Kirbie's Cravings

Beard Papa’s – mmm cream puffs!

Beard Papa'sMany locations in US and worldwide. Check out their website for all locations.https://beardpapa.com/Location visited for this post:19748 Stevens Creek BoulevardCupertino, CA 95014(408) 996-2300 Beard Papa's is a wonderful chain of stores selling cream...

Shanghai Dumpling- homemade Xiao Long Bao!

Shanghai Dumpling12172 Saratoga-Sunnyvale RdSaratoga, CA 95070(408) 253-2232 While this place doesn't compare to the Din Tai Fung restaurants I visited while in Taiwan, this tiny little restaurant does make some tasty little pork soup...

King Eggroll- the best eggrolls!

Hi everyone! So, this weekend I went home to the Bay Area to spend some time with my family, enjoy mom’s cooking and eat at some yummy food spots.  I spent a lot of...

Sakura Lunch Revisit

Happy Friday everyone!  I wonder if everyone else is as anxious for the weekend to start as I am.  I will be busy fooding this weekend and probably won’t have time to post, but...

Food news- Special Prado offer

Food news- Special Prado offer

So, at the suggestion of some friends, I am launching a new category for Food News.  I subscribe to a lot of restaurants in San Diego, and am constantly getting updates about their latest...

Chewy Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies

Chocolate cake mix cookies that taste like they were made from scratch! You only need four ingredients, one bowl, and 30 minutes to make a batch. The cookies are soft and chewy and keep well for several days. No...

Tea Station

Tea Station 7315 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard San Diego, CA 92111 (858) 268-8198 https://www.teastation.us/index.asp?version=1&root=112 This is a fairly large chain with several locations in San Diego.  The one I go to is on Clairemont Mesa. ...

Seafood Island

Seafood Island 7580 Miramar Road San Diego, CA 92126 (619) 838-0571 www.seafoodislandrestaurant.com   This place opened a few months ago, and I keep passing by it whenever I’m on Miramar. I finally had a...

Jake’s Del Mar- Sunday Brunch spot

Jake’s Del Mar 1660 Coast Blvd Del Mar, CA 92014 (858) 755-2002 www.jakesdelmar.com So it’s Monday again.  Just five more days until the weekend! I had some visitors this past weekend, which means only...

Nijiya Market

Nijiya Market3860 Convoy St Ste 121San Diego, CA 92111www.nijiya.com There are three Japanese markets that I know of in San Diego.  Nijiya is the one I probably go to most.  It's not the biggest...

Drive-thru Starbucks

Starbucks with Drive-thru 4898 Convoy St San Diego, CA 92111 Normally I would not blog about starbucks, as there are a million locations and I’m sure everyone’s been to one at some point or...

Cafe Zucherro- gelato and desserts!

Cafe Zucherro 1731 India St San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 531-1731 www.cafezucchero.com I think it’s pretty neat that we have a Little Italy in San Diego.  Unfortunately, I have not tried nearly as many...