Reviews from October 2014

Cinderella pumpkin carriage with garlic mice

Cinderella Pumpkin Carriage and Garlic Mice for Halloween

10/31/2014 - 10:21am

When I was younger, I used to do occasional artsy stuff for myself or friends. Then after getting a job with income, I kind of got lazy and started buying things instead. This year my workplace...

Cafe Coyote in Old Town San Diego

Cafe Coyote

10/28/2014 - 9:23pm

We’ve been digging the latin food these days, especially after events like Latin Food Festival and Taste of Old Town. Lucky for us, we were recently invited to try out mexican food at Café Coyote...

Taste of Downtown 2014 -  farmhouse meatballs at Union Kitchen and Tap

Taste of Downtown 2014 - recap

10/23/2014 - 8:34pm

Apparently October is "Taste of <SD area>" month. There's Taste of Downtown (Oct. 2) and North Park (Oct. 11) plus some new ones we hadn't heard of: Mission Hills (Oct. 14), Bankers Hill (...

Roast Beef and Goat Cheese Sandwich at Corner Bakery Cafe

Corner Bakery Cafe (UTC)

10/20/2014 - 8:32am

I was shopping at UTC mall when Dennis called to ask about that night's dinner plans. Since there were multiple restaurants where I was, I decided we should try out Corner Bakery Cafe. It's part...

Taste of Old Town 2014 - Flyer by the fire

Taste of Old Town 2014 - recap

10/15/2014 - 6:58pm

The past two years, we attended the Tequila Trail (2012/2013) but this year the event got a new name! So welcome to the Taste of Old Town everyone! With so many other events under the "Taste of"...

McDonald's Custom Burger Assembled

McDonald's Build Your Burger plus Giveaway

10/11/2014 - 5:48pm

McDonalds is everywhere. But most don't have THIS. We were invited to try out their new Build Your Burger concept. Only four McD stores in the US currently offer this, two in San Diego and two in...

Slow Cooked Pork Belly at The Smoking Goat in San Diego

The Smoking Goat - North Park

10/08/2014 - 12:01pm

A friend's girlfriend had planned a surprise birthday party at The Smoking Goat in the North Park area of town. We had blogged about it at Taste of North Park 2011, attended one of the following...

Latin Food Festival 2014 - Fogo de Chao

Latin Food Fest 2014 - recap part 2

10/05/2014 - 8:50pm

And the Latin Food Festival tasting continues from part 1...

We hit all the food stands in the main area so headed to the back for even more!

Fogo de Chao was a...

empanadas at Pampas Argentine Grill

Pampas Argentine Grill

10/03/2014 - 10:19pm

The lunch crew had mentioned that the nearby Pampas Grill served Argentine cuisine. It hadn't been chosen recently because the prices were a little higher for lunch. I was still curious about the...