Return to Cafe Stems

Last weekend we headed over to the Convoy area...

We were just at The Forum not too far away in Clairemont...

Cafe Stems with Kirbie + Cake de Partie revisit

During my break, it was nice relaxing with family as well as going out with my friends on different occasions.

(where I parked across the street on Daggett)

On this particular sunny January day (a nice break from all that rain), I made my way to the Convoy corridor for a lunch meetup with my good friend Kirbie.

I got there early so I could do street parking...

SBPM Revisit - I'A Fish Market & Cafe + Flagstone Pantry

Before heading over to Franceschi Park, we made a quick stop back here,

at the SB Public Market to pick up a few items for dinner...

Tom Ham's Lighthouse + views from Harbor Island

We took the scenic route to Harbor Island from OB...ending up on Talbot Street in Point Loma where you can enjoy these views:

We hadn't been to Harbor Island in quite a while...


Bert suggested our lunch destination at the end of this man made peninsula...

Vietnamese salads @ Pho Mai Cali & Phuong Trang + a revisit to Tokyo Central & Main

I had just picked up TC from a volunteer gig.  Nearby was a place we hadn't been to in awhile...

It was time for a revisit...

Lemonade, UTC

Last week, I was at UTC with my co-workers for a counselor luncheon at Seasons 52. This time, I wasn't here for a work related reason...

TC really wanted to try out the newest Lemonade eatery and since we were "up in the area"

Green Acre, Campus Pointe location

A few days after we got back from our trip, I had a lunch meet up with Dennis of A Radiused Corner

I'd bumped into him a few months ago while doing errands in Kearny Mesa.  Lunch was his choice and it turned out to be near his work.

Down the street is the second location of Green Acre, which has a lovely garden near the parking lot.

Return to The Purple Mint Bistro

From thunder, lightning and heavy rain yesterday to this...

(on the 905 heading west) Clear skies!

But how long will they last...

because we saw the thunderhead clouds in the distance...

as we approached our lunch destination in Grantville...

Lunch with Wandering Chopsticks @ Kafe Sobaka & dessert @ Hammond's

A few weekends ago, I got a call from Wandering Chopsticks if we could meet up for lunch...

We meant to meet up earlier this year but our schedules didn't quite match up but this time, the stars were in aligment. Remembering she hadn't tried Georgian cuisine yet, I suggested Kafe Sobaka over in Golden Hill...

Return to Kafe Sobaka Restoran Pomegranate

As mentioned earlier, Buona Forchetta was closed for lunch as it was a weekday so we ended up going to our backup plan...

to the next neighborhood down from South Park which was Golden Hill...

At the corner of C and Broadway, you could see the cool sign and the adjacent reflection of the Turf Supper Club. If you go further north on Broadway, you will hit Pizzeria Luigi and Krakatoa. But no, weren't in a Pizza or sandwich mood...

Wich Addiction

A couple of weeks ago, I was up in Manila Mesa...

set to have lunch with the ever so knowledgeable Mary (of This Tasty Life) and Faye (of Faye's Fork) at a "hidden" eatery tucked into a quiet business district...

Anniversary Dinner @ West Coast Tavern

Now on to our "real" anniversary dinner...

Bert wanted me to choose a place and I thought it would be fun to go here since we could catch the tail end of happy hour...

Sherman's Shack

UPDATE - This place is now CLOSED as of 9/2014.

Last weekend we wanted to try something new...

I remembered a place I'd read about from one of Mary's old posts (well, not that old). It was a place that offered stuffed burgers. That was all it took for Bert to agree to check it out...

Birthday Dinner Part 1 - Soda & Swine

Last weekend was my birthday dinner outing with the Educator GF's (TORC, D, and KD)...

We were going to try something  different since we've normally gone out mainly for lunch. This time it would be an early early dinner...

Green Acre Part 2 - The Food

Now where was I?

Oh yes, last time we were admiring the fantabulous gardens belonging to Green Acre, located in the Nautilus Three building in an office park in La Jolla...

Hanna's Gourmet

Today turned out to be an accidental birthday foodcrawl...

this time for the lovely KD, who comprises 1/4 of our group of the Educator GF's...

Plan B - 30th Street Cafe

A few days ago, I met up with Cathy of Mmm-Yoso. Our original lunch destination was this place:

which unfortunately (and I failed to read the hours correctly on their website) is CLOSED on Mondays and Tuesdays!  This is a small eatery and catering place on Adams Ave that I'd read good things about. One thing that attracted me was their  focus on one international cuisine a week. This week was supposed to be German food! Alas, it was not meant to be this day....

So instead, Plan B was to consult my GPS to see what else was nearby...

MJ's Yogurt Time & Deli

This past weekend, we decided to try a new food joint in our area...

Despite the title, they sell more than just yogurt here...

A Bday lunch for MFH @ Que Huong

Hot off the press...

A chick's day out with Mi Firme Heina (MFH) to celebrate her (belated) birthday...

Lunch at the Westside Tavern (before Cosmopolis)

Yesterday, Bert and I did a mini roadtrip up to L.A. to watch "Cosmopolis" which opened this past Friday in NYC and L.A.

Our destination was the Landmark Theaters at the Westside Pavilion. They had this new fangled "Parking Guidance System" and "Controlled Parking Program" where you can tell which floor of the parking structure has available spaces....

But wait, there's more!