gutfud – the food, es ist gut

the depth of my larder

My friend Matchoo recently mentioned it was time to spring clean his food cupboards. So I have decided to do the same. And my going into the depths of my larder I have discovered several things. * I now understand the evolutionary process that created the tuna noodle casserole. Guess what I made for dinner? [...]

Creekside pig roast

Westin of Spare Parts, and Al from Events Untitled (Red Star?) paired up at the Creek Side to roast a whole pig. Check out the cool old grill of Creek Side’s, which they rolled out into the parking lot for the roast. There were plenty of hungry diners inside the bar, who were having a [...]

grilled cheese night

Winter? What winter.

La Tour at The Pub – Funkzone

Remember how The Pub was zoned on one side of 224 Helena Street, while La Tour was on the other side? There were two separate bar tabs depending on which business provided which product. Cocktails, beer, food came from The Pub. Wine, or most of it, came from La Tour, and the food came from [...]

Supper Club – surf and turf

A supper club greater than the sum of its parts.

Goodland Kitchen and Market – Old Town Goleta

On Wednesdays the special of the day is banh mi. They use curry-marinated chicken, shredded daikon (radish), sweet peppers, carrots, cabbage with a Vietnamese-style dressing on a granary baguette. It included side portions of sweet tangerines and apple slices. The apple has a light turmeric dressing, which makes them derishous. The meal is $9. This [...]

Supper Club – Chef Pink

The third service of the supper club, with Pink as guest chef.

D’Angelos Bakery

It’s been ages since I’ve been here for a meal. I’ll guess about six years. Back then, people loved the poached eggs and I recall having a suspiciously perfectly shaped poached egg on toast for breakfast with my friend Michael. Times have not changed, the poached eggs here are still a highlight, and they are [...]

Meat n’ Potatoes

I was sitting at a popular blue-collar bar a couple weeks ago, and the friendly woman next to me started chatting about food. She mentioned that the restaurant spot next to the Creekside (RIP JR’s BBQ I still miss you!!) was soon going to reopen, and the place would be called Meat n’ Potatoes, with [...]

midnight snack

Oh, I am a lucky one! Tonight’s midnight snack was a pile of grilled cheese sandwiches and a bowl of tomato soup. Nothing glamorous, all the ingredients came from TJ’s. It was thrown together with a thrifty nonchalance and resulted in a deeply satisfying meal. The cheese was a combination of manchego and aged white [...]