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Living Large in San Marcos - Bellows

“Living Large” is usually about finding those special places and times where you can enjoy a great dining experience at bargain prices. There are those times however; when you just feel like you need to bust loose and splurge on something different. Something unique and fun even if it isn’t necessarily a “bargain.”

The Bellows is that kind of place.

Located in the Campus Pointe Center off Twin Oaks near CSUSM, It is an intimate, upscale bistro in the middle of the upscale CSUSM neighborhood. It has both indoor and patio dining. The decor is Neo- classic off-campus contemporary with the typical unexpected touches. One of the most unusual is the faux brown clouds carefully spaced and fastened to the ceiling beams like large fluffy cow pies.

We stopped by on a Friday evening and waited a few minutes for our table. The hostess and wait staff were exceptionally friendly and accommodating and the service was excellent, but the menu is the star at The Bellows.

The Bellows is not cheap. You’ll pay $18 for their signature burger or $32 for a ten ounce rib-eye, but we didn’t come for the stuff you can get just about anywhere. We came for the stuff you can’t get at most places. The unusual wood fire flat Jesse James is pet of the week at your Rancho Coastal Humane Society. He’s a 9 month old, 45 pound, male, Siberian Husky mix puppy. Even though he’s named after a famous outlaw from the old west, the only thing this Jesse James will steal is your heart. He was transferred to Rancho Coastal Humane Society through the Friends of County Animal Shelters (FOCAS) program, The $145 adoption fee for Jesse James includes medical exams, vaccinations, neuter, and registered microchip. For information about Adoption by Appointment or to become a Virtual Foster log on to SDpets.org. bread ‘Pizzas, “the eclectic menu and the huge list of available beers, wines and spirits.

For our dinner we shared a pepperoni flatbread and an order of caramelized onion rolls. I enjoyed a delightful “off the menu” Hazy IPA while Nome quaffed a pair of Wildflower Meads. For dessert we shared banana binet balls steeped in a wonderfully rich sauce. Our tab was somewhere in the $50 range and we were full and happy.

We will be back to The Bellows and continue exploring the unusual offerings of their food and drink menu.

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In-home dining options Escondido

The Flying Toad 760.745.3835

theflyingtoad.com 113 W. Grand AVenue, Escondido Open for BackAlleyPickup (off of Broadway) Wed-Sat 4pm to 8pm, or, we now offer patio dining! Pick up Delivery Escondido

Dominic’s Gourmet Restaurant 760.480.1704

dominicsgourmetrestaurant.com Open 7 days a week for curbside pickup or delivery via door-dash. Check our menu, call us. We’ll give great food and service! And now, Dine In!`

Mike’s BBQ 760.746.4444 1356 W Valley Pkwy Escondido, CA mikesbbq.us Check our menu at our website, or just call. We’ll bring the food to your car! Open T-Thu 11am-7pm, Fri/Sat from 11am to 8pm Is your restaurant open for take-out and delivery during the COVID19 crisis?

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The Pastor Says...

who say it is disappearing and is not as bad as we thought, so relax the preventative measues . Others are saying things will get much worse.

Pastor Richard Huls (Retired)

What Is The Truth? “Just the facts, Ma’am”

There was a radio program called “Dragnet” with Sgt. Joe Friday, which I enjoyed listening to some years ago. I especially enjoyed the expression –“Just the facts, Ma’am.”

Wouldn’t it be nice if we had “just the facts” with what is going on in our world? I hardly dare make a statement about anything, even if I have heard or read it from a reliable source. I’m challenged with a counter attack by even my closest friends. “What is the truth?” is a long standing inquiry. In the Biblical story of Jesus’ trial, He is being interviewed by the Roman Governor, Pilate. The word truth is mentioned and Pilate cynically asks, “What is the truth?”. He lived in a world like ours. One was hard pressed to find the truth, either with the Jews or Romans. The whole racial thing is another issue. For many, the “cops” and law enforcement agencies are insensitive, brutal, racist, over-paid, and prejudiced. So we have riots, marches, demonstrations, looting, and a demand for justice. Few, if any, accept the brutal way George Lloyd was killed by a Minneapolis police-officer, but was the victim a hero, saint, or innocent? The furor we have witnessed makes us wonder, especially in contrast to a speech by a black woman, Candace Owens, who takes quite an opposite view.

Our good man, Friday, is needed for the facts. Personally, I doubt that we will ever get all, or maybe even a few of them. There is a call for personal wisdom, discretion, and silence, unless we have all the facts, Ma’am. It is more beneficial, if we adopt and live the prayer of my favorite Saint, St. Francis, who was motivated by Jesus Christ, “Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace! That where there is hatred, I may bring love. That where there is wrong, I may bring the spirit of forgiveness, where there is injury, pardon, where there is doubt, faith, where there is despair, hope, where there is darkness, light, and where there is sadness, joy.”