Related... Ever go on vacation someplace famous for its seafood? Well, ask what seafood on the menu is from the region. You may be very surprised. The trick t

Related... Ever go on vacation someplace famous for its seafood? Well, ask what seafood on the menu is from the region. You may be very surprised. The trick to getting a truthful answer is to come across like you're just enthusiastic to have an authentic local dish. Then the manager or server is more likely to empathize and steer you towards what, if anything, is actually local. I've found that asking what is 'from the region' elicits better responses than asking what is 'local'. I've also learned that when someone is admitting, by omission, that a lot of the fish and crustaceans on the menu are not local, they do not really want to explain where it's from. Usually its from all over the world and to know for sure they'd have to go look at a box in the alley.