‘free-range chicken’


Going Green at La Sirena Grill

January 20th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Green sauce!

Heading into La Sirena Grill in Laguna Beach, I really had no idea what to expect.  I had followed a friend there and hoped for the best.  Walking in, we were somehow immediately in line to order from the counter.  The line wasn’t terribly fast, though, so I had some time to figure out what to order.  I was pretty impressed to see that the place used only grass-fed beef and free-range chicken.  I don’t usually go out of my way to find restaurants like these, but I’m always happy when I do.  Most importantly, though, the price of the food hadn’t been jacked up like it usually is when something is green or organic. Continue Reading»


Beer Me Some Breckenridge Agave Wheat

The taste of skiing?

Colorado is definitely a beer state, and not just because Coors comes from the Rocky Mountain State.  No, it is also home to New Belgium (of Fat Tire fame) and seemingly countless other micro and craft breweries.  While in Breckenridge for a ski weekend, I decided I had to at least try one of these, and because it turned out to be the only one available at dinner, my choice happened to come from the creatively named Breckenridge Brewery.  The brewery, by the way, is actually no longer in Breckenridge, having expanded and moved to Denver in 1992.

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