• The Girl and The Fig, Sonoma – “Country Food with a French Passion”

    Decided to take Theresa on an overnight trip to Sonoma to celebrate her birthday. Scouring the Internet and Yelp for restaurants around downtown Sonoma, The Girl and the Fig kept on popping up as a recommended one. Evidently, this restaurant was a hidden gem among locals and foodies in the know until it got famous …

  • Clay Oven Indian Restaurant, Vacaville

    We caught a late lunch after shopping at the Vacaville outlets.  Our friend Irene mentioned this place as a good casual place, so we decided to try it.  It is located in what looks like a former diner or Denny’s type of establishment neighboring a Motel 6. The menu consisted of standard Indian fare.  Orders …

  • Bill of Fare Restaurant, San Jose

    Bill of Restaurant is an unassuming restaurant tucked behind a Rotten Robbies gas station, in what can be described as a dated, Waffle House looking exterior. We have driven past it many times on Saratoga Ave and not given it much credit for being a good restaurant, expecting it to fold as we never saw …

  • Review – The Boiling Crab, San Jose off Curtner Avenue

    A couple of weeks ago, we went to Boiling Crab for a Saturday lunch.  This location is in a strip mall/retail center off Curtner Avenue in South San Jose. They have another location on Capitol Expressway. The restaurant opens at high noon, and this place is popular. Yup, that is a line you see below, …