In this final week of voting for the Golden Foodie Awards is the Best OC Food Writer Category. Last year, diary of a Mad Hungry Woman was nominated for Best OC Food Blog, and I hope this year, I will get your support in this new category. In order to make this fun, I have […]
Archives for August 2013
SeaLegs Wine Bar & a giveaway
My experiences at SeaLegs Wine Bar in the last few months have been very positive. They won a Golden Foodie Award last year and are nominated again this year. When I first came here, I was surprised to see that it was located in this complex because I’d been here before but never noticed SeaLegs there. […]
satisfying Japanese at Gohan
I’ve been to Gohan several times through the years and usually for lunch. The selection is good and when I don’t feel like waiting in line at Fukada, this suffices. The restaurant is really nice, minimal decor, clean and uncluttered. Service is pretty good as well even when it gets busy. A bowl of house-made […]
Buddha’s Belly is nostalgia in my mouth
We visited Buddha’s Belly a few weekends ago, a restaurant I remember seeing time after time again when my BFF used to lived in Santa Monica. The restaurant is only a block away from the water and I remember always seeing it packed with people whenever we drove by. As we drove by it on […]
a taste of home at Pie Not
Living in Australia, getting a sausage roll or a meat pie was always something uni (college) kids got after a night of drinking. My parents, who are immigrants, never got a taste for them, so I would grab them with my friends whenever we were in the city. It’s been years since I’ve had a […]