Author: Paul Smith

  • The Best Pizza in Rome… Has to be because we met Bobby Flay there

    We recently went to Italy for our honeymoon and we started our adventure in Rome. We ate at quite a few amazing restaurants, and I took a lot of food pictures, so I’ll be doing individual posts for all the different places of note that we went to. The first…

  • You need to give a cluck about this fried chicken

    Recently, Andy had a work trip to Chicago and I definitely wanted to tag along because 1) I’ve never been and 2) their food scene is supposed to be crazy good. I was there for 4 nights and we fit a lot into that time as well as during the…

  • Streetcar Merchants of Fried Chicken, Doughnuts, and Coffee

    Streetcar Merchants of Fried Chicken, Doughnuts, and Coffee

    When you think of San Diego you conjure up images of sunny beaches, surfers, burritos, and avocados; i don’t think fried chicken comes into your mind at all. Streetcar Merchants is going to change that, because they are doing amazing fried chicken. We went for lunch one day, with some…

  • Juniper & Ivy

    Juniper & Ivy

    Let me start by saying that Juniper & Ivy is my favorite restaurant in San Diego.  They opened in March 2014 and I’ve been 9 times already.  We always seem to take new people with us each time, exposing them to the culinary delights that this restaurant has to offer. …

  • Valentines Day – Herringbone, La Jolla

    Valentines Day – Herringbone, La Jolla

    This was a weird day. This was the first Valentines day I had to work at night in years. With that, Andy and I decided a few days before that we should go do lunch that day and we decided on Herringbone in La Jolla. Now, full disclosure time –…

  • A Bite Of Boston… In Rancho Bernardo

    A Bite Of Boston… In Rancho Bernardo

    So, we’re driving home from the dog park and Andy and I are having a common discussion . . . Where should we stop and have lunch? He decides on Bite of Boston, which I am not going to argue with since it is a restaurant I love. Bite of…

  • Brunch, Brunch, Brunch ( Snooze)

    Brunch, Brunch, Brunch ( Snooze)

    Brunch is like the siren song of my people. I think it’s because they can drink basically in the late morning/early afternoon and keep on all day. I myself don’t do that, I appreciate one or two but that’s all I can handle. I just like the fact I can…

  • Road Trip to Palm Springs

    Road Trip to Palm Springs

    I love last minute road trips, I mean who doesn’t??? It’s a chance to get out and see something you haven’t before or revisit something you have. Andy and I decided to take a road trip, just overnight, to Palm Springs. I’ve never been before and Andy has only been…

  • New Year’s Meal – Banker’s Hill Bar+Restaurant

    New Year’s Meal – Banker’s Hill Bar+Restaurant

    My first restaurant/food post is going to have to go back just a wee bit, to New Years Eve of 2014. We had dinner before a show with some great friends at Banker’s Hill Bar+Restaurant. Full disclosure, we do know the General Manager, who is a great guy, and the…