I like to consider myself an adventurous eater but there are some things I still have to mentally prepare myself to eat. These include snails, frog legs, uni, liver and oysters. I admit, raw oysters still give me the huzz and closing my eyes seems to be one way to eat the gooey slime staring... Continue Reading →
An Alt-Thanksgiving Side: S.S. Spud
Here's a bit of personal info for you: every Thanksgiving has been different for me since entering adulthood. No two Thanksgivings are alike. I've spent Thanksgiving surrounded by family, another surrounded by friends, another working (that year was a dud) but my favorites have always included Paul in the picture. The one thing that has... Continue Reading →
San Diego Summer: Gone Clamming
One of the best things about living in San Diego, among many, is the beach. From where we live, it's only a few minutes away. Four miles to the sand. Four miles to the Pacific Ocean. Four miles to fresh ocean breezes. Unfortunately, it's also been 10 years since I actually dipped my feet into... Continue Reading →
Sitting on the dock of the bay
Having lived in San Diego for a majority of my life, I don't visit the ocean as much as I should. While the thought of living far from any body of water is out of the question for me, the thought of having the ocean nearby is soothing. Just as long as I don't have... Continue Reading →
Celebration and a revisit to Oceanaire
So let's see, what have I been doing these past four weeks? Wrapping up my job in Orange County while finishing up a major project. Searching for a my OC replacement. Preparing for my new job in San Diego.Yeah, it's been busy. Heck-of-a stressful month. Some days, I found myself not eating all day. I... Continue Reading →
Everyone has an opinion about paella
My first taste of paella was at my friend Veronica's house on New Year's Eve. Her father is a Spainard and for special occasions, he would bring out the family paella pan, brought back from Spain and big enough to feed a small village. Paella was his domain and on this New Year's Eve it... Continue Reading →
I was really just there for the Baked Alaska
While others may have been eating cookie dough and ice cream Thursday night. I had a Baked Alaska at Oceanaire. Their speciality is seafood. I had the black and blue mahi mahi. The black was the charred outer skin. The blue was a bleu cheese topping. Check out the hash browns ala Oceanaire in the... Continue Reading →
My Burning Kitchen... on the road 