Drinks round up - S3, Kaffee Meister, Starbucks, Influx, Pavaraga, the Forum, Bird Rock (Morena) + Cafe Virtuoso

This is one of them round up posts...

It's easier doing compilations when the mood strikes, so let's start with S3...

Tropical Star Revisit

Last night TC was enjoying homecoming...

After dropping her off, it was time to do a revisit to Tropical Star!

Coronado Spice & Tea

Earlier this morning while enjoying our drinks at Santos Coffee House...

I didn't realize that this other spot I'd been meaning to check out was right across the street...

Indian Food Crawl - Surati Farsan Mart, Akshar Cash & Carry, Bawarchi Dosa, Miramar Cash & Carry + even more flavors @ Kwality Ice Cream

It's been awhile since we tried Indian food...

This time TC and I were joined by a friend, his wife and daughter along with two other friends (a couple) for their first Indian food crawl...

Coffee Soda with Andytown beans

Recently Bert made coffee soda...

(from my "Andytown Coffee Roasters" post, November 2014)

using beans from Andytown Coffee Roasters in the Outer Sunset...

Return to Bella Vista Social Club and Caffe

TC had a performance nearby earlier today. To kill time between the drop off and the actual performance, we went to the Sanford Consortium building near UCSD...

I hadn't been back to Bella Vista (I've shortened the name if you haven't noticed)...since last year. As for the ocean view? You can kind of see it...

The day started off overcast which made for nice and even lighting...

Soda & Swine, Liberty Station

This past weekend I had the pleasure of joining Kirbie for lunch at the new Soda & Swine in Liberty Station...

Some of your may remember this site as the former location for the short lived Roseville Cozinha...

Return to James Coffee

Despite the slight sprinkles we experience earlier this morning, the sky was beginning to clear and the sun peek through...

My not so secret parking spot on India was taken so I had to pay for parking dagnabbit...

We weren't planning to stay long...

Return to Cucina Urbana

After the prom which we enjoyed seeing our students looking so sharply dressed and so beautiful...

we headed across the Prado bridge over to Cucina Urbana.

Craft Kitchen

Early Friday evening, Bert and I dropped off TC to watch a school play for "extra credit".  Being without the teen meant "date night"...

So off we went to La Mesa to a place recommended by Cathy..

Rocket Fizz, SLO

Gotta love the font on these signs, reminiscent of the Spanish/Mission heritage in San Luis Obispo...

The brown is kind of blah but I'm sure they chose it because it's the same color as the robes worn by the Spanish friars...

The coffee place we wanted to go to was on Higuera but I spied this kitschy soda shop first...

Recent gifts, some food related...

This summer I was able to enjoy the company of good friends in various settings...

Earlier today, we met up with Wandering Chopsticks, after a three year hiatus...

Return to Galco's Soda Pop Stop

Cathy and I were on our way to the outer edges of Chinatown, but before doing so...would be passing by Highland Park on Arroyo Parkway...

This is where you will find this most awesome soda shop on York Blvd...

A few more food gifts...

Over the past few months, I received a few food gifts,

which of course, are the best kind of all...

Galco's Soda Pop Stop

With our "second breakfast" settling in...we made our way to the freeway to get to L.A.  As I often do when I "navigate", I check our Garmin and see what spots are on the map as we are driving.

When I saw that Galco's was very close by, I asked Bert to make the next exit, York...

which brought us to this old school shop in the historic neighborhood of Highland Park...

Assorted food gifts...or why it's great to have food bloggers as friends!

This post detailing food or food related gifts is a little late but better late than never I say.

t's always nice getting unexpected treats like these, from the always charming Jenny of Jenny Wenny Cakes whom I met up with before Christmas time...