Category Archives: Food Reviews

Taiwan: engage your ABS (Always Be Snacking)

Posted on October 29, 2023 by surrealist11

When in Taiwan, get ready to frequently apply your ABS, and not the one you are likely already familiar with. Over the years I have learned that in Taiwan the culture appears to indirectly revolve around a similar acronym that … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Reviews, Travel | Tagged coffee planet, dadaocheng, egg tart, honey sicilian iced coffee, I Jy sheng, i love woosa, japanese souffle, kafka coffee house, pork jerky, sham mai taro cake, Sicilian iced lemon coffee, sicilian lemon iced coffee, simple kafka, simple kafka coffee house, snow king, spanish cake, taipei, taiwan, taiwan hot pot, taiwanese hot pot, taro mochi cakes, xing fu tang, yangtze river duck restaurant | 2 Comments

Christmastime in San Luis Obispo

Posted on March 5, 2023 by surrealist11

“Nothing ever seems too bad, too hard, or too sad when you’ve got a Christmas tree in the living room.” Nora Roberts It has been a country minute since we have enjoyed a relaxing holiday visit to Central California. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Reviews, Travel | Tagged bubblegum alley, central coast wines, glen annie golf club, inn at the pier, larder market, lure fish house, penny's all american cafe, pennys all american cafe, rosa's italian restaurant, rosas italian restaurant, scout coffee, timber's roadhouse, timbers roadhouse | 1 Comment

“The Midwest Meets the East Coast”

Posted on October 21, 2022 by surrealist11

“We travel for romance, we travel for architecture, and we travel to be lost.” Ray Bradbury This travel piece marks my return to writing an occasional (at minimum) food and travel blog. I have taken a few years off to … Continue reading →

Posted in cannoli, Food Reviews, golf, Travel | Tagged architectural boat tour, chicago cannoli, chicago cannolo, chicago river walk, chicago riverwalk, chicago's classic lady, chicagos classic lady, chicagos riverwalk, d'amatos bakery, damatos bakery, eli's cheesecake, elis cheesecake, fanny may, hyatt place chicago river north, monteverde, navy pier, starbuck's reserve roastery, stephanie izard, sydney r marovitz golf course, sydney r. marovitz golf course, tea pot brewery, the goat and the girl, the purple pig | 1 Comment

Lake Tahoe Vacation: 2018

Posted on August 30, 2018 by surrealist11

Bella’s sister and her sister’s boyfriend are in town so Lake Tahoe is on the tourism checklist this summer. Oddly enough, none of us have ever visited here. It’s hard to believe that this semi-frequent traveler who has lived in … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Reviews, golf, Travel | Tagged bocce ball, cascades restaurant, dixie boat cruise, donner lake, donner pass, donner summit bridge, donner summit overlook, emerald bay, fannette island, fat cat bar & grill, fat cat bar and grill, food, glow-in-the-dark bocce ball, granite bistro, high camp, lakeside casino, lakeside inn & casino, lakeside inn and casino, m.s. dixie II, ms dixie II, north tahoe, resort at squaw creek, south tahoe, squaw valley aerial tram, squaw valley olympic museum, squaw valley tram, the granite bistro, the links at squaw creek, the timbers restaurant, timbers restaurant, vikingsholm castle, zephyr cove, zephyr cove resort beach | Leave a comment

Temecula Creek Inn: Golf Trip 2018

Posted on August 9, 2018 by surrealist11

It’s time for another mini-vacation out-of-town for golf and chow. This is our second time at this property but we’ll add some different restaurants this time. Any notes I’ve taken were lost so there will be even less commentary than … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Reviews, golf, Travel | Tagged cork fire kitchen, creek course, oaks course, stonehouse course, temecula creek inn, temecula golf, umi sushi & oyster bar, umi sushi and oyster bar | Leave a comment

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