Food and Drink
Twenty years living in this city and there's one quintessentially San Diego activity I've never gotten around to: boating. But if I ever do get out on the water, I'll know where to pick up …
Did I want to spice my curry with bhutlah pepper? According to the menu here at The Curry Club, it rated a zesty 1.5 million on Scoville heat index, and the restaurant made you sign …
Tacos El Franc, one of Tijuana's most esteemed taquerias, officially brought its delectable adobada to the United States last month, opening a bright new shop at the Westfield Plaza Bonita shopping mall in National City. …
Even when brewers leave San Diego, it’s hard not to be drawn back to “The Capital of Craft.” Take for example Tarantula Hill Brewing Company, a Thousand Oaks brewery with strong San Diego connections that …
“Lao food! Lao food!” calls a woman's voice through the loudspeaker. The voice gives a couple of whoops. “Ahan Lao! I’m making Laab Kung Lao. Homage to the OG! Ahan Lao!”In this case, the OG …
I can count on one finger the number of times I've ordered a wrap in the past ten years. I'm not talking about burritos, obviously, or gyro meat wrapped in a pita. When I say …
It's almost not fair that the taco I'm holding stands among the best tacos I've eaten in Tijuana — or Mexico City for that matter. Because folded into this warm tortilla are fire-grilled hunks of …
“As summer gets rolling and the days grow longer and warmer, we wanted to create another weekend for beer geeks to celebrate,” enthuses San Diego Brewers Guild Executive Director Erik Fowler as he describes the …
I've taken a couple swipes at what I perceived to be overly sweet food over the past couple weeks, so in the interest of proving I’m not a sugar-hating troll, I visited a shop where …
Whenever I go to one of the San Diego cities that has "Beach" in its name, that's when I feel I have truly arrived in San Diego. Here is the real thing: the San Diego …
The flute-player is around here somewhere. Has to be. I’m on Río Colorado in the Colonia Marrón part of TJ, at the bougainvillea-and-canvas-shaded end of the calle. And ah. A sign. “In the kitchen, as in …
"Strange creature" is the literal translation of the Japanese word Kaiju, a term most often applied to monsters in movies featuring the likes of Gamera, Mothra, and mightiest of them all, Godzilla. So when you …
It's kind of amazing that, five years later, we're still seeing Covid baking hobbies turn into new food businesses. It's even more amazing when the concept meets a need. Sure, I love sourdough as much as …
At some point, I let it slip that I’d had oatmeal for lunch. My friend Jacqui flicked a look at me that asked, “Are you really in that much trouble?”Fact is, yes: things have been, …
It's not exactly health food, but a small counter shop in outer Escondido seems determined to put all the best of intentions into the smashburger trend.PlaceFarm To Smash1604 E Valley Pkwy, EscondidoCalled Farm to Smash, …