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<\/p>\nRead along to see these envy-inducing dishes, and then then go have a cheat day for yourself. I promise it\u2019ll be worth every calorie.<\/p>\n
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My journey started at Skyloft<\/a>, one of my favorite rooftop spots in Laguna. While watching the downtown buzz, I sipped on a mimosa and ordered the Loco Okimoto, a glorious bowl of Garlic Sticky Rice, Fried Egg, Beef Patty, Grilled Spam, Tomatoes, Red Onions, Brown Gravy and Au Jus. This Hawaiian-Asian creation was so excellently fatty and filling. I also ordered Skyloft\u2019s noteworthy take on a breakfast sandwich. This bad boy came with Fried Egg, Spicy Avocado Salsa, American Cheese, Tomato, Lettuce, Onions, and Maple Glazed Smoked Bacon all sandwiched between buttery Texas Toast. There was sweetness, saltiness, and spice, and the thick-cut bacon was the absolute star, something Skyloft smokes and makes in-house. Oh, did I mention the whole thing comes with seasoned Tater Tots?<\/p>\n
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After stuffing myself at Skyloft<\/a> (it was so difficult to stop eating), I made my way over to brunch stop number two. The menu at Reunion Kitchen and Drink<\/a> is large but my waitress said I had to go with the Late Night Jalape\u00f1o Burger, which comes out with oozing Jalape\u00f1o Cheese Sauce down the sides, Pepper Jack, Fire Grilled Jalape\u00f1os, Chipotle Aioli, Lettuce, Tomato, and Pickle in between a Brioche Bun. We decided together to add avocado for good measure. To counteract the spiciness, I also got the Breakfast Biscuits & Gravy with Eggs, Buttermilk Biscuits, Sausage Gravy, Fried Chicken, and Hash Browns. This was gluttonous heaven. Reunion also offers a 2 Hour Bottomless Bubbles ($10.95) or Mimosa ($13.95) option, which you should 100% treat yourself to.<\/p>\n
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While Gina<\/a>\u2019s has many wonderful choices, I had tunnel vision for the \u201cBIGGASLICE\u201d Pizza, a 14\u201din thin crust cheese slice with available toppings to add on. You may think this is just a gimmick, but Gina\u2019s bakes these to order and take up to ten minutes to make. The crust is perfectly thin and crisp, and it\u2019s a classic slice that reminds me of New York, except it takes both my hands to be able to hold it fully.<\/p>\n
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I decided to end this food-filled day the way it began: dining alfresco, overlooking the ocean. Driftwood Kitchen<\/a> is positioned above the sand with stunning, unobstructed views. The focus here is seafood and it\u2019s on our official Seafood Guide<\/a>, but today I had my eyes on one dish: Lobster Spaghetti Carbonara \u201cRustichella D\u2019Abruzzo\u201d. This creamy and ultra-luxe pasta dish is filled with chunks of sweet lobster, fatty pork guanciale, salty parmesan cheese, and topped with a runny farm egg.<\/p>\n
Bonus Round: <\/strong>If you have room for dessert after all of this, head either to Lumberyard<\/a> for the Campfire Chocolate Chip Cookie OR 230 Forest Avenue<\/a> for their Chocolate Croissant Bread Pudding.<\/p>\n
The spirit of Mardi Gras is upon us, and in preparation for Fat Tuesday, I went on an epic food crawl and discovered the best spots to pig out on sumptuous, over-the-top food.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":1851,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culinary"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitlagunabeach.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitlagunabeach.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitlagunabeach.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitlagunabeach.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitlagunabeach.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1845"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitlagunabeach.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1845\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20611,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitlagunabeach.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1845\/revisions\/20611"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitlagunabeach.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitlagunabeach.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitlagunabeach.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitlagunabeach.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}