Kirbie's Cravings

Muffuletta from Central Grocery

While researching my trip for New Orleans, I came across the muffuletta, a popular sandwich in New Orleans originally invented at Central Grocery. I’ve never been much of a sandwich person,but this was one...

Coddled Eggs with Mashed Potatoes (Eggslut inspired) and Cooking with Top Chef Brooke

Individual coddled eggs are cooked inside jars over a puree of garlic mashed potatoes, inspired by the Slut served at Eggslut. It sounds fancy, but it’s actually not too hard to make. It tastes good...

85°C Bakery revisits

Ever since 85C Bakery opened a branch in San Diego, we’ve been there nearly every weekend. I honestly didn’t think we would visit as much as we have. After all, we were barely visiting...

Ink

Back in December of last year, we had a very memorable meal with our friends at Ink. The restaurant is owned by Michael Voltaggio (Top Chef Season Six winner) and has received numerous accolades, including...

Yakitori Taisho

Yakitori Taisho is an intimate Japanese yakitori restaurant that opened towards the end of last year, operated by the owners of Yakitori Yakyudori and Hinotez. It’s gotten a lot of positive feedback from my...

Bang Bang Cauliflower

Bang Bang Cauliflower is a fun way to eat some veggies. Cauliflower florets are coated in panko breadcrumbs, baked, and drizzled with bang bang sauce. They’re great as a side dish, snack, or appetizer. I’ve recently become obsessed with bang bang...

Sultan Baklava

One of our favorite restaurants used to be Sultan Baklava, so we were quite sad when they decided to leave their restaurant in El Cajon. Towards the end of December, while walking to the...

Eggplant Pizzas

These eggplant pizzas are a bite-sized appetizer or snack that is very easy to make. You only need five ingredients and they are great for parties or game-day get-togethers. Eggplant slices topped with pepperoni,...

Hotel Legend Saint Germain by Elegancia (Paris)

Hotel Legend Saint Germain by Elegancia (Paris)

I have an obsession researching and documenting the hotels I stay at, but I’ve been pretty bad about actually writing about my experiences. I’m going to attempt to try to blog about my hotel...

Willie Mae’s Scotch House

One of the best bites of my New Orleans trip was the famous fried chicken from Willie Mae’s Scotch House. The fried chicken has been lauded as the best fried chicken in America and featured...

Bacon Wrapped Eggplant Fries

For your Super Bowl Sunday recipe consideration, may I suggest these bacon wrapped eggplant fries brushed with a light glaze of honey sriracha sauce? One of my favorite appetizer recipes have been my and...

Pizza Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Grilled cheese sandwiches are kicked up a notch with the addition of pepperoni slices, mozzarella cheese, and marinara sauce, creating pizza grilled cheese sandwiches. I love grilled cheese sandwiches and pizza, so why not combine them?...