Last week, The Hungry Dogg and I were invited to visit Alegría Farm, California’s first urban hydroponic vertical farm on a ¼ acre property. A subsidiary of EnviroIngenuity, a Laguna Beach-based environmental company, its mission is to reduce waste and promote sustainable energy solutions, such as solar PV, hi-efficiency LED lighting, green building and vertical food production technologies. […]
Archives for August 2012
incredible fare at Isola Pizza Bar
The last time I had a seriously excellent pizza was at Stella Rossa Pizza Bar in Santa Monica. It is so difficult to find a decent pizza in Orange County — well, one that constitutes as a perfect pizza in my book — and I am elated to report that I’ve found some in San […]
new chef at Five Crowns & SideDoor
I was invited recently to meet the new Executive Chef at Five Crowns and SideDoor and try a few menu items at the same time. The garden event was casual and we were able to watch Chef Gregory Harrison and Chef Ryan Wilson, Executive Chef of Lawry’s Restaurant, Inc. prepare some of the gorgeous tidbits […]
Z Cafe’s unveils new menu items
This fast casual spot at South Coast Plaza’s Crystal Court is one of my son’s favorites. He loves the pizzas AND the salads. In fact, he can polish off a pizza, salad as well as a few garlic knots all on his own. I was invited to taste the new menu items recently and was […]
splurge at Daily Grill with low calorie menu
Restaurants lately have jumped on the band wagon of offering lower calorie items on their menus and Daily Grill‘s Simply 600 does just that. There are naturally salads, but included are burgers, sandwiches and entree items as well, hard to believe when you taste some of these 600 calories and below dishes. We visited the […]