#1130 is The Breakfast Club, which I like for breakfast when I’m in that neighborhood. On the subject of breakfasts, The Old Monterey Cafe on Alvarado in Monterey and Toasties on Lighthouse in Pacific Grove also are very...

this year. Got to try them all today. Lots of small artisinal places, not just Juniper Grove, now. Highlights: basil-hazelnut frommage blanc from Alsea Acres and the smoked sublimity from Oregon Gourmet Cheeses. Both expensive...

You’ve got to hit the Bendistillery. They make their own gin using local juniper berries. Vodka was good too. It’s a cool little place on an alley just off of the main street with low lights, a quiet back room, and a...

. It’s a madhouse during the sales, though. Beware. - Tacos Mexico (I think is the name) at the corner of Parkridge and Main St. It was formerly a Taco Bell. They sell great tacos, my favorite being buche. I also liked...

Chicken Feet at Dim Sum. My favorite!!!! Buche Tacos at Carnitas Los Reyes in Orange.

There are tons of places in and around that area for lunch. On Dundas between Bay and University: - Coconut Grove for Jamaican/West Indies - Indochine for PanAsian - Runyx for paninis - JapanGo (on Elizabeth) for excellent sushi - Yueh...

Another hound for the Fog! Try to find it for less than $20/#. If I’m having a crappy day, shoving a few ounces of Humboldt Fog down my gullet will really cheer me up, it’s like a drug. I’ve enjoyed all of...

Don’t know about anyone else in the Fairfax / Grove district, but we’ve been waiting for some fresh meat, so to speak. Friday was their opening night and we went despite our better judgment. Thank goodness for the...

—at best, haute Taco Bell. What’s truly shocking is how little things changed. Real fish tacos—not the Burrito Boyz fish-n-chips in a tortilla—would be a nice start. Maybe we should open our own place,...

've gone one street too far), walk north a short distance to Dufferin Grove park. Find a bench and enjoy. If you’re bringing kids, even better... they’ll have a blast in the sand pit and play area. -s

at the markets. The name is Juniper Grove. They make goat cheeses. They’re a little spendy, but they’ll let you taste them, and I think a couple of them compare with foreign cheeses I’ve had at **** and *****...

. But pinstripeprincess' and Juniper's suggestions regarding the downtown locations are pretty good.

Blue Marin French Cheese Company Petite Triple Cream Smoked Chardonay Cheddar Cypress Grove Ripe Goat Cheese w/Ash Meyenberg Smoked Jack Goat Vermont Butter and Cheese Co. Coupole Roundous Tripple “Fest”(?) Firefly Farms...

cooked dishes. Thai Nakorn – Garden Grove/Buena Park (hundreds of posts on this place – just try to find better on the west side, or in Thai Town for that matter) Napa Rose – Anaheim (many recent posts on this as...

For a friend’s party made the Cake Bible’s Buche de Noel, which I found aggressively so-so. The cake was so delicate it was barely noticeable next to the whipped cream in was rolled in, much less the ganache it was...