Cafe Sevilla is a great place to eat, meet and have fun while munching out on tapas. Tapas are akin to Dim Sum, in that they are appetizer-sized servings on little plates, consisting of a wide variety of food, from meats to veggies to seafood and any creative combination in between. Cheeses, meatballs, olives, lamb skewers, shrimp - you name it, there's a tapa for it. I would recommend ordering the combos and/or sampler platters. You'll get a nice variety of tapas and it will save you a little cash as opposed to ordering everything separately.
The atmosphere is beautifully adorned with a Spanish flare: painted frescoes on the walls, terra cotta tiles, wooden tables.There's live music usually when I'm there on weekends - sometimes a flamenco guitarist, other times a vocal group accompanied by instruments. When it's crowded, it can get loud!
There's a bar and they offer a variety of sangrias by the glass, by the pitcher, and, by the barrel! There's also Mojitos, but I love their Martinis. The best time to go is during their Happy Hour (5:00 - 6:30) where selected tapas and drinks are 1/2 price, (selection changes every day on the drinks). Ole!

Move over Robert Mondavi. Look over your shoulder, Caymus. There's a new kid on the block and they're gunning to be top dog, or, should I say, top winery, in Napa Valley. Alpha Omega is a relatively new vineyard on Rte 29 in the heart of the wine country. This used to be Quail Ridge Vineyards years ago.
This is primo wine, a lot of it is hand-made the old-fashion way, and the vinters are world-class experts. That equates to the wines being quite pricey but absolutely worth every penny. My wife and I went in for tasting ($20.00 per) and I was in heaven. Every taste was the definition of what the wine is suppose to be. Every sip was luscious, complex, powerful. Our host was gracious enough to take us behind the scenes into the aging rooms and treated us to sample their top-of-the-line not-yet-released wine (which I'd better not reveal its name). It was one of the best wines I've ever tasted, and if I were rich, I'd order a hundred cases of it. That would mean mortgaging my house. After going to Napa for years and visited a majority of the vineyards - including most of the world reknown top tiered vineyards- Alpha Omega gets my vote to be the premier winery in the Valley. They will be the new standard.

Chopstix is located at 4633 Convoy Street at Kearney Mesa. It is a Japanese noodle restaurant. The atmosphere is a very comfortable setting and the service is fairly good. It's a place where you can just relax and sit back with your friends.The decor is straightforward and the waiters are very friendly. For starters, I usually get two orders of their delicious California rolls (only crab and avocado mixed together). It comes with the usual wasabi (I must warn you, the wasabi is extremely hot!) and ginger . If you want just something light and simple, I would order the California rolls. For the main course, I would order the wonton noodle soup or the katsu chicken. The wonton noodle soup is served with ramen noodles, some vegetables and four wontons in a tasty soup. The wontons and noodles are the only best parts of the dish and can be very filling (I don't care much about the vegetables). If you want something warm give this a try. The katsu chicken, I say, however, is the much better dish. The waiters serve this dish to you hot and ready. There are about seven pieces of chicken on top of rice complimented with a small amount of katsu steak sauce and a small bowl of salad.The chicken is cooked to perfection. If you have a yen for Japanese noodles, go to Chopstix!

I love exotic food. Throw in eating with your fingers, middle eastern music and a belly dancer, and you've got yourself a recipe for a memorable, delicious and enjoyable dinner! The restaurant is Marrakesh, located on Pearl Street in La Jolla, California. Walk in and the traditional foreign decor greets you and offers a harbinger of what's to come: Moroccan cuisine, exotic spices and dining intimacy - if you and your guest eat with your fingers I could call that intimate!
They start you off rinsing your hands over a beautiful metal basin that's placed in the center of the table and gently pouring warm water over you hands and fingers. All meals start off with a delicious harira soup; a large salad plate consisting of 3 traditional Moroccan salads : marinated cucumbers and tomatoes, spicy carrots and my favorite, marinated eggplant; and the Bastilla : a cinnamon sugar crusted pie filled with almonds, chicken and eggs. From there you have a choice of meals with entrees varying from couscous to kabobs, from chicken to duck to lamb. There is a vegetarian menu that will delight any vegetarian.
When you're in the mood for something out-of-the-ordinary, if you're tired of the same old fare of pasta, burgers, pizza, burittos, then be adventurous, go to the Marrakesh!

The Godfather Italian Restaurant, located at 7878 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, is Italian dining in San Diego at its finest. We've been going there for years and for good reason. There's tableclothes, tuxedoed waiters, live piano music, and of course, delicious authentic Italian food. The owner Isidoro and his family have succeeded in creating one of San Diego's best restaurants. The service is attentive, your water glass is routinely filled, if you're having a bottle of one of their fine wines from their extensive wine menu, the waiters are sure to pour more into your glass when it's low. At the beginning of dinner you are treated to their appetizer dish of fried zucchini. The menu offers a huge assortment of dishes that one would expect of a fine dining establishment, from home made pastas to steaks to seafood, and the quality of the food is consistently upper tier. The dishes are generous enough for the heartiest of appetites and taking home a doggy bag is virtually a given. It is rare that one finds both quality and quantity, but when it comes to dining at The Godfather Restaurant, it's an offer you cannot refuse!