Cocktails for Cougars and Cowgirls

Posted on October 2, 2015 | Leave a comment


I don’t know if I qualify as a cowgirl (although, I went to college with some genuine cowboys AND took a summer school class in a building that had a rotating stage for showcasing cows and livestock, so…) and PLEASE don’t tell me I’m old enough to be a cougar (I swear, my brain is insisting that I’m only 27)… but I do like cocktails – so when presented with the opportunity to pore over pages and pages of gorgeous drinks, I hopped on board.

And then I made myself go be social and hang out with some “San Diego Influencers” at a fun little dinner at OB Warehouse that Jordan hosted to celebrate the launch of her book!

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Whisknladle San Diego Restaurant Week 2015 Preview

Posted on September 18, 2015 | Leave a comment


San Diego Restaurant Week is almost here! This year, you can celebrate all that San Diego has to offer (food-wise, at least) for over a week – September 20 through 27, 2015. (And I think we all expect that there will be a SDRW extension…)

This week, I was invited for a preview meal and chose Whisknladle in Little Italy. The last time I think I dined at Whisknladle, I’m pretty sure none of my friends had kids… so it’s been a while! I was looking forward to my visit, as I always hear amazing things (and I’m a big fan of their Prepkitchen locations). T was occupied for an evening, so I took the opportunity to have some girl time with my BFF. Continue reading →

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SDRW Launch Party 2015

Posted on September 16, 2015 | Leave a comment


San Diego Restaurant Week is coming up again (September 20-27, 2015) and in preparation, we were invited to the SDRW Launch Party hosted at Go Green Agriculture in Encinitas. Wineries, breweries, and (let’s be honest, what I was really interested in) participating restaurants would be offering up sips and bites.

It was pretty warm that day, even up in Encinitas, and the humidity was causing me to melt into a puddle, so we didn’t linger too much. We hunkered down under a patio umbrella and alternated walking around to gather samples for tasting.
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Taste of Downtown (San Diego) 2015

Posted on September 12, 2015 | 2 comments


It has been a couple of years since we’ve participated in a “Taste of” walking/eating/tasting event. But apparently my renewed, intermittent, and occasional blogging has put me back on the PR radar and I was invited to participate in this year’s Taste of Downtown. This year, I tagged my Instagram posts with #tasteofdtsd but I also saw others using #tasteofdowntown (but you’ll also see posts from totally different cities since I guess there are downtown areas outside of San Diego?!?)
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Din Tai Fung – Costa Mesa, CA

Posted on July 27, 2015 | 3 comments


The first time I went to Din Tai Fung, all I had to do was walk across this pedestrian skybridge connecting the mall to my hotel in Bellevue, WA where we were staying for a conference. T and I went 3 times that weekend and I started trying to come up with reasons why we would need to come back to Bellevue just to feed my dumpling craving. It’s a little crazy to think that we would fly to Seattle before driving to Arcadia for dumplings, but there you go.

I finally did make it to the Arcadia location, and then the new Arcadia location, but only because I was attending a training course near Pasadena that left me with plenty of time to explore on my own. When we heard that Din Tai Fung was opening a location in Costa Mesa, a spot not only closer to San Diego but also conveniently located close to both our respective companies in Orange County, I started to get excited. It also helps that it’s kind of on the way home from Disneyland.
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