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Ed Bedford

Ed Bedford writes the cheap eats column Tin Fork.

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Lime-Flavored Joy At the End Of the Road
Lime-Flavored Joy At the End Of the Road

Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
This is the end of the road. End ...

New Find on Fifth: Schiacciate (Ski-a-What?) at Cremalose

Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
Open! Been waiting for this. Last time I ...


Prime Rib, Prime View
Prime Rib, Prime View

Monday, Jan. 30, 2012
Whew. Travelin’ with da rich and famous now. ...


Carla To Grumpy: A Little of What Ye Fancy...
Carla To Grumpy: A Little of What Ye Fancy...

Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012
“Code Stroke, ER, Bed Number Three! Code Stroke, ...


And More Haggis!
And More Haggis!

Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012
Hey, Mary Beth. I've got a haggis story ...


Tijuana: Dogs de la Calle
Tijuana: Dogs de la Calle

Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012
Shout out to the real thing. Past couple ...


Two Buck Sliders
Two Buck Sliders

Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012
Whoo hoo. What a deal. Popped in to ...


Tijuana: The Purse in the Ball
Tijuana: The Purse in the Ball

Monday, Jan. 23, 2012
I walk into the hall in the ball. ...


(Way) Better than Airplane Food
(Way) Better than Airplane Food

Friday, Jan. 20, 2012
“Well, it’s better than airplane food,” says Ken. ...


Van Gogh and the Three Candles
Van Gogh and the Three Candles

Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012
The three candles burn bright in their candelabra. ...


Your Own Personal Skybox
Your Own Personal Skybox

Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012
Wandered up here by accident. Saw the sign ...


Catching The Wave
Catching The Wave

Monday, Jan. 16, 2012
So after the adventure (see Rabbit For Breakfast?), ...


Rabbit for Breakfast?
Rabbit for Breakfast?

Monday, Jan. 16, 2012
Dang. Thought I was going to get me ...


Best Dog In the Galaxy?
Best Dog In the Galaxy?

Monday, Jan. 16, 2012
Is this the best hot dog in the ...


Five Course Food Truck Meal?
Five Course Food Truck Meal?

Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012
A five-course dinner…from a food truck? Mangia Mangia, ...


Orange Blossom: Batter Matters
Orange Blossom: Batter Matters

Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012
Ooh. Tongue-zipper! That's the thing you remember about ...


Candy Lady Confesses
Candy Lady Confesses

Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012
Man. I feel like a kid in a ...


Bring Back the Manila Café!
Bring Back the Manila Café!

Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012
Am I the last person to see this? ...


Healthy Hardware Hangout?
Healthy Hardware Hangout?

Monday, Jan. 9, 2012
There’s something new goin’ on behind two of ...


Free Cupcakes Next Wednesday!
Free Cupcakes Next Wednesday!

Friday, Jan. 6, 2012
How did I find out about Free Cupcakes ...

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Wild Pile at Lion Coffee
Wild Pile at Lion Coffee

Downtown | Tin Fork

Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012
Anastasia from Vladivostok brings my waffle. Melissa — her family is from Guam — hands me my coffee. The coffee’s Kona, from Hawaii. The waffle is from…heaven. Sigh. Love a ...


Who's Dick?
Who's Dick?

Downtown | Tin Fork

Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012
"Don’t rush me!” Dion’s voice cuts through the noise. She’s barking at a customer who wants to pay up and go. “Besides, you haven’t drunk enough yet. We have rules!” ...


Serious Coffee
Serious Coffee

Bankers Hill | Tin Fork

Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012
It hangs below four others like it, an ancient rifle from ancient wars. Did it kill people? Did it save someone’s life? As I stand in line waiting for coffee ...


Walk and Glug
Walk and Glug

National City | Tin Fork

Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012
If I’d known then what I know now, I might have stuck to life east of the I-5. I swear, what a hike. I get off the Blue Line trolley ...


Champion Chew
Champion Chew

North Park | Tin Fork

Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012
"More people worldwide are killed by donkeys than die in plane crashes every year. True, or shit?” Tom’s standing on the stage where the band Napoleon Complex will be playing ...


O’Hungry Boy
O’Hungry Boy

Old Town | Tin Fork

Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011
"Malagueña salerosa…” Krizanto sings his heart out. I chomp into my $5 dinner: ribs, carrots, broccoli, blob of mash, white-bread bun, and butter. Take a slurp of my $1 beer. ...


Totally Wicked
Totally Wicked

Tin Fork

Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011
Who says there’s no more new food to create? Last big food invention I can remember around here happened a century ago, when Caesar Cardini accidentally invented the Caesar Salad. ...


That Meat Melts!
That Meat Melts!

Pacific Beach | Tin Fork

Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011
Whew. Walking, walking... North up Mission Boulevard. I’m in P.B. Looking for breakfast, dammit. Okay, so it’s lunchtime. Need a place that doesn’t cut off at 11:00 a.m. I come ...


Belly-Fillers at Landini's
Belly-Fillers at Landini's

Little Italy | Tin Fork

Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011
My buddy John turned me on to Landini’s. He works at Caffe Italia, farther down India Street, here in Little Italy. It was a couple of months back. Friday evening. ...


When in El Salvador...
When in El Salvador...

Grant Hill | Tin Fork

Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011
It was a dark and rainstormy night. Marvel as our hero tramps undaunted through the dripping streets of Grant Hill. Crosses 26th, 27th, 28th, ever searching for his Shangri-La. Aha! ...

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