Category Archives: Food Reviews

Holiday Trip: Cambria & Carmel, CA

Posted on January 31, 2010 by surrealist11

After a great Christmas celebration with the family in Oxnard we’re playing with our new toys in our room at the Courtyard by Marriott (A: 600 E. Esplanade Drive, Oxnard, CA 93036. P: 805-988-3600. W: Marriott.com/oxrvo). Bella received an … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Reviews, Travel | Tagged anton & michel, anton and michel, cambria, carmel, carmel bakery, carmel river state beach, carmels town house, christophers on lincoln, el colibri, em les, fermentations, katys place, la bicyclette, linns restaurant, moonstone cellars, rio grill, sea chest, southern latitudes wine | Leave a comment

“Our Los Angeles Anniversary Excursion”

Posted on January 31, 2010 by surrealist11

“Strike an average between what a woman thinks of her husband a month before she marries him and what she thinks of him a year afterward and you will have the truth about him.” (H.L. Mencken, A Book … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Reviews, Travel | Tagged cafe bizou, gills old fashioned ice cream, grove farmers market, la arboretum, la farmers market, monsieur marcel, paseo colorado, portos bakery, president thai, thai dishes, the arboretum, the grove, the langham huntington | 1 Comment

Little Italy Festa!: San Diego, CA

Posted on October 26, 2009 by surrealist11

We board our apartment community shuttle at 9am for San Diego’s Little Italy community. We occupy the only two remaining seats in the back. This is one of the free trips (some require fees) that our community offers. I immediately … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Reviews | Tagged cafe zucchero, caffe italia, gaglione brother, little italy festa, mona lisa, mona lisa deli, pizza luigi, san diego little italy, zagarella | Leave a comment

“Show me the Way…to La Jolla?”

Posted on October 10, 2009 by surrealist11

We depart South Orange County for La Jolla on Saturday evening for our Memorial Day weekend getaway. I immediately realize the advantage of leaving at 7pm as traffic is flowing smoothly. Last year we stayed at the Hyatt Regency La … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Reviews, Travel | Tagged brockton villa, burger lounge, georges california modern, harrys coffee shop, jim cave store, la jolla, la valencia, the brockton villa, vigiluccis | Leave a comment

Temecula Wine Tasting Trip

Posted on June 28, 2009 by surrealist11

Our resort apartment community in South Orange County offers weekly trips to various southland attractions (i.e. museums, botanical gardens, art galleries etc.). I finally decide to take advantage of an event in my wheelhouse and choose the Temecula Wine … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Reviews, Travel | Tagged callaway winery, hart family winery, maurice carrie winery, south coast winery, temecula, toms farms, wine tasting, wine tasting san diego | 1 Comment

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