'Restaurant Reviews'




Are you like me? Do you get into a rut and dine at the same restaurant or same circle of restaurants? It’s like my mind goes into a dark hole and doesn’t venture out.

Tonight I was meeting a friend (Lora)…

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I thought I’d give a plug to my pal Rita who has made some good posts on the Circle of Food blog in the past and let’s hope she returns.

Although Rita lives in Tucson, her palate is simply stable in…

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On a recent trip to Los Angeles, I ate at Kotosh, a marvelously little hole-in-the-wall serving memorable Japanese-Peruvian fare in Lomita. 

My friend Annette knew one of the owners and off we went (with Linzi along). I guess Peruvian Japanese fare…

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Tucson–Tonight I went out to dinner to Yoshimatsu which is one of my favorite restaurants. Yoshimatsu serves a different kind of Japanese food in a fast casual setting but somehow it works and is consistently wonderful.

Since the University of Arizona session…

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Originally uploaded by jwinfred

Looking for something different to do with family and friends? Go out to eat and grill your own steak or salmon.

That is exactly what Valley Vineyards Winery, near Morrow Ohio, offers to their guests and they love…

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