A couple days ago I posted what my friend Buck had to say about the nightlife in San Diego. He is also a great connoisseur of gourmet cooking, and he talked at length about some of the finest La Jolla restaurants, also frequented by Hollywood icons.

Obviously La Jolla is one of the major gastronomic centers in San Diego and is a haven for several restaurants that have established themselves as elite dining experiences. One of them is Trattoria Acqua’s Gourmet Italian Cooking nestled in the quaint village, while its Mediterranean feel is reminiscent of the Italian coastline.

Rated by USA Today as one of the Top-Ten Italian Restaurants in the United States, Trattoria Acqua is a place to mark in San Diego–which, I think, is a shade simpler than flying 12 hours to Italy for authentic Italian cuisine.

Just my 2 cents, thanks to Buck.