May 2013 – Page 3 – Trev's Bistro

Monday’s Neighborhood: North Park, San Diego, CA

Sunny San Diego’s beach communities, from tony La Jolla to Sea World’s Mission Bay, and Downtown’s Gaslamp Quarter core receive most of the national press as the city’s main destinations. Mission Bay isn’t exactly a whole mot more than the place to spend quality time with Shamu, but the other neighborhoods do have their worthwhileContinue reading “Monday’s Neighborhood: North Park, San Diego, CA”

Beer of the Week: AleSmith IPA, Alesmith Brewing Co., San Diego, CA

The all-important hops might come from far up the coast in the great Pacific Northwest, but there is something truly enviable about the hop-forward, but slightly restrained IPAs produced in San Diego. Up in Washington and Oregon where the hops hail from most often, the IPAs veer towards the explosion of hop- driven bitterness endContinue reading “Beer of the Week: AleSmith IPA, Alesmith Brewing Co., San Diego, CA”

Kentucky Derby Party Menu

Having planned out numerous Cinco de Mayo menus, let’s quickly complete the weekend with a Louisville-inspired meal. Cocktail: Mint Julep of course In a frosted mug or official Derby Julep cup (yours truly is lucky to have many of these), muddle a half dozen mint leaves, 1/2 oz of simple syrup, and 2 tsps. water.Continue reading “Kentucky Derby Party Menu”

Plat du Jour Friday May 3, 2013: 5 Menus for Cinco de Mayo

What a first weekend of May ahead for everyone. It seems like just yesterday I was living in France and spent this first weekend of May dancing around a maypole in Eching, Germany, just outside Munich (this was too many years ago now to count). Millions across the U.S. and Europe will be dancing aroundContinue reading “Plat du Jour Friday May 3, 2013: 5 Menus for Cinco de Mayo”

Cocktail of the Week: Pantone 7621 at Trick Dog, San Francisco

With Derby Day tomorrow and Cinco de Mayo right after that, let’s get you a drink already to begin this cocktail- fueled weekend. You would be forgiven for finding the “Cocktail of the Week” section to be more like the “Beet Cocktail of the Week” recently. After all it was only a few days agoContinue reading “Cocktail of the Week: Pantone 7621 at Trick Dog, San Francisco”

A Slide Show To Help You Prepare for Cinco de Mayo

Here is a terrific look at eight regional Mexican cuisines in a Zagat Blog slideshow from Linnea Covington. We’ll be quizzing you on where tortas ahorgadas originated. Tomorrow Trev’s Bistro will present five different menus for the big holiday on Sunday. One of them surely will be the right fit for you. And yes, you’reContinue reading “A Slide Show To Help You Prepare for Cinco de Mayo”