Recent Stories
Spam Wins
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
“This is what, again?” asks Carla. Her fingers rustle suspiciously through the pile of fried smelt sitting stiff, gold, and ...
Off the Street
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
I was shocked — shocked, as Claude Rains said to Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca — to see Funky Garcia’s sign ...
Pork-Neck Soup
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
You never know what you’re eating. Not really. That’s my thought as I dunk my congee/cruller/dja kwai/you tiao/Chinese fried breadstick ...
A Little Rock, a Little Bite
Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010
It’s 11:00 at night, downtown TJ. “Only, only Marcelino, Only, only pan y vino…” Carlos Ubario Macias sings merrily away. ...
Mustard Rules
Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010
Can I wax poetic? Heed ye the words of Carl Sandburg, the poet, describing the rough, tough city he loved, ...
Not a Tourist Place
Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010
Maybe it’s the pale, washed-green cupboards or the mustard walls or the blue-and-yellow tablecloths and olive bowls for sale. This ...
Moon Over My Taco
Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010
Pacific Beach is more mysterious at night. Silent runners materialize like ghosts along the boardwalk, murmuring couples huddle in shadows, ...
Pizza High
Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010
Omygod. She’s eating her pizza with her knife and fork. Then again, she’s English. “What do you think, Robin?” She ...
Quite a Hike for Picadillo
Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010
I’ve got to thank the MTS for this find. They canceled the 962 night-bus service on weekends from the Eighth ...
Happy Hour with Aguilar
Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010
The shiver. Down my spine. Can’t help feeling it every time I walk into Old Town. Honest. Something happens when ...
