What I Ate Wednesday 12: The Cali Edition

We are having such a great time exploring California on Spring Break! We started off in San Francisco where we stayed in the Fisherman’s Wharf area. We rode cable cars, ate in Chinatown, walked down Lombard Street, saw the sea lions at Pier 39, sampled some local Dungeness crab, went to an Easter parade on Union Street, and finished off our time there with hot fudge sundaes in Ghirardelli Square.

Then we spent a day touring LA including a ride down Rodeo Drive, pictures of the Hollywood sign, lunch at 25 Degrees on Hollywood Blvd, and a visit to Madame Tusseauds Wax Museum.

We’re ending the trip with a few days in Carlsbad, a cute little surf town outside of San Diego. We took the kids to Legoland and we’ll be spending the rest of our days here relaxing on the beach.

Each of the cities have been so different, but the one thing they all share is amazing food!!! I can’t even begin to describe the amazing fresh fruit, local seafood, and ethnic food we’ve enjoyed here! I especially love that avocado comes on just about everything!!

This morning, we walked down to the Daily News Cafe for breakfast.

They’re known for their homemade sticky buns and cinnamon rolls so we ordered one of each for everyone to share.

I had a California omelette with tomato and avocado, an English muffin and fresh fruit.

When we got back to the hotel, I had some coffee out on the balcony while watching the dolphins.

The kids played in the pool most of the morning.  I was able to get away for a little bit for a walk along the beach.  The houses here are to die for!

For lunch, we sat outside at a new(er) restaurant called 83 Degrees in Carlsbad Village. I had an all organic salad with arugula, roasted chioggia beets, goat cheese, walnuts, and balsamic vinaigrette.

After that, we went over to check out the local farmers market. I am beyond jealous of the seafood and organic produce!!!!! Lobster tails were 10 for $20 and most organic produce was $2-3/container.  We bought some organic strawberries and a specialty tea, and sampled a keg of fresh brewed kombucha and different varieties of citrus fruits.

We love Mexican food so its no surprise that we’ve been indulging as much as we can while we’re in southern California!!!  Tonight for dinner, we went to Norte, just a short walk from the hotel, and sat out on the patio by the fire.  Other than a little “island style” slow service, the food was really good!  I had a margarita and the grilled mahi mahi tacos.

I’m so glad that we have a couple more days here before we have to head back home.  We’re loving the sunshine, salty ocean air, great food, and fun little beach town atmosphere!