Had three unusual Mexican experiences of late… Down in Santa Maria, the little kiosk by a lot of the government offices–including the building dept–has become Deli Delicias & Fresh, making ridiculous paninis with a variety of complex stuffings. Just trust them and try one. Really good. Up in SLO, the Sidewalk Market kitchen space has…
Tag: Restaurant
5 Towns 5 Burgers
Starting down south and headed north out to the coast brings us to the The Village of Arroyo Grande and no shortage of burgers. There are SIX in basically 3 blocks just on the left side of the strip and at least one on the south. While the tried-and-true long-term diner classics pack a punch,…
Resty Gossip 12.15
Another BBQ spot opened in Morro Bay downtown: Savory Smoke has a curt menu of good looking stuff–I’ve only had the hamburger, which is ‘Jimmy Buffet Style’. Look it up. I had to. Never heard of it. And just like his horrible music–turns out his taste in burger condiments is not my style either. Up…
Top 5 Wine Service Peeves
Dear Restaurants: Can you please stop seating me without a wine-list. This is wine-country. THIS IS RIGHT SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING AND HIGHEST-ACCLAIMED WINE AREAS IN THE WORLD. From where I’m sitting in your restaurant, I could hit 10 wineries with a 5-wood. Hundreds of thousands of dollars…
A Few of my Favorites 9.29
Going through my notes of the past week or so, there is nothing new to write about in terms of *gossip*. You can literally go to LAST WEEK’S GOSSIP COLUMN and everything is still true. Hotels are plugging along, PIADINA in Hotel SLO open in 2 weeks, CARISSA fully open, Maegen Loring is the official…
Restaurant Gossip v.10.28
JEFFREY’S WINE COUNTRY BBQ Grand Opening in Paso Robles is all weekend today and tomorrow, with lots of specials, his famous paella and I believe even HATCH with their mobile-cocktail cart. I’ll shut up about this restaurant now, because I know y’all are sick of hearing about it, but it’s GOOD. And not just the…
Farmstead Kitchen Paso Robles
Well, HELLO GORGEOUS. See, here’s the deal: people think all I do is go around shitting on restaurants. While on the surface this may be true, the foundation for this activity is the simple fact my standards are higher than yours. I come from the old school where people dress for dinner and wine is…
locall resty gossip 11.8.17
Giuseppe’s Pismo will be opening after Thanksgiving. The bakery in the breezeway between Uptown Espresso and Buona Tavola? You know the only thing to actually hold down that spot longer than a year in the past decade? It has gotten too big and is moving out and in its place is going Restorative Cafe. Mattei’s…
Picky Eater
The term *Picky Eater* gets tossed around a bit. I hear it frequently–often directed at me, typically for being critical of a dish or establishment. Let’s do a little refresher-course: A person who doesn’t like stupid waiters, bad wine-lists, crying babies, TV’s everywhere, tourist food, wet tables, uninspired presentations, confused service, freezing dining rooms and…
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