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Top Chef Episode 13
2007-09-28 05:23:00 The one before the finale. This was a very exciting and intense episode where we were waiting to hear who made it to the finals. Usually, the finale involves two chefs going head to head, but the head judge announced that they would let three go to the finale. The Quickfire didn’t seem very appetizing ... More About: Episode , Blog , Chef , Top Chef
Cheese Shop Empire Building
2007-09-26 19:45:00 The UT reported today that: Venissimo Cheese is expanding to North County by taking over Aniata Cheese in Flower Hill Mall. Martyna and Bob Stonebrook of Aniata Cheese announced the transfer, effective Sept. 1, in a recent newsletter. Venissimo is one of the jewels of our neighborhood and we are happy to hear it is expanding to ... More About: Building , General , Blog , Shop
Best Breakfast Burritos Ever? Lalo?s
2007-09-25 17:32:00 As regulars of the blog know, we love all types of food, high end and lower end every day food. Some time ago, we wrote a post about our favorite taco shops. We recently read San Diego CityBEAT’s Dining Guide and noticed a comment about the best breakfast burritos in town at ... More About: Breakfast , Blog , Brea
Top Chef Episode 12
2007-09-21 05:34:00 The one before the finale… Once again Hung continues to impress us with his skill. From the beginning we called him as one of the most skilled chefs in the group. Unfortunately, he makes it difficult to root for him every time he talks. He is one cocky guy. But damn can that boy cut ... More About: Episode , Blog , Chef , Top Chef
Currant? The most decadent lunch ever
2007-09-20 17:46:00 There has been much discussion about Currant, the new American Brasserie at the Sofia Hotel (the old Pickwick) downtown. I have had the pleasure of two lunches, one business, one very much pleasure and I thoroughly enjoyed both. The first lunch was with two excellent lunch companions who talked about business and ... More About: Lunch , Blog , Decadent
Friends with Class goes live!
2007-09-18 02:25:00 Friend of the Blog Gabriela recently launched a new website called Friends with Class . The website is a cool new concept for getting together with friends and learning something. Of particular interest to us are the food and wine related classes where one person opens up their kitchen for a cooking class. An upcoming ... More About: General , Live
Top Chef Episode 11
2007-09-18 01:04:00 Sorry for the late post on this. We have had baby showers, baby preparations, oh and yes a lot going on at work. So we watched Top Chef on Saturday night. The episode itself was fairly entertaining and we continue to be annoyed by Hung, but nevertheless impressed his cooking. The Quickfire involved making breakfast ... More About: Episode , General , Blog , Top Chef
Our thoughts on Avenue 5
2007-09-12 17:27:00 A few weeks ago we attended the Preview Event for Bankers Hill’s newest restaurant, Avenue 5. Intrigued by the taste we got, we promised we would be back soon and returned this past Friday night. In the interest of full disclosure, the restaurant knew we were coming and comp’d our meal. Thankful ... More About: Blog , Thoughts
Top Chef Episode 10
2007-09-07 08:02:00 This week’s episode featured a win by local Chef Brian in the Quick Fire Challenge where he made Spam and Eggs. Being a fan of Spam since my mom’s Spam and Macaroni days, I was pushing for Brian the whole time. The Challenge itself was tough in that each chef had to get ingredients from ... More About: Episode , Blog , Top Chef
Our Thoughts on Michele Coulon Dessertier
2007-09-05 02:20:00 We were in love with Michelle Coulon’s desserts at Modus before the parting of ways, so when our friends Jora and Brian told us that she serves lunch at her small shop in La Jolla, we were there! Michele Coulon’s place is tucked away in the back of a small strip mall on ... More About: Blog , Thoughts , Tier
Our thoughts on Starlite
2007-08-28 18:32:00 For several weeks, we have heard buzz about a super cool new place, Starlite. Even though it is literally down the hill from our house, it took us a bit of time to get there. But this past Friday, good friends Margie and Greg agreed to join us there for an after work ... More About: Blog , Thoughts
Top Chef Episode 9
2007-08-25 16:17:00 Wednesday’s episode was a good one. It was the rematch of Restaurant Wars where each team had to run a restaurant for an evening. Editing made it clear who was going to win, but we were still somehow surprised — ah reality TV, how you keep sucking us in. It appeared from ... More About: Episode , Blog , Chef , Top Chef
Our thoughts on Bleu Boheme
2007-08-21 18:56:00 Finally, The Green Tomato in Kensington is gone, replaced by Philipe Beltran’s (of the very popular Vagabond) new venture, Bleu Boheme. I must begin by saying that all three of my dining companions loved Bleu Boheme. I was in the minority. The space is very cool. Simple wood tables and chairs, warm hues, ... More About: Blog , Thoughts
Top Chef Episode 8
2007-08-17 06:20:00 Last night’s Top Chef episode was a tough one to watch. Two teams had to open restaurants in 24 hours. Having watched Brother Josh open Island Prime over several months, 24 hours seemed a ridiculous time frame. And the judges criticized the tiniest of details which was insane given the limited amount of ... More About: Episode , Blog , Top Chef
A preview of Avenue 5
2007-08-16 23:05:00 Last night, Krista and I had the pleasure of attending the Preview Event for Avenue 5, a stylish new restaurant opening up in Banker’s Hill. In the interest of full disclosure, we were not charged for this event. Avenue 5 is located in a portion of the old space occupied by the ... More About: Blog
Top Chef Episode 7
2007-08-10 06:54:00 We missed a couple episodes on the blog, last week’s was somewhat ho-hum and the week before was a recap show. Episode 7, however, was an interesting episode. The Quickfire Challenge was a simple affair involving Cold Stone Ice Cream and the creation of toppings. We agreed with the judges’ top choices that were Dale’s ... More About: General , Blog , Chef , Top Chef
Our thoughts on Heaven Sent Desserts
2007-08-08 17:20:00 A week or so ago, we had dinner with Krista’s family at Apertivo, one of our favorites. Unfortunately though, Apertivo’s dessert options are not exactly our favorites. Plus, great food aside, it is loud as hell in that place. Less than a block away, however, is a dessert only cafe called Heaven ... More About: Blog , Thoughts , Desserts
The Cabrera Firm
2007-08-01 04:06:00 Friends, I apologize for the lack of a new review this week. Our attention is focused on the opening of my new law firm which launches tomorrow. We will be back next week with a new review and we are looking forward to the August opening of Avenue 5 in Banker’s Hill. Hopefully, ... More About: General , Blog , Cabrera , Brera
The Next Cooks Society Event?
2007-07-27 17:30:00 We received word of the latest installment of The Cooks’ Society . For those that do not know, this is a group of local chefs that undertakes a moving feast in different restaurants and asks some of our best local chefs to create an evening of dining based on a theme. This dinner’s theme, ... More About: Event , General , Blog , Vent
Lunch at Extraordinary Desserts, Little Italy
2007-07-25 04:21:00 A few weeks ago, I had lunch plans with my friend Shari. As usual, I couldn’t think of a single appealing option within walking distance of my office. Then Shari suggested Extraordinary Desserts on Union Street. Although I was aware of the Little Italy outpost and I had heard they served “real ... More About: Lunch , Blog
Currant American Brasserie?coming soon
2007-07-23 20:45:00 We have heard tidbits for some time now about the upcoming new restaurant at the Sofia Hotel downtown. I walked by there last week and it still looked like some major construction work needed to be completed. They have, however, launched their website and it includes menus. Take a look. More About: General , Blog , American , Brass , Ming
Changes afoot at Modus?
2007-07-20 16:41:00 The UT’s Maria Hunt recently commented on some changes going on at Modus. Apparently, two of the four partners are leaving the restaurant to pursue other options. Sadly, the two departing partners are the Executive Chef and his wife. Since the Pastry Chef is the Executive Chef’s mother, we assume she is gone ... More About: General , Blog , Foot , Chang , Chan
Our thoughts on Romesco
2007-07-18 16:06:00 Good friends and trusted foodies, Jane and Mark suggested we try a place in Bonita called Romesco. It is styled as Baja Med Bistro. Romesco, according to Wikipedia, refers to a sauce originating in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain, that is typically made from almonds and/or hazelnuts, roasted garlic, olive oil and nyores - small, dried ... More About: Blog , Thoughts
I guess we missed the great chef at Molly?s
2007-07-17 15:42:00 We’ve heard Brian Sinnot of Molly’s will be moving to 1500 Ocean. Sadly, we never got to try his cuisine at Molly’s and it doesn’t look like we’ll get there before his last day in a couple weeks. We’ll look forward to seeing him at 1500 Ocean! More About: General , Blog , Great , Chef , Guess
Top Chef Episode 4
2007-07-16 01:33:00 I was in Washington, D.C. during the latter part of this week, so Top Chef had to wait until today. It has been an interesting season in that every episode seems to have a new couple of winners. Local Chef Brian Malarkey was not mentioned during the Quick Fire Challenge which presumably means ... More About: Episode , General , Blog , Top Chef
Modus on the cheap?
2007-07-08 19:42:00 After reading Krista’s review of Modus, I have been thinking I need to go back there. Well, for a weeknight date night, after considering dinner options, we decided to do appetizers at Modus. An excellent decision on our part. Krista’s review had some negative comments about the price point and the wine pour. ... More About: Blog , Cheap
Can I have a bite of that?
2007-07-06 04:41:00 I heard this fascinating story on NPR’s All Things Considered Friday afternoon. It is about this couple that has been conducting a social experiment of sorts by asking perfect strangers in restaurants for a bite of their food. The amazing thing is that almost everyone asked actually gave them a bite and, perhaps ... More About: General , Blog , Bite
At Modus after Top Chef Episode 3
2007-06-28 18:50:00 It seems only appropriate that our review this week is about Modus (see below). After watching last night’s Top Chef Episode (which we can discuss here), Brother Josh and I (after an amazing meal cooked by Josh) went to Modus to congratulate Brian on winning the Quick Fire Challenge and surviving another week. ... More About: General , Blog , Top Chef
Still loving Modus
2007-06-28 18:46:00 Modus is already on our San Diego Restaurants We Dig list, but after enjoying an excellent meal there recently, I felt the need for a shout out. We went to Modus twice when it first opened and both times we loved it. I had not been back in a year or so, when ... More About: Blog , Loving , Ving
Grilled Salmon Sandwich on a nice summer day
More articles from this author:2007-06-26 20:30:00 We just added a Grilled Salmon Sandwich to our Favorite Recipe’s list. It is simple, delicious and perfect for summer. Check it out here. More About: Summer , General , Blog , Nice 1, 2, 3, 4 |
