Fine Dining: My family and I recently had the pleasure of visiting a piece of Santa Monica history — The Lobsterrestaurant — where fine cuisine and sensational sunsets merge to deliver the perfect seaside dining experience. Perched at the very start of the famous Santa Monica pier, the modern iteration of The Lobster restaurant is an […]

Fine Dining: Located within Santa Monica’s infamous outdoor shopping, dining, and entertainment Mecca known as Third Street Promenade, Locanda del Lago is an experience unto itself. This restaurant duly sets itself apart from the glut of others in the Promenade with its authentic Northern Italian cuisine crafted amid a vehement commitment to fresh, locally farmed […]

Food & Spirits: My quest for all things “spectacular San Diego” inevitably led me to Anthology — a distinctive venue offering a combination of avant-garde dining with an eclectic mix of live entertainment. Located near the bustling Little Italy district adjacent to downtown San Diego, Anthology is wonderfully reminiscent of the intimate supper clubs of yore, […]

Food & Spirits: One of San Diego’s brightest culinary jewels is The Marine Room restaurant, not only located in La Jolla Shores, but on it — quite literally. This esteemed restaurant and lounge, located on the grounds of the exclusive La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, offers an unsurpassed ocean-side dining experience replete with exquisite artisanal […]

Food & Spirits: As the literally translated “jewel” of San Diego, La Jolla is a seaside community rife with fine dining. Among the most popular with both residents and tourists alike is George’s at the Cove, which boasts fully three oceanfront eateries in one locale: George’s Bar and Ocean Terrace, both offering a casual bistro lunch […]

Fine Living: Food & Spirits: A recent trip to Santa Monica led me to one of the region’s newest and, dare I say, most impressive restaurants – FIG. While the location within the Fairmont Miramar Hotel and Bungalows may not presage the free spirited ways of this socially responsible, evolutionary eatery, one step in the door […]