Category Archive: travel

San Francisco: Ike’s Place, Absinthe, Fresca & Beretta

When I got to San Francisco last Thursday, my flight had been delayed by 40 minutes. I hadn’t wanted to eat anything at the airport knowing I would be arriving to a culinary… Continue reading →

Battledish Meets Minty Crawl

A few months ago, I received a note from Tracy of Dishcrawl and Battledish. She and her crew of foodies in the San Francisco Bay Area have been going on food crawls they… Continue reading →

San Francisco Desserts

During my four-day trip last week to San Francisco, the city by the Bay, I hit up what seemed like an innumerable amount of bakeries, ice cream shops and chocolate retailers. By the… Continue reading →

Pico KOSHER Marathon Crawl

The Minty and Food Marathon present the Pico KOSHER Marathon Crawl! You are invited to join us on Sunday, August 29 for what conceivably could be the most EPIC KOSHER Marathon Crawl ever!… Continue reading →

LA to SF: Gays & Dolls in San Francisco

Next weekend, I’ll be in San Francisco. What’s Minty going to do on her vacation? Go to gay bars, of course.  I gotta celebrate Prop 8 being overturned! And well,  the Minty is … Continue reading →

Staycation on the Rivera

I have over 40 vacation days right now. Sadly, I don’t have any upcoming long vacations but I do have a couple of short get-aways planned. In the meantime, people have been tossing… Continue reading →

Bumming Around Sunset Junction: Spice Station, Bar Keeper, Intelligentisa & The Cheese Store of Silver Lake

I have had almost 50 pieces of artwork published. Most of these pieces are primarily me playing with color and design. I’m hugely attracted to bright colors and bold shapes. How could I… Continue reading →

Seattle, Part 2

After the big winery tour, I had a rest before going out for yet another cheese and carb fest. I was sad I didn’t get to finish my breakfast that morning since I… Continue reading →

Seattle, Part 1

I was in Seattle in early March for a long weekend. I was able to pack in a lot of sight seeing but of course had time to have a meal or two.… Continue reading →

Company Kitchen and Pub in Las Vegas

Indulge me for a second while I walk down Memory Lane and get a post up with watermarked photos to see how I like them. My two friends and I needed a snack… Continue reading →