Cafes

chicken and waffles at Crest Cafe in Hillcrest

Crest Cafe

12/07/2015 - 11:31pm

Crest Cafe has been featured on the Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. We've had our own little sneak peak during a few Taste of Hillcrest events. This family run business has been open...

Muffuleta Sandwich at Cafe La Rue

Cafe La Rue at La Valencia Hotel

11/02/2015 - 12:05pm

Sundays are our lazy sleep-in days. By 1pm, the hunger inside was roaring for us to DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! San Diego Restaurant Week had just started and Cafe La Rue won out as our destination...

chicken vegetable and farro soup at Cafe Metropole in Avalon on Catalina Island

Catalina Island birthday trip - RJ's Cafe, Avocado Cafe, and Cafe Metropole

05/15/2015 - 11:38pm

We took a day off work to visit Catalina Island for Dennis's birthday. Did you know that you could get a free round trip starting the day of your birthday? I got this idea from marvelous Mary of...

Urban Plates - Grilled Steak Plate with Brussels and Butternut

Urban Plates (Carmel Valley)

08/28/2014 - 8:05pm

Another book club dinner post! Yay to books and bites! For July, the girls met at Urban Plates, a farm fresh restaurant located in the huge shopping/dining plaza off El Camino Real and Del Mar...

The Girl and the Fig - Scallops

The Girl and the Fig (Sonoma)

04/14/2014 - 5:20pm

We did some wine tasting in Sonoma Wine Country a while back and had asked several folks if they could recommend a place for dinner. One of the most common responses was The Girl and the Fig....

Opera Cafe and Patisserie - ahi tuna tartine

Opera Cafe and Patisserie

08/23/2011 - 4:12pm

Opera Cafe and Patisserie is a very popular restuarant with a very busy weekday lunch!  I'm sure a lot of its traffic comes from the Sorrento Valley tech companies nearby like Qualcomm!  I...