The worst one I saw around here was a placed called The Chinese-Italian
Takeout. - Considering the implications, I never dared go in.
larry
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Braver, Ben [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 1:43 PM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: RE: Speaking of food...
>
>
> Guillermo-
>
> I agree about the "tropicalize" effect you talk about,
> fitting your market.
>
> I forgot to mention a "combination" effect, multiple themes in one:
>
> There's a restaurant near my office named "Peking Tokyo".
> Combination of
> Chinese restaurant and sushi bar. Actually has Chinese
> management and staff
> plus Japanese sushi chef. Very popular at lunch, especially
> the Chinese
> buffet which includes a variety of sushi rolls.
>
> On a drive recently, next to the freeway found a combination
> Burger King and
> Taco Bell under one roof. Bet they get a LOT of business
> from the families
> arguing about what kind of food they want to have.
>
> Gotta play to your audiences, I guess...
>
> -Ben
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Guillermo Dewey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 10:06 AM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: RE: Speaking of food...
>
>
> Ben
>
> Tacos, burritos etc.. are not really American Creation, they
> are Mexican..
> but tacos with yellow cheese, mayonnaise etc.. like the ones
> at taco bell
> are something I wouldn't call Mexican food.. on the other
> hand they are not
> bad, as a matter of fact they are good :) I go there and to other mex
> chains on the states ones in a while :)
>
> its like eve thing.. food from other places needs to be
> tropicalize to the
> country.. its like Italian or french restaurants in Mexico
> need to have
> the Mexican touch.. I heard some guy asking for tortillas
> in a sushi bar
> here in Monterrey Mex :( imagine that
>
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> At 06:50 PM 8/30/2001 -0500, you wrote:
> >Todd-
> >I understand that 'Mexican' food e.g. tacos, burritos etc.
> are American
> >creations.
> >
> >There used to be a restaurant in my town that served
> 'authentic' Mexican
> >regional specialties, but they were taken over by a chain
> and switched to
> >'Amerimex' food <sigh>.
> >
> >One item they had I still remember after a number of years -
> mild poblano
> >chile stuffed with rice and meat flavored with walnut and
> pomegranate.
> >
> >-Ben
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Todd Ashworth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 4:47 PM
> >To: CF-Community
> >Subject: Re: Speaking of food...
> >
> >
> >No kidding. I went to Mexico once and the food there wasn't much of
> >anything like the 'Mexican' food we have here in the states.
> >
> >Todd
> >-----
> >Don't drink the water.
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Raymond Camden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 4:27 PM
> >Subject: RE: Speaking of food...
> >
> >
> > > Bare in mind that what you get in many 'Cajun'
> restaurants is NOT real
> >Cajun
> > > food. (Same for Chinese, Mexican, etc.)
> > >
> > > -Ray
> > >
> > > Of course, that doesn't mean it won't taste good. ;)
> >
>
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