If you're anything like me, you get excited when you receive gift cards. I'm all, "Sweet, I get to ____ for free!" However, this excitement usually wavers by a lot when that gift card is to a big chain restaurant. With the exception of Panera Bread, Chipotle, and PF Chang's (whose food I enjoy, but want to croak on the food in my mouth when I check out their menu's nutrition content!), I just do not like chains. If they've got more than a handful of restaurants, chances are I don't care to eat there. I'm typically all about the local joints. That's some brutal honesty for my loved ones who keep giving me Applebee's gift cards. ;-) What tends to happen is that gift cards that I'm not crazy about will sit in my wallet for a couple of years before the right day comes around to use ... [Read More]
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Tigelleria Organic Italian Restaurant in Campbell, San Jose
When I move to a new area, it takes me awhile to find favorite places and spaces around. So when my family visited me in my new Bay Area home last week, I had a mix of new places for us to try that I'd only heard of, with a couple of new things I'd already experienced and loved thrown in there. One of the restaurants I had lined up for us to dine at one night was Tigelleria Organic Restaurant, a small Italian eatery in the Campbell area. I first ate there with my friend Tiffany a few months ago. We both enjoyed our dinner experience there, so I went back with my family last Friday night. (source) The restaurant has 15 tables, so reservations are necessary (especially with a group of 6 as we had). I think I tend to gravitate towards smaller, more intimate places like this - especially ... [Read More]
Blogger Dinner at Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza & Grill La Jolla
Happy first day of spring! As a vegetarian and healthy eater, I'm usually able to find a thing or two on the menu at a restaurant that seems to be both somewhat nutritious AND delicious. Fortunately, more & more I'm finding places that seem to be dedicated to including lots of menu items for health conscious diners. One restaurant in my area that's doing this is Sammy's Woodfired Pizza & Grill. The restaurant has numerous locations throughout California and Nevada. I was recently invited me to come try out some of their new healthy dishes at their location in La Jolla. With website taglines including: Eat Well. Feel Good.; We Like it Fresh; and Serving Healthy Global Cuisine, I knew it was a place I could get behind. Last night, Adam and I headed to Sammy's for a health ... [Read More]