Category: Food

Very popular small sit-down Mexican joint near Magic Mountain. Got Samantha her 3 street tacos in a flash. Nice bean dip for the chips. Open til 930 when all others were closed. BRAVO, Azul! Azul Tequila25387 Wayne Mills Pl, Santa Clarita, CA

Our friends took us to one of the more infamous restaurants in Segovia, the Jose Maria. Heavily advertised, nonetheless this is a warm, classic Spanish restaurant doing everything right. The staff clearly takes pride in running a tight ship. The waiter snapped a fresh tablecloth onto the table and brought a basket of fresh bread. We sipped our beer and...

One of the most popular chocolate churro places in Madrid, Chocolateria San Gines has been serving since 1894. Really completely different from the churros we find in Southern California, these are crunchy on the outside, and soft on the inside, with no cinnamon or sugar coating. The chocolate is very rich and thick and suitable for eating with a spoon...

One of Madrid’s famous markets, MSM has a huge variety of cheeses, olives, meats, wines, and sweets. Think of it as an enormous tapas bar. The fam spent a few hours today here grazing the stalls. DD finally had her Cone of Ham. No bread, just 13EU worth of ham bits. We tried shrimp and chicken croquettes, several cheese toasts...

I’d heard about the amazing ethnic food in London and we got to enjoy two such places on this trip. Noor Jahan serves delicious Indian in a tiny but formal restaurant in Kensington. DH had the Achari Chicken – very flavorful, with a vinegar tang. My house special Chicken Tikka Masala was great. At least one of the pickles served...

Our favorite breakfast spot from 2014, this Cafe is a reliable little place. DH loves their English breakfast (mushrooms beans and tomatoes) and Samantha loves their croissants with jam service (meaning they will bring jam to your table). Their chicken sandwich and salad was quite nice on Thursday as well. And they are fast, much faster than a pub. Cafe...

At the Bradley International Terminal. Very greasy pizza from 800degrees, and similarly greasy tacos from Border Grill. That pizza place has to stop using fresh mozzarella, it throws off way too much water. Really wanted some tea to cut the grease. Then Samantha went to buy some Miso soup from the Sushi bar, but the $5 I gave her was...

One of our very favoritist restaurants in this area, Dumpling Inn recently moved 2 doors down into an enormous space which is just as packed as it was before when they were in a broom closet. Food quality has not suffered one bit. Tonight we sat in the back room at a table for six and enjoyed 5 trays of...

What’s better than a girls breakfast out after a sleepover? Nothing! Turkey bacon and avocado omelet, strawberry pancakes, and scrambled eggs with ham. It was a busy morning at OPH since it was Easter Sunday morning. We got a late start at home due to Mom – the girls had been up for hours – we made it there at...

Not the easiest parking lot to leave (you can only go E on RB road or S on Wed Bernardo) but the food is great! The sushi is carefully and exquisitely crafted by Japanese sushi chefs. We like the PGA Tour, Chef Special, Hot Night roll. Sam usually has either the Udon or chicken teriyaki and the chicken portion is...

The meat and cheese board at The Barrel Room is the best in San Diego. Plenty of high quality meat and Cheese (and most boards skimp on quantity) and the bread is perfect: toasted crunchy but still soft inside and great artisan flavor. We plop the sugared walnuts right on top of the sandwiches. 3 meats and 3 cheeses are...

When you go to a restaurant in China, they will always push the specials on you. They push hard and they won’t take no for an answer. And when they tell your Chinese colleague that a special soup is “for ladies” then like any good man, he caves to the mysteries of woman-hood and feels compelled to order it for...

Send off for a longtime employee. Sad, but I also laughed so hard I almost peed my pants. That is what a wake is all about. The Irish are nuts, but also right on. . MOSTRA MOCHA STOUT Milk Stout – 5.1% Simulating a mocha coffee drink and is incredibly easy drinking Brewed with Guana cacao nibs and Mostra Fortissimo...

Cooked by my daughter. Is there anything better? Oh yes, her discovering that she needs to serve her guests first, resulting in Dad eating her "favorite" pancake.

Fuji Grill, sadly, is one of a kind. They are the only place I know of in Southern California that serves Spicy Ahi Bowls – crushed sushi-grade Ahi mixed with spicy chili sauce and served over sushi rice. We fell in love with this in Hawaii (thank you Ninja Sushi in Oahu) and Fuji Grill's is just as good as...

The Inland Empire is a major Latino population center and, as a result, is home to many outstanding Mexican restaurants. We discovered one tonight (via Yelp) that we really liked – Senorial. A tiny sit down affair, they were nonetheless able to seat a party of 6 at one table. The girls ordered their tacos (Samantha: double rice; Megan: double...

I think this is the Saucillo? Bar with pistachios, almonds, peanuts, and raisins. It's incredible. Chewy and chock full of nuts, it eats like a meal (as Guy Fieri says). Dip it in chocolate and roll it in peanuts or pecans – as Alan P did – and you're gilding the lily. This little place was jammed with people at...