Imagine for a moment that your life starts now. All that has preceded, your family, friends, education, experiences, they simply aren’t there anymore. You’ve experienced a complete system reboot and the hard drive has been wiped clean. Are you still impassioned about the things that previously stirred your soul? Were you meant to do what…
Dining Out
It Was Supposed to be a Night Off…
When foodie friends Jess and Leo invited us to the latest wine pairing dinner at the Wine Vault and Bistro in Mission Hills this past Sunday evening, I somehow thought I was going to enjoy a night off from taking food pictures and blogging. I mean, taking a picture of wine, especially since this dinner…
On a Lazy Friday Evening…
A couple of months ago, Chef Patrick Ponsaty of Bellamy’s in Escondido, which happens to be about 6-8 minutes from home for us depending on how we catch the stoplights, prepared us his “order 3 days in advance” Beef Wellington that was simply a masterpiece. On this past Friday evening, exhausted from a week of catching up after…
Here’s the Scoop!
Here’s the Scoop!
In the Land of Oz…
Back when I was first old enough to go into bars (sometime deep into the last century), I remember them as being a bit seedy, with free food out for the patrons during happy hour. It wasn’t great food, usually sandwich fixin’s, but it was good enough to fill you up and make you thirsty…
I Love POH-kay, San Diego!
Friends being what they are, (apparently most of mine are degenerates in some fashion), it was only a matter of moments after posting a teaser on Facebook that a friend pointed out that the I Love Poke Festival, when “Poke” is not properly designated with an accent mark of some sort, could take on a…
Le Papagayo “The Parrot”…Worth Repeating!
As we skipped lightly across Pacific Coast Highway in Leucadia on a not too busy Friday evening, the light beat of country music serenaded our steps…Wait…What? Country music? Were we in the right place? Le Papagayo, “The Parrot”, home of some of the best Mediterranean and Latin inspired food on the North County Coast? Every…
How “Dolce” It Is…
By: Sheen Fischer How many times have you looked at a post or an article about a great place to eat and thought to yourself, “Wow, I wish that place was in my neighborhood”? While the literal Italian to English translation of Dolce Pane e Vino might be “Sweet Bread and Wine”, the emotional literation…
Celebrating Chefs at the Indomitable La V
Celebrating Chefs at the Indomitable La V In San Diego’s rapidly burgeoning food scene, there are a wealth of choices when it comes to collaborative chef dinner experiences. In fact, the real dilemma these days is not finding a great culinary experience with multiple talented chefs participating, but which one to attend. Every now and…
Michelin…It’s More Than Just a Tire!
By: Sheen Fischer In San Diego County, the chances of eating a meal prepared by a French Master Chef are… two. Not two percent, not even two out of a thousand… There are exactly two French Master Chefs or certified MCF’s (Maitres Cuisiniers De France) actively cooking in San Diego County. One day, I will…