instead, they only want to feed the thirsty tourists with no incentive that they will return. In contrast to these tourist shops, Taste & See is the model ice cream parlor for ice cream quality. My wife's mint and berry ice cream tasted like it had been freshly made with mint and berries from the local farmer's market. My draft chocolate was rich and creamy. It was considered "draft" because it was made with trace amounts of beer or beer ingredients, a flavor I had never seen before.