Craft Pizza Company, a modern artisan pizza restaurant, recently opened inside the UTC Mall food court. Normally, I wouldn’t be excited about a food court place opening, but Craft Pizza Company promises to be...
One of the traditional dishes eaten during Chinese New Year is a New Year Cake. It’s a very simple steamed cake, made with glutinous rice flour for a mochi-like chewy texture and sweetened with...
After my recent visit to The Lodge, my mind wandered to the no frills cheeseburger at Rocky’s Crown Pub, which has always been one of my favorite burgers in San Diego. It’s been almost...
These individual spinach dip pretzel bread bowls are perfect for Superbowl Sunday. All your guests can have their own individual dip and then eat the bowl after. Superbowl is almost here and my mind...
Pieology, a fast casual custom pizza chain with various locations throughout California, recently opened two locations in San Diego (Sports Arena and Balboa). There’s already quite a few custom fast casual pizza restaurants in...
Porto’s Bakery, a Cuban bakery famous for their potato balls and guava cheese rolls, is a favorite of ours and we try to stop by a few times a year when in the LA...
Shrimp Chips, also called prawn crackers, are colorful fried chips often served at Chinese and Vietnamese restaurants as decor with dishes like crispy duck. They have a slight sea/shrimp flavor and are usually made...
‘Lette Macarons, a popular macaron chain in Los Angeles, recently opened a kiosk inside the UTC mall. The beautiful displays of macaron towers have been attracting a crowd. There was a steady stream of...
I made bacon cups. Yes, that’s right: bacon cups. As in, cups made entirely out of bacon. They are as delicious as they sound. They hold up really well and only need 3 strips...
Gelato Paradiso recently opened inside The Headquarters. The gelato shop also has two popular locations in Orange County. As soon as we entered, we were greeted to a friendly staff, who offered us as...
This egg drop soup recipe is easy to make and tastes just like the one served at Chinese restaurants. It’s a great soup to enjoy with other Chinese dishes or all on its own...
If you’re still thinking of where to dine during Restaurant Week, I highly recommend checking out Grant Grill, located inside the historic US Grant hotel. (It’s also a good choice for fine dining even...
