I'm a mile and a half away from the Beaver Valley Mall, home to the infamous
Chi Chi's of Hepatitis A fame. I've yet to find quality home-cooked Mexican
food, but there are some very interesting attempts at bringing the cuisine
to Pennsylvania, and I'm sure it won't be long before we have a large enough
Latino population to force the grocery stores to commit more than a few
shelf feet to chile peppers and masa. I haven't made it to New England,
yet, but I'm really looking forward to it. Pennsylvania is a big change in
lifestyle, for me, and, so far, every day is a new adventure, whether it's
hunting for chili without beans, or finding out what you have to go through
to buy a decent over-under 12 gauge.

What's a chicken lobster? Let me guess: it tastes just like ...!!!

Kevin
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Had contractors from New England states visit Southern California for
years and invariably the first thing they wanted to know "Where is the
nearest Mexican restaraunt?" and usually invited me (thankfully). I
reciprocated by taking chicken lobsters and frozen scallops home when
visiting their stites. Spent a month outside Boston during a glut of
chicken lobsters when dinners were less than $5.00 for a chicken and
salad. Less than 20 years ago to put it in context timewise.

On Sat, 3 Apr 2004 13:25:18 -0500, "Kevin Singleton"
wrote:

Now, where to buy maple, and how come there's no good chili?