Reviews

Xiao Long Bao at Din Tai Fung at UTC Mall in San Diego

Din Tai Fung in Westfield UTC - San Diego, CA

10/08/2018 - 11:51am

The popular Din Tai Fung (DTF) recently opened a location in the renovated Westfield UTC mall of San Diego. Foodies have long been raving about this place but the drive to O.C....

Cali Sandwich Stacked at 102 Hub

102 Hub in Mira Mesa - San Diego, CA

09/26/2018 - 8:56pm

102 Hub opened about three months ago in the Plaza Sorrento Shopping Center (off Mira Mesa Blvd and Camino Santa Fe). Dennis and I were feeling incredibly hungry so we popped in to explore this...

Watermelon Snow Bowl at San Diego Snowy Village in Mira Mesa

San Diego Snowy Village Desserts in Mira Mesa Mall

09/24/2018 - 12:05pm

San Diego Snowy Village is a new dessert spot that opened up in Mira Mesa Mall, a few doors down the long corridor from Crab Hut Mira Mesa. One night we were craving Ding Tea but happened to run...

Short Rib at Farmer's Bottega for SDRW

Farmer's Bottega - San Diego Restaurant Week preview

09/21/2018 - 12:08pm

San Diego Restaurant Week (SDRW) starts this Sunday, September 23, 2018 and continues until September 30, 2018. This bi-annual event features over 180 restaurants offering a prix fixe meal (...

Ahi Tuna taco coastal style at Fish District in San Diego

Fish District happy hour (Carmel Mountain) - San Diego, CA

09/19/2018 - 8:50pm

A heatwave hit our area one summer weekend and A/C suddenly became a deciding factor in where to eat! We had tried Fish District for lunch and this time caught their daily happy hour. Between 2-...

skirt steak at Wokou Ramen and Yakitori at The Village in Pacific Highlands Ranch

Wokou Ramen & Yakitori - San Diego, CA

09/17/2018 - 8:46pm

It's already been a year since Wokou Ramen & Yakitori opened its doors in The Village at Pacific Highlands Ranch. Having a ramen spot in the northern area of San Diego meant residents didn't...

Hundred Proof at San Diego Reader Burgers and Beer 2018

San Diego Reader Burgers and Beer 2018 - recap

09/14/2018 - 6:04pm

I've been looking forward to San Diego Reader Burgers and Beer since March! We purchased early bird VIP tickets back then as well as received media passes later this year! As experts on food...

Gen Korean BBQ House in Mira Mesa of San Diego

Gen Korean BBQ in Mira Mesa - San Diego, CA

09/05/2018 - 6:57pm

Gen Korean BBQ is a small all-you-can-eat KBB chain that recently opened its first location in San Diego. The restaurant is within the busy Edwards Theater plaza off Mira Mesa...

REC TEC RT-680

REC TEC Wood Pellet Grill (RT-680) Review

09/03/2018 - 7:12pm

This product review is for the REC TEC Wood Pellet Grill we purchased in 2016. Even though this post is long overdue, it also means I can give a comprehensive review from two years of personal...

entrance of The Cottage La Jolla

Summer dinners at The Cottage - La Jolla, CA

08/28/2018 - 6:23pm

With school starting this week, the summer is beginning to wine down. Luckily San Diego continues to have beautiful weather for longer than that! We were invited to check out the summer-only...

Aqui es Texcoco - Traditional Mexican Lamb and Cabeza Tacos

Food Crawl with This Tasty Life and Pink Candles at Ridgemont High

08/10/2018 - 4:03pm

Dennis recently asked if I posted anything for our blogiversary! Hold up... it's already been 12 years? Who even writes for that long? Coincidentally, my fellow food crawl buddies. I had suggested...

Corbin O'Reilly with Corbin's Q served Worcestershire Marinated Chicken Skewer

Family Dinner BBQ Bash at Bitter Brothers Brewing Co

08/01/2018 - 10:36pm

Our friend Mercy of Baron's BBQ Beat helped organize a Family Dinner BBQ Bash with six talented BBQ pitmasters in San Diego. This event was hosted at Bitter Brothers Brewing Co. on Sunday July 29...