Category Archives: Dining Out

Help: I’m Taking a Last-Minute Road Trip from Wisconsin to San Diego and Need Places to Visit

  Yesterday, Alex asked me if I by chance wanted to drive a Subaru Outback with her from Wisconsin to San Diego. “GIANT BALLS OF TWINE! ROAD FOOD! CORN FIELDS!” was my response. So, starting Wednesday, we’re driving down and … Continue reading

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Stay & Eat Here: Clarendon Hotel and Gallo Blanco bar – Phoenix, AZ

With delicious drinks, a chic poolside lounge, fantastic food, a rooftop skydeck and gays galore, it doesn’t get much better than The Clarendon Hotel in Phoenix, AZ.   We stopped by the Clarendon recently to grab drinks and a snack … Continue reading

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Eat Here: JRDN – Pacific Beach, San Diego, CA

Because we have an honesty policy here at Sinful Misadventures, I’m going to say from the start that my childhood neighbor and surrogate sister works as a server at JRDN and has waited on me each time I have been. … Continue reading

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Thirsty Thursday: Limeade Shanghai-style

Almost every restaurant I’ve been to in Shanghai has had some form of limeade on the menu. The ingredients and tastes vary – some are sugary, some are tart – but they’ve all had a sense of Shanghai style to … Continue reading

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Temptation Tuesday: Chocolate Mochi Donuts from Dunkin' Donuts China

After the chaotic hell that is shopping for groceries in Shanghai, D.E. and I decided to treat ourselves to some all American dessert: Cold Stone Creamery. However, after watching the attendant sneeze large chunks of who-knows-what all over the ice … Continue reading

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Wine Country Excursion: Lange Winery and Red Hills Market – Dundee, OR

As a founding member of the West Coast Winos, I find it to be my responsibility, nay my duty, to accept any invitations to wineries that are extended to me. So, even though I was slightly ill, I happily headed … Continue reading

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Temptation Tuesday: Kara's Cupcakes – San Francisco, CA

I’m not a big cupcake fan. Sure, I’ll eat the things and usually I’ll enjoy them at the time, but after I always wonder why I wasted my calories and money on that when I’d much rather have had something … Continue reading

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Travel: Oh, Canada! Cocktails and Cookeries – Vancouver, B.C.

The West Coast Winos (a.k.a. L.M. Fleming and Cdub the Philosopher) converged this weekend in Vancouver, B.C. for the sole purpose of drinking amazing cocktails and eating delicious food. When we both realized we desperately needed “out” for a vacation, … Continue reading

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Restaurant Review: Pok Pok Noi – Portland, OR

I love me some Pok Pok, but between heading all the way over to SE and waiting an hour to get in, it’s not always worth the trouble. Sure, Whiskey Soda Lounge is amazing and a fabulous place to drink … Continue reading

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Restaurant Review: Frank's Noodle House

One day a colleague – we’ll call her Trinity – asked me if I felt like joining her to try this noodle house she heard was delicious and somewhat authentic. Never one to say no to delicious authentic food, I … Continue reading

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