OK, this is really probably more off the beaten path but that place scares me lately... We have a new restaurant in town!!!! Its a kosher (meat) Israeli restaurant. Hummus, falafel, schwarma, kebabs and kick butt jalapeno/parsley salad. Yummy, mostly healthy and best of all...not a grilled cheese in sight. Why does this generate all this excitement? Because all the other restaurants in my small town are burgers and fries or (1) pizza. AND my picky daughter likes hummus. She actually chose this place over pizza for lunch the other day. We try to do a lunch outing about once a week and its nice to have something good to eat. MT because i hate useless titles

That's cool Ennay. I can understand your excitement, because a gourmet take-out only place recently opened near us, and it's solidly good with healthy mostly organic and local food. Only downside is that it's a little pricey. I'm the only one in my family who really like hummus. My 5yo son will eat it sometimes, but not consistently. I make my own most of the times that I have it, and it's pretty good, but never as good as restaurant or even really good store-bought (Sabra is GREAT!).

Please enlighten us (I hope I'm not the only one wondering). What is hummus?

Middleastern Chickpea spread made with lemon, garlic, and ground sesame seed paste called tahini.... Awesome stuff indeed!

Joyva tahini is by far the BEST brand I've ever used. It stays smooth and easy to stir even after prolonged time in the refrigerator, and it is the least bitter tahini I've ever tasted. Just FYI. See a picture here and buy a 40lb bucket if you need one... I get mine at Publix (southern grocery chain) in the ethnic food aisle.

That's awesome that you make your hown tahini! I have just never bothered to do it, mainly because I am freaky weird about buying sesame seeds in our bulk stores around here, They just dont' always appear to be " fast Movers" and look as though they sit around alot.....

That's awesome that you make your hown tahini! I have just never bothered to do it, mainly because I am freaky weird about buying sesame seeds in our bulk stores around here, They just dont' always appear to be " fast Movers" and look as though they sit around alot.....

I hear ya - I'm super picky on bulk stores too - grosses me out to see little kids mucking about in the barrels. Ours usually comes from Whole Foods in those pour spout contraptions.