Black Phoebe :: Ms. Jen: November 2007 Archives

Various folks had a day of bacon blogging yesterday,  I have been having a whole week of bacon.  Right now my Mom and I are on holiday in Ireland and England.  Due to my food allergies (no diary, eggs, or tomatos) and gluten-free world a full Irish or English breakfast is out of the question, so I have been eating rice bread toast and bacon every morning at various B&Bs. 

Since, I <3 the pig, this is good.

1) A few new food blogs that I have run across this week or two:
   Just Bento | meal in a box 
   Chocolate & Zucchini : Daily Adventures in a Parisian Kitchen
   lobstersquad : A Food Blog with Drawings
   The Sensitive Baker Blog
   CeliacChicks


2) The LA Times food section is recommending Osteria Mozza this week in its restaurant review, particularly the mozzarella bar. It sounds very intriguing. 

3) Regardless what cranky commenters at Yelp may say, What's Wharf continues its reign as my favorite local restaurant and one of my top 10 of all time.  I have always liked that Walt's serves good seafood and has a wait staff that is willing to help you find something on the menu that will work with one's food allergies.  I first found Walt's while still in high school on the recommendation of my allergy doctor who said that they are one of the best restaurants in SoCal for catering to folks with food allergies.

Sometime this spring, Walt's brought on a new executive chef, Christopher Krajacic, who has been revitalizing the menu and rotating in new dishes, as well as adding a Chef's Tasting Menu, all the while keeping old favorites on the menu.  Last week when I took my sister Allison to her "Last (gluten-full) Meal" at Walt's, I had a chance to talk to the Christopher the Chef about his additions to the menu and thank him for keeping the menu friendly for folks who multiple food allergies.  He told me that in a previous job he was a caterer for the San Diego Celiac's Society. 

Well, Christopher, bring on a gluten-free tasting menu!