‘octopus’


Going Greek at Papa Cristo’s

September 24th, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit
Octopus for all

Octobabies!

I had wanted to go to Papa Cristo’s for a long time, but I just didn’t realize it.  You see, the outside of the restaurant/market really makes no major reference to the name of the place.  Instead, it just says “Greek Food.”  When my friend suggested trying it, I complied without realizing it was the place I had driven by so many times.

Inside, the place has a miniature Greek market, a counter to order food at and a big room that can double as a dining room or banquet room.  My first stop was the counter to place my order.  We ordered some of the Octapodakia appetizer, which is grilled baby octopus.  I also ordered the Kreatopita, deliciously described on the menu as a meat pie.  For my main course, I decided to get back to the Greek basics and ordered the Gyros sandwich.  This came with lettuce and tomatoes, so I ordered it without. Continue Reading»


Strange Meats: Octopus

May 8th, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit
Just your normal buffet...

Just your normal buffet...

In honor of the Detroit Red Wings being in the playoffs and beating the Anaheim (Mighty) Ducks last night, I decided today would be a great opportunity to highlight the consumption of octopus.  (For more information on why that is a reason to highlight octopus, please click here)

My first octopus-eating experience came while I was living in Japan.  I attended an event that had a typical array of buffet-like foods, when I suddenly came across bowls of tentacles.  One of the bowls had boiled octopus, while the other was fried.  Taking a bit of each, I sat down to eat that eight-armed wonder of the sea. Continue Reading»


Going Global at Plan Check

Fries of the world.

A couple of weeks ago, The Backyard Bite invited me to The Burger Culture Clash, sponsored by Stussy (which apparently still exists) and Plan Check. Plan Check, by the way, is a sort of new (since February) restaurant in West LA with Chef Ernesto Uchimura of Umami Burger fame. As my love of burgers, especially those of the umami variety, I jumped at the opportunity.

Although I arrived alone, I was not the only lone eater. Just next to where I was seated, I met e*star LA and we decided to share a meal called loneliness, because it’s better than eating alone. We made quick friends over our respective blogs and Midwestern roots, then got to work at dissecting the special menu, which Plan Check will be featuring for the next month if anything tickles your fancy.

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