Lick the PlateLooks like we have a winner with BarracudaDavid BoylanDecember 4, 2009July 20, 2015 December 4, 2009July 20, 20152 361 I will admit that my initial impression of Barracuda Grill in Encinitas was based specifically on the name and my association with the classic rock...
Lick the PlateEncinitas becoming a dining destinationDavid BoylanNovember 19, 2009July 20, 2015 November 19, 2009July 20, 20150254 With the recent announcement that the owners of Urban Solace, the award-winning North Park eatery, will be opening a new Encinitas restaurant, it became very apparent...
Lick the PlateUdon noodle nirvana found at Yu Me Ya Sake House in LeucadiaDavid BoylanNovember 5, 2009July 20, 2015 November 5, 2009July 20, 20150293 Yu Me Ya Sake House is one of those places that you will drive by a hundred times and still not notice until you overhear...
Lick the PlatePlate-licking becomes a bicoastal pastimeDavid BoylanOctober 22, 2009July 20, 2015 October 22, 2009July 20, 20151279 As I’ve mentioned in past columns, I run a marketing firm called Artichoke Creative that has been heavily involved with food and solar clients over...
Lick the PlateGet the best Cuban sandwich in town on Sundays at the Leucadia Farmers MarketDavid BoylanOctober 8, 2009July 20, 2015 October 8, 2009July 20, 20151320 A stroll through the Leucadia Farmers Market on a Sunday morning has become a tradition in my house. It started as a leisurely outing to...
Lick the PlateGet to Pacific Coast Grill for the Bag O’BonzDavid BoylanSeptember 25, 2009July 20, 2015 September 25, 2009July 20, 20150299 Looking back at the menu and my notes from a recent meal at Pacific Coast Grill is making me really hungry, and it’s 6 a.m....
Lick the PlateGet it your way at La Costa GrillDavid BoylanSeptember 10, 2009July 20, 2015 September 10, 2009July 20, 20150230 So no more Crazy Burro. I must admit, I was a sucker for a once a year visit to the bar that made me feel...
Lick the PlateExplore the Pizza alla Bismark at Vigilucci’s Ristorante & PizzeriaDavid BoylanAugust 27, 2009July 20, 2015 August 27, 2009July 20, 20152 263 So I may have vented a bit in the past about the plethora (to put it politely) of Italian restaurants in Encinitas, yet there are...
Lick the PlateGo upscale at La Costa Resort and Spa’s BlueFire GrillDavid BoylanAugust 13, 2009July 20, 2015 August 13, 2009July 20, 20150264 So I will admit up front that I’m not much of an upscale spa resort kind of guy. Don’t get me wrong, I get off...
Lick the PlateFood, ambiance make Q’ero the best restaurant in EncinitasDavid BoylanJuly 30, 2009July 20, 2015 July 30, 2009July 20, 20150320 I’m not one to run around proclaiming things or establishments as the “best” of anything, but in the case of Q’ero, I have no hesitation...