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Taste of North Park 2011 Part 2/2

Submitted by lynn on Sat, 10/15/2011 - 12:45pm

Taste of North Park 2011 continued...

 Veg N' Out

This slider was different than the vegetarian patties you find at the grocery store, and the onions were cooked a slight bit raw.

Taste of North Park 2011 Part 1/2

Submitted by lynn on Fri, 10/14/2011 - 6:45pm

I've heard so many good things about the food in North Park so when our schedule suddenly cleared up that day, we ventured to test out this theory.  Taste of North Park was held on Saturday Oct. 8 from 11am-4pm. Between the generous five hours and the proximity of most restaurants, we were able to sample all 46 locations!

The Gourmet Experience 2011

Submitted by lynn on Thu, 10/13/2011 - 12:57am

At the Gourmet Experience, visitors have their choice of live cooking demos, food competitions, and gourmet foods and products!  Besides the vendors, there were three different stages that showcased various chefs and their foods: the Gourmet in Action state, the Outdoor Grilling Stage, and the Kids Cook Activity Stage.  We attended on Sunday Oct. 9th 2011.

The Gourmet Experience 2011 - Fish Taco TKO Competition

Submitted by lynn on Tue, 10/11/2011 - 12:36am

What is The Gourmet Experience? According to their website:


"The Gourmet Experience is a two-day cooking and home entertainment showcase featuring the best in culinary solutions, appliances, culinary travel, home products and specialty foods for the gourmet lifestyle. "


We had passes for Sunday Oct 9th. After looking at the schedule, our eyes were drawn toward one big thing: the Fish Taco TKO Competition!

Taste of Downtown San Diego 2011 Part 2/2

Submitted by lynn on Fri, 10/07/2011 - 3:57pm

If you missed part 1, here is the link.

At this point, we were almost halfway through the restaurants for our Taste of Downtown San Diego 2011 journey. I'm not sure exactly when they removed the Little Italy restaurants but it makes the trip a lot easier to hit more restaurants in such a short amount of time!

Taste of Downtown San Diego 2011 Part 1/2

Submitted by lynn on Wed, 10/05/2011 - 9:40pm

We finally made it out to Taste of Downtown this year.  Many new restaurants have popped up since the last time we sampled in this area (2006, 2007p1/p2)!  The event was originally set for Septemeber 8 but due to a huge blackout, it was moved to September 29.  This year there were 49 restaurants on the list to visit between 5-9pm.

The Gourmet Experience 2011

Submitted by lynn on Wed, 10/05/2011 - 8:55am
Date: 
10/08/2011 - 10/09/2011

The Gourmet Experience is a premier cooking and home entertaining showcase that is heading back to the Del Mar Fairgrounds October 8 & 9. This upscale expo is your one-stop-shop for all contemporary kitchen essentials, fresh farm food resources, live cooking demonstrations, celebrity chef discussions and of course, plenty of tasting opportunities.

South Bay Food Festival 2011 (Carson, CA)

Submitted by lynn on Wed, 09/28/2011 - 3:07pm

South Bay Food Festival 2011 flyer

McCormick & Schmick's

Submitted by lynn on Tue, 09/27/2011 - 4:31pm

San Diego Restaurant Week Fall 2011

Restaurant 5 - $15 Lunch at McCormick & Schmick's

Somehow I missed this restaurant when looking at the lunch menu but luckily Dennis found it.

Sbicca

Submitted by lynn on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 11:11pm

San Diego Restaurant Week Fall 2011

Restaurant 4: $15 Lunch at Sbicca

I dined with a friend who had NOT eaten anywhere for SDRW yet (poor guy). I love having company for food. Restaurant 1 was by myself and I only got to try one dish. Very sad!

The bread appetizers were standard with a nice tomato based dipping sauce, which I thought similar to Cicciotti's but more saucy than chunky.