Romanti-Ezer

Romanti-Ezer serves up some of my favorite mole in town, but going there is complicated. I don’t live downtown, I don’t work downtown, and by the time I do get downtown, they are usually closed. They open for special times at night, though! But it’s for the drunk crowds, which is not my bag. Case [...]

Pacific Crepes

Snails. Fine, call it escargot. Je n’aime pas écrire en français. They were from Pacific Crepes, except I was not at Pacific Crepes, I was nearby. I was drinking wine and needed a little food, and this was what was fed to me. It was the start of a rather magical evening. This is an [...]

Cádiz

Sublime. Open only a week, and they have it dialed in. I walk in and the mood, atmosphere, knowledge of the menu, friendliness of the staff, quality of the food, everything fell into place just right. Plus, much of the ingredients are sourced locally from our farmers market or local businesses. It helps that southen [...]

Carlsbad Aquafarm – San Diego

What a stroke of luck. Rob and I were already planning to explore the Hillcrest Farmers Market on this sunny day, but first went to breakfast in the gaslamp. While we were there, I touched bases with Daniel, a cocktail acquaintance from my last trip to San Diego. We weren’t able to meet up for [...]

San Diego roadtrip

Recently I looked at my timeoff records at work and saw I had accrued so much time off I was on the cusp of losing it. I’m not much of a stay-cation gal (I should be, it would be good for me), so I’ve packed my bags and headed to San Diego for a long [...]

Sarah’s beignet party – San Diego

Sarah fell in love with beignets during a trip to NOLA many years ago. She bought a box of the doughnut mix to bring home. But a batch of beignet is an effort and fries up a lot in one go. So, if she’s going to put in the time and churn out a lot [...]

Do Re Mi House – San Diego

There are more fantastic Korean or other asian places to eat at in the Clairemont Mesa Blvd or Convoy area that I am sure any one I choose will be satisfying. But Do Re Mi was such a good experience last night, with the owners so obviously proud of their hospitality, that I wanted to [...]

homemade peeps

Hello, San Diego! Wanderlust is a little pilot light always burning. Corporate life has kept it in check, but it backfired recently. I simply have too much time off accrued. I’ve fallen behind on my out-of-town friendships, too. So I packed my bags and drove to San Diego for a little vacation. Hanging with Valerie [...]

Dinner with friends

The sausage fest gang, or at least the primary players, sent out an invitation to dinner. The food would be a mystery, just show up. I like that. But some of us did request some guidance on what to bring that would complement the meal, so eventually Nathan committed himself to making coq au vin. [...]

Killer B’s BBQ and Bar

I returned here with some friends for the happy hour specials, where appetizers are half off. There are also deals on beer and house wines, $3 wells, and $2 off the specialty cocktails and specialty shots, which are normally $8.50 and $7.50, respectively. So, YES, Killer B’s now has a full liquor license. I tried [...]