I’m no stranger to Santa Barbara, but in past years, it’s really a pitstop city where I go to grab a quick bite, admire the coastal views, and then move on for my final destination (whether visiting friends in UCSB, actually a little further north on the 101 in Goleta, touring & tasting my way [...]
Whereas some neighborhoods are known to be dining meccas or going through a culinary renaissance, Pasadena can’t quite seem to shake off its reputation of being a dine-out “food desert”. Sure there are a few gems here and there in the ‘dena (Intelligentsia for a good cup ‘o joe and some quick bites, Raymond/1886 for [...]
For me, there are few cocktails as fascinating as a zombie. Asides from being deceptively potent nature, it’s got an interesting past, quite a few different recipes, and ominious warnings, with many bars explicitly noting they serve a two-zombie maximum per customer. There are a few variations on the origin of that cap, often relating [...]
While a good amount of my food-loving friends are up in arms about the impending foie gras ban come July 1st (which may not even be enforced rigorously,) I can’t bring myself to muster much of a reaction. Sure, I don’t care for a government entity telling me what I can and can’t eat–but foie [...]
While afternoon teas are usually an indulgent affair, with the low-end ones running at approx. $20/person and the upscale affairs going close to $70, once a year there is a phenomenal promotion – the Anniversary Afternoon Tea at Langham Pasadena on June 10 – which they commemorate by offering their afternoon tea at its original [...]
Ok, so it’s been a short (alright, a LONG) while since I followed up on my fave Vegas drinks post with the corresponding favorite eats — but better late than never, and it’s still just in time since my friends are starting to pester me about some great noshes for their summer excursions in Sin [...]
Now that the rain is decidedly gone for good and the sun’s coming out in full force, it’s time for drinks and bites to get a summer-ready makeover too. Having sampled quite a bit of each all over town, these are some of my favorite sips and nibbles worth slapping some SPF and making a trip [...]
This past Sunday I was invited to check out the new brunch menu @ Lazy Dog Café. Since it’s all the way out in Torrance, I decided to make a daytrip out of it and check out a few to-try spots (and revisit some longtime favorites) in one fell swoop. To start the day right, [...]
My friends and I went on one of those ‘just because’ daytrips to San Diego earlier this month, and while we didn’t check out anything new foodwise, it was pleasant to re-visit some of my favorite spots. Moreso given the unexpectedly sunny-yet-breezy weather down there. We started off with a brunch at Urban Solace, a [...]
Last week I posted a sneak peek of the cocktail I’m serving for a St. Patrick’s brunch with friends, so I figure I might as well blog about the brunch I whipped up for the occasion too. Along with the Irish-Italian-American, I also had bottles of Killian’s Irish Red Ale & Guinness Extra Stout on the [...]
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