Father’s Day with Joe at JOEY Manhattan Beach

After the past 4 years living back with the family down in Orange County, the opportunity finally came for my time to move out again in pursuit of a new job out in Los Angeles. Now situated in Marina del Rey and working in El Segundo, I was head-over-heels to discover another JOEY location just …

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“Lured” in BY MEMORIES; HOOKED BY MORE THAN UNBEATABLE SEAFOOD QUALITY

As some of you may know, I used to live up in San Luis Obispo during my time at Cal Poly SLO. This meant several family meet-ups and stops in Santa Barbara and Ventura - 2 of our favorite places packed with so many great memories. After we first discovered and dined at a "Lure" …

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hapa j’s – Hawaiian heaven in San Clemente

Imagine this. You and a few buddies sitting in the parking lot of a hotel in Waikiki when a crazy idea hits like lightning (typical for Hawaii): why not turn our love for Hawaiian food, good times, and good people into something everyone can experience? It was then, several years back, that Hapa J's was …

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