I have no doubt that tappas bars started small and elsewhere - but it's just amusing to see the proliferation of them now - I was looking at one of those free, big glossy magazines they have lying around and on every page there were four tappas bars advertised, most on Ventura Blvd. And I've seen the wine bars coming. And then there's that "new" hip and trendy appetizer edamamie or whatever the HELL it's called, that soybean thing - someone was having that at Pig n Whistle last week - newly added to the menu, and I'm told newly added to many, many menus here in LA. Eight bucks for some soy beans - amazing, ain't it? We all know the word chipotle has existed for years, but honestly, when did it exist on EVERY SINGLE MENU in every restaurant.