Gotta get them tacos.
Hi there! Pickle Deli Square is a collection of my experiences living, eating, and traveling the world. Currently an expat based in Valencia, on the Mediterranean coast of Spain.
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Omicron-era Trip Report: United Polaris Business SFO-ICN-PVG Boeing 777-300ER
The first flight from San Francisco to Shanghai in a month.
Omicron-era Trip Report: United Polaris Lounge SFO
In December 2020, there was only one United lounge open in all of SFO, a United Club where they had packaged snacks. Now, the Polaris lounge is back open, with its sit-down restaurant with table service.
Omicron-era Trip Report: UA5499 SFO-SAN United First Class Embraer 175 (Skywest)
A short, thankfully delayed flight (so that I could make the connection).
Omicron-era Trip Report: United Club in the SFO Rotunda
A big upgrade in food offerings compared to pre-COVID times, with substantial, fresh choices. Very welcome after cutbacks in onboard catering.
Pandemic-era Trip Report: SFO-ICN-PVG United Polaris Business Class
A 15 hour 55 minute journey during COVID times from San Francisco to Shanghai, with a stop in Seoul-Incheon for crew change.
Pandemic-era Trip Report: SFO layover and a visit to the United Club
Adapting to COVID times in the United Club
Pandemic-era Trip Report: Bye San Diego! SAN-SFO United First
A farewell to my hometown, where I spent just about all of 2020.
San Diego Eats: Make & Makan's Nasi Lemak
From an open trunk in the Mira Mesa High School parking lot, comes the comforting national dish of Malaysia.
San Diego Eats: Qala Peruvian Seafood & Grill
A splurge meal from a new restaurant in La Jolla
Black Cod Tacos
A simple recipe from Bon Appetit’s “basically” series results in some pretty stunning results.
Almond-Crusted Fish Sandwiches
Homemade fish sandwiches, from baked fish fingers to the telera rolls.
Lobster Pasta! Lobster Tacos!
Dining in luxury with more leftover lobster from our haul of California spiny lobsters.
Lobster Rolls made with California Spiny Lobster
From making the New England-style buns from scratch to assembling the California lobster salad.
Local California Spiny Lobsters!
Learning how to break apart the lobster and clean it. Plus, a sampling of different preparation methods: steaming, boiling, and roasting.
Squid!
Looking back at some cooking experiments in June, with the fresh squid from Haworth Fish.
Searing, Steaming, Poaching, Boiling: How We've Liked to Prepare our Local Fish
Learning that perhaps the simplest methods are the best: searing and steaming.
Fresh Local Fish and Seafood from Haworth Fish: a Pandemic Discovery
Finding the freshest, locally caught fish delivered to our door.
Trip Report: San Diego United Club and SAN-IAD A320 United Economy "Minus"
A last minute rebook put me all the way in the back of Economy near the lavatories from San Diego to Washington-Dulles, but I still got my choice of breakfast, and I learned a new trick for watching movies and TV on my phone.