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Toscana Cafe and Wine Bar (Gaslamp)

Toscana Cafe and Wine Bar (Gaslamp)

  Michael and I don’t get out to downtown as much as we used to but we did get the chance to try Toscana Cafe and Wine Bar on 5th Ave. the other day.  It boasts one of the larger patios in downtown and looks great on a sunny San Diego day. We sat inside [...]


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Rubios (Mission Valley)

Rubios (Mission Valley)

It has been a while since Michael or I had been to Rubios.  I heard they brought back the original fish taco a while ago but never got to try it…until now!  Hopefully most of you have heard of Rubios or seen them in San Diego.  They have about 200 locations and have been serving [...]


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Phil’s (Santee)

Phil’s (Santee)

Happy Holidays everyone!!!  It’s almost Christmas so I hope everyone travels safe, has fun, and you got all your shopping done! For those of you who don’t know or follow Phil’s BBQ (the best fake bbq west of Yuma), Phil’s opened a new restaurant in Santee not too long ago in October.  I still remember [...]


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Cultural Spotlight: Chin’s or Should I say “Chef Chin” (Kearny Mesa)

Cultural Spotlight: Chin’s or Should I say “Chef Chin” (Kearny Mesa)

Chin’s is a Chinese restaurant in San Diego you may have heard of. Compared to other Chinese restaurants, it is quite “fancy” in decoration and pricing. I heard that the Chin’s restaurants are owned by one family, and throughout the years they have separated into two ownerships.  You may have noticed the Chin’s on Convoy became “Chef Chin”. The [...]


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Caffe Calabria for Food or Coffee?

Caffe Calabria for Food or Coffee?

Not sure if you remember our Facebook Poll earlier about defining yourself as a foodie. Most of the people identify themselves as the “Discoverer”, who is always in search of new, local and ethnic food. At SDF, we are always fond of discovering new places and food that we’ve never been to and ate before. [...]


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