Crux Fermentation Project, Bend Oregon

September 2016 Whenever I am in Bend Oregon, I try and venture out to visit as many local breweries as I can to have a chance to taste test the beers that are usually always really good. On a trip last year I visited Crux in Bend, met up with a co-worker and we had a…

The Munch Box, Chatsworth California

August 2015 Whenever I work in Simi Valley in Southern California I make at least one trip to this tiny hamburger landmark called The Munch Box located in the city of Chatsworth on Devonshire St. and just past Topanga Canyon and the Chatsworth Metro station, it’s in a small shopping center that is right next…

The Munch Box, Chatsworth California

Whenever I work in Simi Valley in Southern California I make at least one trip to this tiny hamburger landmark called The Munch Box located in the city of Chatsworth on Devonshire St. and just past Topanga Canyon and the Chatsworth Metro station, its in a small shopping center that is right next to the…

Grover’s Bar & Grill, East Amherst New York

August 2016 Grover’s Bar and Grill is a place known by locals for their very large outstanding tasty burgers, where you write your name on a chalkboard, grab a beer and stand by the bar to wait for your name to be called for a seat.  It’s a very popular place so expect a short…

Fernando’s Costa Del Sol, Cameron Park CA

Having only just tried eating Pupusas for the first time this year while on a road trip thru Barstow, I found I really liked them and I thought I’d never see this type of food again. I was happy to find out I was wrong about that.

The Kitchen Restaurant, Sacramento Ca

December 2012 What’s to say that hasn’t already been posted a thousand times already about The Kitchen Restaurant in Sacramento? Simply put, this place is the best. Everything is top notch. It’s spendy but well worth it.

Worthy Brewing, Bend OR

April 2013 In case you were not aware, there are a lot of breweries in Bend, Oregon. 🙂 You’ve probably heard of Deschutes Brewery and maybe 10 Barrel, Good Life, Cascade Lakes Brewing, Boneyard, Solstice, Silver Moon or one of the many other breweries in the local area too.

Lunchcafe Blom, Amsterdam NL

August 2013 One day for lunch I was walking thru the local streets in Amsterdam for a while before I came upon a cafe who’s entire front side of the restaurant was opened up making it a sort of an inside/outside restaurant which was cool to see and made for a really nice ambiance. Lunchcafe…

House of Bols Experience, Amsterdam NL

August 2013 While visiting a few art museums in Amsterdam during a past trip, I found this interesting place across the street from where I was at and had to go over and check it out…. House of Bols is located at Paulus Potterstraat 14 1071 CZ Amsterdam, NL. Phone +31 20 5708575  Website https://bols.com/experience/ Here’s the…

Spud Point Crab Co., Bodega Bay CA

June 2016 There’s a little town along the coast in Northern California just north of San Francisco where Alfred Hitchcock filmed the famous movie The Birds. It’s called Bodega Bay. It’s a beautiful area along the coast to drive around where the city has a small town feel who’s economy is tied to the coastal…

New York Beer Project, Lockport NY

July 2016 While working in Pennsylvania for a couple of weeks, I drove to upstate New York over the weekend to check out Niagara Falls and visit a friend. One afternoon after driving around we went out to lunch at a really great new-ish brew pub in the local area that makes their own beer…