L.A. Street Food Fest 2014 (Pasadena, CA)

Last year, I had to miss L.A. Street Food Fest because I was out of town and it just nagged at me the whole year because I KNEW what I was missing… the best food event of the year!  So when the date was announced, I cleared my calendar and impatiently awaited the date.  🙂 […]

Katella Deli – Bakery (Los Alamitos, CA)

After our dinner in the Katella Deli restaurant, we had to take a look at the bakery!  Definitely one of our family’s favorites that we always visit for holidays, birthdays, and every other celebration. The bakery is attached to the restaurant, which makes it impossible to leave the restaurant without stopping by. This area has a […]

Katella Deli – Restaurant (Los Alamitos, CA)

Another old favorite that I am excited to share with you!  My guy was busy and my mom was out of town, so my dad and I had a father-daughter dinner just like old times.  We scrolled through the list of our favorites and we ended up settling on Katella Deli! It’s an old school […]

Bistango (Irvine, CA)

We went to Bistango just to have a night out with the family.  My dad had been suggesting this place as our next night out because the last time we had been here all together was probably 8 years ago!  We all were impressed by the delicious dishes we ordered, so let’s get to the […]

Cafe Gratitude (Venice, CA)

We were in Santa Monica with my sister and decided to grab a bite with our significant others and a roommate at a nearby-ish restaurant that I was totally curious about: Cafe Gratitude!  I’m so grateful (excuse the pun) that we did! It is tucked into a building in Venice, honestly the perfect city for […]

Utopia Good Food & Fine Art (Long Beach, CA)

Once again, I had a mother-daughter date and this time we had lots to talk about with my sister’s engagement.  Last week, we went to the same neighborhood at Crème de la Crêpe and this week, we happened to stumble upon Taste of Downtown Long Beach, which was really tempting, but we stuck to our original […]

ARC Food & Libations (Costa Mesa, CA)

Our initial plans for Valentine’s Day dinner were on hold because I was feeling sick.  However, at the last moment, I decided to suck it up and have a no-stress dinner with my guy. We decided to head to ARC Food & Libations for the second time, and it was great! It was dark, but […]

Ditmas Kitchen (Los Angeles, CA)

I had been hearing about Ditmas Kitchen for a while now, and I had never eaten at a kosher restaurant before.  Also, I knew that the chef was a former contestant on Top Chef, so I was interested in seeing what all the buzz was about.  🙂 It ended up being a free night, so […]