chomping grounds

Every year McDonald's celebrates St. Patrick's Day with their Shamrock shake.  Usually it's only at select locations, but this y...

I saw these a couple months ago when I was flying through Dubai and hoped they would make an appearance soon in the States...and they did!  ...

Sushi House may not be the most posh sushi spot I've eaten at, but its a decent price for the quality you get and the menu is pretty big...

Nopa - the brunch.  Nopa recently added brunch to their restaurants hours, but reservations are just as hard to get as their dinner reservat...

Having stuffed myself from breakfast and needed something sweet, I picked up this espresso twinkie.  Its a cute little play on the Hostess t...

Possibly a little premature celebration of the great weather with some Bi-Rite ice cream.  Truthfully, I can eat Bi-Rite ice cream in col...

Just within the last 5 or so years I've grown a love for cheese.  Ever since I came back from Spain I've been in search for a cheese...

Food at Buddhanusorn Thai Temple goes down every sunday starting around 10 until 2p.  Its best to get here around before 10:30 because parki...

I'm a huge fan of Alembic.  Its dark, always changing inventive menu, creative drinks, and small space makes me feel like I'm in...

A random mini hot weather streak led me to pine for some ice cream.  Apparently, half of Berkeley felt the same way.  A 30 minute line to ge...

Pho, bun bo hue,and bun rieu are probably the most popular and commonly known  Vietnamese soups in the Bay Area.  Bun Mam Soc Trang probably...

The clam chowder at Cook's is really popular.  This chowder was not as thick as I prefer.  Even though the flavor of the chowder was pre...