When I eat, I eat with my eyes. But after a quick glance at my hips, taste is an issue too. Extraordinary Desserts fulfulls both those requirements off the bat.Extraordinary Desserts next to the (puny) Little Italy neighborhood area of San Diego is the second location for Karen Krasne's sugar wonderland. Ms. Krasne has been... Continue Reading →
More Pasadena eating: Violet’s Bakery
It seems unfair to combine Violet's Bakery in Pasadena with the previous post. If I were to sum of my entire year in Los Angeles in relation to food, one word comes up: cupcakes. So when my friend and former coworker Jammie raved about Violet's Cupcake in Pasadena I had to visit. Her petite figure... Continue Reading →
Pasadena eating: Lucky Boy’s and Pain de Quotidien
Part of my long Memorial Day weekend was spent in Los Angeles. Specifically Pasadena and the surrounding valleys. My Los Angeles-based born and bred friends have teased me long and hard about my infatuation with the valley area, specifically Burbank and Pasadena. I could never really put a finger on why until now: it's comfort.... Continue Reading →
A temporary relief from the potato (ball) famine
Somehow, I can't help but feel like I'm cheating. That if I loved potato balls so much that I should be spending sleepless nights trying to crack the code for potato balls. I'm so close yet still so far.So maybe I should have diverted my eyes when I saw Goya brand frozen potato balls at... Continue Reading →
What hath potato balls wrought
My search for a potato ball in the Southland has led me to experiment with attempting to create them in the safety of my home. It should be easy, right? I've been eating them for more than a year. And during those times I've pondered and examined the objects in question, noticing the nuances of... Continue Reading →
In search of potato balls in the Southland
The last few months, I've been looking for a replacement for my papas rellanas (potato ball) fix which is usually satified by a trip to Porto's Bakery in Burbank. Beside the original location in Glendale, Porto's doesn't have plans to open a location in Orange County any time soon. This is sadly noted by my... Continue Reading →
Goodbye, Gilmore Girls
Ah, you were my favorite guilty pleasure every Tuesday night. I was hooked from the first episode. It was something about the speedy, wise-cracking dialogue interplayed with benign pop culture references. And of course, the otherworldly mother-daughter relationship. For awhile, I even believed that Stars Hollow even existed. It did. In Burbank, California not Connecticut.It's... Continue Reading →
Another Irvine food place: Wholesome Choice
I don't like to explore Irvine too much. Besides the train station, my gym, two shopping centers and a handful of other places, Irvine gets pretty confusing. Most of the buildings look alike which makes navigating by landmarks difficult. And nothing looks older than 1980.Irvine is a preplanned town. It's unfortunate that the developers couldn't... Continue Reading →
A lot of UT hits
It's hard to avoid noticing that someone, specifically a few former coworkers from the San Diego Union-Tribune, has taken an interested in my blog (and all its typos). According to Sitemeter, someone has been Googling my name. Hey mystery someone, drop a line or leave a comment so we can talk about what's going on... Continue Reading →
It’s not all food…
Il Fornaio and my super gym.Despite all my food talk and everything related to it, I try to balance it by going to the gym. A perk at my workplace is free gym membership at a very large, national chain. The facility (a block away from my office) is a super gym: it has three... Continue Reading →
My Burning Kitchen... on the road 