Category Archives: restaurant
Oakland Restaurant Challenge: The Mythical India Garden Buffet
For our tenth Oakland restaurant, we decided to return to our roots a bit. Our unhealthy-but-delicious-and-cheap-food roots, that is. There was a time in my life when I would get up every Saturday morning, shake off any headache leftovers from … Continue reading
Filed under #4, #4-11, indian food, lunch, oakland, restaurant
Around The World In Dining: Cuban Delights at Atlantic City’s Cuba Libre
Last night, we tried out our second-to-last new ethnic food! You may recall, this year, we’ve eaten Korean food, Ethiopian food, and Spanish food (the latter of which we get to try out again this month for a Groupon!), but … Continue reading
Groupon For The Win: A Miraculous Meal At Tamarind
Today’s Achievement begs the question: is it cheating to return to a totally incredible Indian restaurant we’ve already visited once this year? Well, if the first visit was part of our Oakland restaurant Achievement, and we somehow forgot to use … Continue reading
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Filed under #4, #4-11, #93, #93-11, dinner, groupon, indian food, oakland, restaurant
The Grandview Saloon: A Cautionary Tale
Alright, it’s a day later, so I’ve had some time and distance to think about our crummy experience last night. Several people have asked us today about our visit, and as much as I want this to be a positive … Continue reading
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Filed under #18, #18-11, dinner, mt. washington, restaurant, seafood
We Play The Food Critic For Three Sumptuous Desserts
You know, there was a time, just a few years ago, when I never even had dessert at a restaurant. I was one of those ‘no, our tummies are just too full’ people for ages! Then suddenly, I discovered the … Continue reading
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Filed under #97, #97-11, dessert, point breeze, restaurant, silly
Oakland Restaurant Challenge: Burma-Tokyo
Yesterday was a crappy day. It was beautiful outside, and not really all that muggy, but it was full of crappy appointments, and crappy news, and crappy phone calls, and then when I went to the mall to try to … Continue reading
Filed under #4, #4-11, asian fusion, dinner, miso soup, oakland, restaurant
Oakland Restaurant Challenge: Tamarind
There’s a wise old saying out there that goes, “When life gives you terrible traffic conditions, go out and get Indian food.” Wait. That’s not it? It’s actually something about lemonade? Whatever, I know there’s no lemonade in Indian food. … Continue reading
Filed under #4, #4-11, dinner, indian food, oakland, restaurant
Oakland Restaurant Challenge: Carb-Loading At Joe Mama’s
Tonight, to prepare for our big race tomorrow, we decided to do some carb loading, and because we love multi-tasking, we decided to get our carbs from a pasta spot in Oakland, to help us on our Oakland restaurant Achievement. … Continue reading
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Filed under #4, #4-11, italian food, marathon, oakland, pasta, restaurant
Oakland Restaurant Challenge: Spice Island
This afternoon, we decided to head into Oakland to do some training for the half-marathon coming up this weekend, and also to get some lunch as a bonus. We put on our running shoes and walked the three miles from … Continue reading
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Around The World In Dining: Korean Food At Green Pepper
Last night, after ages and ages of indecision about dinner, we decided it was time to knock off our third ethnic dinner by trying Korean food for the first time. Yes, I know we lived in Los Angeles for a … Continue reading
Filed under #42, #42-11, korean food, miso soup, restaurant, squirrel hill