On Monday night in Las Vegas we ate at a place called M & M Soul Food Cafe. I had read great reviews about this place and southern food is one of my favorites so I was looking forward to trying it. We walked into the place and were greeted my a really nice girl named Jerria and a huge security guard. We were the only white people in the place but still felt really welcomed by everyone there. Jerria took our order and then brought some corn bread pancakes to the table. These things were fantastic. I’ve never had cornbread served this way. The owner told us they discovered this method by accident when their oven stopped working so they poured the batter on the grill. I’m gonna start making my cornbread this way from now on I think.

For dinner we had:
Smothered chicken with cornbread stuffing and Mac & Cheese.
Fried catfish with collard greens, fried okra and red beans and rice.
Sweet iced tea.

If I lived in Las Vegas I’d be eating here at least once a week. The food was fantastic and the prices were reasonable. The service was also great. Everyone there seemed to love their job and care about making the best food possible.

If you are ever in the Las Vegas area I highly recommend this place.

Today I went to the farmers market at the Ferry Building in San Francisco. I love going to this place just to walk around. I went today because Epicurious.com was giving away free bags and it made it  a good excuse to go. I wouldn’t go here to buy my dinner though because I think this one is more expensive than just about all of the other farmers markets in the city and the selection, even though the food is top quality, is limited. This place to me is mostly for tourists and yuppies. Probably the best farmers market in town is the Alemany. I think I may go there on Saturday and give a report. I actually buy stuff from there to cook.