This California Girl has just fallen in love. Not just in love, but the “head over heels with butterflies in your stomach” kind of love.  I am talking about the “zsa zsa zsu” that Carrie Bradshaw felt when she met Jack Berger in Sex in the City. Yes, I am enamored with a virtual magazine. Never before have [...]

I love chocolate as much as I love California.  Ghirardelli is one of my all time favorites.  It truly reminds me of San Francisco.  I always keep some on hand at home as a sweet memory of my city by the bay.  If you are ever in San Francisco, you must visit Ghirardelli Square. There are many [...]

Being from California, I am a huge fan of health-food markets, such as Whole Foods, and unique, specialty markets like Trader Joe’s.  Trader Joe’s is probably the one store I miss the most.  Everyday I ask God to please let one open in Tampa.  If you have never been to a T.J.’s, you are really missing out!  [...]

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday!  One of the things I enjoy most about the holidays is having the chance to get caught up on reading.  I spent the last two days reading my favorite blogs and I would love to share them with you. 1. Darling Disarray This wonderful blog is written by [...]

I do not belong to any “Pirate Krewes” but I found a “Cru” I want to belong to in my own backyard………Cru Cellars in South Tampa.  I went there last night and had one of the best evenings I’ve had in a long time.  Cru Cellars is located at 2506 South MacDill, Tampa, 33609.  www.crucellarstampa.com [...]

After months of wanting to go, I finally made it to Buddy Brew Coffee.  I am so glad I did!  I am a huge coffee drinker and have searched for a great coffee place in Tampa.  I finally found one at Buddy Brew.  It reminds me so much of a place I used to love in [...]

The Tampa Bay Area is a mecca for Latin restaurants.  I must have a list of about 40 places I want to visit this coming year.  I was able to cross one of them off my list this week,  Al’s Nuevo Cafe, which is located at 3301 South Dale Mabry.  A friend told me it [...]

When it comes to Greek cuisine, it is not all Greek to me!  When I lived in California, I was fortunate to have so many wonderful Greek restaurants to choose from.  One of my favorites was EVVIA , which is located in the heart of Palo Alto.  www.evvia.net Ahhh, the flatbread with caramelized onions, dolmathes, lamb riblets, [...]

When in Tampa, do as the Tampanians do and have a Cuban Sandwich for lunch.  Cubans are one of my favorite sandwiches and something that I delightfully discovered when I moved to Tampa.  For those of you that do not know what a Cuban is, let me describe this mouth-watering masterpiece. A Cuban Sandwich is what I [...]