
Well it’s been a good year for new restaurants! We got a Freebirds, a Panera, and now we’re FINALLY getting a ToGo’s Sandwich Shop. I saw the sign today between Robek’s Juice Bar and the Baja Fresh over off Telephone, where the old Quizno’s used to be. Of course I’d rather see more locally-owned restaurants open but I love all this new variety. Cheers!

















It’s been years since I thought about that place, so imagine my surprise when I saw the Panera logo while sitting in Camarillo traffic on the 101. At last! I could get that great Caprese panini close to home, and hopefully recapture that feeling I missed from Dallas. The sandwich was good, but no such luck on that latter part. This Panera is a completely different vibe from my old neighborhood gathering spot: Noisy and packed to the rim with tank-top wearing outlet mall patrons. It wasn’t pretty… kind of like being on a flight into or out of Orlando in the summer.