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!
One of the few places open past 10pm. Liked this place even better the second time. We were so hungry we didn’t get pix of the spicy pork ramen, or the other yakitori skewers of chicken with salt, or chicken with wasabi. This could become our regular after theater stop! Classic cheap Asian eatery style, cans with glasses of ice....
Case in point, the smallest lavatory sink I have ever seen in my life
At 950 we had to wait 30 minutes for a table in Del Mar on the 4th of July. Free coffee while you wait, and texting service to tell you when to come back for your table. This gave us a chance to pick out some books for our East Coast nephews we’ll be seeing next weekend. Snooze Spuds Deluxe...
Friday night and our feet are itchy! What else can you do in the burbs but go on a donut run! This Vegas style Winchells is open 24-7. Although their Donuts were fresh, I think Sesame Donuts (near the evil KK) has much better variety including multiple kinds of donut holes. This place only had a few crullers, chocolate raised...
Campfire is a highly acclaimed new American restaurant in Carlsbad. It has tons of outdoor seating. To start, Mr A ordered an L.E.S. (gin and mint), and I ordered their version of an Old Fashioned, the Speyside Tiger. It basically tasted exactly like an OF. I love the orange zest flavor. The steak tartare was very tasty, but not sure...
Ask any woman if she is willing to buy clothing from unknown brands. The answer is no! Each brand is different and every woman’s body is very different. Every piece of clothing has to be tried on. Every piece. For example, most womens jeans manufacturers sell 3 styles: curvy, extra curvy, and straight. Plus sizes exist for women with large...
“It is no wonder that women are voting with their feet. According to a recent analysis by the Pew Research Center, 56 percent of women identify as or lean toward Democrats. The gap is even wider among college graduates and minority voters. The party should take note that 70 percent of millennial women have either registered as Democrats or lean...
Trader Joe’s does it again, this is a superior Cocoa powder. Although the box doesn’t say, it appears to be natural or un-Dutched Cocoa due to its light color and floral overtones. But don’t let the light color fool you, the flavor is very rich and totally unlike Hersheys or Ghirardelli. Even an expired batch from pre-2016 is still amazing!...
We’ve been trying to plan restaurants for the NY trip. The girl loves steak, I love Bourdain, so the intersection of these two is… Peter Luger steakhouse in Brooklyn.
“Every so often a game comes along that conquers the hearts, minds and thumbs of gamers everywhere. Fortnite: Battle Royale is the latest victor in this category. According to a report last week from the market research firm SuperData, the game generated $223 million in March, and it begins a new season — with a new theme and a few...
http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-fi-disney-anaheim-deals/ “Last year, Disney sought a tax rebate for a proposed hotel at its resort. Under a program started in 2015 to encourage the development of four-diamond properties, Anaheim offered hoteliers a 70% refund on the 15% bed tax collected from guests for 20 years. Without the incentive, Disney said it would not build the 700-room hotel, The Times reported...
https://www.zagat.com/b/new-restaurant-openings-spring-2017-san-diego Love, love, love the red and black manga art inside. Early reviews say the quality is great, but SoCal might not be ready for traditional hand rolls at premium prices. Hope it becomes a success. Might try this when the girl is away at summer camp
I will never be able to call this Pailin Thai. Just like Costco will always be Price Club. As Anthony Bourdain said, once you are introduced to Thai food, you’ve gone thru the door and there’s no coming back. You are instantly a fan forever. Larb Kai with chicken, spicy 3: look how beautiful are the herbs strewn on top....
“Harvard consistently rated Asian-American applicants lower than others on traits like “positive personality,” likability, courage, kindness and being “widely respected,” according to an analysis of more than 160,000 student records filed Friday by a group representing Asian-American students in a lawsuit against the university.“
Did Anthony and Asia just break up? Especially unfortunate after he gave her all that support after she spoke out against Weinstein at Cannes. http://www.tmz.com/2018/06/08/anthony-bourdain-asia-argento-relationship-split-close (read the comments) https://pagesix.com/2018/06/08/asia-argento-posted-then-deleted-bizarre-pic-before-bourdains-death/?utm_source=zergnet.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=zergnet_2987129
Gone too soon, Tony. You were that cool older&wiser brother who went everywhere and did everything and dared you to do it too. You were way too young to die. I really respected Anthony Bourdain for his intellect and writing ability. I read his books, watched his shows, we sought out Cacio e Pepe in Rome because of him. Same...
In our town there’s a new Krispy Kreme doughnut shop. They put it right next to a mom and pop doughnut shop, which has managed to maintain a 4.8 rating on Google vs 4.0 for KK (actually bimodal because there’s a lot of 1 star reviews). The Google ratings for Sesame Donuts stress the friendly nature of the owners, the...
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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!
