My mom’s birthday was Friday, so my parents, Grant and I went out to dinner at The Bungalow in Corona del Mar. The place is located right where MacAurther ends on PCH.

The food itself was excellent – I had a petite filet – and the costs are high but fairly reasonable. However, the best part of the meal by far was the Strawberry Lemonade Martini I had the pleasure of ordering. Literally, people, it tasted like candy. Not sickening-sweet candy, mind you, but the kind you want to keep eating. There is a martini list on the website, but the recipe on our menu was different. There was some kind of strawberry vodka, some other alcohol, fresh lemon juice and strawberry puree. I think that everyone at the table can attest to the fact that I was in heaven. Though the price was a bit steep ($9) I