After my hearty biscuits-and-gravy breakfast, I was craving lighter California cuisine. So as I continued my road trip down the California coast, I was glad to meet up with friends Cynthia and Gloria, who suggested lunch at La Bicyclette, a sunny French-inspired bistro in Carmel-by-the-Sea. The food wasn’t overly fancy or precious (as this somewhat […]
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Time for Biscuits and Gravy!
It’s Day #4 of my “Hit The Road Hungry” road trip, and I’m hankering for a good old-fashioned, all-American, road food breakfast. You know the kind: where the gruffly-cheerful waitress keeps your coffee cup filled as you chow through a big plate of eggs, bacon, and — most important — biscuits and gravy (though in […]
WanderFood Wednesday: Ten Thousand Buddhas, One Highway Patrolman, But No Lunch
What does it say about my karma if the California Highway Patrol pulls me over in the driveway of a Buddhist monastery? I’ve rolled off Highway 101 near the northern California town of Ukiah, hoping to stretch my legs at the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas, a monastery built on the grounds of a former […]