There is no greater way to forge friendships replete with trust, common experience, shared sacrifice and spilled blood, sweat and tears than to work together with others toward a goal that cannot be achieved in any other manner than through collaboration. When that collaboration includes great food, copious laughter, unfettered truth, shared passion and a…
There’s Magic in the Air at LTH!
They do exist, you know. The magical, artistic, creative beings that leave us shaking our heads in wonderment. The people who can sing the National Anthem a capella before they clear their throat in the morning. Or, that can sketch the entire world in full color detail on a napkin with a dull, blue crayon. …
I Love POH-kay, San Diego!
Friends being what they are, (apparently most of mine are degenerates in some fashion), it was only a matter of moments after posting a teaser on Facebook that a friend pointed out that the I Love Poke Festival, when “Poke” is not properly designated with an accent mark of some sort, could take on a…
Welcome to the Revolution!
Busy schedules and hectic lives being what they are, it’s always nice to have an alternative in the dining scene where you can multi-task — get in some family time, grab some dinner, have a beer or glass of wine, browse through a museum and learn more about our nation’s formation…Whoa, back up a second…
Pascal Besset and Angel’s Salumi – “When One Has Tasted It, He Knows What the Angels Eat”
When you hear the guy who makes your favorite salumi and prosciutto tell you that the difference in flavor between one leg of an animal and a leg on the other side is caused because said animal sleeps on the same side all the time and doesn’t get up to go to the bathroom, you know…
Le Papagayo “The Parrot”…Worth Repeating!
As we skipped lightly across Pacific Coast Highway in Leucadia on a not too busy Friday evening, the light beat of country music serenaded our steps…Wait…What? Country music? Were we in the right place? Le Papagayo, “The Parrot”, home of some of the best Mediterranean and Latin inspired food on the North County Coast? Every…
The World According to Tommy Gomes…
Every forward thinking, risk taking innovator that I’ve ever met seems to have one denominator that is both common and essential to their long term success. They attract other like thinking and highly motivated people to their vision, entice and encourage them to expand on it, then try to keep the boat upright as it…
As the Wrench Rides the Rodent into the Sunset…
This post is easy pickings. This is home base for me. It may not have been the origin of my interest in all that is food, but it is certainly the epicenter. Welcome to The Wrench and the Rodent Seabasstropub. The operative syllable in the name is Pub. WnR in South Oceanside is a place…
How “Dolce” It Is…
By: Sheen Fischer How many times have you looked at a post or an article about a great place to eat and thought to yourself, “Wow, I wish that place was in my neighborhood”? While the literal Italian to English translation of Dolce Pane e Vino might be “Sweet Bread and Wine”, the emotional literation…
The Lion’s Share – “You May Share the Labours of the Great…”
On one of those handful of dreary, chilly, misty days that we get each year in our beautiful County of San Diego, it can be awfully tempting to wait out the inclement weather by curling under a blanket with hot brewed tea and a bowl of microwave chili to binge watch the latest, greatest cable…