But it's worth the walk for destination restaurants like Spolumbo's, a casual sausage house and deli founded by some local football heros, or Rouge, a romantic high-end French restaurant in a historic house.
The casual movie house, Cinema Classics on East 11th Street, also offers comedy of sorts with its 10 O'Clock Mock, when three local comics crack wise about a bad movie as it is screened.
Mr. White, who owns Jasper White's Summer Shack, a casual fish house in Cambridge, Mass., grew up on the Jersey Shore but has spent most of his career as a chef in Boston.
The casual fish house with its snappy navy blue and white color scheme, mounted swordfish and sailfish and expansive windows offering views of Peconic Bay and boats moored at the Port of Egypt Marina looks much as it always has.
There's a surfeit of riches on the menu at Michael Cimarusti's West Hollywood clam shack, if you can call the Providence chef's more casual seafood house that.
There's a loose chronology – northern soul, soul weekenders, casuals, acid house – but the two defining themes of the film are timeless.
Ms. Cogen said the partners had impressed her by developing ads that emphasized her store's identity as a supplier of casual beach-house furnishings, rather than touting specific merchandise or playing up prices.
If your party is a more casual open-house type event, simply plan for everyone to attend to make sure you have enough for all who show up.
Limited research has assessed the casual effects of housing and housing policy on health.
