San Diego Food

Deep in the heart of Chula Vista is a sprawling, upscale mall with the iconic white tents encompassing the 10th Annual Chula Vista Rotary Food and Wine Festival with over 50 vendors. It was just starting to cool down and the sun was close to setting when we arrived at the venue. A beautiful setting for [...]

To be precise, it’s not really Hawaiian cuisine, but Guamanian or Chamorro. I was a bit intrigued to try the Island style dishes, which is my first time having Guamanian food. It is located at the very corner of a strip mall, but after we arrived, we saw a few groups of people coming in [...]

When I think of the food in the South, particularly food I had in “Bama”, all I would think about are mashed potatoes, sweet corn, mac & cheese, beans, corn bread, slow cooked meat and my favorite–sweet tea. My host mom used to cook me home style southern food all the time. At that time [...]

Taking a little time off in Hawaii this week.  Here are a few delicious things I’ve been eating! Saimin with wonton from Palace Saimin  BBQ Beef Sticks from Palace Saimin  Lomi Lomi Salmon from Ono Seafood Market 1/2 Shoyu Poke and 1/2 Hawaiian Poke over rice from Ono Seafood Market Tomorrow the wife and I will [...]

Hawaiian food has a special place in my foodie heart. My dad and that side of the family grew up in Hawaii so naturally he passed his passion of Hawaiian food down onto the next generation. There are certain aspects of Island Style Cafe that capture some of the moments I’ve experienced in Honolulu, but [...]