Venice Restaurant Los Banos – A Review of Sorts

Venice Restaurant Los Banos – A Review of Sorts

In what used to be Cafe La Bonne Vie now stands Venice Restaurant. As fate would have it, on Cafe La Bonne Vie’s last day of operation, the Favorite Dining Companion insisted that we have coffee and dessert there (after eating a hefty lunch at Mio Cantina). We...
Mio Cantina – A Review of Sorts

Mio Cantina – A Review of Sorts

Easily one of my favorite places to eat at in Los Banos, Mio Cantina offers interesting food at friendly prices. My favorite is their Sweet Pork Bao. I’ve tried the Shiitake Bao and the plain Pork Bao but the Sweet Pork Bao easily earns the top spot in my heart....
Deciding Where to Eat

Deciding Where to Eat

Whenever I have the budget for food that someone else made, I always go for Japanese. Despite having the sharpest of knives and good quality ingredients on hand, I can never make a nice enough sushi. The rice can be way too soft or worse — the resulting sushi...