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07/24/2026

The Best Views In Town – The Birch Aquarium

No trip to the San Diego area is complete without a visit to the Birch Aquarium. It is part of the Scripps Institute of Oceanography at UCSD. While Birch is smaller than the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, it is still impressive. Birch Aquarium is more research-oriented with an incredible team of people to answer your questions. I wondered out loud what an unusual item was and a staff member immediately came over....

No trip to the San Diego area is complete without a visit to the Birch Aquarium. It is part of the Scripps Institute of Oceanography at UCSD. While Birch is smaller than the Aquarium of the Pacific…

06/22/2026

Shanghai-Style Chinese Food In Southern California

For decades now, Convoy Street has been the destination for amazing restaurants and markets within San Diego. Originally, the area was known as Camp Kearny – named after Brigadier General Ste…

06/06/2026

Stung by Killer Bee Pizza In Oceanside!

I have heard so much about Corner Pizza’s Killer Bee pizza. So, I knew I had to try it. My husband John, reluctantly, joined me for my latest food adventure. It ended up being a delicious food extravaganza. So, what is on a Killer Bee pizza? It consists of sauce, mozzarella, Gorgonzola, fresh rosemary, soppressata (an Italian dry-cured salami), pepperoni and chili honey....

I have heard so much about Corner Pizza’s Killer Bee pizza. So, I knew I had to try it. My husband John, reluctantly, joined me for my latest food adventure. It ended up being a delicious food extr…

06/02/2026

Oceanside California – A Not So Hidden Gem

Whether you are looking for a place for a fun day trip, a weekend getaway or a new place to hang your hat, Oceanside offers so much. Mission San Luis Rey The state of California has 21 Spanish missions along a 600-mile path that the Spanish built, with forced labor from Native Americans, between 1769 and 1823. Oceanside is lucky to have the largest of the missions....

Whether you are looking for a place for a fun day trip, a weekend getaway or a new place to hang your hat, Oceanside offers so much. Mission San Luis Rey The state of California has 21 Spanish miss…

05/12/2026

Fondue Is Fun All the Time!

I’m a cheese monger and I recently decided to host a cheese fondue event at my store in honor of Mother’s Day weekend. The event proved to be popular with both customers and employees. Fondue offers so many creative options and sets the tone for a fun day. A surprising number of people were new to trying cheese fondue. I have seen many variations in the basic recipe but this is how I like to make my fondue:...

04/25/2026

The San Diego Zoo Safari Park & Valley Of The Elephants

04/17/2026

The Nixon Presidential Library & Museum

California is lucky to have two Presidential Libraries: the Reagan in Simi Valley and the Nixon in Yorba Linda. I have visited the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum a number of times an…

04/15/2026

What’s It Like To Carve An 85-Pound Wheel Of Parmesan Cheese?

This is something I never envisioned doing until I became a professional cheese monger. It is exciting, a bit daunting and definitely exhausting…mostly it is fun. Authentic Parmigiano Reggiano is s…

04/07/2026

Lobster Roll

I first discovered the delicious treat known as the lobster roll years ago while attending college in Massachusetts. At the time, I had no idea of the controversy: cold or hot, celery or no celery …

04/02/2026

Say Cheese!