Go Burger

We are fans of BLT Steak, so we were really excited when a Go Burger opened in Los Angeles.


The fried pickles and milkshake looked delicious but weren't too memorable. The sliders and fried chicken sandwich were a waste of calories. And, the signature Ultimelt burger -- sandwiched between two grilled cheese sandwiches -- tasted surprisingly one-dimensional. 

In the end, it was a no-go. But we'll still give BLT Steak another try day!

Happy Thanksgiving!

It's impossible to count all our blessings, but at the end of the day, we're most thankful for life's simple luxuries — a job, a home, good health, our friends and family... 

...And, of course, food! We were too busy stuffing our faces to take a lot of pictures, but we can assure you it was all delicious and homemade with lots of love.

Pre-dinner sliders with cranberry-orange sauce

Going BIG in San Diego, Part I

We had a BIG weekend with lots of things to celebrate — a friend's birthday, a reunion of college buddies and 7 years of E+J — and there was no better way to spend it than in San Diego under a BIG blue sky with some great friends.

We started our adventure in Ocean Beach. Not much has changed since we were last there about 5 years ago — it's still the same laid-back, slightly crunchy beach town.

BIG Burgers
We were in OB for a late lunch at Hodad's, where both the burgers and the lines are huge.

A typical wait — luckily, we had somehow missed the lines that day

The funky surfer beach shack interior and San Diego's version of Sriracha

We started with a mountain of hot and crispy Frings, a mix of fries and onion rings.

They don't kid around with their burgers. They were piled high with a generous patty, tons of sweet, mild onions, crunchy pickle slices, thick slices of tomato and a handful of lettuce.

BIG Bacon

There is major bacon craziness here. Not just a couple of slices, but a giant disc that was pretty much its own patty.

It's no coincidence that Hodad's is on Newport and Bacon

BIG Shake

We ended the meal by splitting a ginormous vanilla shake crowned with a huge hunk of ice cream. They probably don't use any milk in this thing — just lots of hand-scooped, old-school Thrifty ice cream.

Like sleepy beach towns, no-frills milkshakes and dating anniversaries, some traditions are definitely worth keeping!

Read more about our BIG weekend...

The BIG MACro

What's almost as good as a hamburger you can cherish for six months? The Big Macro at M Cafe.

Fully loaded = with avocado & tempeh bacon

The Big Macro combo comes with your choice of regular or sweet potato fries, and mint green tea or lemonade. SO MACROBIOTICALLY DELICIOUS!