This post isn’t like any other I’ve ever written before. This involves hands-on experience I don’t ordinarily get from my day-to-day dealings with restaurants. Generally, I’m on the receiving side, not the making side. However, I’m getting ahead of myself here, so let me start from the beginning. About seven years ago, I was at […]
Coffee Tea and Tulips: new menu
It’s been a while since I last was at Coffee Tea and Tulips, but after Chef Michael Samawi gave his restaurant a little makeover, and updated his menu for fall, it was time for a visit. I like that everything here is home-made, and Chef Michael takes a lot of pride in his creations from […]
Bagels & Brew and much much more
I’ve never been a coffee drinker, and I rarely eat bagels, so when I saw Bagels & Brew, it never dawned on me to give them a try. It wasn’t until my friend suggested we have lunch here that I actually found what that this place was SO much more than just coffee and bagels. […]
a true taste of Italy at Vitaly
Isn’t it strange how you can not know about something and then once you find out, suddenly, you are noticing it all around you? Confused? I had no idea what piadina was until I visited Vitaly, a new Italian concept cafe at The Camp in Costa Mesa. I did a little research and found that […]
Theorem, a new coffee concept by Portola Coffee Lab
I’m not a coffee drinker, but that’s not to say, I don’t drink coffee. In a year, I average about five cups, give or take, and when I do have one, I usually like to get the best possible ever. Portola Coffee Lab is one of my choices, but the baristas know me best as […]
