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Old Vine Cafe: Food Review…

Posted on September 23, 2011 by surrealist11

Old Vine Café is located in “The Camp” which is a trendy, “green” outdoor dining and shopping experience.  I feel like I’m visiting the UC Santa Cruz campus with earthy gourmet cafes and outdoors stores thrown in to round out … Continue reading →

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China Garden: Food Review…

Posted on September 23, 2011 by surrealist11

As usual the parking lot is a dis-ASS-ter.  I pull the “Christmas Parking Maneuver” and within two minutes we’ve trailed a couple to their car and we’re “in business”.

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Villa Nova: Food Review…

Posted on August 11, 2011 by surrealist11

I turned 41 today and Bella is taking me to dinner at the restaurant of my choice.  It used to be my tradition to eat at an Italian restaurant on my birthday and I’m attempting to resurrect that tradition today.

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Sabatino’s Sausage Co.: Food review…

Posted on May 1, 2011 by surrealist11

Located in the visually appealing Lido Shipyard this restaurant will not disappoint.  We’ve been going here for a few years now and I’m finally getting around to writing a review on them.

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Bistro Anju: Food review…

Posted on March 23, 2011 by surrealist11

When we walked in the front door, I immediately noticed a lot of diners are “our peeps” (i.e. Asians).  That is typically a good sign as most Asian cultures are “food cultures” and as a result they know where to … Continue reading →

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