Foodie Fridays: Martins West

A gastropub is described as a public house that specializes in serving high-quality food.  In this week's Foodie Friday, Redwood City Patch's shows us why Martins West is the Best of the West.

Five Scottish Food Fun Facts From Martins West:

• Oats and barley were popular grains for bread and other foods because it was too damp to grow wheat.
• On her return to Scotland from France, Mary, Queen of Scots, brought an entourage of French chefs onto the auld sod, thus taking preservation in the form of curing meats to a whole new level.
• In the mid 1860s, Italian immigrants began opening Fish and Chip shops, changing the course of English and Scottish cuisine forever.
• As of 2009, Scotland boasted fourteen restaurants with Michelin stars serving traditional or fusion food.
• Sustainability is nothing new to the Scots—they were always thrifty about food as they utilized all parts of the animal. (Haggis, anyone?)

Martins West

831 Main Street
Redwood City, CA 94063-1901
650-366-4366

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