Good Eats

Food

 Rhondell, whose work Sanity Island is based on, was once a very successful restaurateur. If you’d dined at Cattleman’s Steak House in Fabens, Texas, in the 1970s, you may have met him, and you’d know that he demonstrated the four facets of a successful eatery: Food, Mood, Service, Consistency. (Substitute “Product” for Food and you have the key to success in any business.)

 Restaurants

We’ve found a few places that nourish as well as feed, based on these four facets. If you know of one in your neighborhood, , we’ll link to their site, or give their name and location and your review.

 Yucca’s Hut East side of Hillhurst, a couple of blocks south of Los Feliz. A tiny “hole-in-the-wall”—yes, it really is just a “hut”—that serves the best Yucatan food anywhere. Family owned and operated, renown in Los Angeles. Order steak burritos, tacos de conchinta (no cheese in this cuisine), pick up a beverage at the adjacent liquor store, and eat outside at the provided tables. Give her a little notice, bring your own pan, and Mama Herrera will make enough of your favorites for a party. (Map coming soon)

Recipes

Recipes galore: Food Network, Epicurious

Dr. Bob’s Famous Chili recipe:

5 lbs. COARSE-ground beef (ask the butcher for "chili plate")

1 tablespoons oregano
2 teaspoons granulated garlic (not powdered)
3 tablespoons seasoned salt (Lawry's or other) or to taste
6 tablespoons Gerhardt's chili powder

Brown the meat. Add above ingredients. Simmer 90 minutes.
Add a little water if needed during cooking.
Before serving, add 1/2 cup vinegar and 1/2 cup sugar, stir well.
Add Louisiana hot sauce to taste (not Tobasco).
Can be reheated--gets better every day.

Food for Thought
Reading

Rhondell’s workshop “Levels of Food” Did you know that impressions taken in are a type of food? Images, events, suggestions... need to be digested--or disposed of. This talk is about the hazards of this kind of junk food.

Mystery: Did you know that food “picks up” the mood with which it’s prepared? (Check it out.) Eat a dinner prepared by an angry chef who’s yelling, slamming, and wanting to be doing something else—get a bellyache. Eat a dinner prepared with love by someone making it a gift to you—how do you feel? Sanity Islanders make cooking an Act of Love.

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