San Diego Food

Although Michael and Darren frequent the Liberty Station shopping area near Point Loma, I have never been.  This was my first time was to Con Pane and it was a perfect sunny San Diego day to go out for lunch. When we arrived, there was a small line of people waiting to get their lunch. [...]

A strange name perhaps, but Opera Cafe delivers a stellar performance! Jorgina had been wanting to try this cafe for some time now.  She had heard about it from a friend a few months ago.  So, we finally made the trek up a couple Saturdays ago.  We are both certainly glad we did! Opera Cafe [...]

Babbo Grande, originally located in Hillcrest has transformed into Babbo’s Bar and Grille, now located in University Heights. I have never been to Babbo Grande before, and based on the reviews online, it seemed like their signature dish is crepes. From their menu (apology for the blurred images, you can also see the menu on their [...]

The day I first encountered Chef Brian Malarkey’s cooking was at Oceanaire, before his Top Chef days.  The crab cake there was hands down the best crab cake I’ve ever tasted in my life.  After Top Chef, he’s blown up in San Diego and seems like he has his hands in every new restaurant opening [...]

So, this time Food Network’s show, Restaurant: Impossible, motivated us to try out a new restaurant called the Trails, a neighborhood eatery, located in the San Carlos area of San Diego.  In this series, the brawny, ex-British Navy chef, Robert Irvine takes on the challenge of renovating an unsuccessful restaurant in 2 days with a [...]