food-wine
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High Brew Coffee Cold Brew Delicious Pick-me-up
Three flavors, 60 calories each. Chill before drinking or pour over ice. So I ran out of my supply of coffee at home recently so I decided to make a trip to the store and pick up some more. But I was feeling adventurous so I bought something new on the shelves. The little cans…
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Super Antojitos One Place to Avoid on Taco Tuesday
Yes, I know it was Cinco de Mayo, yes, we knew it would be busy but this doesn’t excuse a place for having horrendous customer service. If you’ve visited my blog regularly, you know that I’m a pretty upbeat guy. I’m a glass half full kind of guy but I also owe it to you…
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Summer is Coming, Do you Have Your Coco Jack Yet? And Coupon.
The Coco Jack is really cool. It’s a little device that allows you to enjoy coconuts like never before. Wait, what? You didn’t know you can have fresh coconut at home? Well you couldn’t really do it before. Not easily at least. Where I grew up, in Puerto Vallarta (Mexico), fresh coconuts are a staple…
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Charlie Palmer at Bloomingdale’s for Birthday Dinner
Charlie Palmer is a high end restaurant with locations across the country. This is from our visit to Charlie Palmer at Bloomingdale’s in South Coast Plaza. Recently they reworked their menu and kitchen to make them more of a steakhouse than just a fine dining restaurant. We went there for my wife’s birthday and the…
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Diesel Brew, Smooth Cold Brewed Coffee for the Masses
When I started drinking coffee, I saw coffee just as a booster. I drank coffee as a way to give me some pep if I had a long night ahead or if I had little sleep the night before. I like it with sugar and cream and I admit I’ll go for a Starbucks white…
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Smash Burger. First visit, Thoughts and Comments
The other day we went to a new spot in town called Smash Burger. People are talking about it and me, being a burger lover decided to go check it out. We went out and it seemed like it was so late because it was pitch black already but it’s just the season. Winter is…
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Urban Seoul – Review
Dot Com Lunch meets at some regular spots throughout Orange County, but we’re always looking for new places to visit and try. In this episode of Dot Com Lunch, we went to Urban Seoul. If you want to join us next time, be sure to join our meetup page to receive updates! This time we…
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Marché Moderne Prix Fixe Review
We had a founders meeting for lunch the other day. And by founders I mean the three of us that started the Dot Com Lifestyle meetup. John Marc and I. We decided to visit Marché Moderne for lunch. I’ve heard about it before and I was excited to try it out. Marché Moderne is tucked…
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The Kicking Crab
A culinary adventure awaits you if you’ve never been to a place like The Kicking Crab, go to the Costa Mesa location for faster service. I was first introduced to this type of food by my Wife when she took me to The Boiling Crab years ago. We’ve been going to that place pretty regularly…
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Have a slice of Hula Pie
The other Friday, my buddy Robert Cardoza and I stoped for lunch at Jakes Del Mar. Jakes del Mar is one of about a dozen restaurants owned and managed by TS Restaurants. I didn’t know this, but Duke’s in Huntington Beach is also one of the restaurants in the group, I’ve been there a few…