Even if you haven't, likely as not you've dined in one. A gastropub is simply a bar or tavern offering cooking that's markedly more thoughtful and ambitious than what you find at your neighborhood beer-and-pizza joint or old-fashioned Irish pub. The gastro part of the equation, as you may have guessed, comes from the word gastronomy. Famous American gastropubs include the Spotted Pig in New York and Father's Office in Santa Monica,Michael Kors Handbags, Calif. It could be a place featuring elevated versions of familiar dishes (Father's Office chef Sang Yoon built his fame on a no-substitutions burger smothered in caramelized onions and Gruyère) or more creative fare (like the Spotted Pig chef April Bloomfield's sheep's milk ricotta gnudi with brown butter and sage).