Ed Bedford

Ed Bedford writes the cheap eats column Tin Fork, and contributes to the Reader's food blog, Feast!.

See Ed Bedford's site-user page to view Ed's site comments, and to follow Ed's site activity.

Recent Articles

Stanley Cup fever: cheers, chews, boos, booze

At downtown's Stout, $2 sliders and hockey finals have fans coming in droves

“YESS!” Andrea and Alli scream it out with the rest of the pub. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/18/47673/ They're backing Boston and the Bruins ...

Downtown donut: hole lotta gourmet going on

New place sells out so quick, you've got to get there by daylight, practically

“Sold out.” Whack? It’s written clear across the window of this new donut place I’ve run across on B Street ...

Country invades City (Heights)! Nate's Garden Grill

Here you never eat alone. You're surrounded by trees, chickens, turkeys, goats, horse, future salads, and raving locovores.

Walking – again. This time up Home Avenue. Seeking out the holy grail of locovore cooking. That’s what I’ve been ...

Rockin' Baja, Toscana, and the perfect afternoon

Ed hits a wine bar and then a lobster restaurant

With a $30 budget (and on a mission to spend every cent of it), Ed hits Toscana Café & Wine Bar and the Rockin’ Baja Lobster.

Trevi: Ten inch pizza deal in the wilds of Chollas Creek

It’s the first oasis after you cross the deserted canyons from City Heights

These are desperate times. I’ve promised Carla a meal and it’s heading for nine o’clock at night and I’m still ...

Thai Island: Leaping shrimp!

Tom Yum Kung means yummy shrimp in a soup that should bristle with both kinds of heat

I’m always in search of the Perfect Tom Yum Kung. Last I had of this spicy sour lemony soup was ...

Chula Vista: Skins + artichokes = dinner

Happy hour at the BullsEye Bar can get messy

“Try one,” says my bar buddy. He shoves the chalice with half a dozen shrimp curled around its rim. A ...

Barrio Logan: Phish followers' fab elixir

Roxy's Rockin' Grill does juices, feeds Phish fans

Oh no. Passing along National Avenue. Come to the big orange barn where they have the San Diego Public Market. ...

The stomach rules

Ed hits up Pier View Coffee Co. in Oceanside

‘GIT N ’ERE:” That’s what the sign says, so why not? I’ve got time before the Coaster. That sign’s under another that reads “Pierview Pub.” But inside, a big neon sign above the bar reads ...

Tom yum and pizza on Park

Ed visits Bahn Thai and Red House Pizza in University Heights…eats tom yum and pizza for lunch.

Calafia confidential: mission accomplished

Ed Bedford finds a meal at Los Cristales, a restaurant at Las Olas Grand Hotel in Calafia.