C Restaurant + Bar

On a whim – as is often the case for us – we headed to California this past October. We had longed for the ocean breezes and the crash of waves on the shores of the California coast. Of all the many stops in the Carmel area, one memorable venue in particular was the Intercontinental […]
Village Corner

Of my many favorite spots to stop for a family get together in Carmel, one of them has to be – or at least used to be – Village Corner. Just a great place to go for a good Bloody Mary and a great breakfast. (This page may contain affiliate links. Read our disclosure about […]
Sandbar & Grill

An interesting address, I mused. We parked the car right on the long pier that extended out into the Pacific Ocean. Delicately sequestered beneath “Wharf #2” — amongst the power- and sailboats — of Monterey Harbor is a friendly little place that, should I return to live on the left coast once again, I could, […]
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse

One could easily believe that either 1) I have been hired by Flemings to write good things about them or 2) I have become enamored and addicted to the food at Fleming’s. Neither is true; it could however, reasonably be argued that I am somewhat enamored of what I have found at Fleming’s. Size is […]