It's no secret. Hillcrest is a great neighborhood. Between the great sights, walkability of the neighborhood and fantastic nightlife, they also have amazing restaurants. With new places popping up all the time, it's hard to keep track and visit them all. Saturday, April 16, starting at noon, is your chance to try most of those... Continue Reading →
Vegetarians Taste Better
It has come to this. I finally had a vegan donut. No milk and no eggs are listed in the ingredients. But no taste? That's a question that could almost be mind over matter. If you knowingly had a donut that didn't contain those tasty ingredients, would you dislike it on that premise alone even... Continue Reading →
Great President, Great Food
It's a given. Parking in the Gaslamp is bad. Between the pedestrians and traffic, it's a nightmare. It seems I never have enough change on me to feed the parking meters and when thinking about the possibility of parking at Horton Plaza, my mind explodes. Am I in the fruit or vegetable garage and between... Continue Reading →
A Tale of Two Chicken and Waffles
While anyone can put chicken and waffle on a menu, not everyone can do it right. My appreciation of chicken and waffles began at Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles in L.A. several years ago. The combination of crispy fried chicken and a side of waffle with butter and maple syrup was a revelation. Salty and sweet... Continue Reading →
It’s Magically Delicious!
This week in our household, I declared it Cereal Week. Not because we like cereal -- because we certainly do -- but because we've been so busy. Busy with projects at work, outside of work and with life in general. So to keep it all together, I enacted that we eat cereal for dinner all... Continue Reading →
Donuts Make Me Go Nuts
My fascination with donuts is a love-hate relationship. I love to eat them but I have never made them, fearing the long process it takes. My love for them has spawned an entire page in my journal what kind of donuts I would serve if I had my shop. Donut necklace anyone? But my fear... Continue Reading →
Ch-ch-changes
Have you noticed a change while dining? Like say, calories posted on the menu leder board as you order your meal. Well, it's only part of the California Menu Labeling Law passed last year that went into effect January 1. The law stipulates that chain restaurants which are not sit-down (aka fancy-hand-the-menu-to-you) must post calorie... Continue Reading →
Don’t Squander the Bacon
I've been living high on the hog lately. On my second visit to El Take it Easy to play Bacon Bingo, I literally brought home the bacon. And I won on the the first game of the night, too! Few things beat screaming 'BACON' at the top of your lungs when you realize you have... Continue Reading →
Ménage à trois au lait
The basics for most cakes is flour, eggs, sugar, baking powder, vanilla extract and milk. From there a recipe for can diverge wildly. Sometimes chocolate is incorporated. Butter or oil is used to make it moist. And even carrots have made an appearance. But when a cake includes three types of milk it's daring to... Continue Reading →
Don’t that just butter your grits
It's a proven fact that as a child I hated corn. Corn on the cob, corn niblets and don't even get me started on corn ice cream. Maybe it was based on the fact that I had awful teeth which led me to braces and unfortunately corn wasn't the best food to eat when you... Continue Reading →
My Burning Kitchen... on the road 