Tag Archive: dessert

It’s My 21st Birthday (again)!

I love birthdays. I love celebrations. I spend all year wondering where I should go for my birthday. Since it’s Labor Day weekend, I never expect to see all my friends at once… Continue reading

From the Mouths of Wolves

scallop. broccoli. kumquat. chervil. I first ran across Craig Thornton of  Wolvesmouth when I read his post sometime in February about reflective cooking. I remember thinking how beautiful the post was. Not a… Continue reading

Ludobites 5.0

Ludobites, we meet again. For Ludobites 5.0, I didn’t have a meal until the last week. In fact, today is the last night of Ludobites 5.0. As a testament to Chef Ludo’s success,… Continue reading

Street Food Mondays at Angeli Caffe: Priyani

In January, I hosted a Sri Lankan crawl where I discovered Priyani. I was saddened to learn the restaurant is now shuttered. However, Evan Kleiman and Bill Esparza starting hosting Street Food Mondays… Continue reading

Seasons 52 Opens Today

Seasons 52 opens today in Costa Mesa at the South Coast Plaza. Located in the downstairs space of the former Clubhouse, this fresh grill and wine bar restaurant offers items under 475 calories.… Continue reading

Test Kitchen: Red Medicine

Being in the LA foodie cabal, I’ve witnessed a very interesting trend in LA- the popup. The days of hot restaurants being the sort that had a 3-month reservation wait may be waning… Continue reading

An Evening with Eva

Last week, I was having lunch and the couple next to me leaned over and asked if I knew about Blackboard Eats. They were enjoying a bottle of wine with their meal courtesy… Continue reading

$15 Monday Happy Hour at Bastide

When I first heard about this amazing happy hour at Bastide, I couldn’t believe it. $15 got you unlimited cocktails during happy hour. And bonus, they sent you small bites at no charge.… Continue reading

San Francisco: The Beauty of Frances

Carina and I had planned out most of my trip before I even got there.  Thursday was probably my heaviest eating and drinking day. By Friday, I was looking forward to a sushi… 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