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...months—a June poll by Suffolk University’s Political Research Center found that voters supported the initiative by a margin of two to one. Many Harvard Square shops that already have liquor licenses—including C’Est Bon, Cardullo’s Gourmet Shoppe, and the University Wine Shop—opposed the initiative. Cardullo’s owner, Frances R. Cardullo, rejoiced at the measure’s rejection. “I’ve got a big investment in my beer and wine license and it would have been totally...
...sick of restaurants. Apparently, though, hipster foodies in cities from Portland, Ore., to Melbourne, Australia, find the whole look-at-the-menu, eat-the-food, pay-the-check monotony so soul crushing that they're taking refuge in underground restaurants arranged by groups like the Oakland, Calif., outfit Ghetto Gourmet. You pay online, show up at someone's house and sit next to strangers while an off-duty chef prepares a fixed menu of whatever surreal creations he or she has always wanted to try: rabbit adobo, fried grasshoppers, Brie ice cream. It's like a salon for people...
...liked the sound of that, so when I heard that Ghetto Gourmet was coming to Los Angeles, I prepaid my $50 (via PayPal) and started salivating. The night before the event, the location was e-mailed: the courtyard of a Koreatown apartment building. I was told to bring my own wine and a pillow to sit on. Since Ghetto Gourmet events aren't advertised or listed anywhere, you have to hear about them from friends. All this is partly to make it seem more exciting and partly because running a restaurant out of a house isn't particularly legal...
There was a hippie vibe to the event, perhaps because we were outdoors, or because there was a guy playing jazz on an accordion, or because of the misspellings on the printed menu, or because the guests recited impromptu poetry, or because the Ghetto Gourmet's logo of a skull with chef's hat hung on a sheet, or maybe it was just because our host kept taking long hits off a joint...
Jeremy Townsend, the original Ghetto Gourmet, came up with the idea when his brother, a line cook, wanted to try some dishes. They started in their house. Two years and one visit from a health inspector later, Townsend took his idea mobile, trying out chefs in other cities. "My ultimate dream is to tour the country like a rock band, except with dinner parties," he says...