(SAMPLE INGREDIENTS- PLEASE FEEL FREE TO GET CREATIVE)
1-2 Tbsp. butter, plain, salted or infused
2 slices pagnotta bread or other artisan loaf, not too thick
1 ripe tomato, sliced- optional
Several sprigs fresh basil, mint, chives, or any fresh or dried herb
3 oz. fresh burrata or mozzarella, gruyere, Oaxaca, ricotta, or mix of two
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So let’s say it’s an average Friday night. It’s date night, you’re excited because you’re gonna try a new restaurant you’ve heard of that just opened up. Your buddy at work says you gotta check it out. So what do you do?
You look it up on Yelp: you “Yelp it” right? That’s what you kids are calling it, right?
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Our recent visit to Phileas Foggs was an awesome digression from the normal, boring pub fare. Firstly, the charming little pub is strange upon entry- soccer jerseys stapled to the ceiling, a full-size Chinese art mural splashed across the walls, and an impressive lineup of beers on tap. Brian, the owner, likes it that way. For this place is an extension of himself: an interesting hodgepodge of curiosities and bad attitude that makes this place irresistible to culinary treasure hunters like us. Read more »
We’ve reviewed all kinds of places for many different reasons but never two places that both serve their food in trash cans. To be specific, one serves steamed seafood in a metal bucket and the other serves theirs in a plastic hefty bag. They may both be a bit crazy – but are they maybe a bit too right? After all, Americans pride themselves on excess, much to the chagrin of many starving nations. If there’s one thing we’re good at – it’s wasting stuff. So why not embrace it and revel in the trash heap-edness of it all, roll in it and soak in it like a hot bath.
You see, at a local San Diego favorite called “Joe’s Crabshack”, they bring you steamed oceanic critters piled high in a big metal bucket, and “The Boiling Crab” declares that the real way to enjoy total seafood surrender is to sift through a sauce-filled plastic trash bag of shrimp, crab, crayfish and garlicy steamers. Read more »
Normally when I shop, I see labels- I’m just like you, and these labels wouldn’t be lies if they’d been placed on real healthy or even marginally unprocessed food, but yeah, you can tell, these are lies. You know the lies, and you know certain truths.
August 11th, 2014 
