Comments on: “Isn’t Danny Thomas One?”: Lebanese Food at Cedar House Cafe

By: ray frigerio

ray frigerio — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:09:19 +0000

I spent some of my childhood in Lebanon,& Yes it’s BEAuTIFUL .The food at cider house cafe is Quite good,makes me wish there was one close by.

By: Mark N

Mark N — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 21:14:49 +0000

Alcazar is great. But you should definitely try Caravan, on Woodman close to Moorpark. And of course, don’t forget the “grande dame” of Lebanese restaurants: Marouch, on Santa Monica Boulevard, in East Hollywood. Worth the trek!!:)

By: KT

KT — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 18:49:34 +0000

Well, for those of us who did not grow up with hummus, we have to have a starting point. I’ve never taken a critic’s (or anyone else’s) opinion as gold on any subject, but reading reviews gives me a starting point for investigating things and places and making my own decision as to how I feel about them.

By: mike black

mike black — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 18:44:20 +0000

I’d say pay attention less to what the critics say. The LA Times article on hummus was a joke if you know hummus well. It was full of flaws for those of us that grew up with it.

Alcazar is a treasure though, despite Gold’s approval. Whether he likes it or not means nothing to me, in other words.

But yes who to trust?

By: H. C.

H. C. — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 05:27:46 +0000

hey, Blanche is the one that got confused between lesbian & lebanese! ;) Yes, I still occasionally catch them on lifetime.

By: BC

BC — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 04:28:03 +0000

Alcazar great food, and Danny Thomas yes lebanese.
I was lucky enough to be his wifes personal Chef for 5 years, and got to enjoy his life and history daily, he is missed!

By: KT

KT — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 21:57:42 +0000

Wow … you know more about Danny Thomas than I do, that’s for sure.

The correct answer was spotted by H.C., which is “Lebanese,” and the quote comes from the awesome episode of the Golden Girls in which Rose has a lesbian friend, which she gets confused with Lebanese and it is the best.

But everyone gets 50 gajillion points anyway, and a dish of smoky baba ghanouj.

By: silence9

silence9 — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 21:53:48 +0000

Hi. To answer your riddle: Danny Thomas was a freemason (as am I). Did I win?

By: H. C.

H. C. — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 01:19:38 +0000

LOL - “Not lebanese…. Lesbian!” Noticed right away after I loaded digesty! Do said gajillion points get me some good baba ganoush? ;)