The beet salad at Jiraffe in Santa Monica. The nicoise salad at Broadway Bar & Grill at the south end of Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica. (Who knew nicoise could be good?) The bread pudding at The Minotaure in Playa del Rey.

Hi Leonardo... Quite right, as you say, it’s just a bar for pete’s sake. However, to play the devil’s advocate, isn’t it also ‘just a bar’ for those patrons who are doing the requesting (to the...

), then they close off the source and force us on the streets where we have to pay overinflated market prices. Right now I’m stocking up on cases of San Pellegrino sodas at $2.99 a six-pack before I’m forced back into...

can’t be/shouldn’t be had in the city at restaurants. Why try to bring suburbia in too? What’s the attraction to being able to get it on 42nd Street AND at your local mall in L.I. or Jersey? A warning – if...

Why do people, when referring to Vietnamese food, only refer to Pho and/or Banh Mi? Has it come down to defining an entire culture’s grub by using a noodle soup or a french inspired sandwich? I’ve tried a few...

exit 145 agreeing completely. growing up, i would use these affectations to ensure not being denied the fantastic home cooked grub of many an Italian mom or grandma. i don’t care if it’s managaut or manicotti as long...

of stout. Every fellow for his own, tooth and nail. Gulp. Grub. Gulp. Gobstuff. ______________

street. The bag was—what can I say—a religious experience. Hey, ya gotta eat yer greens!! -

treated me so extremely well—especially in my seeking out street and market foods all over; and in getting to/being forced to eat in the homes of small, poor farmers all over the globe. I don’t have anything that I...

i have to echo jfood’s comments. i spend time in asia and europe every year. lived in both. i just try to fit in. my typical m.o. is to hit the hawker stalls, street vendors, whatever and get the lay of the land. i hit the...

Brewery ————————— 617 4th Street Eureka, CA 707-445-4480 http://www.lostcoast.com/ Due to a late departure from San Francisco, we found ourselves having a late dinner at a half full...

Pub Grub kinda place. I haven’t tried Tony’s.

) was produced here and then exported to Edo for use in nigiri-zushi sold by street vendors as commoner food. I’ve read that the vendors often procured the vinegared rice from other sources, so there was most likely a...

Great writeup, Rameniac. Your street cred goes far on this board...

with both your stomach and heart overflowing. The grub; excellent all, seriuously, I’ve never gone wrong... an excellent, rich, chicken filled puff pastry pot pie with dumplings. The pie comes with a small lid of puff...