Kirbie's Cravings

Rolled Up

Rolled Up is a new fast-casual restaurant that just opened, serving fusion sushi burritos. The restaurant is founded by James Markham, who also helped create the customizable pizza chains MOD Pizza, Pieology and Project...

Favorite Bites from February

I’m starting a new monthly series where I summarize my favorite dishes that I recently consumed. Every year I do a Best Bites round-up and it’s one of my favorite things to write. However,...

Theorem

Theorem is a coffee bar concept by the owners of Portola Coffee Lab. Located next to the Portola Coffee Lab branch in Costa Mesa, the walk-up bar features a playful and creative rotation of...

PEEPS® Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies

These chocolate chip cookies are stuffed with PEEPS®, creating a deliciously gooey, melted marshmallow center in each cookie. Just in time for Easter, there is a new PEEPS® cookbook, Peeps-a-licious!* And yours truly is...

Doughnut Ice Cream Cones

This is a homemade version of the doughnut ice cream cones (a twist on the Slovak pastry trdelník) that have been all over the internet. The famed cones are from a cafe in Prague,...

Peterson’s Donut Corner

Peterson’s Donut Corner is a popular donut shop in Escondido that has been around for more than 30 years, offering super-sized donuts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. I love it when donut shops...

General Tso’s Cauliflower

This is a healthier, low-carb version of General Tso’s Chicken, using baked cauliflower florets rather than fried chicken pieces.

Da Chicken Coop

Da Chicken Coop recently soft opened in San Diego. It’s a new concept by the owner of Coop’s West Texas Barbeque, focusing on fried chicken and waffles and fried fish. Coop’s still remains our favorite...

Cookies and Cream Cookie Shots

These cookies and cream flavored cookies are baked in shot glass molds and filled with milk for the ultimate milk and cookies experience. I previously shared my chocolate chip cookie shots, inspired by the...

Jinya Ramen Bar

Jinya Ramen Bar opened a San Diego branch a few months ago. Originally from Tokyo, the restaurant has several locations in California as well as a handful of other states. Normally, I can’t wait to...

Baileys Irish Cream Coffee Mug Cake

Happy March! Today I’m sharing a Baileys Irish Cream liqueur and coffee flavored mug cake. Irish cream and coffee make such a delicious pairing. It’s my drink of choice when I have those free...

Kung Fu Tea

Kung Fu Tea recently opened in San Diego, specializing in bubble tea drinks. They have several other locations throughout the US. We saw the big “coming soon” sign months ago and I was quite curious....