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DiningOut San Diego’s 10th Anniversary Party – Part 1
Recently, I was invited to attend DiningOut San Diego‘s 10th Anniversary celebration party! It sounded like a super fun event, held at The Headquarters at Seaport District. Unfortunately, S was out of...
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[Weeknight Cooking] Taco Night by Kennedy’s Karne
I’ve been thinking of ways to mix up our weeknight dinners at home, since I normally cook pretty much the same few dishes that S and I both enjoy (such as soy-braised pork, quick sautées and...
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Chicago Trip Recap, Part 2: Frontera Grill & Xoco
S and I first learned about mole, the Mexican sauce, through Top Chef Masters, which was Rick Bayless’ winning dish in the season 1 finale (erm, spoiler alert). So, when we were planning our Chicago...
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Chicago Trip Recap, Part 3: Topolobampo
As promised in my Chicago trip recap part 2, I will devote a whole post to my meal at Topolobampo, Rick Bayless’ fine-dining restaurant. S, his sister V, and I were really excited to visit, and yes, we...
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South Bay Food Crawl
Warning – this is a long post, with TONS of pictures! :) A few weeks ago, CC of Pink Candles at Ridgemont High took Mary, Jake, and T (of This Tasty Life), and S and me, on a food crawl around the...
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Casa Guadalajara
We recently had dinner at Casa Guadalajara with a couple of friends, one of whom was visiting from out of town and craved Mexican food. Located in Old Town, it reminded S and I of Cafe Coyote, which is...
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Mitch’s Seafood
Whenever S and I have visitors, we always try to introduce them to a San Diego signature, fish tacos. So, when S’s sister V was in town last month, we took them to Mitch’s Seafood, our current...
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Cantina Mayahuel
Cantina Mayahuel is a Mexican bar/restaurant located on Adams Ave in University Heights. We’ve been here twice – once last year, actually – and I decided to combine both visits into the same post,...
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Polanco Kitchen & Bar
Recently, we were invited to Polanco, the hotel restaurant of the newly-renovated Hilton Mission Valley. Polanco was part of the multi-million dollar renovation project, and I brought along S and our...
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Venga Venga
Venga Venga, one of celebrity chef Richard Sandoval’s restaurants, recently launched a Destination menu series – every 6 months, the restaurant will offer dishes inspired by a certain region of Mexico....
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Un Mundo Mexican Grill
I first heard about Un Mundo Mexican Grill on Eater SD, and since it’s just down the street from my home, decided to check it out. S and I are always looking out for new places to eat in UTC, and we...
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El Agave Tequileria
El Agave Tequileria, located in the Old Town neighborhood of San Diego, recently rolled out an “artisanal taco menu” available for lunch, and S and I were invited to check it out. The first thing we...
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Misc Pics Post, August edition
I realized that I have a smattering of photos from the past many months that never made it into full posts… So, I decided to do one of these “cleaning-out-the-memory-card (as Kirk of mmm-yoso calls it,...
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Karina’s Mexican Seafood
Karina’s Mexican Seafood, part of the Karina’s Group, recently invited us to try out their dinner menu. There are several restaurants throughout San Diego, and I chose the downtown location since it’s...
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Misc Pics Post, September Edition
Here we go with another “Misc Pics” post – photos from food outings that didn’t make it into full posts. Beef Noodle Soup & Spicy Wontons – Liang’s Kitchen Liang’s Kitchen isn’t my favorite Chinese...
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Durham Trip Food Recap, Part 1
Don’t forget to enter my McDonald’s swag bag and gift card giveaway! Ends TONIGHT at 11:59PM! I’ve posted about a couple of highlight meals from my college reunion trip back to Durham, and since it...
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Oscar’s Mexican Seafood (Hillcrest)
Oscar’s Mexican Seafood is one of my favorite places for fish tacos, and since my last post, they’ve opened two additional locations in Pacific Beach and Hillcrest. S mentioned recently that he wanted...
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Bracero Cocina de Raiz
I turned 27 a few weeks ago, and for my birthday dinner I requested to go to Bracero Cocina, by the famous Chef Javier Plascencia. I’ve read a lot of positive reviews and was really looking forward to...
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La Lucha Libre (North Park)
La Lucha Libre is one of our favorite places to grab a burrito, and a little while ago, they opened a new location in North Park. We recently went to check it out when our burrito craving hit! As...
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Tostadas
Tostadas in North Park, serving up Mexican-inspired ceviches and dishes, has been on my to-try list for quite some time, so I was more than excited when I was invited to a media dinner to sample some...
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