Dinner in Redondo with a side of history [restaurant review]
An order of fried goat cheese balls over grilled onions with honey. Photo I’ve heard it said that you only need to know three dates to pass an American history class: 1492, 1776, and 1941. That’s an exaggeration, but not much of one. My teachers thought it was more important to know the sequence of events than the numbers behind them, so were lenient about details, which I appreciated because I’ve never been good at remembering numbers. I’d bet that some other people have trouble remembering the name of the 1892 Bistro, not to mention having no idea what that number commemorates. It’s not the street address, which was my first thought when I heard it. It’s the date Redondo Beach was incorporated as a city, something I’d bet most residents don’t know. The bistro opened in the former Tapas & Vino space in mid-November, and there are a few items that stayed on from the old menu. Manager Andy DiGirgis stayed on too, and welcomes visitors from his spot behind the wine bar. The menu doesn’t have any items you’d find on a menu from the late 19th century — though people did eat hamburgers then, they weren’t topped with arugula, peppered bacon, or gorgonzola. Instead the menu is…
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