Kirbie's Cravings

Noodle J-I

Finally, there is a spot in San Diego that serves some really good jajangmyeon (black bean sauce noodle). Located in the Zion market food court, Noodle J-I has been extremely popular since opening a...

5 Minute Chinese Buns

I stumbled across a way to make the traditional Chinese buns without a steamer or the use of yeast. This recipe takes less than five minutes to whip together and you cook it in...

1 Minute Microwave Chocolate Mochi Donuts

The other day I was really craving mochi. I was too lazy to make an entire pan of chocolate mochi, so I decided to make a quick and easy mochi mug cake. After I...

Teavana

A Teavana location opened up inside the UTC mall last week. We had seen the store sign shortly after UTC mall debuted its remodel, but it’s taken quite some time to finally open. We...

King’s Hawaiian Bakery

It’s been a really long time since I’ve visited King’s Hawaiian Bakery. On my last trip to Torrance, we stopped by so I could grab some rainbow bread, guava chiffon cake and more. There...

Chocolate Almond Mug Cake

I’m so excited that it’s Friday that I’m having a hard time sitting still to write this post! I’ve been wanting to make an almond flavored mug cake for a while now. I love...

Queenstown Public House

Queenstown Public House always seems to be buzzing during weekend brunch time, so we recently went to check it out. It’s a Kiwi inspired restaurant by the same owners of Raglan Public House and...

photo of a bowl of thai tea ice cream

Thai Tea Ice Cream

So I’ve been a little obsessed with Thai Iced Tea lately, ever since brewing my own. After making the drink, my mind was spinning with Thai tea flavored desserts. Before summer is over, I...

Upcoming San Diego Events

There are a few upcoming San Diego Food Events that may be of interest that I thought I’d highlight: San Diego Magazine Best of SD Party San Diego Magazine’s Best of San Diego Party...

S’more Mug Cake

S’more mug cake is an easy 5-minute dessert for one with a sweet graham cracker cake, melted chocolate, and toasted marshmallows. It only takes a few minutes to make and cooks in one minute in the microwave. I...

Togo’s BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich

It seems every sandwich shop featured a pulled pork sandwich this summer. We were on a bit of a sandwich kick the last few weeks and one of our stops was to Togo’s to...

Fu An Garden

Fu An Garden is the newest Chinese restaurant to open up in the Convoy area. I had read about the upcoming restaurant, but was pretty surprised at how quickly it opened up, occupying the...