A bit of background first - my work ensures that a couple times a month I travel up to the jewel of Central California that is Bakersfield (slogan: It's Getting Better) necessitating not only an obscenely early start in the morning of the first day but an overnight stay thus allowing a glorious window of opportunity to sample the culinary delights that Bakersfield has to offer.
On the recommendation of Dr Vaidya, we visited what I have no doubt will become a solid fixture in the list of 'go-to' eateries in the area - Flame and Skewer. Now the name itself evokes the potential for awesomeness, but it was only upon entering the establishment itself that its true majesty was revealed.
A normal-looking fast-food place, nothing remarkably you may think - until I spied in the corner a common sight in any UK High Street of note that inexplicably has eluded me for the entirety of the duration of my time in Santa Barbara:
The Shawarma/Gyro/Doner Kebab
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With a choice of chicken, beef (sadly, no lamb - but perhaps to be expected in the land of the cowboy rancher) or both. Unsurprisingly, the latter selection won out at the affordable price of a smidgen over $10 and I was shortly greeted with the heavenly sight of dual piles of beef and chicken shawarma, accompanied by a sizable portion of rice, hummus, tzatziki and pitta breads.
Barely able to contain my joy the plate before me was swiftly devoured, the assorted tastes evoking glorious memories of late-night wandering around the streets of London in desperate search of nourishment before stumbling upon the flickering fluorescent lights of a still-open kebaberie and the homely welcome of "Chilli Sauce mate?"
All in all, a cracking meal - it's a crying shame I haven't found anywhere similar in Santa Barbara but perhaps there might be something out there if I keep looking. Thank you Flame and Skewer for an awesome meal and overall experience and one which I have no doubt will be repeated in the near future. 5*s
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