Welcome to my 100th post. I did not know what to expect when I started this blog about 18 months ago, but I was excited about the...

This is my third installment in the "Taco Bout It" series. The previous two posts were about great tacos in San Diego and the Bay Area. ...

I've mentioned my love of live performances in a prior post. The rich, educational, communal and immersive experiences I always have, led to one of last year's resolutions, which was to attend more live performances in 2023. Here is how my goal panned out. Les Misérables I will launch this post with Les Misérables, my favorite musical of all time. It is the only musical I have seen multiple times and would still see again. Les Misérables is a musical based on the 1862 bo

Ramen is one of my favorite comfort foods. I love the rich broth, savory toppings and oodles of noodles. Below is a little history...

This is my second post about great taco spots in California. My first post focused on delicious tacos in the Bay Area. This post takes us south to San Diego, which is reputed to have some of the best tacos in the state. Puesto Puesto is an award-winning restaurant, owned and operated by a first-generation Mexican-American family that describes themselves as having been "immersed in authentic, Mexican cooking since childhood." Their passion and skill in making Mexican-style

I was not exposed to much Vietnamese food growing up, but once I was, I was spoiled for choice, flavor and authenticity. A Vietnamese-born friend of mine introduced me to her mother's cooking. Her mother, who also immigrated to the U.S. from Vietnam, was a personal chef specializing in authentic, Vietnamese cuisine, and she was a genius at preparing it. She made the more common dishes seen in the U.S. such as phở and garlic noodles excellently, but what opened my mind and

Welcome to my "pizzapalooza" post. The term "palooza" comes from the word "lollapalooza" which the Merriam-Webster dictionary defines as: "one that is extraordinarily impressive." I love pizza and the three restaurants below make some extraordinarily impressive ones, in my opinion. State Flour Pizza Company First on the list is State Flour Pizza Company located in Berkeley, California's Elmwood neighborhood. State Flour Pizza was started by Chef Derek Lau who is not onl

I love Thai food! Some of my earliest and fondest memories are of eating pad kra poa with my mom, aunt, uncle and cousins at a...

Eating a superb meal while enjoying a beautiful view elevates any dining experience, in my opinion. This is especially true during the...

Burrata is a fresh, creamy and luscious cheese made from cow's milk. It was first made in the 1920s in the southern Italian Murgia...

In the U.S., brunch gets weekends, Easter and Mother's Day. Dinner gets date nights, special occasions, Thanksgiving and Christmas. And...