I don't like the word "gastropub." It means a bar or pub that offers high-end beers, a decent wine list and a menu that most foodies would appreciate. It's not a place for the Bud and beer nuts crowd.
But if a place like that is meant to stimulate my salivary glands, why does the name sound so darned medical?
The prefix "gastro" is derived from the Greek word gastros meaning "stomach." Hence, gastroenterology is the study of the digestive system and digestive diseases. And then there's gastric bypass surgery and gastroenteritis. Funny, my tummy's not growling now.
Call me a Philistine, but I just can't get from fluorescent lights and a barrium enema to cedar plank salmon and a '97 Bordeaux.
(Shpill-Kiss) - noun - Yiddish for nervous energy
Humor, rants, and kvetches from a nice Jewish girl.
2 comments:
Well done..thanks for the great gastrolunch today!
Glad I could provide you with an amuse bouche.
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