Tonight Kim and I got to visit The Playground in Downtown Santa Ana as part of the friends and family pre-opening event. We were lucky enough to try a number of their dishes and as you would expect from owner and executive chef Jason Quinn, he did not disappoint. The restaurant concept is based around [...]
In late October Memphis at the Santora in Downtown Santa Ana, announced Executive Chef Diego Velasco’s newest fall menu item, the Memphis Crawfish Boil. The Crawfish Boil includes 1.5lbs of fresh crawfish, smoked sausage, corn on the cob, potatoes, cornbread muffins, salad and one Dixie Lager per guest, all served on traditional New Orleans butcher [...]
I don’t know about you but sometimes I like to just turn left or right during a journey to explore. This very thing happened on a recent trip or better said adventure with Kim, our friend Kelly (@DP_SNFoodies) and Austin the author of Hungry Dogg when we on our way to Julian to pick some [...]
Portland is known for a lot of things, it’s great foodie culture, amazing street food and if you look at Yelp or Urbanspoon, you are bound to see a place called Voodoo Doughnut. This is a crazy little bakery in downtown that always has a line of fans waiting to get their hands on some [...]
Kim and I love trying new places and really like when our friends and followers suggest new places for us to try. So far, we have been very lucky and a most of the suggestions have been awesome. The Oyster Bar at Palace Station was one of those great suggestions. Be prepared to wait in [...]
Pop-up restaurants are becoming quite popular. I am not sure of the origin but I hear about them more and more. When I heard that Hop Phan, owner of Dos Chinos, an Orange County gourmet food truck, and Jason Quinn best known as the chef from the Lime Truck, and soon-to-be-opened the PlayGround in Downtown [...]
Ever since we started watching Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, a TV show on the Food Network, we find more and more great shows that highlight amazing food across America and the world, which we add to our “must-try” list. This next place we saw on Throwdown with Bobby Flay. This is all about the New [...]
Kim and I enjoy going to the fair every year, mostly to eat, but also to browse the photo submissions, cruise the new products pavilion and catch a concert or two. The OC Fair did something new this year that was a lot of fun. Not only did they invite Southern California gourmet food trucks [...]
One of the biggest reasons we go to Vegas is to explore all the food options. You may be surprised how much of a foodie town Las Vegas is, well beyond the Strip. This last trip, we went to Babycakes Cafe (@BabycakesCafeLV), which is about 20 minutes off the Strip. Their claim-to- fame is pancakes [...]
Last November, Kim surprised me with a dinner at the Bazaar in Beverly Hills for my birthday. Prior to visiting the Bazaar I didn’t know much about Chef Jose Andres but now I am a fan. Located in the SLS hotel, the Spanish-born chef known for his culinary skill in molecular gastronomy, offers both traditional [...]
