Kirbie's Cravings

Streetcar Merchants of Fried Chicken, Doughnuts & Coffee

Streetcar Merchants of Fried Chicken, Doughnuts & Coffee opened last week. They serve fried chicken three ways (Southern style, Nashville hot, or Korean twice-fried), fresh brioche doughnuts and Intelligenstia coffee. With so many of my...

Matcha Shortbread Christmas Tree Cookies

These Christmas tree cookies are made with matcha shortbread for a fun holiday cookie. They have a crumbly, buttery texture with green tea flavor which also gives the cookies a natural green color. I’ve...

San Diego Must Eats List

I am often getting queries for recommendations of where to eat when visiting San Diego. For more than a year, I’ve had a goal of putting together a San Diego Dining Guide for visitors,...

Nutella Lava Chocolate Cookies

These chocolate cookies stay moist and fudgy with a layer of melted Nutella stuffed in the middle. I hope everyone had a good weekend! I spent most of my Sunday baking massive amounts of...

Salt & Straw (Los Angeles)

Salt & Straw is a very well known ice creamery, originally from Portland, which recently opened a location in Los Angeles. Given my adoration for ice cream, I was quite excited to try it...

Table No. 10

We had a very good meal at Table No. 10 earlier this year and I’ve been wanting to return again. So last weekend, we had a dinner there and also did some catching up...

Red Velvet Mug Cake

Red velvet cake is one of my favorite cake flavors and I’m so happy I was able to create a mug cake version which looks so red and cheery, matching the holiday season. The...

Trader Joe’s December Edition

Trader Joe’s December Fearless Flyer came out recently and of course I had to make my way over to try out their newest featured items. Here is what I ended up getting: Triple Ginger...

No Bake Double Chocolate Oreo Cheesecake

No bake chocolate cheesecake with a layer of cookies and cream cheesecake is the ultimate summer dessert. It’s great for entertaining because you can make it ahead and there’s no oven required. Today I’m...

Trinitea

Trinitea recently opened a location in Hillcrest. The boba tea cafe has another location in San Carlos, which I have not visited before. We randomly stumbled upon the new store when we saw their...

R Gang Eatery

Located in Hillcrest, R Gang Eatery is a restaurant owned by former Top Chef contestant Rich Sweeney. The restaurant is open for brunch and dinner and is most known for its house-made tater tots. The restaurant been on my...

Soft Cookies and Cream Cookies

These cookies and cream cookies stay soft and fluffy for days, making them a perfect gift for the holidays. Crushed Oreo cookies are mixed into the batter give the cookies a little crunch in...