Don Arturo, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
I’ve been to South Florida many times and had a lot of Cuban food there. I’ve tried Cuban food in California (Southern and Northern) and it just doesn’t come close. So if you’re going to Florida,...
View Article“Casa El Pisto”– Taberna San Miguel, Córdoba, Spain
Don’t miss Córdoba on a trip to Andalusia, Spain. Its old town is the largest urban area in the world declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. But it’s walkable, with charming narrow streets and...
View ArticleMemory Lane – The Flame, Countryside, Illinois
This blog is primarily intended to celebrate classic and historic restaurants that still exist, but occasionally I will be posting about a restaurant that is gone or recently closed. The Flame was...
View ArticleAlfred’s, San Francisco, California
For years when someone asked me what is my favorite steakhouse in San Francisco I’ve answered “Alfred’s”. There is no better combination of vintage atmosphere, a classic steakhouse menu of dry-aged...
View ArticleMesón de Cándido, Segovia, Spain
The old town of Segovia in Spain is a short train ride from Madrid and a town everyone should visit on a day trip or, even better, an overnight from Spain’s capital. It’s a beautiful city spectacularly...
View ArticlePostcard Panorama
“The Deck” overlooking the bar, Trader Vic’s, Oakland – from The Jab’s collection This location, the first Trader Vic’s, closed in 1972 – more info The post Postcard Panorama appeared first on Le...
View ArticleLe Chalet Basque, San Rafael, California
A quick post today because I have to pack for a trip to Austin and San Antonio! Recently a friend suggested we meet for dinner at Le Chalet Basque in San Rafael. I had no idea this restaurant existed...
View ArticleMi Tierra Cafe, San Antonio, Texas
Currently I’m reading Planet Taco: A Global History of Mexican Food by Jeffrey M. Pilcher. It debunks a lot of misconceptions and myths about what is ‘authentic’ Mexican food by showing the changes in...
View ArticleOffbeat L.A.: The Oldest Surviving Los Angeles Restaurants
Source: Offbeat L.A.: The Oldest Surviving Los Angeles Restaurants… A Master List of the Vintage, Historic and Old School | The LA Beat Recently an incredible list of classic, vintage restaurants in...
View ArticleLittle Red Barn, San Antonio, Texas
A couple of years ago we visited the outstanding Barn Door Steakhouse in San Antonio. Today we’ll step into the Little Red Barn, which is a casual, western-style steakhouse with good food at reasonable...
View ArticleCasa Duque, Segovia, Spain
A while back Le Continental visited Mesón de Cándido in the beautiful city of Segovia, Spain. While it is a classic that dates back to 1931, Casa Duque is the oldest restaurant in the city offering...
View ArticleCafe La Maze, National City, California
Marcel Lamaze was a famous chef and maître d’hôtel in Hollywood during the heyday of the 1930s through the 1950s. He opened his Cafe La Maze on the Sunset Strip in 1938. It was a popular celebrity...
View ArticleH.M.S. Bounty, Los Angeles, California
Le Continental is a big fan of nautical themed restaurants and bars. Not the contemporary type of brightly lit rooms with furnishings in light oak, blue, and white, but the rich, old nautical style of...
View ArticleLa Mariana Sailing Club, Honolulu, Hawaii
There used to be a lot of classic tiki bars and Polynesian Pop restaurants in Hawaii, but as tourists started to seek out a more ‘authentic’ Hawaiian experience in the 1980s and 90s they fell out of...
View ArticleNo. 9 Fishermen’s Grotto, San Francisco, California
One of my favorite web sites during the pre-commercialization heyday of the World Wide Web was the Los Angeles Time Machines site (latimemachines.com). It started in 2004 but it had the look of a 90s...
View ArticleClyde’s Prime Rib, Portland, Oregon
In 1938 Lawrence Frank co-founded Lawry’s The Prime Rib in Los Angeles and for the restaurant he invented a Streamline Moderne, stainless steel serving cart so prime rib could be carved to order and...
View ArticleMemory Lane – Windows on the World, New York City
This blog is primarily intended to celebrate classic and historic restaurants that still exist, but occasionally I will be posting about a restaurant that is gone or recently closed. My mom was born...
View ArticleAnthony’s Fish Grotto, La Mesa, California
I grew up in La Mesa, California, a suburb of San Diego. According to my mom, we went to Anthony’s Fish Grotto next to the Interstate 8 freeway in the 1960s or 70s but I don’t remember. The last time I...
View ArticleBoadas Cocktail Bar, Barcelona, Spain
Back in 2004 I was planning a trip to Spain to attend the incredible music festival called Wild Weekend, held in Benidorm every year until 2004, when I found a great online source of information about...
View ArticleCasa Ciriaco, Madrid, Spain
It’s been a while since I posted because I was in Spain for a vacation, but I’m back! While I was gone Le Continental turned four! When I was in Madrid last year I visited three historic restaurants...
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