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2020 San Diego Trip | Day 4

February 22, 2020 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Our plans went out the window when we woke up to rain but we were also prepared and was thinking to do high tea if that happened. Except we thought it through and decided high tea might not be filling enough as a last meal since we were both going to get home super late. Instead we decided to get ready and pack.

2020 San Diego Trip | Day 4 | Bird Rock Coffee Roasters | San Diego, California

Since we’d get kicked out by 10 am and we needed shelter from the rain, we went across the street to Bird Rock Coffee Roasters with thirty minutes before our checkout time for shelter. Funny enough an awning was all there was and we laughed at the idea that the awning would fly away and we’d get soaked.

Amy ordered a Roseberry Mocha which she loved very much. By the time I was ready to order the line got too crazy and I opted out of getting anything.

2020 San Diego Trip | Day 4 | Bird Rock Coffee Roasters | San Diego, California | Amy

We decided to stay there and figure out our plans since it was raining and we didn’t want to get wet. I was lucky to have two hats stowed in my luggage from the previous trip and lended one to Amy as well which she is so gratefully modeling.

2020 San Diego Trip | Day 4 | Parc Bistro Brasserie | San Diego, California | Amy

We decided on brunch/lunch at Parc Bistro Brasserie. Amy got bottomless mimosas which she enjoyed. Seafood quiche, brussel sprouts, escargot, and mussels and fries. The mussels were bigger than the ones I had at La Jolla and delicious in their own right but the quiche and brussel sprouts were our favourite this round.

We walked around the edge of Balboa Park and somehow ended up at CVS where we called an Uber. My flight was set to take off an hour after hers so I figured going to the airport together wouldn’t be a big deal.

We bid our farewells and parted ways and that’s when everything goes downhill. I guess the universe thought we were having way too much of a chill and happy time, they threw us, especially me, some curveballs.

I get through security and realized my flight was delayed which meant I wouldn’t make my connecting flight. I exit to the counters, get my flights changed to an earlier departure and arrival time. I go through security and noticed my new flight was delayed once again. I exit again to the counters to where they tell me I had a choice to stay in a hotel in San Diego or to fly to Dallas and stay at one there. I chose Dallas hoping Brudda and SIL can pick me up before my morning flight from Dallas to Houston tomorrow. My once 4:45 pm flight was now at 6:05 pm. I go back through to security the third time.

2020 San Diego Trip | Day 4 | Airspace Lounge | San Diego, California

Amy told me about lounges and I’ve always wanted to try one. Since I has almost four hours to kill I figured today was a great day as any to try it out so I chose the Airspace Lounge. I paid a total of $37. It came with snacks and some free drinks like tea, soda, coffee, cheap wines and beers as well as private bathrooms and showers, wifi, and charging everywhere. They also give you a $10 credit for food or other drinks.

2020 San Diego Trip | Day 4 | Airspace Lounge | San Diego, California | Snack Bar

I was shy at first. Since I couldn’t find the plates I used a little dipping cup to fill with cheese, carrots and tomatoes.

2020 San Diego Trip | Day 4 | Airspace Lounge | San Diego, California | Snack Bar & Moscow Mule

After I was a bit more comfortable I found the plates and filled up. There was a 19 year old hostess learning how to make alcoholic drinks. He offered the Moscow mule he made for free. It’s like the universe is saying sorry for all I went through … Until I looked up and noticed on the monitor, my 6:05 pm flight was now 6:35 pm.

2020 San Diego Trip | Day 4 | Airspace Lounge | San Diego, California | Buffalo Chicken Wrap

I finished a movie, watched a few episodes of Gotham and edited pictures. I used my $10 credit to get a $10 meal of buffalo chicken wrap. After enjoying that I headed back to the gate.

It was music to my ears to hear that I was finally boarding. I’m currently in Brudda’s car headed back to his house. I am excited for a hot shower. Bummed I won’t get to see Emmy or Ethan but glad I’m at least back in Texas.

Filed Under: Eateries & Drinkeries, Travel Tagged With: Breakfast and Brunch, California, Coffee and Tea, French, San Diego

2020 San Diego Trip | Day 3

February 21, 2020 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

2020 San Diego Trip | Day 3 | Breakfast Republic | San Diego, California

No alarms yet again. We were so comfy in our beds we had conversations through the walls before finally waking up to get ready and head to brunch at Breakfast Republic. It was a last minute find and we were not disappointed. The shrimp and grits were to die for and Amy loved her Crawfish and crab cake Benedict more today than yesterday. My favourite was seeing cute hard-boiled eggs chairs. So adorable.

2020 San Diego Trip | Day 3 | Cute House | San Diego, California

We started our walk to Balboa Park and I ran into this beautiful house. California has such unique house designs that I’m super jealous about.

This was also the time where we decided to take an Uber for less than 1.2 miles when we didn’t see a sidewalk. We thought we made a mistake for doing so and the Uber driver even laughed a little. If wasn’t until we saw how many hilly ups and downs, twists and turns we would have had to go through to get to our destination. Amy swore I would have killed her or killed herself if we ended up walking it.

2020 San Diego Trip | Day 3 | Balboa Park 1 | San Diego, California

Balboa Park has a lot of different museums which we walked into none. We looked at sidewalk vendors and took in the breathtaking views.

2020 San Diego Trip | Day 3 | Balboa Park 2 | San Diego, California

This was my favourite building and shot. The mosaic on the building and detail took me away. Not to mention, the weather made it perfect.

2020 San Diego Trip | Day 3 | Mattarello Pasta Class | San Diego, California

We were going to grab juices before heading to our pasta class but when the Uber showed up, we realized we would be late so we went straight to Mattarello’s instead.

2020 San Diego Trip | Day 3 | Mattarello Pasta Class | San Diego, California | Process

The owners weren’t available to teach us due to a family emergency and having to fly back to Italy but our lovely instructor tried her best to fill in those shoes.

2020 San Diego Trip | Day 3 | Mattarello Pasta Class | San Diego, California | Amy Mellie Dee

We had a lot of fun making a lot of different types of pastas. Apparently we were to take our pasta home and cook them to eat. Instead, someone else from San Antonio spoke up if anyone wanted to take theirs since they couldn’t cook it at the hotel. We raised our hands feeling the same and the instructor was nice enough to cook our raviolis and tortellinis and sauce them for us to try. Our other pastas went to other pasta makers to take home. I cannot wait to take my learning’s home. But first, someone buy me a pasta attachment for my KitchenAid. Kthanks.

2020 San Diego Trip | Day 3 | Vitality Tap | San Diego, California

We went and got our juices. I opted for a smoothie and it was super refreshing. We sat outside searching for our next activity.

2020 San Diego Trip | Day 3 | Le Parfait Paris | San Diego, California

We talked about getting pastries the whole trip and decided Le Parfait Paris was perfect. We were aiming to grab some pastries, eat them, and head to Little Italy. Instead we ended up staying there for almost two and a half hours in deep conversation.

2020 San Diego Trip | Day 3 | Gaslamp Mardi Gras | San Diego, California

We decided Little Italy was a wash and to stay in Gaslamp instead. I wanted a little snack and Amy found a good paella place. We walked past some Mardi Gras decorated buildings but it’s definitely nothing like how New Orleans celebrates.

2020 San Diego Trip | Day 3 | Sevilia Restaurant & Tapas Bar | San Diego, California

We made it to Sevilla where we were told paella was sold out. I was super bummed and so we decided on getting our free Yelp check in appetizer sampler that the chef chooses (ceviche, potato concoction, and dates and blue cheese wrapped with bacon) and wine to start.

We heard paella was back in the table next to us and my heart was all smiles. We opted for the traditional one where it came with seafood, chicken and sausage as well as some cheese stuffed croquettes and brussel sprouts.

Amy loved her croquettes and I believe these were the best brussel sprouts all trip. The paella was the best decision ever and we both agree this entire meal was the best one overall.

When we were in our Uber the driver asked us how we like San Diego and the weather differences with Texas. Then he asks, “Are you enjoying all the wind in California?” To which I happily reply, “oh yeah I love it!” He asks a few more questions but I couldn’t hear and told him so. I hear him turn on the radio so I look over at Amy giving me a giant wtf face, unsure why. I realized I heard wrong when she says “oh no, I get drug tested”.

We’re back at the Airbnb watching Always Be My Maybe since Amy’s never seen it. I’m sure we’ll be heading to bed soon so bye bye for now!

Filed Under: Eateries & Drinkeries, Travel Tagged With: American, Bakery, Breakfast and Brunch, California, French, Italian, San Diego, Seafood, Sightseeing, South American, Spanish

Delices de Maurice | Katy, Texas

January 24, 2020 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Today has been a fairly good day. I woke up early and got my blood work done then headed over to the chiropractor. I splurged and got some sole inserts custom made that’s going to come in a couple of weeks. This is the first session where anywhere he put his hands on it cracked so nicely. I feel as if some weight has been lifted.

Delices de Maurice | Katy, Texas

I walked around World Market for a bit then headed to Delices de Maurice to meet up with Sebastian. He was nice enough to treat me to dessert, berry fruit tart for me and a cream puff for him. We each got a savory type crepe. I also got a hazelnut latte and he got a French onion soup.

Everything was perfectly made. We both agreed it’s the best crepe in Houston and the pastry was so crisp and fresh. I want more! This is by far one of the best French bistros in Houston!

We sat and talked for what was only supposed to be an hour since he had to pack and head to Austin. By the time we looked down on our phones we realized over two hours had passed. We bid our farewells and I headed home.

2020 Chinese New Year

After a while I headed to the dealership for some maintenance before heading back home to our Chinese New Year meal.

I’m currently being lazy but I really need to start cleaning my office so that when Brudda, SIL, Emmy, and Finn come down, they have a clean place to sleep for a whole week! Yippie!!

Filed Under: Eateries & Drinkeries Tagged With: French, Houston, Katy, Texas

Girls Afternoon Out

July 14, 2019 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Nail Bar with Mallory and Leah

A lazy morning before heading over to Mallory’s. Mallory and I planned on manicures and pedicures and since Leah was in town for a wedding she decided to join in.

We all got the same shade of pink except Mallory and I had colour changing ones that become a way darker pink when cold. You can see a little bit of a darker pink on her nails far right.

Eight Turn Crepe | Katy, Texas | Strawberry Nutella, Truffled Royal Scrambled Eggs , Harajuku Fruit Cocktail Crepes
R to L: Strawberry Nutella [fresh strawberries, Nutella, chocolate custard, whipped yogurt, and hazelnuts | $7.62; Truffled Royal Scrambled Eggs [two scrambled organic eggs, truffled mushrooms, truffle oil, baby spinach, tofu sauce, and cheddar cheese] | $7.99, Harajuku Fruit Cocktail Crepes [fresh strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, mango, and banana, whipped yogurt, custard cream, and sliced almonds] | $8.96

We went to Katy Asian Town. They’ve never been and so I took them around. We stopped by Eight Turn Crepe first since we were a bit hungry. We all shared a savory crepe and two sweet crepes. Let’s be real though, I ate the majority of the savory one since sweets aren’t really my biggest love. They were all equally amazing but I’m still a savory person. I want to go back and try to creme brulee one but they only have that Mondays to Fridays though.

Eight Turn Crepe | Katy, Texas | Mallory, Mellie Dee, Leah

The cool kids.

Sharetea | Katy, Texas | Mango & Passion Fruit Green Tea, Taro Ice Blended with Pudding
Mango & Passion Fruit Green Tea with Pearls | $4.50 + $0.50 for Pearls, Taro Ice Blended with Pudding | $5

Mallory and I got drinks from ShareTea. It was her first tapioca drink and I believe she’ll be happy with just the drink without the balls in the future.

We headed to H-Mart afterward. Their first Asian grocery store. They had a lot of questions and I had fun showing them around the place. I was even surprised when they tried conch at one of the tasting spots.

We went back to Mallory’s and hung out and talked about boys before I headed back home. I’m ready for bed now since this weekend has been super busy. Night, world.

Filed Under: Eateries & Drinkeries Tagged With: Coffee and Tea, Dessert, French

Gus’s World Fried Chicken | Houston, Texas

July 12, 2019 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Jumped on an early morning call with the prototyping team. I love seeing it come together and I really hope it gets signed off by the high ups. But if not, we can always build our own through the local team.

I spent four hours after that with Dad at his doctor appointments. It was mostly a lot of waiting but I was able to get in a twenty five minute nap afterwards since I only had two hours of sleep.

La Madeline with Joel

I drove and picked up Joel for lunch at La Madeline, more of a snack for me but I got kind of full. He was sweet in buying me a fruit tart since I got coffee last time. My little intern is all grown up!

Gus's World Fried Chicken | Houston, Texas | Salim

After a while of catching up with Joel, I dropped him off at his work and went and picked up Salim from his work for a super late lunch at Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken, his favourite fried chicken place. (That’s only because he’s never been to Jollibee or Bawls!)

Dark thighs are always my favourite and it was pretty darn good. I wished it was spicier but other than that, it’s a pretty good southern fried chicken. We thought their greens would be green beans but if was collard greens. I was a bit disappointed but they started growing on me as I ate them.

Gus's World Fried Chicken | Houston, Texas | Sweet Potato Pie

He also said they had good pies, at least the ones he has tried. He’s never had sweet potato pie here so we decided to be “healthy”. He says this was the worst pie he’s gotten here. I agree. It wasn’t that great. If I ever come back I’ll try one of the chess pies he likes.

I’ve been wanting to try this place and glad I finally got to cross it off my list! Where’s my next new foodventure?

Filed Under: Eateries & Drinkeries Tagged With: American, French, Houston, South American, Texas

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