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January 29th, 2012

A Weekend Favorite – Claire’s On Cedros

Categories: Restaurants

This morning, Mike and I got up and were trying to decide what we wanted to do with this glorious 80 degree January day!  As we were chatting, we decided to go to one of our absolute favorite weekend spots – Claire’s on Cedros in Solana Beach.

A cute, little restaurant on Cedros Avenue across from the Solana Beach train station, this is a weekend favorite of many!  When we arrived this morning at 10:30, they had a one hour wait to be seated for breakfast!  But if you are planning on heading over to Claire’s – call ahead.  They’ll put your name on the list – dramatically reducing your on site wait time!

Claire’s is primarily only open for breakfast and lunch – open from 6 am to 3 pm Monday through Friday and 7 am to 3 pm on the weekends.  They take pride in getting their produce from local farmer’s markets, and their meat from farmers that commit to no hormones and humane treatment of animals.  They also cook their food in the healthiest manner possible.

If you’re looking for a great place to meet up with friends, or even just to go with your significant other for a nice, leisurely, healthy meal – we strongly recommend Claires on Cedros.  Just remember – call ahead!

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January 21st, 2012

San Diego Restaurant Week EXTENDED!!!

Categories: Activities and Events, Communities, Community Events, Community Favorites

YEA!!!!  I LOVE San Diego Restaurant Week!  Mike and I always grab at least one other couple and go do a restaurant that we would normally never try for a non-special occasion!  Last year, we tried The Butcher Shop in Kearny Mesa and Firefly in Encinitas for the first time – and loved them both.  Who ever would have guessed that The Butcher Shop would become one of our absolute favorite San Diego restaurants?

This year, we met up with some friends, and went down to Flemings in La Jolla at the Aventine.  It was FABULOUS!  The food was wonderful, and the ambiance was heavenly.

San Diego Restaurant Week started a few years ago as a once a year event designed to bring extra traffic in during the slowest times of the year for restaurants.  It has now expanded to a three times a year event – with many restaurants now making it Restaurant (Two) Weeks.  The next San Diego Restaurant Week continues through Friday, January 27th.

For those of you who have never tried it – I can’t recommend it enough. Select San Diego restaurants create a special three course menu – with their meal being either $20, $30, or $40 for your appetizer, entree, and dessert.  You always end up overeating – but you try so many things you might not have otherwise!

For a complete list, visit the San Diego Restaurant Week website.  Reservations are strongly encouraged, as many restaurants are full well in advance – especially some of the San Diego premier restaurants such as Mille Fleurs, Marine Room, and Bertrand at Mister A’s!

Tags: San Diego Restaurant Week

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January 12th, 2012

Finally – a more local pizza place!!!

Categories: Carlsbad, Restaurants

For those of you who don’t know, we live in La Costa Oaks.  We LOVE our neighborhood.  We have great neighbors, great schools, and are close to grocery stores, shopping, restaurants, etc.  But at the same time, one of our biggest complaints is that we can never find a pizza place to deliver.  How frustrating to live in an upscale neighborhood of over 800 homes, but still not being able to get a restaurant to deliver pizza unless we have ordered $25 in food (a little tough for a family of two, and a small dog)!

Crust doesn’t deliver yet, but it is supposedly in their plans.  Crust Pizzeria is located at 3263 Camino De Los Coches, in the Henry’s Shopping Center, near Stagecoach Park.  Their food is good, with upscale, gourmet pizza.  They are still working out some of the service kinks, but we’d still strongly recommend giving them a try.  If their worst problem is that they have been so successful and popular that they can’t always manage the busyness, that only speaks to the popularity of the restaurant!  We LOVE the Ana and the Monique (two of their red pizzas).

They host Happy/”Social” hour on Monday through Friday from 4-6 pm with food and beverage discounts.

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December 21st, 2011

“Catch” It In The New Year

Categories: Carlsbad, Restaurants

If you love Paon, but feel that sometimes it’s just a bit out of your price range, then you’ll love its new sister restaurant, Catch.

Catch opened in Carlsbad Village in November, and is already becoming a community favorite hang out.  With a cool, sleek, aquarium like decor, it has a bit of a different feel than the dark, heavy, warm feel of Paon.  However, they brought one of their best features – great wine – with all glasses being $7 and all bottles being $24.

Catch features a sushi bar, a full dinner menu – complete with steak, fresh seafood cooked in a variety of ways, clams, mussels, and more!

If you happen to be looking for one of the hot new places – try Catch!  It’s a great addition to the Carlsbad Village restaurant scene!

Tags: Carlsbad Restaurants

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May 24th, 2010

Most Effective Summer Workout Comes To Carlsbad

Categories: Activities and Events, Carlsbad, Community Favorites, Oceanside, Vista

Carlsbad, CA – The hottest, most effective new workout comes to Carlsbad Village Faire…Xtend Barre is a 55 minute fast paced workout that is designed to sculpt the body proportionately, to strengthen  and lengthen to a long and lean dancer’s physique – just what we all want going into summer.

Xtend Barre Carlsbad is located in Carlsbad Village Faire, upstairs across from Vinaka Cafe.  Your first class is always free to try it and see what everyone’s talking about.  For first time clients, there are two current specials running… one month unlimited for $125 or three months unlimited (to REALLY get that bikini body) for $400.

Come take a class.  See what everyone’s talking about.  It’s hard, fun, and WORKS!  I truly believe that if every girl in Carlsbad knew something could work like this, every girl in Carlsbad would be doing it!

Tags: Carlsbad, Carlsbad Village Faire, Xtend Barre Carlsbad

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January 28th, 2010

New Healthy Produce Alternative in Carlsbad

Categories: Carlsbad, Communities, Community Favorites, Encinitas, La Costa

Carlsbad, CA - One of our friends asked the other day if we had seen the movie Food Inc.  Although we haven’t, I know that Oprah had on her show yesterday talking about our food supply and how unhealthy it has become due to pesticides, hormones, and just over processing.  More and more people around me are trying to be more healthy and eat more “organic and clean.”

I was super excited yesterday to get an email from Lululemon Carlsbad saying that they have partnered with Garden of Eden Community Supported Agriculture to become a drop off of organic and locally grown produce.  In order to participate, you must go to the Garden of Eden website and choose your “pledge level.”  This is the amount of produce you will receive each week.  You can order a box big enough for one to a box big enough for a family of 4-5.  Then every Wednesday from 4 – 6 pm, your box is available for pick up from Lululemon Carlsbad Forum.  A box of produce for a family of 4-5 is only$164/mo (or $41/week)!  I EASILY spend that in a grocery store – without buying that much! Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Health and Wellness

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January 18th, 2010

One of My Favorite Times of Year – San Diego Restaurant Week – NOW!

Categories: Activities and Events, Carlsbad, Communities, Del Mar, Encinitas, La Costa, Oceanside, Restaurants, San Elijo, San Marcos

Yesterday – Sunday, January 17th, San Diego Restaurant Week returned to fabulous restaurants around San Diego County.  The event will run from Sunday, January 17th through Friday, January 22nd.

Whether you are looking to dine in Coronado at Peohe’s, 1500 Ocean at the Hotel Del, or Coronado Boathouse 1887, George’s at the Cove or the Marine Room in La Jolla, or maybe Jake’s or Pacifica in Del Mar, the Chart House in Solana Beach, or Blue Fire Grill in La Costa, there are options for everyone!

Now, in its fifth year, San Diego Restaurant Week is an absolute hit. This was started in 2004 to bring patrons to restaurants for a week after the summer boom, when kids are back in school, and business is typically down. Popular, exclusive restaurants started offering three course prix fixe menus consisting of an appetizer, a main course, and dessert for either $20, $30, or $40.

If you look at many of the restaurants’ menus, you will find that many of them are offering the entire three course meal for less than just the main course on a typical night. For those of you who know me and Mike, you know, we love to do nice things on a budget. I guess it is that financial advisor in me! So, we look forward to San Diego Restaurant Week each year. We always use it as an opportunity to visit some old favorites – or take a new culinary adventure!

This year, due to the lagging economy, the restaurants added a second San Diego Restaurant Week. According the San Diego Restaurant Week published reports, the January 2009 week was the most successful ever – with over 180 participating restaurants and a 22% increase in diners over the 2008 event!

At the San Diego Restaurant Week’s website, you will find a comprehensive list of participating restaurants that can be sorted by price, type of cuisine, or location.  Have fun and happy dining!

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