I feel like it’s been a while since we have had a blog post about wine tasting…need to brush the dust off. Annie and I recently made plans to go to downtown Paso Robles for dinner, Il Cortile to be exact, but we were a bit early so we decided to take a walk. That walk did NOT … [Read more...]

I must be honest, I don’t ever recall hearing about Blaze Pizza. When we recently heard about one coming into Paso Robles we, of course, had to go check it out because…pizza. Well, we actually wanted to check it out because so many people said it was the best. It’s all about fast … [Read more...]

We just got this sad news from our friends at Parker Sanpei, but happy to say the Paso Robles location is alive and well! Wishing the kind folks at TH all the best. … [Read more...]

Our good friend, Lisa Pretty has published her third...yes, third(!!!) cookbook. It has menus, recipes, and ideas, all paired with local Paso Robles ingredients, wines, ciders, and spirits for your eating and drinking pleasure. Check out our Q&A for a little "taste" of what's … [Read more...]

I know we've been posting a LOT of smoked stuff here recently, but we're still in love with our Traeger and always coming up with new ideas to try. If you like a hearty meat sauce to throw over some pasta, (or spaghetti squash) then you're in luck. This came out really tasty, but … [Read more...]

Our kid, Sam, has recently been really into eating Thai Food, specifically Pad Thai noodles. He asks to go the restaurant all the time and gets pretty sad when we say no. So, as a compromise, I told him we'd make Pad Thai at home. That was pretty exciting...until I made it with … [Read more...]

We've just discovered a whole new way to make chili! Seriously guys, this is some of the best chili we've ever made! Matt and I had been scheming on some different recipes to try on the Traeger and he suggested chili, so there you go! It involves smoking most of the ingredients … [Read more...]

Santa Maria in Paso Robles? Yep, it happened. Santa Maria Brewing Company opened a taproom in the old Artisan Restaurant building at 1401 Park Street. We stopped in to check it out after a little Sunday Brunch recently at Fish Gaucho. … [Read more...]

CaliPaso is a pretty new winery located in downtown Paso Robles on 13th Street by the new Naked Fish restaurant. It’s actually a great location. A block off the park and right near several great Paso restaurants and shops. … [Read more...]

We were in Arroyo Grande over the weekend and had heard good things about Timbre Winery so decided to stop in and check them out after lunch. The place is super quaint, they’ve done a great job with it. There are several places you can taste, from out front on the patio to a … [Read more...]