Comments on: Getting Cheesed at Cobras & Matadors (CLOSED)

By: A Casual Reader

A Casual Reader — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 06:16:24 +0000

LivingSocial has been a great resource to me as well in finding fun restaurants to eat at – whether they turn out to have delicious cuisine or a so-so, it’s nice to be able to get a deal to go somewhere out of your normal repertoire.
And Jeff Ellis up there is clearly a miserable s.o.b.

By: The Unvegan

The Unvegan — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 01:34:12 +0000

In reply to Jeffrey Ellis.

I don’t know anything about cuisine, but I can tell you a few things:

1) There was no cheese in my dates (blue or otherwise).
2) The blue (azul, for those of you who know Spanish) cheese on the cheese plate resembled what most people would consider blue cheese. It was good and would have been even better in the dates.
3) Call it what you want, but a pepperoni by any other name would taste as delicious (I make up for my lack of food knowledge with Shakespeare).

I make no claims to be an expert on Spanish food, or any other sort of food. I like my meat, don’t like vegetables and enjoy writing about it. Anthony Bourdain is awesome and one day I hope to have a job like his. Until then I will keep pumping out subpar blog posts to my adoring fans (you know who you are).

P.S. Thanks for the backhanded compliment of my writing.

By: Jeffrey Ellis

Jeffrey Ellis — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:59:22 +0000

Do you know anything about food/cuisine at all? I came across your blog when I googled Steingarten, and was hoping to find a clever and knowledgeable local food blog. Your writing style shows some ability. But, being well informed about Spanish cuisine (I’ve also dined at C&M several times, I find the content of your blog to be filled with ignorance and lacking specificity. For example, “blue cheese” is a thoroughly generic term. Spanish blue usually is a variety of Cabrales, and differs in flavor from Roqueforts (French), Gorgonzolas (Italians), etc. I’m also certain that Cobras y Matadores does not serve pepperoni, a cheap Italianesque pizza topping or 7-Eleven snack. Read some books, or even watch a few episodes of Anthony Bourdain’s series on the Travel Channel.