Apart from a couple visits to some Thai restaurants during high school, I didn’t really eat Thai food until college. Wish I’d started enjoying the food earlier. I love the tangy flavors of a lot of Thai dishes, and I’m a sucker for Thai iced tea. Coconut Bay is a personal favorite back at SoCal, …
As a SoCalian born and bred, I grew up surrounded by a rich variety of authentic Mexican food. Unfortunately, I didn’t truly appreciate that fact until I moved up north to Berkeley, where the Mexican food just can’t compare. Sure, there are still some pretty tasty (and cheap) hole-in-the-wall places close to campus, but in …
Sometimes, disasters lead to rebirth. Chew on that thought for a minute. In this specific case, I’m referring to two food-related disasters – the burning down of Great China and the closing of Milanese Caffe, two of the better-quality restaurants in the Berkeley area. Happy Valley is a new Chinese restaurant filling the void left …
For the longest time, I failed to make the connection between “deli” and “delicatessen.” Turns out they have the same meaning. I also thought the word had roots in Italian, but it’s actually German for “delicacies.” But enough of comprehension failure, you came here for the food! And I went to Genova Delicatessen precisely because …