OINKSTER SERVES UP SLOW FAST FOOD

I wanted to try a new restaurant for lunch and told my husband that I would do a little surfing on the net. I had to find a place that would appease everyone in the family, especially my two boys. I had suggested Auntie Em’s Kitchen in Eagle Rock. Truth be told, I really want … Continue reading →

FRESH WATERMELON…IN A GLASS!

I was surfing the Foodbuzz website, a site dedicated to dedicated food bloggers who are passionate about food! I love checking out Foodbuzz’s  “Today’s Top 9” and what always draws me in are the beautiful photographs that make me want to head straight to the kitchen and replicate the beautiful dishes being featured. On this … Continue reading →

CHEGO! SERVES UP K-COMFORT

Chego debuted onto the L.A. restaurant scene in the Spring of 2010. Part of the Kogi BBQ family (yes, THE Kogi BBQ that started the whole gourmet food truck craze), Chego promises to continue to challenge the taste buds of Angelenos who have yet to be introduced to K-cuisine, comfort style–and not from a truck, … Continue reading →

ROSEVILLE SHINES IN POINT LOMA

I’m still on a butterscotch high from last Friday night’s dinner at Roseville, crowned one of San Diego’s hottest new restaurants by San Diego Magazine. I happened upon this restaurant by chance…while surfing the web, trying to find a place to suggest for dinner to celebrate happy news from one of my dearest friends from … Continue reading →

SAKE & THE CITY

I was first introduced to sake many years ago when dining out with friends at a Los Angeles restaurant. I don’t remember the name of the restaurant but I do remember that we were in Little Tokyo, it was my first time eating sushi (do California Rolls count?) and the sake I tried was a … Continue reading →

WINING & DINING IN THE WEST VALLEY…BY THE GLASS

There aren’t very many places in the West Valley that offer more than half a dozen “wines by the glass” and sometimes, the wine selections are limited at best.  Call me picky, heck call me a wine snob but having enjoyed some of the best wines bottled around the world, my palate has become somewhat … Continue reading →

VILLAGE OF DREAMS IN WINE COUNTRY

A few weeks ago, I got together with girlfriends Rosalee, Jackie, Anita and Arlene, an awesome group of women whom I’ve known since high school for a day of BFF bonding. Rosalee proposed the get together at a recent high school reunion planning meeting—lucky girl lives in Murietta, a few minutes away from the Temecula … Continue reading →

TRADITION vs. FUSION: Another Filipino Gourmet Food Truck Debuts

I thought I was seeing things a couple of weeks ago. I was on my way home after having dinner with a friend at a restaurant in Studio City when I passed what I thought was a food truck near Guitar Center in Sherman Oaks. In a split second, all I saw was was the … Continue reading →

FILIPINO CUISINE TAKES TO THE STREETS OF L.A.

    If you live in Los Angeles, most of you know that gourmet food trucks are all the rage right now. At a recent sake tasting and food pairing event back in early June, a fellow blogger (Gourmet Pigs) asked if I heard about Manila Machine. I said no and she proceeded to explain … Continue reading →

GALLEY AT THE MARINA – Chula Vista, CA

Overlooking the Chula Vista Marina in San Diego County, The Galley At The Marina has been serving up seafood and live music for the last 16 years. This was a last minute lunch date on the Fourth of July and my dear friend Semo, who had been out of town (Arizona) for almost a week, … Continue reading →