Fire at La Michoacana; Taking Kids to Fountain View Cafe

GALLERIA-ish— After a semi-disastrous experience at Fountain View Cafe with his six year old daughter, food writer Nicholas Hall discovers that a plate full of pancakes and a little individual attention make for a much more pleasant second visit. [Eating Our Words]

HEIGHTS— Grocery store and cafe La Michoacana suffered smoke damage after a fire there this morning. The building itself is intact, but all of the food inside has been lost. [CultureMap]

MONTROSE— Chronicle critic Alison Cook provides some additional details about this week's review subject La Casa del Caballo in this supplementary blog post. For example, the restaurant's original location in Saltillo doesn't have any prices on the menu. [29-95]

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