Downtown San Diego is in a state of constant flux. It's hard to keep up with all the restaurant openings and decide on a new place to explore. While some locals reserve the downtown area for the tourists and conventioneers, it's always good to keep up with the restaurant scene especially when friends come to visit... Continue Reading →
The Seven Food Groups
Found in a dark corner of the internet -- the seven food groups according to the U.S. government circa World War II.
Friday’s Fast-Food Fishtacular! – Dairy Queen Crispy Fish Sandwich
When I think "fast food" — and likely when you do, too — Dairy Queen almost never comes up as a choice. In fact, the only time I do think of "Dairy Queen" and 'food" in the same, connected thought is when I'm on a road trip and I see a DQ on the side of... Continue Reading →
The Hunger Games: Lamb Stew with Dried Plums Recipe
Raise your hand if you read The Hunger Games and are counting down the days until the movie. And raise your hand if the descriptions of the food served at the Capitol made your mouth water. If both your hands are raised, this post is for you. I admit it. I enjoyed the entire series.... Continue Reading →
Austin Eats: Donuts, Tacos, BBQ
I’ve been getting a lot of comments offline — while the Junction House was an interesting stop outside of Austin, it just didn’t jibe with them. Yes, it is a horror movie but I did I really have to use screenshots from the movie??? While I’m in full agreement that horror movies are not my... Continue Reading →
Outside of Austin – Junction House aka Texas Chainsaw Massacre House
When we were planning our recent trip to Austin for Staple!, an independent small press expo, I almost forgot about a little gem I read about over at the AV Club — The house which served as the setting for Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) was moved board-by-board to a town outside of Austin and transformed... Continue Reading →
Friday’s Fast Food Fishtacular! — Whataburger Whatacatch Fish Sandwich
Choices are getting pretty lean here in San Diego for unreviewed fast-food restaurants that offer fish sandwiches. I've pretty much written about everything this side of Burger King and McDonald's. I even browbeat a half-dozen KFCs because they aren't carrying their "Fish Snacker," even though it's on the corporate website.* Desperate for another new experience,... Continue Reading →
Tastes Just Like Oreos: Wienerstube cookies
With Oreos celebrating its 100th anniversary today, I'm brought back to last year's cookie exchange with the Geek Girls of San Diego. Among the brightly colored cookies, which included the venetian cookies I baked, were these black as coal cookies. Despite appearances (some attendees mentioned the cookies looked like coal), they tasted almost exactly like... Continue Reading →
Friday’s Fast Food Fishtacular! — Rally’s Crispy Fish Sandwich and Deep Sea Double
Tucked away in the furthest corner of the contiguous 48 states is the town of Imperial Beach, California. And there, you can find one of the few remaining Rally's drive-in restaurants in San Diego County. Rally's (or Checkers, as it's known elsewhere in the U.S.) is a tiny little fast food joint, where you... Continue Reading →
Throw-It-All-Together Pasta
There are a lot of things coming up over the horizon that have left me haggard, beleaguered and running around. There's a quick trip to Austin for Staple! The usual work stuff and a super top-secret project. With all that's going on, resorting to eating out all the time is bad for my wallet and... Continue Reading →
My Burning Kitchen... on the road 