Bestia is no stranger to accolades and last year, appeared in almost every single “best of” lists of restaurants in LA. I’ve been hearing Bestia this, Bestia that, and my frequent dining companion The Hungry Dogg was there a month before he coaxed me into driving up to LA with him so he can visit […]
Prepkitchen Little Italy San Diego
This will be my last full review for 2013. My next post will be the year-end recap of the best of 2013. See you all in 2014 for more restaurant reviews. I can already feel this restaurant will be one of those favorites we will return to over and over again. Prepkitchen’s brunch menu is […]
spur of the moment decision lands us at Plan Check
An impromptu decision to drive up to LA for lunch ended up here, at Plan Check! We got there early and snagged a great parking spot right outside. Funnily, I realized where I was after we had parked because I saw the Japanese restaurant (Bar Hayama) across the street where I attended a birthday party […]
libations and bites in San Diego
I have been hearing talk about Polite Provisions for months now from various sources telling me how much I would love this place. Why I ask? Because it has fantastic cocktails they say. So finally, we decided to pay them a visit one afternoon and see what the fuss was all about. The exterior doesn’t do […]
new menu items at The Capital Grille
Although we visit The Capital Grille many times a year, I haven’t written anything about them in a while. My last visit here for lunch with my girl friends prompted me to post something about some of the new items on their “Plates” menu. The “Plates” menu is a very reasonable lunch-time offering with three items […]
