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RIP Snacky. Oh how I loved my weekly pilgrimage to you. The spice in the air, the steam rising off the Bibim Bop, and the warm glow of anime playing on the television behind the bar. You're fondly missed.
Last June, I was on my honeymoon in Tuscany, Italy, and had a delightful experience that highlighted how restaurants leave a lasting impression on us, not only for their food but also for the people. I was in the tiny medieval village of Monteriggioni [1] and used Google Maps to find the nearest restaurants. I discovered one with excellent reviews [2] and decided to have lunch there with my spouse to take a break fro…
In the vicinity there's a hotel with a restaurant, the owner of which is quite the character - he doesn't have a smartphone and doesn't really use the internet. His hobbies include making liquor from blueberries he buys from his forager friend and making knives out of horns of deer he buys from a hunter friend, who provides him with meat served in the restaurant.
Italy is really something if you go off the usual path and speak the language.
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Awesome stories and writing that gave me intense second-hand nostalgia if that makes sense. I'm always pleasantly surprised to read about places I'm familiar with on HN. Thank you for sharing. If you don't mind my asking, where did you move to?
Thanks! I went rural, but still southwestern Ontario, looking at going out west or just leaving Canada altogether next.
Makes me wonder. Is there a market for something like Upvoty (to gauge interested) + Kickstarter (to get commitment) for dead projects?
Or at the v least, showing possible alternatives. After all, life is about moving forward.
How can you add a new place? If you want to avoid spam you could maybe ask for a Yelp link or something which you could scrape. There's plenty of really good restaurants which I've loved and have closed, from glitzy cities to war zones, but one fairly normal place sticks out in my mind - a sloppy joe shack off the side of interstate 87 north of NYC in the corner of a Yonkers parking lot. The genre of classic American…
The much loved Shopsin's was one of a kind not just for the food but also its gruff but lovable chef Kenny Shopsin. Documentary: https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0390109/ Profiled by Calvin Trillin in the New Yorker: https://web.archive.org/web/20230313065345/https://www.newyo... Unique Menu rules: https://www.kottke.org/04/08/shopsins-menu
They closed 10+ years ago, and I still miss them dearly. I have searched far and wide for Rendang (or generally good Indonesian food) that was as good as what we had at Sabang, and haven't found any (good ones) in the DC area. My wife is sick of hearing me lament about Sabang's closure even 10+ years later (although she still feels bad for me).
The closest I found was a place in LA called Borneo Kalimantan. So whenever I'm in LA, I make it a point to eat there.
I instantly thought of Sabang when I saw this site.
Would be nice to list college campuses. At NJIT there were a few food trucks. The best one in my opinion was a blueish truck with an old lady on the side. Had amazing food and great prices. The guy who ran the truck also loved to talk to people. He was going through a rough patch and mentioned that he was loosing money. Didn't want to raise prices but it was becoming too expensive to run. Closed after my freshman yea…
BC Burrito, Kaimuki HI deserves a section here. Their seasoned potato burrito (add carnitas) is still without a doubt the best burrito I have ever tasted. https://bcburrito.wordpress.com/about/ I am seeing a lot of "Burger King" and whatnot in LA - you might want to filter for corporate noise.
Kaimuki has had some great places come and go. Years ago there was a Japanese restaurant (called Restaurant Ko or Izakaya Restaurant Ko) that had a fantastic Kaiseki style menu. It was one of the best Japanese meals I've ever had.