Looks like I missed a lot in my absence -- the Nicaro fire, wonder what's going on there? Also a lot of pollo news with Nando's on the way and Mr. Chicken planning to roost right next to Velatis on Georgia Ave. We also have FS1 getting pretty close to throwing its doors open to serve us beer and some grub. Certainly a lot of chatter on this place. Will anyone go once they do open? People seem to have already formed serious opinions even before they've had a sip of beer or a bite of a burger. While my hopes are not sky high, I will certainly give them the benefit of the doubt and give them a try to see what they have to offer. Hope I can do that this weekend.
But in other SS food news, wanted to let folks know that Charlie Koiner's downtown farm has plenty to offer at always good prices. If you don't know
Charlie, his little farm is at the corner of Easley St and Grove St -- just one block east of Fenton. While my pic of his signage to alert folks what he's offering at the moment leaves a bit to be desired, I will tell you he has kale, spring onions, lettuce, bok cho
y and if you get lucky - strawberries! While walking the dogs the other night we happen to notice Charlie had strawberries for sale ($5 per quart) so we high-tailed it over there and picked some up. Talk about sweet and good. Topped them with a little whip cream and it was an excellent dessert. Hope you can tell how good they look.And since I haven't mentioned anything as it concerns pupusas, I did want to make sure you all were aware about the pupusa truck we now have in the hood. It is called El Salvadorena Pupusa. They have set up shop in the county parking lot right across from SS Towers in between Easley and Bonifant.
I will say the ladies who run this truck are not at this location all the time. We tried to get a handle on their hours and thought we were told they are there - todos los dias - from about noon to ten. But we've walked by a couple times this week during those hours and no truck. So, not really sure what to tell you. But if you're in the hood in the evening and can easily walk by, or swing by in the car, it is worth it if you'd like a good -- and inexpensive -- pupusa or tamale. And also don't mind eating in the parking lot or your car (aqui), or maybe taking it home if you live close by (para llevar).
Our first trip landed us one cheese pupusa and four bean tamales. All good. I have not often seen bean tamales and these were very tasty. Also, the cheese pupusa was not greasy at all. The items were served with some nice salsa and latin slaw. All this came to $6.50. Can you believe it? I wasn't planning on having this for dinner that night, but hey, you can't argue with good Salvadoran food. And for those looking for beef, chicken or tongue, they had that too. Hope you can find them and throw them a little business. Just be aware, little to no English is spoken. But food speaks for itself, right?
OK, that's all I have for now. Will be back soon with a review of Jackie's and her new chef. Maybe see you at FS1 this weekend!
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Welcome home. Can't wait to hear about your adventures in Spain. I went there for two weeks a few years ago and it was the greatest vacation I've ever had (it helps that I can speak rudimentary Spanish and love to eat anything, especially seafood with tentacles)
Thanks. And yes, you really do need some Spanish to get by in Madrid (luckily mi esposa filled that role). But when we were in Barca last yr, it seems everywhere we went (shops, restaurants, markets) folks spoke English - kinda weird such a difference b/w the 2 cities. And si, more on Spain later.
I've seen that sign all the time but had no idea how to buy the veggies. Do I just go up to the house and knock?
Bethany - first look for Charlie's silver truck in the driveway. If you see it, he is home. Also, you'll often times see him in the yard tending to his garden. But if you see the truck and no Charlie, go knock on the side door (west side) of the house -- look for the old fridge -- and you'll probably find him. He sells his produce very cheap. If you buy greens you'll have to do some cleaning when you get home, but it's worth it. And over the summer he'll do all sorts of good fruit. But it goes fast.
Glad you are back! Thanks for the info on Charlie - I knew about the farm, but didn't know about buying from them. Love it! Also wanted to mention that we've been enjoying Pacci's -- great addition to the neighborhood!
FS1 is an interesting topic. I just don't get why they call themselves a brewing company. Although without beer tanks around, I'm thinking of having my son's bday party there -- they could accomodate a lot more 6 year olds than my house!
I think there's supposed to be a short documentary about the Koiner farm screening at SilverDocs this year.
Yes, Corner Plot, the 10 minute short documentary about Charlie Koiner will be at Silver Docs! Here's a link that I found: http://silverdocs.bside.com/2010/films/cornerplot_silverdocs2010
So Corner Plot will play at 9:30pm on June 22. Since it's only a 10-minute short it will precede the movie - Microcosmos - a 1996 French film about the life of insects. It will be debatable whether I head over for this double feature. May be easier to simply hang out and watch Charlie fiddle around in his garden for 10 minutes.
Thanks for the clarification!
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