Third conspirator pleads guilty in plot to kidnap San Diegans
Dave Rice 7:21 a.m., May 23
Food and Drink
Calafia confidential: mission accomplished
Ed Bedford finds a meal at Los Cristales, a restaurant at Las Olas Grand Hotel in Calafia.
Maizbaan cooks up one hot stew
Maizbaan’s Pakistani cuisine is so good, Ed returns days later for another meal.
Booming bivalves at the Brig
Depending on who you believe, the origins of the Baja-style fish taco will take you two places. Fans of entrepreneurial success stories will favor the narrative popularized by San Diego restaurant mogul Ralph Rubio, who ...
94th Aero Squadron's Coyote Margarita
Adorned with the parti-colored relics and memorabilia of winged battle’s golden age, the 94th Aero Squadron Restaurant has the look and feel of a rural French chalet that’s been commandeered by World War I flyboys. ...
Going Socialist at Sobaka
Kafe Sobaka/Restoran Pomegranate offers Ed Bedford plate sizes ranging from “Communist” to “Imperialist.”
Soup, gloop, fish, crêpe at the PB farmer's market
Cruising down Garnet, heading for the #30 bus at Mission and Felspar, when I find myself crossing Bayard. It’s closed off to traffic. Huh. Oh, yeah, it’s Tuesday. Must be the farmers’ market. Lots of ...
Talk low and slow at Longhorn Cafe and Saloon
Drinks in the John Wayne room at the Longhorn Café in Grantville.
Worthwhile hike to the Corner House
Ed raids a farmhouse (from Point Loma) in the valley (Sorrento).
Sycamore Den's Harvey Wallbanger
If you didn’t have the good fortune of having a dad who grew up in the 1970s, then you probably know little about the glories of wood paneling, Gordon Lightfoot, and plaid-on-plaid polyester suits. But, ...
Taking up the challenge at Cali Comfort BBQ
Looking at it now, you may have to squint a little to envision the Spring Valley home that Bulgarian-farm-boy-cum-doctor Luben Walchef bought in 1972 and converted into a family restaurant about ten years later. The ...
Happy Hour: Silver linings of a down economy
Just think: If Wall Street hadn’t collapsed, happy hour may never have exploded the way it has. All these bars and eateries wouldn’t have needed our business so bad. As it is, suddenly I can ...
Happy Hour: Not just drinking on the mind
I’m always in search of a snack or a meal. I almost never go out with only drinking on the mind. If you ask me to happy hour, I’m going to ask, “Is there food?” ...
Happy Hour: that transcendental space between drinking too early and drinking too much
Happy Hour: that transcendental space between drinking too early and drinking too much. We all know what it’s like rushing out of work early to catch discount suds at the local dive. Some of us ...
