December 2017 – Page 3

EaThai Bistro (San Diego/Rolando)

December 5, 2017 Cathy Thai Restaurants, What Cathy Eats!

mmm-yoso!!!, the name of the food blog you are reading. Now that you know why Kirk hasn't been posting much…He and His Missus are on a well deserved vacation…Cathy is holding down the fort and posting about another San Diego restaurant.

Maybe you remember when Kirk posted about Chinese Kitchen, the first time a two part post in 2006 and a follow up in 2009. It was the place with the literal 'hole in the wall' for ordering…had been there since the 1980's (when The Mister and I frequented the inexpensive take out establishment), which closed about five months ago.
You don't have to order at the window any more, there are 14 seats with tabletops as well as an area to wait if you order or are picking up 'to go'.
We were given complimentary Thai iced tea, since they are still in their opening phase (regular $2.50). It was not too sweet, and the tea portion had a pleasant, spiced flavor.
We also were given small cups of vegetable tom kha soup, which was very good. I might just order a bowl on one of our wintery-cool days.
The Thai sausages appetizer ($7.95) was wonderful! The coarse grind pork sausages are made here, have a skin with a snap and has the wonderful bit of sour taste. They are different than other house made Thai sausage (the ones made at Supanne House of Thai which are herb filled), yet delicious on their own, served with ginger, cabbage, cucumber and peanuts.
Thai Style papaya salad ($7.95) was fresh made (I heard shredding in the kitchen), at a level of "2", which was just enough chili pepper/heat to still be able to taste the green beans, tomatoes, garlic and dried shrimp along with the peanuts. It was really good. I am eager to try the Lao style of this salad on my next visit- made with fish sauce and the 50 cent optional addition of salted crab. The larb ($8.95, chicken) wasn't quite what we are used to- there were no crunchy (roasted rice) bits, so the texture was not as interesting; thinking it was forgotten. The lime juice, onions, cilantro and mint were all very good and fresh.

All in all, a good choice of food for this part of town.

cc has been here, too!

EaThai Bistro 6160 University (North side, just East of College Avenue) San Diego 92115 Open Monday-Saturday 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Closed Sunday (619)583-8888

Where in the world are we – Part 1

December 2, 2017 mmm-yoso Denmark, Nordic/Scandanvian Food and Restaurants, Norway, Travel

After all the long hours of work, the Missus and I finally took off for a break.

There were two main objectives on this trip.

I can say that we accomplished the first.

And visited some great places along the way.

And also checked out some of the usual tourist sights as well.

And of course, there was the food.

And learned some new things along the way. About stuff like “Polar Night”….

Which gets pretty darn cold.

We’re now in a warmer (it’s all relative) locale and enjoying the early winter weather.

So that’s it for now…..please don’t “Scream” at me.

And don’t be offended…..

Let’s strike up the band and celebrate the season!

Cathy will be back with another new post soon!

Thanks for stopping by.

Ranchwood BBQ (La Mesa) (revisit)

December 1, 2017 Cathy American/New American Restaurants, BBQ, What Cathy Eats!

mmm-yoso!!!, a food blog of randomness. Once again, Cathy is writing, because Kirk deserves some time off.

It's been more than two years since my first Ranchwood BBQ post. In the interim, there was a fire and the Ranchwood storefront was closed for more than a year (The fire occurred in April 2016…the restaurant reopened June 2017…but I read of some catering done in between). As you walk up, you can smell the smoke, if the wind is right.
The menu choices have remained the same (the prices have increased slightly).
The interior (and seating out front) is new, with a few more seats than the old picnic benches, still keeping the SDSU color scheme.

The Tri-Tip sandwich ($7.99) is served on a lovely toasted sesame seed bun, topped with slaw and the red (there is a yellow) BBQ sauce. The flavors melded in a good way-the smoke plus sweet of the (catsup based?) red sauce plus the slaw (which has celery seed) with the toasty crunch of the roll. There is a small smoke ring on the Tri-Tip and the meat was tender and moist. It didn't need much of the sauce.
The pulled pork plate ($10.99) comes with a choice of two sides as well as two slices of white bread. The Mister chose cole slaw and onion rings for the sides. Again, the slaw, with the celery seed, was just right (not overdressed, crispy and fresh) and the onion rings were whole, battered and fried perfectly. The plate was very heavy-it felt like more than a pound. The pork? A very nice smoke flavor, which I thought went better with the yellow (mustard based/tangy BBQ sauce). There's a tiny bit of 'bark' in that above photo-a crunchy edge of the pork; crispy and smokier.

Ranchwood BBQ & Catering 7229 El Cajon Blvd San Diego 92115 Website Open daily 11-9