La Jolla Archives - Chef Marian

Restaurant Review for Dora, La Jolla

May 25, 2026 by Chef Marian

Laurie enjoys her ravioli while I indulge in the Chicken dish, which is so well prepared, so moist, so delicious that I am forgetting how rude our waitress is.

Sustainable Restaurants: Another Closed!

I got the ‘bad’ word this past week. Casa de Luz in North Park Closed. Are Sustainable Restaurants on... (More)

Water or waaahter? By Chef Marian

I don’t know why but I just don’t like feeling pressured to drink water. Wahhh! STOP BEING A BABY... (More)

Review of 2015 Culinary Trends

To wrap this year, Sterling Rice Group talked about the 2015 Culinary Trends they expected for this past year and... (More)

Table of 6, Ciccia Osteria, Barrio Logan, San Diego

This is authentic Italian Food. It's not Italian Style, like so many of our restaurants that say they are... (More)

Fire Stick Plants are Poisonous

My girlfriend Alicia told me about these beautiful, easy to grow Fire Stick Plants. They’re beautiful with bright pinks,... (More)

Coconut Oil – The Real Story

I have heard that rice (if cooked with Coconut Oil) and saved in the fridge overnight makes the rice... (More)

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