Two years ago this month, I reviewed Native Foods in Encinitas on ChefMarian.com and Yelp. I thought I would run an update for you. I have spent a lifetime trying to help, not hurt chefs. So while I still do restaurant reviews, my goal is to bring you ‘the best’. Rarely in all my years of blogging … Read more
There’s a Restaurant I’ve passed by over and over again and thought: “Geez. I ought to try that”. It’s called Lobster West, Encinitas on South Coast Hwy 101 in Encinitas. Just a very small place with an nice extended front and side porch seating. It’s either part of the lumberyard or right next to the lumberyard. You … Read more
I booked a table for two at Roy’s La Jolla Friday night. We arrived at the restaurant early, to have a quick Happy Hour. I remember years and years ago when this restaurant needed to be updated and actually I had not been in since then. What a pleasant surprise! A great bar area and … Read more
As a worldwide traveled and educated Chef, I have come to develop a pretty good palate. I have over 300 blogs posted, I would say a third are Restaurant Reviews. You can also find them on Yelp. Unlike other Food Critics, my job (as I see it) is to tell you what is great out … Read more
I always think, when I go in to review Jake’s Del Mar, which I do once a year as a reviewer, that it will be good as it was last time. And then regularly I am surprised about how much better the staff is trained, and how they have created new, unexpected flavor profiles. Jake’s … Read more
First-hand in our faces at all these places…. here’s your Restaurant Week Reviews from our view! Should we start with dessert? YES CHEF! PLEASE!! Ok…. this smiley face Coconut Panna Cotta with a caramel rum sauce is at Sbicca. The only thing better than that? Their Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding with Tahitian Vanilla Bean Gelato. … Read more
I was talking to someone in the industry yesterday, and he told me that the original man who created what is now the Fairmont Grand, listed it in Del Mar even though it isn’t in Del Mar! It’s San Diego. And I guess he pissed a few people off. Well these days it’s called … Read more
This past weekend we decided, for my birthday (which this year ran from June 12th – June 20th with a multitude of events for my 70th Birthday) to head over to Steak 48, Del Mar Heights to do a Restaurant Review. They still gave us one of the six glass in booths they have … Read more
Every year we come to Catania, not for Italian Food, but for real, authentic, creative recipes, amazing cocktails and a really good wine list. We start with our favorite appetizer that is always consistently good, their Cauliflower. Everyone at the table loves it. Kathe says: “The cauliflower is good side by side with the … Read more
Here’s the 3rd part of a review of the class I taught last Friday called: UCSD Powerpoint: Review – What to buy, what to cook! On this YouTube Video I review what pots to buy, best place to find ’em, how to clean a pot, what you really should focus on eating and what that looks like, … Read more