A blog about SoCal food and travel, with a spicy Asian flair
Marching along we’re adventurers/ Singing the song of adventurers/ Up or down, North, South, East, or West, an Adventurer’s life is best!
In our further adventures in the after-times return to normalcy, we checked out the patio at North Italia at the new Del Mar mall One Paseo. Even at 11 the whole place was buzzing with people. Note the especially long line at Parakeet – go at opening if you want to catch this one. North Italia has a huge wrap...
As we were strolling UTC mall La Jolla yesterday we ran across Qin West Noodle (opening soon). This place is already in LA’s Chinatown (near Ocean Seafood which I also wouldn’t mind going to again) with more locations near UCLA and UCI. Looks good!http://qinwestnoodle.com/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/sandiego.eater.com/platform/amp/2021/2/23/22297212/los-angeles-fast-casual-chinese-qin-west-noodle-westfield-utc-san-diego Reminds me of Xi’an Famous Foods, a regional Noodle shop in New York that opened...
“It’s so good to be back in our state”, said the lady in the bathroom stall next to mine. “Uh huh!” said her companion, agreeably. Covid doesn’t exist in airports. There’s no pandemic in the terminal. No 6ft separation in the security lineup. No distancing when Group 6 boards the plane. Every seat filled. Half the restaurants in the airport...
Addicted to this stuff. So spicy and a great curry flavor. Good portion too.
olive oil 8 cremini mushrooms trimmed and sliced Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 Garlic Clove peeled and chopped 1 leek trimmed, quartered, and sliced 1 cup chicken stock 4–6 lasagne sheets dried or fresh ½ cup (scant) heavy cream 2 Tbsp roughly chopped tarragon leaves Saute mushrooms in oil for a few minutes. Add garlic and saute a few more minutes. Add leeks (remember to rinse them) and cook til...
Tea in America is still such an underground thing. Oh, you drink tea? Yeah, so do I! Kinda like having a tattoo or something. Of course in the Asian subculture in America, tea is everything and everywhere. I started drinking a lot of tea after we took a trip to Japan. We were getting lots of drinks from the vending...
One was too slow. Kyodai Sushi (But the Baked salmon roll was yum.) One was not bad. Sushi Kami My favorite: Paradise Roll In: Tempura Shrimp, Krab, Avocado, Cucumber, Gobo Top: Seared Tuna, Green Onion, Sriracha (Soy Mustard) One was just right. Ototo Sushi The flavor is always very good and the menu is very creative.
If you have never had a sundae at Ghirardelli, then you simply must try it once in your life. I am not a huge ice cream fan but the quality at the Ghirardelli soda fountain is top notch which is extremely rare these days. A lot of restaurants sell ice cream sundaes but they aren’t using the best ingredients. Here...
I’m starting to realize that one of these San Francisco trips is going to need to be centered around the incredible eating in North Beach. On our walk back from Original Joe’s, we ran across Molinari’s, kinda by accident. Only one of the most famous delis in SF! Inside was a literal cornucopia of Italian foods, staffed by friendly old...
They had me at Pork. Mac N Cheese – with Pork? Yes please. And here’s a closeup of the menu. Next time tho – we have a date with Empress Hotel.
If you come to Vancouver there are 2 things you must do, Butchart Gardens and Afternoon Tea at the Empress Hotel. The adult ticket to Butchart Gardens was $46CAD which was a lot, but the Gardens never fail to impress me. Lush and exquisitely manicured even in the winter, it presents dozens of photo opportunities and will inspire even the...
Thanks to our Lawrys VIP card, we had a $25 gift certificate and a 200 point anniversary bonus about to expire. So we made use of a free Sunday and took the long drive up to the OC. The Lawrys VIP card is one of the more generous frequent dining cards. You earn $25 for every 250 spent meaning about...
Had a hankering for Milk Tea today (it’s been a week since our last one!) so we stopped off at Tea Station in Mira Mesa. Today, DH tried the Hazelnut Milk Tea. Nice pronounced Hazelnut flavor. I, of course, opted for my usual Milk Tea. The drinks are very consistent, the staff must be well trained. I noticed that the carafe...
We took a first peek at the new Liberty Station Market last weekend. This is located at the North end of the new Liberty Station area which is north of the San Diego Airport. There are about 12-15 vendors with pretty good representation between entrees and desserts including specialties such as sausage, raw bar, poke, and specialties like Cajun and Thai....
A nice upscale Italian when it’s too far to go to Filippis, and you want something nicer. On Thursday night this place was filling up with graduation parties. We were having our promotion party as Ms S is now an 8th grader! Ms S always asks for her off-menu favorite – penne pasta with their fantastic bolognese sauce. DH went...
Today we accompanied Ms S and two school friends to the San Diego County Fair. Previously named the Del Mar Fair, this is in my opinion the best fair in California. The LA County Fair is almost too huge, and the Orange County Fair is too small. The San Diego Fair has a spectacular setting right on the ocean, nice and...
When you are hankering for a simple wellmade sandwich, like a BLT or a pastrami with Swiss, there aren’t too many choices in San Diego. But Milton’s comes thru with high quality meats cheeses and breads, especially those of the Jewish Deli persuasion. And did I say pickles? Mr A loves them. They bring out both pickles and bread to...
We fell in love with Tea Station, a Taiwanese Tea House in San Gabriel, for their excellent tasting hot and cold tea drinks. It turns out that Tea Station has many outposts in SoCal including several in San Diego. So of course it was imperative to organize an outing around our new favorite drink, milk tea! The Mira Mesa shop...
Mr A and I had a 200 birthday bonus point coupon for Lawry’s burning a hole in our pocket, and Five Crowns had an opening at 5:30pm. Five Crowns looks similar to its sister property Tam O’Shanter in Burbank, an old fashioned ivy covered Tudor cottage that is more of a neighborhood joint with fantastic prime rib and a yearly...
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I love discovery, adventure, and the unexpected and my partner loves points and miles. Based in San Diego, our goal is to reach every continent, World Heritage Site, and Disneyland park…and everything in between. This blog is our trail of breadcrumbs. Join us…and Kungaloosh!