Business as usual at the Rice Paddy Change is inevitable. It’s also scary, especially when it involves one of your favorite take-out restaurants. It was last May when Aoy Lachapelle handed the spatula over to employee Nang with the assurance to her faithful following that nothing would change. If recent comments ... Continue Reading
Rice Paddy Rumors Quashed, Tiny Grocery Store Opens, and Warm Waters Could Mean Trouble
Still on the job and planning to stay THE RUMORS HAVE been out there for a couple of months--that Aoy LaChapelle, the beloved owner of the Rice Paddy, was selling her business and retiring. Not true. "She'll eventually retire but not anytime soon," says her husband Greg Trick, the TV6 anchor. "I'm 65, goddammit!" ... Continue Reading
Where’s Greg Trick Been? How Are the Restaurants Doing? And Has Spring Arrived?
A 14 day quarantine YOU MIGHT HAVE noticed that Greg Trick hasn't been anchoring the TV6 news for the last few weeks. True, he and his wife Aoy had been vacationing in Thailand, but there's more to the story than that. They shortened their trip when the COVID-19 threat became serious back in the States, and returned ... Continue Reading