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Taste & Travel Tuesday: Dottie’s True Blue Cafe | San Francisco, CA

September 20, 2011

Some things are worth waiting for… …and some things are not. I was in San Francisco earlier this week and like always, I reached out to some friends (and followers on Twitter) asking for a great breakfast recommendation. A number of San Franciscans responded with suggestions to hit up Dottie’s True Blue Cafe which was [...]

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Peaches and Wine

August 9, 2011

I stumbled across this gem of a summer splash this weekend, while in San Diego during BlogHer. Molly made delicious peach cocktails, and when those were all said and done we just started tossing peach slices into our California white wine. Amazing idea. You should try it rightthissecond. And then tell me how that goes. [...]

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Taste and Travel Tuesday: Slaters 50/50

April 12, 2011

Hi everyone! TJ here. I want to start off by thanking the wonderful Doniree for believing in my awesome writing abilities and thus allowing me to share some wonderful food experiences with all of you lovely people. Slaters 50/50 is a hidden bar/restaurant in Anaheim Hills, California. Which is really just Anaheim, but we call [...]

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Taste & Travel Tuesday: Andrea’s Xiao Long Bao Mission in Los Angeles

March 29, 2011

The best Chinese food in Los Angeles is not in Chinatown. It’s in San Gabriel Valley! Andrea recently made a day of finding the best xiao long bao – Shanghainese-style steamed dumplings.

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Friday Find : Kimpton's Life is Suite

October 8, 2010

Chris and I stayed in a Kimpton hotel while we were in San Diego back in July.  I LOVED it.  He’d stayed in one before and the more I talked and tweeted about it, the more feedback I got from readers and friends that they, too, had stayed with Kimpton and that they, too, LOVED [...]

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North Lake Tahoe: Afternoon on a Catamaran

September 30, 2010

It’s long been a dream of mine to visit Lake Tahoe, the large freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada mountains that sits right on the border of both California and Nevada.  I’d seen pictures; I’d heard stories.  It’s gorgeous… so blue… incredible.  And I knew I’d have to see it for myself. Luckily, we got [...]

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Champagne for Breakfast

July 22, 2010
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Boyfriend and I spent the Fourth of July weekend exploring San Diego, from Poway to Coronado Island and from the Gaslamp Quarter to Ocean Beach.  I knew from early on in the trip that we were going to kick back, have a killer time, and take advantage of opportunities for fun and excitement we could. [...]

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Asti Ristorante, San Diego

July 4, 2010
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San Diego, Day 1 – Friday, July 2, 2010 Chris and I wandered around the Gaslamp District (the neighborhood in the city where we’re staying), and decided on this cute little Italian place called Asti Ristorante.  He had mimosas while I sipped on a Sauvignon Blanc, and enjoyed a cheesy Margherita pizza while I devoured [...]

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San Francisco – An Education in Food from Mr. Orr

March 24, 2010

The San Francisco Bay Area is a massive expanse, with not only diverse people, but diverse eats as well. It is a foodie’s dream locale; one will never run out of cool places to explore and new foods to try. If you are reading this blog, clearly you like to explore and eat; well, I [...]

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Taco Truck

August 31, 2009

I left out one of the most crucial details of my second LA trip, not because I forgot about it or didn’t like it, just because I didn’t want to post this without the proper photo. Oh trust me, it’s worth it. What I failed to mention was this crazy phenomenon LA kids know of [...]

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