My favorite retro restaurants across LA, Riverside, San Diego and beyond. Midcentury, desert highway, 1950s diners, 1970s steakhouses and everything in between. Go for the visuals and stay for the food, drink and dance.
Burning rice, setting off smoke alarms, ordering pizza because a recipe said ‘julienne’ — that was me for years. If you're someone who wants to cook but every cookbook reads like it was written for someone who already knows what they're doing, this list is the stuff that finally broke through. Took me two years of trial and error so you can skip straight to the part where dinner actually turns out.
If you are anything like me, your favourite time of the day is when you can go in the living room - sit down in peace - watch some tv and have an awesome snack. Here are some of my all-time fav snack foods for when calories just don't matter!
Linked are all the snacks that my vegan toddler has enjoyed. He's healthy and getting all the nutrients he needs but remember to always discuss their eating habits with a pediatric nutritionist!
Have a drawer full of kitchen gadgets that keep the drawer from pulling out? I had one until I whittled it down to the kitchen tools that I use on the regular. I make sure that each wedding shower or housewarming has a few things off of this list.
My favourite Sydney restaurants. From date-night spots and special occasion dining to hidden gems and places I’ll go back to again & again. As a serious foodie, these are the Sydney restaurants I genuinely think are worth the hype.
I'm not the best in the kitchen, but I do like to keep track of my favorite recipes - I'm a creature of habit so I refer to these over and over again. I'm also always on the go, so most of these can be whipped up pretty quickly!
I’m a huge coffee drinker, and have spent YEARS curating my favorite recipes, from beans to machines to filters and beyond. Here are all my favorites, let me know if you have any questions!
There’s something magical about fall. The crisp air, falling leaves, and that cozy feeling that wraps around you like a blanket. And for me, the perfect complement to all of that is a drink that warms the soul, teases the taste buds, and captures the spirit of the season. This list is filled with my favorite fall sips, from spiced ciders and mulled wines to seasonal coffees and comforting teas. Whether you’re curling up with a book, hosting a Halloween get-together, or simply treating yourself to something cozy, these are the drinks I reach for every year. Why these drinks? Fall in a glass. Each item here captures the flavors of autumn like nutmeg, cinnamon, pumpkin, and cranberry. Something for every mood. Hot drinks for chilly nights, cold brews for the warmer days, and a few festive options for celebrations. Easy to find. Most of these can be picked up online or at your local grocery store. Personally loved. Every pick has a reason behind it. These are drinks that I truly enjoy, not just what’s trending. What you’ll find Here’s a sneak peek of some of my top favorites: Pumpkin Spice Hard Cider for that perfect fall fizz. La Colombe Pumpkin Spice Latte Cold Brew Coffee for when you still crave iced coffee. Mozart Chocolate Cream Pumpkin Spice Liqueur for something cozy and a little indulgent. Witches Brew Wine for warming up in the crockpot during spooky season. Harney & Sons Pumpkin Spice Herbal Tea for caffeine-free comfort on cold nights. Couple’s Coffee Pumpkin Spice K-Cups and Organic Guatemalan blend for everyday autumn mornings. Alpine Start Campfire Cocktail Mixers with pear, lemon, and cinnamon to take your happy hour to the next level. Tips & ideas Mix and match. Try combining cranberry cider with pumpkin spice for a sweet and tart twist. Warm it gently. For wine or cider, heat in a crockpot with cloves, orange peel, or cinnamon sticks for extra depth. Adjust the flavor. Add more or less liqueur depending on your mood or the time of day. Keep it caffeine balanced. Have at least one caffeine-free option ready for cozy evenings. Gift-ready. These drinks make perfect party warmers or hostess gifts, especially when packaged beautifully. Raise your mug, light a candle, and take in all the cozy moments that come with the season. I hope this list helps you find your new favorite fall drink or brings back a few nostalgic ones you already love. 🍂 Cheers to fall and all the warm, cozy vibes! 🍂
My favorite coffee shops on the KY side of the river! From quaint and cozy ambience, to top-notch coffee and historic charm, these are must-tries for remote workers, coffee addicts and anyone looking for a cute place to meet friends or hang out!
Lekker gifts for the saffas abroad (and the friends who've fallen in love with South Africa). Posting food and parcels from SA is slow and pricey, so every link here goes to an international store where your family in the UK, US, Australia or elsewhere can order directly and skip the SA post. Check each seller's shipping options for your country. Grouped into pantry favourites, crafts and home, and books and jerseys. Some links may earn me a small commission at no extra cost to you.
San Diego is a touristy place to be sure, but there are tons of hidden gems and cult favorites in the local food scene that you might not hear much about.I like to eat. Here are some solid recommendations I stand by. I also added Orange County, Los Angeles and Tijuana, Mexico since I'm there a lot.
Elevate your home cooking, curate high-end charcuterie boards, and discover luxury pantry staples with top-searched gourmet foods and artisanal ingredients. Driven by high-intent problem-solving search queries, this SEO-optimized guide features 15 top-searched gourmet grocery items organized into three key categories: Artisanal Oils, Vinegars & Truffle Infusions, Specialty Coffee, Tea & Artisan Preserves, and Gourmet Charcuterie, Cheeses & Fine Snacks.
That daily wall around 3PM where your brain turns to mush and you start eyeing the vending machine — I lived there for years. If you're someone who works through the afternoon and can't afford to feel like a zombie after lunch, these are the exact snack box combos I rotate weekly. Took me way too many bags of chips and sugar crashes to land on this lineup.
now that i’m postgrad, living in boston gave me the opportunity to find some amazing bites all around the city! here are some of my favorites that i hope yall are willing to check out (i’m also gf so these have some great options as well 😉)
Ah, fall – that sweet spot between pumpkin-flavored everything and the cozy meals that somehow taste better under a fuzzy blanket. This collection has all the must-makes: soups you’ll want to dive into, roasted veggie sides that basically cook themselves, and desserts that make you wonder why we even bother with summer. Think of this as a love letter to the flavors of fall, minus the fuss. So grab a sweater, light a candle, and let’s get cooking – because these dishes are like a big, warm hug… only tastier! 🍲🍞
Here are items to add to your weekly shopping list. A wide variety of main entree items, quick snacks and tasty drinks my family loves to have on hand.
Home sweet home! Check out my favourite places to eat in the beautiful penticton! Did you know we are only one of two cities in the whole world with a lake on each side of our city?
Looking for somewhere to eat in Omaha, NE? I’ve got you covered as someone who eats a lot of food around town! Omaha has such amazing food that needs to be celebrated!
I grew up on Long Island. Here is some of my favorite places the not only accommodate my allergies but have given me and my family wonderful experiences over the years.
I had never heard of an ingredient household until recently and as it turns out, I'm definitely an ingredient household. I have learned to love cooking and have always loved baking. On average, we cook two meals a day in our house and it's all from scratch. I do not do giant extravagant meals every time, I have 3 small children, no dishwasher and I like to keep it simple as much as possible. Here I am sharing what I always keep on hand to have quick and easy meals made from scratch!
If you have a Sweet tooth like me, you are going to love this list! I have curated this recommendation list for all the chocolate lovers! Since, it's Holiday Season already! Let's dive into a chocolate heaven! 🍫
These MTL restos have never let me down! I've visited every spot in this list at least twice, some, up to a dozen times 😱 This is the list of recommendations I send/take my foodie out-of-town friends to! *all food photos are my own*
for the past 6 years, I've had a hobby of trying and reviewing different coffee shops. I've tried every local coffee shop in and around Columbus, Ohio. here are some of my favorites!
Here’s my list of traditional Indonesian foods I genuinely love — from street food classics to regional specialties. If you’re curious about Indonesian cuisine, start here 🤤
At home content + environment is taking a toll on my mental health, I want to try newer restaurants and taste new food, look at new faces and vlog in nice places, here is another list of my curated Must visit restaurants around Nairobi and Kenya as a whole 🇰🇪.
December bedtimes used to be a full-on battle. Sugar-hyped kids, holiday excitement, zero cooperation. Then I started the hot cocoa bomb ritual and suddenly they're racing to put on pajamas by 6:45. If you've got little ones who fight sleep all month long, this lineup turned our chaotic evenings into the coziest part of the day. Grab these before November ends because the good ones sell out fast.
As someone who eats dairy free, I’ve tried a lot of different products, and these are the ones I keep coming back to. They’re versatile, tasty, and make it so much easier to stick with dairy-free living day to day. If you’re looking for ideas, consider this my personal go-to list.
** Always double check the labels to be sure they’re right for your diet. **
Healthy food and drink choices for not only adults but kids too as well. With all things please read the nutritional facts and do what’s best for you but here are some of my favorites.
So I’m a big foody and in list are some of my favorite spots and some must go to spots when you are traveling in Ohio! Each one of these places are yummy and most are locally owned! Jump into Ohio with me and try something new!
Weeknight dinners were destroying me. By Thursday I was ordering pizza again because nothing sounded good and I had zero energy to cook. Then I cracked the code on slow cooker French dip sandwiches and suddenly everyone in my house was asking what smelled so good. This is every single thing I use, from the slow cooker itself to the rolls, the seasoning, the sides, and the bowls I serve the au jus in. Took me about a year of tweaking to land on this exact lineup, so save yourself the trial and error.
Everyone loves grabbing starbucks but you can make an amazing coffee at home too. And it’s much more rewarding of a feeling and they taste much better to be honest. These are what i use to make my at home coffee!
My favorite foods and snacks that I feel good about buying because they are good for me and the Earth!! I try to buy meat and produce all organic and from farmers markets as much as I can, this list is about the rest of the diet.
All about pantry and fridge essentials for my favorite time of year to cook. Soup! Hearty stews! Roasts! I always need to restock on the things I need for these meals- sharing them for anyone else who loves cozy cooking season.
There is nothing better than ending (or starting!) my day with a warm drink in my hands. This little collection is all about cozy moments — from smooth morning coffee to calming nighttime teas. These are the things that make my kitchen feel like a mini café and my evenings feel softer. If you love warm, comforting sips, you’ll find your new favorites here.
I love food. I know, who doesn't, right? I've struggled with weight my whole life, and I'm in a great place right now. So I have to make more responsible decisions, but I still do splurge - just in moderation now. These recs are some of my favorites I like to keep on hand, and even some restaurants and food places are included. Hope you find your next craving! You'll find a mix of sweet & savory, quick snacks & dinner items and those craveables you just need!
Here are small farms I get food from and other small businesses that deserve support. Most of these businesses are near Cheyenne, Wyoming. Some offer shipping.
All the fun things I use daily for making amazing sourdough bread and sourdough treats at home. Do you need all this stuff? No but it makes things easier.
These are my favorites across Michigan. I'm sharing my post from Atmosfy here. I'm hoping you can see them with or without an account. I love finding those mom & pop places that are out of the way but they seem to be fewer and fewer these days.
These are my favorite recipes for special occasions (or every day) that are perfect for the fall vibes that everyone loves. For me, fall isn't complete without making one, or more, of these recipes. There are two sections, the baked goods for sweet lovers, and the salty foods for special meals. Nevertheless, all of the recipes are quick and easy to make, no need to be a professional. I highly recommend making these recipes to fully enhance the fall vibes.
Busy weeknights call for kitchen tools that save real time, not gadgets that collect dust. These practical upgrades make meal prep, cooking, cleanup, and small-kitchen organization feel faster and way less annoying.
As a girl who likes to eat good but also feel good, these are my top food products that I reach for to keep myself and my family healthy. I hope you enjoy. I like picking foods that have better quality ingredients or a shorter ingriedent list so these picks reflect that.
A few of my local LA and Long Beach favorites that I enjoy from breakfast/ brunch with friends or a casual lunch to a date night dinner! Hope you check them out and enjoy them as much as I do.
Every dinner party I've ever thrown has the same scene — friends crowding the kitchen asking if they can help while I'm trying not burn the garlic. Setting out a solid appetizer spread in the living room finally solved it. If you host even once a month and need people to migrate away from the stove, this is the exact setup that buys me 45 minutes of peace.
I cook almost every night, so I'm picky about what earns a permanent spot in my kitchen. These are the tools and gadgets I actually reach for — tried-and-tested essentials from brands like KitchenAid, Le Creuset, All-Clad, Instant Pot, Ninja, and Zwilling, covering everything from chef knives and cookware to stand mixers, blenders, and small appliances for everyday cooking, prepping, and cleanup.
These are the kitchen gadgets I actually use to save time and make cooking way easier. As a busy mom, I don’t have time to be in the kitchen all day, so everything here helps me cook faster, clean up quicker, and keep things simple without the extra clutter.
If you’ve been wanting to get into the sourdough game, I’ve created a list with everything you will need plus little extras you may want so you can have a jump start on your sourdough journey! These could even make cute stocking stuffers or gifts for someone you know who makes sourdough!
Everything that gets me through hosting Thanksgiving without losing my mind, from the roasting pan, thermometer, and carving set for the bird to the pie dish, gravy gear, and containers for sending everyone home with leftovers.
Our family loves spaghetti. As a family of 6 it is my favorite meal to make and the leftovers are even better the next day. This is a complete list of ingredients and sides to make your meal planning easier. Perfect for lunch, dinner, and even breakfast. I added our favorite dessert in there too but feel free to add your own!
Spending $25 on mediocre delivery pizza three times a week finally broke me — so I planted tomatoes, basil, and peppers in my backyard and started making pies from scratch. If you're tired of sad takeout and want weekend pizza nights that actually taste like something, this is every single thing I used from dirt to dinner table. Took me a whole season to dial it in so you don't have to.
Came back from three weeks in Spain completely wrecked — not from the jet lag, but because my home cooking tasted like cardboard compared to what I'd been eating. If you've ever stood in your kitchen after a trip abroad wondering why everything you make falls flat, this is the lineup of cookware, ingredients, and tools that finally brought that feeling back. Took me six months of trial and error so you can skip straight to the good part.
Fall is my favorite foodie time of year, and I absolutely love making foods that feel cozy and crisp, like the season. Here are some particular faves, along with a couple that I'd really like to try out!
Everything you need to bake delicious homemade sourdough bread, all in one place. This curated list of sourdough essentials includes the must-have tools and supplies for maintaining a healthy starter and baking beautiful artisan loaves at home.
I would call myself a WINO for sure. My happy place is Napa and if I could, I would live there. While that is not possible, I try to venture and try new wines whenever I can. I belonged to a few wineries from Napa and Sanoma back in the day and now I have a membership at a local wine shop to explore new wines. I definitely prefer REDS but a nice WHITE wine or BUBBLES are perfect in the summer, or for happy hour!
I swear the hardest part of eating is figuring out what to eat! Let me make it easy for you!
I get nothing but satisfaction that you get to try my favorite food spots! None of these restaurant links are affiliated and I do not get commission off these recommendations! 💗
Me. I use them, and here is my list of favorites. My mom got me the Better Homes and Gardens cookbook when I moved out, and that started my love of cooking.
As someone with a chronic illness and chronic inflammation, what I put in my body is super important to avoid flare ups and further complications. Here is a list of products and groceries that have helped me stay healthy while still being able to enjoy foods.
Clean eating! Discover healthy and clean ingredient snacks, drinks, and more to add into your diet. The perfect beginner-friendly package to start your journey toward better health and mindful nourishment!
As a longtime foodie and Ottawa native, I've seen my fair share of patios!! Over the past few years, I've been carefully curating a list of the BEST patios in the Ottawa area based on their looks, their vibes, their uniqueness, and, of course, their food and bevvies. Whether you're looking for the perfect spot for date night, weekend brunch, or something family friendly, this list has it covered.
Spice up your next meal with a few extra flavors. This list covers some of the general spices found in most kitchens, along with a few fun ones to try.
A curated list of underrated food joints that I personally liked for people to grab a bite and will not burn a hole in their pocket. I have found such food joint recommendations very handy in all my travels, especially when I am somewhere in a new place. I am hoping to do the same for you with my list. Do tell me your favourite spots below and I will add them too :)