Tom's Foodie Blog

For those unfamiliar with Haven Gastropub, it is one of the best Gastropubs in Southern California. The restaurant is known for pushing the limits on their dishes with offerings such as Lamb Belly, Beef Cheek Poutine and some tame pub fare like shepherd’s pie and duck prosciutto flatbread.  At the bottom of the menu you [...]

This is just a quick post on a dish I tried at the  Catal in Downtown Disney this past weekend. The dish is named “Arroz Con Pato.”; this dish roughly translates from Spanish to “Rice with Duck.” Catal is known for creating Mediterranean influenced dishes with a nod to Barcelona. Their menu is typically filled with [...]

Your Foodie Blogger, Tom Holmberg, was a VIP Guest Judge for the Cadillac Culinary Challenge and Test Drive at the Irvine Spectrum on October 15th. The food throw-down will pitted Chef Mary Sue Milliken (Food Network and The Border Grill) versus local foodie hero Chef Yvon Goetz from The Winery Restaurant in Tustin. Chef Yvon Goetz created a Chili [...]

  I was roaming down the aisles of Promelis Market in Newport Beach and something caught my eye! It was a clear paint can style container with the label, “B.toffee.” Inside the container was a bag of chocolate covered toffee that sung out, “Eat me!” Before I knew it, my shopping cart was veering towards the [...]