Tom's Foodie Blog

Like any Friday at 11:00  in the afternoon, I am already thinking about what food I am going to eat for lunch.  So what does any good foodie do when he has a hankering for a Friday afternoon guilty food pleasure? The answer, scour social media for food truck met ups. My friend Alex was bragging, on Facebook, [...]

  “The Chippy- Fish and Chips” 2222 Michelson Dr. #216 Irvine, CA 92612 I am guilty of occasionally craving deep-fried food, also known as “Friedaphilia” (this is not a real condition, nor do I play a Doctor on T.V.). When I get this craving, I usually want something really good. When I say good, I am [...]

“Superfriends from the Lime Truck” – Fried gnocchi and the Ultimate Taco This will be just a short posting from last week’s trip to the food extravaganza at the Irvine Meetup spot.  As a note to my small following of readers, I will now be calling the Food Truck Meetups ”ClusterTrucks”,  thanks to a movement sponsored by [...]

Review of a Business Lunch at The Daily Grill (Humus Trio and Blackened Ahi Tuna Salad) Today, I had a business lunch and had to choose somewhere quick and near the office. Based on prior experience, The Daily Grill in Irvine (Off Jamboree / Dupont)  is always quick and provides high-end fare.   As expected, we were seated within 5 minutes [...]