Kitiyama Restaurant is an upscale restaurant in Newport Beach, California. It is located on the border of Costa Mesa around the John Wayne airport area. The restaurant is traditional Japanese. Although is is considered upscale, I consider it dressy casual and very intimate once you are seated. As …

After some consideration, I decided to pick up a frozen lasagna dinner from one of our local grocery stores for dinner a few nights ago (we had something else in mind, but we never got out of the house like we planned).
As part of the deal, I told my …

When we were young we were taught that ” an apple a day, keeps the doctor away”. Since I can remember that, I have given importance to apple as part of our daily diet. Having extensively read the pages of Men’s Health magazine, I learned that apple can help …

Our lunch and dinner cannot be complete without drinks. It is cold coffee, iced tea, soft drinks or fruit juices. At present we already eliminated having soft drinks because of my father’s condition. We were fed up with iced tea, so we prepare juice drink instead. Tang Fruit Teaz …

I picked up Cadbury’s Milk Chocolate Filled with Soft English Toffee at the store yesterday because it was on sale. I really like Heath Bars, and was hoping that the consistency would be a softer version of a Heath Bar.
Cadbury’s Milk Chocolate Filled with Soft English Toffee is …

If you’re looking for a healthy alternative snack you should try Growers’ Nutribar. It was recommended to me by roommate who is into weight lifting. It looks like an energy bar but cheaper. A bar costs 14 Philippine Pesos (about 28 US cents) and box of six costs 80 …

I decided to make chicken last night and, mostly because our supply of vegetables was starting to run a bit low, I ended up making a can of spinach from the brand Happy Harvest that we have had for a while.
I bought this particular brand of spinach because of …

This rice cake is one of my favorite foods I love to take with me in my nappy bag for my toddler’s snack food which I am also grateful enough since he also loves eating it. One good thing about it is that my baby also loves so …

Hm.perk chocolates are my weakness. I just love the chocolates and in that perk chocolates are my favourite. The chocolates are very lite to eat because it has a fine crispy wafer in it and outside the thick chocolate is covered. Whenever I am outside and …

The Taco Bell crunch wrap supreme has become one of my must-order every since my first encounter with it. It debuted in 2005 which is when I had the opportunity to taste this mouthful, Frisbee taco.
When I first ordered the Taco Bell crunch wrap supreme, I was a …

For those of you that do not know what matcha is, it is a premium quality, powdered green tea that is very popular in Japan. It is sweeter, is filled with anti-oxidants, has more amino acids, and is overall much healthier than original green tea (which is popular in …

Cookout is this strange little fast food chain around Charlotte, North Carolina. I assume they have other branches in other cities too, but I don’t know for sure. When we went, we found that they had an almost overwhelming amount of options on their menu board and we ended …

I use Great Value Fancy Shredded Mild Cheddar Cheese to add into salads and for cooking, mostly for hamburger pie (I am also known to throw a handful into my mouth when nobody’s looking - it tastes great and I love it). The finely shredded cheese comes in a …

I would say that of all the local brands of Ice Cream here in the Philippines Selecta is the best. I’ve practically tasted all the brands but none of them have equaled the superior taste of Selecta. One thing that made Selecta superior is the fact that it …

Hormel Compleats continue to bring out new varieties that lure me to try them. The more success I have, the more I am willing to try something new with them. The latest one I decided to taste was their Chicken Marinara.
What I enjoy about Hormel Compleats is …

Maybe all of you already know this product. Yup the zero sugar of the great coca cola taste. But that just the tag of the product, and it’s not all right for me. I always love to drink coca cola when i’m eating outside, especially when i eat fast …

During movie marathons I see to it that I have my favorite snacks on hand. I would normally get a microwave ready popcorn, but since I was too lazy to cook my own popcorn I just finally decided to buy a huge bag of Holy Kettle Corn popcorn.
The good …

Ness caf� is an international branded coffee. Naturally it has very good taste and I have tasted it. Especially it is very well suited to prepare the cold coffee. The taste of the creamy cold coffee prepared using this branded coffee is excellent. The cost …

I am reviewing Wrigley’s Orbit White Bubblemint gum. You can now buy this in the “BigePak” which is a circular shaped container. It is less than $3, and you get quite a bit of gum for that price. This particular size would be good to throw in your purse …

The Grille Stop has been around for as long as I can remember and my absolute favourite food item on their menu is their Spicy Chicken. I usually go there solely to buy a piece of Spicy Chicken with a side of some sort.
The Grille Stop’s Spicy Chicken looks …

Last December I was shopping at Sam’s Club and there was a sample table set up with some fudge. I’m no dummy so I took the sample and really liked it. I enjoyed it so much I decided to buy a package. The Fudgie Wudgie Fudge …

My mother uses the Ashirwad iodised salt in our house to prepare the food. Actually this salt is iodised, and is very good for the health. Our body needs the proper quantity of iodine every day and that we can get by using the Ashirwad iodised salt. …

I bought a bottle of red wine at the weekend, not really thinking about what kind I was getting. It’s —˜Arniston Bay’ and it was on a special offer at one of the major supermarkets, so I decided to give it a try. It tuned out to be …

Yes, I know that it is bad to smoke, and so does everyone who does smoke. I am not a smoker anymore(thank God)but I have tried the Marlboro Smooth cigarettes recently. I was told that they smell and taste like an Andes Mint Chocolate Candy- so I …

My grand father is a 83 years old young man (I mean old). His health condition is very good and he is very well except that the sugar level in his blood is more. I love my grand father a lot and whenever I get time I …

It was a halfway decent day out yesterday, with the temperatures in the 60s for the first time in a couple of weeks. Since it was likely one of the last days we will have like that before winter, I took full advantage and decided to fire up our …

I have a love/hate relationship with onions. I love them. My eyes hate them. It’s the type of relationship most people have with onions. Every time I cut into one I find myself having to leave the room because they are so strong. It takes my eyes at least …

I got a package of Sparrer sliced salami in a snack pack on an airplane. I hadn’t been much of a salami eater, more jerky than anything, and I was curious as to whether I would like it or not. But I paid good money for that snack pack …

I’ve tried so many different instant coffee drinks lately because I’ve been testing them. I really like these instant coffee drinks because I usually take them instead of dessert, they smell gret and they aslo taste great. The other day my mother went shopping and she bought me Mokate …

In an effort to save as much money as I possibly can I have began rolling my own cigarettes. I prefer to smoke Camel brand of cigarettes. However, the holidays have hit me hard and I am self employed. I have tried several brand of roll your own tobacco. …

I did not really enjoy much drinking the new Zero Cal sparkling water from Summit. Well, one, a tasteless soda water is senseless. Second, the water is crystal clear, but it is flavored and the flavor just seemed to make the drink all the worse. It did not help …

At first I thought all kaya ball taste the same. That was what I thought before I tried the kaya balls sold at Carrefour Cheras.
The Kaya Ball sold here taste different from kaya ball that I’ve tried at other places. I don’t quite know how they manage it, …

Whenever I go to the mall with my mom we always seem to be drawn to Hot Dog on a Stick. For those who dont know what that is its a food stand that sells corn dogs, cheese on a stick, french fries, and lemonade. I enjoy there corn …

For as long I can remember, I’ve always been a fan of the Rice-A-Roni products. The rice is easy to prepare and comes in an array of flavors. I wanted to prepare a meal with pork-chops, and I thought it would be the perfect time to try out the …

I rather enjoyed the Basse Peanuts in a plastic pack as a snack on December 29, 2009. If you’re looking for a cheap, no-frills, nutritious snack, this is it.
It comes in a brown plastic bag that is transparent at the center to show the real peanuts therein. …

When I began to work across the road there is a person named Kirk who sells food daily, only from about 11am at the earliest to 2pm at the latest. He brings freshly cooked food and it is usually stuff you yourself would make at home. Unless it is …

My boyfriend and I were looking for some affordable fruit snacks to snack on while shopping at Bjs and came across the Healthy Helpings All Natural Fruit Flavored Gummy Snacks. The fruit snacks come in a box with fifty small pouches inside, which contain about ten gummy snacks per …

I try to save my calories for eating rather than drinking so I am a big fan of diet beverages. Usually, I find myself drinking diet soda or soft drinks, such as diet colas. However, I have been trying to cut back on the number of diet sodas …

I love spicy food and have enjoyed all the Jamaican food I have tried in the past and so I was pleased to spot this vegetable —˜pattie’ in the cooler section at Sainsubury’s. In your average supermarket there is not much on offer in the way of Jamaican …

Mrs. Freshley’s Strawberry Fruit & Grain Cereal Bar is definitely my favorite of the three flavor varieties of cereal bars released by this company. The reason this is my favorite is because of the flavor. The strawberry flavor is quite rich and authentic. I especially find the flavor to …

As a quarantine inspector, I was often asked about how to judge the fresh degree of pork. Here is some of my experience about that.
There are five ways to inspect it. Firstly, you need to watch the color on the surface of pork. The color should be well-distributed, pink …

Yesterday I bought 2 Vindija cream yogurts, one had a taste of vanilla and one had a taste of stracciatella. I must admit that I likes vanilla one more. I am very fond of stracciatella ice cream so each time I see a stracciatella yoghurt I can’t resist it. …

I was hungry this morning so I ended up digging through my desk for something to snack on. Fortunately, I found a bag of Brothers all natural apple crisps I had purchased a week ago.
When I opened the bag, I really wasn’t expecting too much from this product because …

This type of pocky is one of those icing-type pocky where there’s a thick layer of icing around the biscuit stick. Even though it is piesnow flavor, i personally don’t think it tastes like piesnow at all, but like any other conventional icing-type pocky. You’re not getting what you’re …

I love having cheesy snacks sometimes and that is why I like buying Ritz Bits Cheese whenever I crave them. Ritz Bits Cheese are bite sized Ritz Bits crackers with cheddar cheese in between two of these crackers to form a sandwich.
What I like mostly about Ritz Bits …

Ingredients: beef and chicken meat, water, cornstarch, sugar, iodized salt, soy protein, spices, prosphates, sodium nitrite, sodium erythorbate, and MSG.
Serving Size: 2oz. (56g/about 2 slices)
Servings per container: about 3
This is one of the new products out in the market today, Ligo Beef Loaf. It costs only …

To be honest, I never really thought much about house brand products. I love Marks & Spenser clothing items but never paid attention to their tit bit and food section.
I received the Marks & Spenser 10 Snacktime Assortment as a gift for Christmas from my neighbor. Usually …

We haven’t had fish sticks in a while so I decided to pick up a box of them the other day. Since most cheaper brands are kind of gross, I figured I would spend the extra money and buy a box of Van De Kamps Whole Fillet Fish sticks …

I love Red Bull! I always drink them when I need extra energy to finish something or when I need to be awake until early in the morning to do some works. I also drink red bull at times when I go out clubbing.
They give me enough …