Pie-Not - The Aussie Style Bakery

Well now...we just had savory pastries at 85C, then hopped over to Bon Epi for a mac fix. Then we had a hipster "doughnut" next door at Sidecar.  We could NOT pass this place up especially since San Diego doesn't have a place like this...

and more importantly, because there was NO LINE!

This place seemed to be pretty new...

Return to SEL in RPQ & Yogurt Swirl

What's nice about being on break is that I can finally go out to lunch with my friends and with TC. It really beats being cooped up in the office and eating at my desk or having leftovers.

Best of all, I am not subjected to the narrow whims of several of my co-workers who seem to be afraid to venture out of their culinary comfort zone.

Paris Baguette @ the new Zion

Did I mention how spacious it was in here?

This is the view facing the exit. It's near a jewelry store and some K-Pop gift shop.

The new Zion Market

A few days ago, TC and I finally got to check out the new Zion Market...

which was formerly a Sears store on Clairemont Mesa Blvd.

This turned out to be a day where we hit up three different ethnic markets, but this would be the first stop...

Hipster "Doughnuts" @ Sidecar

With the skies still gray and our curiosity piqued about this new donut place in Costa Mesa,

southward we went on our little food adventure with Cathy at the wheel...

Bon Epi revisit

Within the same shoping center (in which EVERY business is Asian,) is yet another bakery across the parking lot...

While Bon Epi may not be as crowded as 85C, it was still a place we had to visit...

Purple and rust

Every springtime in San Diego, the jacaranda blossoms start to bloom...

heralding the end of Spring and the beginning of summer...

The long way to "The Adobo Road" book signing- Stop 1: 85C with Cathy

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of going on a mini road trip (which of course, turned into a Food Crawl) with my good friend, the ever knowledgeable Cathy of Mmm-Yoso.

The occasion? We were on our way up to Pasadena for foodblogger turned author, Marvin Gapulto's publication of "The Adobo Road", a Filipino cookbook.

Our first stop was a place I'd been to many times before, but Cathy hadn't. As you can see, NO LINE!

The "usual" at Pho Convoy

To celebrate my last day of work and TC's last day of school, we went out for dinner at our local Vietnamese place, Pho Convoy.

Our baby tween is now officially an 8th grader ((sniff))!

We noticed the specials board featuring eggplant...

Mabuhay Festival

This past weekend we attended this event at Kimball Park in National City...

Of course, I was interested in the food...

Sugary Toroids

TC and I went to get our free donuts today at the local Krispy Kreme located in Eastlake at the shopping center with Kohl's, Marisco's Hector's, Wings and Things, and Jack in the Crack.

We haven't been there since I signed up on their website and got a freebie coupon for one donut. Today's occasion was National Donut Day. I normally don't pay attention to these "Day of (insert food item here), but hey, you say, "free donut" of your choice, and I'm there!