As a season ticket holder, one of the perks we get is a meet and greet with the Anaheim Ducks players and staff at the annual “Face-off Fest” (formerly known as “Break the Ice”). It used to be a 2 day event, now condensed into a 4-hour event. […]
The Pink Patch Project (#PinkPatchProject) is an innovative public awareness campaign designed to bring attention to the fight against breast cancer and to support breast cancer research organizations in combating this devastating disease. My agency is participating for the first time in this campaign. What is the Pink […]
Six years ago, we met here for lunch. Porto’s must have amazing food, because our date ended up being a 4 hour meal. To be fair, yes their food is really that good.
Grill em All started off as a gourmet food truck, and they even won season 1 of the Great Food Truck Race. They opened up their brick n mortar in Alhambra, CA, serving up half pound burgers (ie: burgs) naming them after heavy metal people, groups or songs. […]
It’s Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort. Stephen and I wanted to try some of the seasonal goodies that was being offered. On the Disneyland website, they had the breakdown of the goodies, and the locations. We started off at Disney California Adventure (DCA) for the special Oktoberfest […]
It’s that time of year when Huy Fong Foods (known for their famous Sriracha sauce) opens their doors to celebrate the chili grinding season. For the next 4 or 5 weekends, visitors can come and do a self guided tour of HFF, take a many photos as you […]
It’s Labor Day, and that the official kick off for Apple Season!! Located about an hour and a half from Orange County is Oak Glen, a small community of orchards which grows apples, as well as berries and pumpkin. It was our first time going to Oak Glen, […]
I needed a restaurant that was near the La Mirada AMC 7, and this Peruvian place popped up. It’s located off Imperial and Santa Gertrudes, next door to a Mike’s burger, across the street from a Grocery Outlet strip mall. Upon walking in, the place is dark. We […]
What a hidden gem!! You really do need to know it’s here, as it’s tucked in the back of a strip mall, near a Jack in the Box and sandwiched between a WaBa fast food and Pilates place. On the outside, it looks like a fast food joint, […]
On Wednesday, it was #NationalBaoDay! So, what’s a Bao? If you google it, you’ll probably get the Pixar animated short “Bao”, about a Chinese woman suffering from empty nest syndrome, and brings to life a little dumpling to represent her son. In food, they are steamed buns called baozi, […]
I’ve had Cali Tacos bookmarked for the longest time, but hesitate on going because the one on Chapman had the reputation of having poor parking and crowded. Then, this location at 1631 17th Street opened up, and I took advantage that not too many people knew it was […]
I wanted to take my friend, Roger, out for his birthday, and he wanted to come to Home Kitchen, a mom n pop, hole in the wall, tiny little restaurant in Gardena. There’s plenty of different things on the menu, and they even have a Bento box of […]
Mrs. Bean (or @mrsbeanjianbing on social media) is a Chinese noodle place, located at the Main Place mall in Santa Ana. Karen and I was supposed to meet up at Boudins, but noticed this new Chinese noodle place was having their soft opening. The 20% off enticed us […]
Menya Ultra ramen is an award winning ramen place in Japan. In February 2017, they opened up a store in the outskirts of San Diego and was an instant hit. I have been following them on Instagram since their opening, and finally decided to drive down to try this […]
In 2013, Barilla, the makers of the dried pasta and canned sauces opened a fast-casual restaurant in New York City, near Radio City Music Hall. In November 2017, they opened a west coast location in South Coast Plaza, on the ground level below the popular Din Tai Fung. […]
After 6 years, I said goodbye to my Jeep and hello to a 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan, which I was told was a mash between a Tiger and Iguana. My car needed the windows tinted, so after looking at yelp reviews, I came across the Window Tinting, located in […]
National Fried Chicken day was Friday, July 6th but Disneyland Resort took it a step further and had the Fried Chicken Festival for the entire weekend. There was no additional perk or discount, but if you purchased a fried chicken dinner, you would get a commemorative button at […]
