Last week, when we were driving down to LA, we stopped at Taco Bell for a fantastic gourmet lunch. We knew we weren't in Kansas anymore when we saw an ATV chained to a sign outside the restaurant. For some reason, I found it funny, but I have to admit I was slightly jealous I don't get to drive one to Taco Bell where I'm from. I've heard of riding a bike, a skateboard, maybe...
Sunday was Laura's wedding, so we decided to head down early and have some well deserved fun. The drive down from the Bay Area on Friday was long and we ran into Friday LA traffic, but it wasn't too bad. Friday night we ate at Javier's Cantina & Grill at The Spectrum in Irvine, CA, which was probably the nicest Mexican restaurant I've ever been to. After dinner, we saw Cloudy with a Chance of...
Map of Every McDonald's Location in the United States Source: GOOD Magazine
Went to Santana Row for lunch at a really yummy Mexican restaurant. Then we went to Pinkberry for dessert and I had a small original with fruity pebbles and chocolate chips which was amazing. Then we went to the Tech Museum of Innovation where we saw an IMAX movie about flight which was amazing. Had coffee at a really cool cafe in downtown San Jose.
One Machine, Over 100 Flavors Coca-Cola is debuting a new soda fountain that can hold more than 100 sodas. That's ten times more than current soda fountains. Currently, fountains work through syrup bags. The restaurant buys a bag (actually, a bag in a rectangular box) from Coke or Pepsi, hooks it up to a soda line and then the fountain combines the carbonated water with the syrup to create your soda. The machines are limited...
I drove down to San Diego over the extended weekend which was really fun. Went out to dinner at a place called Islands which we don't have here in the Bay Area on Saturday night. Played some poker with M&M's, peanuts, and raisins for a while and went to my hotel which ended up being overbooked so they gave my room away. They put me at a nice place across town free of charge which...