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"Global Traditions"

  (2 restaurants)    
Aired on: January 23, 2012 
Aired on: January 23, 2012 
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John's of 12th Street: View details, maps, videos, recommended foods
John's of 12th StreetSee John's of 12th Street Video ($$)
(876 ratings)

302 E 12th St Map It!
New York, NY 10003
(212) 475-9531
johnsof12thstreet.com
  • Homemade Tuscan Ragu Meatsauce
    served on homemade pappardelle pasta (like a wider fettuccine); looks good
  • Polpette di Vitello (Veal Meatball)
    baked, pan-fried & served w/ marinara sauce
4.0 out of 5
876 ratings
est. 1908; use recipes originating from Italy; large candle display in the main dining room burning since 1933 (to celebrate the end of Prohibition)
Mac's Fish and Chip Shop: View details, maps, videos, recommended foods
Mac's Fish and Chip Shop [CLOSED]See Mac's Fish and Chip Shop Video ($$)
(464 ratings)

503 State St Map It!
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 897-1160
  • Fish & Chips
    whole fillets of premium, sustainable Alaskan Cod cooked to order in a thin, crisp coating of beer batter; looks good
  • Haggis
    traditional Scottish dish; best described as "the stuff they throw away"...cow heart, tongue, liver--ground, seasoned, shaped in meatball, beer-battered and deep-fried, "not for the unadventurous or vegetarians" (from its website)
  • Toad in the Hole
    Yorkshire pudding w/ mashed potatoes, fried sausage links and topped w/ gravy; looks good
3.5 out of 5
464 ratings
[CLOSED]; run by the husband and wife team (he is from England); everything is homemade; member of Sustainable Seafood Program

"Global Traditions"

  (2 restaurants)    
Aired on: January 23, 2012 
Aired on: January 23, 2012