Culinary Oases
So you're driving along in some misbegotten part of the country, but you
suddenly stumble onto a FANTASTIC restaurant, surrounded by mediocrity or worse. Example 1: The Inn at Little Washington, in Washington, West Virginia. Example 2: Highlands Bar and Grill in Birmingham, Alabama. Example 3: Taste Restaurant, in Plymouth, California. Example 4: El Bulli, in Roses, Catalonia. I call these "culinary oases," and I wish I knew about more of them. Can anybody add to the list? Bob |
Culinary Oases
..
> > I call these "culinary oases," and I wish I knew about more of them. Can > anybody add to the list? > > Bob Babita Mexican restaurant in San Gabriel, CA |
Culinary Oases
On Feb 28, 1:57 am, "Bob Terwilliger" >
wrote: > So you're driving along in some misbegotten part of the country, but you > suddenly stumble onto a FANTASTIC restaurant, surrounded by mediocrity or > worse. > [snip] > I call these "culinary oases," and I wish I knew about more of them. Can > anybody add to the list? > Basque restaurants in Fresno or Bakersfield, CA, or northern Nevada. Some neighborhoods in big cities can also qualify as misbegotten. In LA, La Serenata de Garibaldi is superb Mexican seafood next to mariachi plaza, and El Rincon Chileno is wonderful Chilean food (and adjacent deli/takeout) in cruddy east Hollywood. -aem |
Culinary Oases
"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote in message ... > So you're driving along in some misbegotten part of the country, but you > suddenly stumble onto a FANTASTIC restaurant, surrounded by mediocrity or > worse. > > Example 1: The Inn at Little Washington, in Washington, West Virginia. <snippage> > I call these "culinary oases," and I wish I knew about more of them. Can > anybody add to the list? > > Bob The Inn at Little Washington is in Washington, Virginia, not WEST Va. :) Boli |
Culinary Oases
"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote in message ... > So you're driving along in some misbegotten part of the country, but you > suddenly stumble onto a FANTASTIC restaurant, surrounded by mediocrity or > worse. > > Example 1: The Inn at Little Washington, in Washington, West Virginia. > > Example 2: Highlands Bar and Grill in Birmingham, Alabama. > > Example 3: Taste Restaurant, in Plymouth, California. > > Example 4: El Bulli, in Roses, Catalonia. > > I call these "culinary oases," and I wish I knew about more of them. Can > anybody add to the list? > > Bob San Francisco - Scoma's Bentonville Arkansas - Fred's hickory Inn Greek town Chicago - Roditis Cayucos Ca - Sea Shanty -- Dimitri Searing http://kitchenguide.wordpress.com. |
Culinary Oases
"Dimitri" > wrote in message ... > > "Bob Terwilliger" > wrote in message > ... >> So you're driving along in some misbegotten part of the country, but you >> suddenly stumble onto a FANTASTIC restaurant, surrounded by mediocrity or >> worse. >> >> Example 1: The Inn at Little Washington, in Washington, West Virginia. >> >> Example 2: Highlands Bar and Grill in Birmingham, Alabama. >> >> Example 3: Taste Restaurant, in Plymouth, California. >> >> Example 4: El Bulli, in Roses, Catalonia. >> >> I call these "culinary oases," and I wish I knew about more of them. Can >> anybody add to the list? >> >> Bob > > San Francisco - Scoma's > > Bentonville Arkansas - Fred's hickory Inn > > Greek town Chicago - Roditis > > Cayucos Ca - Sea Shanty > > -- > Dimitri > > Searing > > Most people living in the SF Bay Area don't go to Fisherman's Wharf. It's overpriced; parking is impossible; the food is so-so. Scomas is OK, but overpriced, and basically falls into that category. You won't find the localss there. Kent |
Culinary Oases
Kent wrote on Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:43:46 -0800:
> "Dimitri" > wrote in message > ... >> >> "Bob Terwilliger" > wrote in >> message ... >>> So you're driving along in some misbegotten part of the >>> country, but you suddenly stumble onto a FANTASTIC >>> restaurant, surrounded by mediocrity or worse. >>> >>> Example 1: The Inn at Little Washington, in Washington, West >>> Virginia. >>> >>> Example 2: Highlands Bar and Grill in Birmingham, Alabama. >>> >>> Example 3: Taste Restaurant, in Plymouth, California. >>> >>> Example 4: El Bulli, in Roses, Catalonia. >>> >>> I call these "culinary oases," and I wish I knew about more of them. >>> Can anybody add to the list? >>> >>> Bob >> >> San Francisco - Scoma's >> >> Bentonville Arkansas - Fred's hickory Inn >> >> Greek town Chicago - Roditis >> >> Cayucos Ca - Sea Shanty >> >> -- >> Dimitri >> >> Searing >> > Most people living in the SF Bay Area don't go to Fisherman's Wharf. > It's overpriced; parking is impossible; the food is > so-so. Scomas is OK, but overpriced, and basically falls into that > category. You won't find the localss there. It's not Fisherman's Wharf but there are some good restaurants close by in the Ferry Building. I'll just mention "The Slanted Door". -- James Silverton Potomac, Maryland Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not |
Culinary Oases
James Silverton > wrote:
>It's not Fisherman's Wharf but there are some good restaurants close by >in the Ferry Building. I'll just mention "The Slanted Door". Wildly overpriced but good. Steve |
Culinary Oases
In article >,
"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote: > So you're driving along in some misbegotten part of the country, but you > suddenly stumble onto a FANTASTIC restaurant, surrounded by mediocrity or > worse. > > Example 1: The Inn at Little Washington, in Washington, West Virginia. > > Example 2: Highlands Bar and Grill in Birmingham, Alabama. > > Example 3: Taste Restaurant, in Plymouth, California. > > Example 4: El Bulli, in Roses, Catalonia. > > I call these "culinary oases," and I wish I knew about more of them. Can > anybody add to the list? > > Bob Saigon Cuisine in Greensboro, NC. Gloria's and La Calle Doce in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas. Cindy -- C.J. Fuller Delete the obvious to email me |
Culinary Oases
Boli wrote:
> The Inn at Little Washington is in Washington, Virginia, not WEST Va. :) Ahh, thanks. Somehow my head confused Inn at Little Washington with The Greenbriar. Bob |
Culinary Oases
"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote in message ... > Boli wrote: > >> The Inn at Little Washington is in Washington, Virginia, not WEST Va. :) > > Ahh, thanks. Somehow my head confused Inn at Little Washington with The > Greenbriar. > > Bob Ahhhh, ok. I'll bet The Greenbriar would be fun, too. :) Boli |
Culinary Oases
On Feb 28, 4:57*am, "Bob Terwilliger" >
wrote: > So you're driving along in some misbegotten part of the country, but you > suddenly stumble onto a FANTASTIC restaurant, surrounded by mediocrity or > worse. > > Example 1: The Inn at Little Washington, in Washington, West Virginia. > > Example 2: Highlands Bar and Grill in Birmingham, Alabama. > > Example 3: Taste Restaurant, in Plymouth, California. > > Example 4: El Bulli, in Roses, Catalonia. > > I call these "culinary oases," and I wish I knew about more of them. Can > anybody add to the list? No, but if anybody knows of one in the middle of Ohio (along I-75), I'd love to know about it. We're always stumped for lunch while driving to the in-laws. Cindy Hamilton |
Culinary Oases
In rec.food.cooking Bob Terwilliger > wrote:
> Boli wrote: > > The Inn at Little Washington is in Washington, Virginia, not WEST Va. :) > Ahh, thanks. Somehow my head confused Inn at Little Washington with The > Greenbriar. Well, while we're in that area there is a place called Eagle Nest in Alleghany, VA. It is in the middle of freaking nowhere, but has really excellent food. Note, there is no 's' on the end of the word 'eagle.' Other places in VA have the 's' but are not the same. This place is about 1 mile from the West Virginia border and probably 10 miles from The Greenbriar. http://eaglenestrestaurant.com/ Bill Ranck Blacksburg, Va. |
All times are GMT +1. The time now is 06:12 AM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
FoodBanter