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I don't know if they're snobs, but I do love the serious yet ironic headlines on Grub Street...http://nymag.com/daily/food. Wish something like that existed in London.

I really liked Green & Red, but if you are American and expecting Tex Mex, that's not what they're about. It's more regional cuisine. The chips and guac they served us were piddly. Chicago has the second-largest Mexican population after LA and I've never seen pork belly on a Mexican menu in Chicago. (Then again, I have yet to try Topalobampo.) Crazy Homies is the closest approximation to Tex-Mex I've found (excellently large servings of chips and guac and three different salsas!), along with the dodgy Cafe El Paso on Old Street. (It's been ages since I've been there though. It was a pretty amusing experience to say the least: http://kristainlondon.typepad.com/dining/2...an_dirty_b.html The other day, I checked out Daddy Donkey, the burrito stand on Leather Lane close to Farringdon Tube. It was very good. But not really a destination. Unless you, like me, are really hankering for a burrito. I liked Taqueria for the cocktails. Our server explained that their food was very "local" and "authentic." This meant that their servings, at the time, were very "small." But still tasty.