It’s been exactly two years since I last visit True Food Kitchen, not for any reason other than the fact that there are so many new restaurants popping up and there is only so much time. Many of the fall items I mention in a post back in 2013 are back again, so if you […]
eat AND shop at Stir Market
I’ve been seeing friends post photos from stirmarket ever since it opened. The fact that Jet Tila is part owner is also a major incentive to visit — Jet is the host of SoCal Restaurant Show, which I appear from time to time to talk about San Diego restaurants. It is essentially a market with […]
Cafe Gratitude: your body will thank you
I’m no vegetarian let alone vegan, and although I am open to eating it from time to time, I have never felt it is something I am able to eat several days a week — until now. My BFF and I recently eat at two Cafe Gratitude locations — there are currently three — but I’m […]
Harlow’s Kitchen & Craft Bar
I’ve been watching my friends post photos of their meals at Harlow’s, month after month on Facebook, and those months have turned into more than a year, so it is definitely time to pay them a visit. The restaurant is cozy, with several dining rooms to suit your every occasion. We sit in the room adjacent […]
Grassroots dining at The Ecology Center
When people say farm-to-table, it isn’t always how I imagine it to be. After all, where else would restaurants be acquiring their ingredients from if not from a farm? But the steps in which it actually arrives to the table is another story in itself. This is why the meal events at The Ecology Center in San Juan Capistrano are so incredibly meaningful because a […]