Thanks! Any good lunch spots in town?

We'll be visiting WCU a couple of times and would love recs for good food. Any suggestions?

I've been to Huntley, 3 West and Trap Rock and each a few times. While it is easy to find some fault at each meal at each restaurant, they happen to be nice spaces with a nice vibe and nice bars in towns that don't have a huge amount to rave about.

That said, at each of the restaurants the bar menu is usually available in the dining rooms but I definitely prefer the bar areas and the deck or patio areas best. I've had very tasty salads (sometimes way over seasoned), good burgers (sometimes over cooked), very good hangar steak, good sandwiches at lunch and excellent drinks. The drink part is touchy though...prices are rediculously high.

We frequent the restaurants for dinner with friends and largely stick to the bar menus. For our taste, it's a much nicer atmosphere than other places where you can have comparable type fare. So, on a sumer night the deck at Huntley or the patio at Trap Rock are nice places to have simple fare and a glass of wine with friends. We don't know of other places that are at all comparable.

Had a very disappointing meal at Basilico last week and that's putting it nicely. A grilled sardine special tasted extremely fishy and did not sit well. The worst part was that they did not sit well for several days.

I'd try La Campagna and while I don't like the space, Semolina's food is very good.

Will be in Boston a few weekends in February - College Track meets! Watching all that running will make me hungry :) I'm Staying at the Doubletree across the Charles from Harvard and looking for good food nearby (we'll have a car)

Where is the Santa Monica Farmers Market?

We love L&B squares and travel periodically from NJ to bring home 1/2 sheets of 18 squares. They last no more than a day with our kids home.

What about Taco places? RFT?

Any great bakery recs also welcome.

Is Dukes the "Old Hollywood" place that I've heard of?

What's an Izakaya? Sounds like others like this too.

Don't know about the scene.. but they'd love the menu! Thanks

Thanks for the suggestions...what's Loteria? I'm not familiar.

I'll be in LA (staying in Santa Monica) with 2 teenage girls for 5 days. I'm a bit of a foodie and want good eats for all. Modest budget, no pomp except if they can see some celebs :)Burgers, Asian, and everything in between. I'm open to all suggestions!

Looks like we may stay at the new Westin (great opening deals) near Old Montreal. Does that change any of the recs?

Will definitely check some out. Thanks for the suggestions.

I'll be bringing my 18 yo son and friend to the jazz fest for a few days in early July. We'll be staying at Sofitel and would like reccomendations for good eats at reasonalble prices ($15-$30 pp)anywhere in between and definitely near the place des arts. We'll need breakfast, lunch and dinner spots. Thanks