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Monday, July 9th, 2007, I attended the Chocolate and Beer Pairing event at Stone Brewery.  I have been meaning to get up there for soem time, to tour the brewery.  It took a night of chocolate to actually get me to act on that thought...!

None the less, the event was fantastic.  Each "pair" was introduced by the representatives of Stone and Chuao.

The CEO of Stone Brewery is well-spoken, clearly excited ...

San Francisco isn't the only "Bay Area" in California. San Diego boasts a Big Bay of its own, from the northern most Point Loma and Cabrillo National Monument to the southern most Imperial Beach, the Coronado "Island" and Silver Strand make a bay that extends from the heart of San Diego's downtown in both directions.

At the north end, visit the Cabrillo National Monument to explore tide pools and learn about ...

Where can you and your family go for a day of big grins and chuckles from engaging in or watching such activities as Turkey Stampedes, Prune Pit Spitting Contests, Luche Libre, and Ostrich/Camel Racing? Now does that means the Ostriches will be racing the Camels? I'm not sure how that works, but anyway, I'm sure you've guessed it - the San Diego County Fair.  

The 2007 San Diego County Fair will run 22 days, from ...

The Japanese Gardens in Balboa park are located just north of the giant outdoor organ (the largest out door organ in the country, by the way). The gardens require a modest fee to enter, and it is worth, but probably only one time. I wish I could say that the gardens are a spectacular place to while away an entire day or afternoon, but the truth ...

Here are some resources for dining locally and in season in San Diego.

Local Harvest offers lists of farmers and locally produced natural foods, available by USA zip code. A list of San Diego food producers is found here.

Slow Food is an international movement dedicated to preserving artisanal ways of growing and preparing food. San Diego has it's own chapter.

They also have a list of Slow ...

The 24th annual Wine and Roses Charity Wine Tasting and sale will take place this year on June 10th from 3-6:30 PM. This is a great wine and food tasting event that features domestic and imported wines from over 70 wineries and delectable food items from twenty-five of San Diego's best restaurants. The event will take place downtown in the gaslamp district at the ...

TUESDAY
Coronado - 2:30 to 6 p.m.
Old Ferry Landing at First St and B Ave
Manager: Mary Hillebrecht (760) 741-3763

Escondido - 2:30 to dark (effective Oct. 3)
Grand Ave between Broadway and Kalmia St
Manager: Debra Rosen (760) 745-8877
Website: www.downtownescondido.com/events/farmers_market

UCSD/La Jolla - 10 ...

Gourmet Tamales is a small family-run business based in Oceanside.  They sell their tamales at farmer’s markets around San Diego, and even up into Orange County and LA.  Their flavors include sweet corn and scallion (simple, but one of my favorites), spicy black bean (flavorful, but not really spicy), green mole and vegetables, feta and spinach, poblano and cheese, chile relleno (similar to the poblano), Tinga (spicy chicken), beef, and ...

In the glow of the twilight, Julie, while gingerly finishing a chocolate savarin with Grand Marnier orange sauce was philosophizing about her question, "what to do after a frumpy one night stand." This all brought remembrances to me of another shopping trip to San Francisco - it seems that we again had returned empty-handed.

Anyway, Julie had concluded that her one night stand went wrong when she realized her ...

I go for the food. Tom goes for the art. We both like shopping and music. So what’s not to love about San Diego’s largest outdoor art festival, ArtWalk 2007, this Saturday and Sunday April 28-29 in historic Little Italy?

My first stop is always Filippi’s Pizza Grotto (www.realcheesepizza.com), Vincent and Madeleine DePhilippis’ little “cash and carry” grocery store turned family ...