Pacific Grove has a genuine Korean fried chicken (KFC) place! My first visit to Ttobongee was July 3. It opened in March just as the pandemic restaurant restrictions started. Chicken is fried to...
During the pandemic, the Live Oak Grange in Santa Cruz has been running an active pop-up program allowing food entrepreneurs to use its kitchen and vend in the parking lot. In August, I put in an o...
Last year our family celebrated Jewish-Christmas at Peony with a traditional Cantonese banquet. Previously I’ve had yum cha here, and this was my first time for dinner. Though the restaurant was fu...
This nondescript strip mall held my attention and was quickly becoming my favorite place in the middle of nowhere. Besides Lai Young dumpling factory https://www.chowhound.com/post/frozen-shui-jiao...
When I figured out that I'd be driving through Hayward during business hours, I followed hhc's advice to call ahead to Lai Young dumpling factory to check on inventory availability. https://www.cho...
In September the furiously bubbling seafood soondubu jjigae at Danbi Korean Restaurant was just the right preflight lunch ticket before my bro dropped me off at SJC. A first time for both of us, he...
Stick & Steam in Millbrae, a small outpost of the Koi Palace group, is offering frozen dim sum in bulk to steam at home. For orders over $50, a 10% discount is offered. Order by phone or online to ...
Last week I stopped at Famous Dumpling House for a solo lunch when passing through San Jose. Noodles are handmade in-house and dumplings are wrapped fresh to-order. Customers mark off selections on...
Wow, color me impressed by the cuisine and the high standards for service at Camden Spit & Larder in its fifth week of operation. And this was just for happy hour in the lounge when the restaurant ...
I'm meeting a friend in Studio City who needs to bring her large, well behaved dog, but I'm unfamiliar with the area and would like a place with outdoor seating for her dog, as well as a place that...
This venue just off an exit of Hwy 101 and next to Denny's has been one Mexican restaurant or another for many years. The current iteration, Restaurante El Michoacano, opened last fall. Recently...
We are holding a farewell get together for a co-worker and we would like to do it at a pub style restaurant that is centrally located. There will be about 30 people travelling from Hamilton, Guelp...
A few weeks ago i needed a quick bite before a meeting in Watsonville. I popped into what used to be Lucy's Tamales, now called The Tamale Factory on Main Street. I tried one pork tamale and a m...
When Jaime and I started planning my return to Ensenada nearly five years after my previous visit, he asked if I wanted to go back to any of the places I’d already tried. The casual, harbor-side ea...
Five years ago, Mom and I spent two weeks holed up in a vacation rental in Pleasure Point while her home was being repaired. Yesterday I had a chance to return to our old neighborhood to see what's...
Last Wednesday three of us got together for happy hour at Rustic House Oyster Bar and Grill in San Carlos. A first time for each of us, we were pleased with the quality and value found here.
My friend and I convened at Barefoot Coffee Roaster's cafe in Campbell to hold our Mardi Gras sweets taste-off. A first time for both of us, as I had previously been unaware that Barefoot had reope...
Awhile ago a friend had recommended the meatball sandwich at Mal's Market in Seaside on the Monterey Peninsula. We headed over there on Thursday after an appointment. I'm glad that I was pointed he...
After the Sichuan cooking demo at Contra Costa College, I headed to the other side of 880 to El Sobrante to check out the local Burmese place for lunch. Hornbill Burmese Cuisine has been open a lit...
Tupelo Coffeehouse in East Sac was my home away from home yesterday. I started my day there with a large cappuccino and to use the wifi. A medium roast and well-made, though not as complex as Templ...