Secret sandwiches, cold beer, and one very important question: who owns the levee?

Rudy, Denny, and Gina are back for episode two of WhatTheHVL! We sit down with Derek Fisk of Perry’s Deli for our first local business interview—and introduce Laketown Lowdown, our take on the stories getting people talking around Hidden Valley Lake.

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Inside Perry’s Deli & the New Beer Garden

For our first business visit, we pull up a chair with Derek to talk about the family behind Perry’s Deli, the sandwiches that keep people coming back, and turning a shipping container into a community hangout. Naturally, sampling the food and beer counts as community service.

• Three generations of Perry’s: How Derek’s grandfather started the business, his dad carried it forward, and Derek and his wife took the reins.
• Secret-menu discoveries: The Stokes, the Super Italian, and the staff sandwich competition that brought out some serious creativity.
• Building the beer garden: The idea, the shipping container, and the friends who helped make it happen.
• A setback before opening: Derek shares how a theft nearly took the wind out of his sails—and how the community helped him keep going.
• More than sandwiches: Live music, football, bocce, and creating a place where people can settle in and hang out.

Laketown Lowdown

Your source for everything happening around the lake that you probably already heard about on Facebook—but we’re going to tell you about it anyway. With significantly fewer exclamation points. Hopefully.

• Three fires in three days: We discuss the response around Hidden Valley Lake and give credit to Public Safety, CAL FIRE, the golf crew, and the residents who helped protect homes.
• DoorDash: Papers, Please: Delivery-driver guest lists, gate access, and why your dinner might be spending the evening at the entrance.
• El Niño and the levee: We talk winter-weather worries, drainage questions, and the local mystery that refuses to go away: who owns the levee?

Join the Conversation

Which Perry’s sandwich should we try next? What local business should we visit? And which Laketown Lowdown topic deserves a deeper conversation? Leave a comment or send us your ideas—we want to hear from you.

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A huge thank-you to Derek and the Perry’s Deli crew for having us, and to everyone watching, listening, and helping us figure this thing out. We’ll see you around the lake!