Kirbie's Cravings

Oceanaire

Oceanaire Seafood Room400 J StSan Diego, CA 92101(619) 858-2277 After a dismal experience at 1500 Ocean for restaurant week, Boyfriend and I looked forward to Oceanaire to redeem our faith in restaurant week.  Oceanaire...

Ice Wine

When I told one of my closest friends that I was writing a food blog, one of his first questions was whether it would include alcohol (he’s European).  I had honestly not thought to...

Goji berries

Every time I go home, there seems to be something new planted in my mom's garden.  On this last trip home, I was outside in the yard when something small and red caught my...

Arcadia- SinBala

SinBala 651 W Duarte Rd Arcadia, CA 91007 (626) 446-0886 One of my favorite desserts of all time is Taiwanese shaved ice.  I’ve had a really hard time finding good Taiwanese shaved ice here...

1500 Ocean

1500 Ocean 1500 Orange Ave Coronado, CA 92118 (619) 522-8459 www.dine1500ocean.com/ San Diego restaurant week started this past Sunday.  Boyfriend and I started it off by dining at 1500 Ocean inside the Hotel del...

Rice wine soup

One of my favorite foods is glutinous sweet rice balls (called Tang yuan).  They are small balls made of glutinous rice flour.  Very chewy and slightly sweet.  I love soups, food dishes that contain...

Potato Salad Tofu Pockets

A few weeks ago I saw a post by the Food Librarian for Somen Salad in Fried Soybean pockets.  They were so pretty and such a creative use of soybean skins  (Inarizushi no moto),...

Monterey Park- Diamond Bakery

Diamond Bakery744 W Garvey AveMonterey Park, CA 91754(626) 289-5172 Whenever I go to Monterey Park, I always end up making two bakery stops for my egg tarts.  Kee Wah Bakery makes the giant original...

Arcadia- Din Tai Fung

Din Tai Fung1108 S Baldwin AveArcadia, CA 921007626-574-7068www.dintaifungusa.com During our weekend eating trip, I took Boyfriend to Din Tai Fung.  I've been wanting to take Boyfriend for a long time because he loves Xiao...

Arcadia- J.J. Bakery

JJ Bakery1130 S Baldwin AveArcadia, CA 91007(626) 836-6888www.jjbakeryusa.com So I'm jumping around a bit on my eating trip from this last weekend.  I haven't had as much time as I would like to write...

Monterey Park- Kee Wah Bakery

Kee Wah Bakery729 W Garvey AveMonterey Park, CA 91755(626) 281-2680www.keewah.us When Boyfriend and I were in college, we used to go on eating trips to either LA or Monterey Park all the time.  Drive...

Deviled Potatoes

These Deviled Potatoes are easy to make with just 4 ingredients. They’re a fun dish for potlucks or BBQs if you like potato salad. Hi everyone. Hope you all had a great Labor Day weekend. I did a lot...