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Lords of the Drink
The art of the sip.
Alchemy's Ricardo Heredia, Noble Experiment's Anthony Schmidt, and the U.S. Grant's Jeff Josenhans share their glass art.
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. ...
Clairemont Emmanuel Baptist
Jesus was pretty clear
Pastor Kenny Dodd of Clairemont Emmanuel Baptist church says his missionaries are talking to a cannibalistic tribe, translating the Bible.
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, ...
The Stout's Brasser
If Ireland truly is the Island of Saints and Scholars, then Brothers McCullough, Dan and Nate — the Stout Public House’s own scholars of the dram and ounce — have canonized St. Germain liqueur into ...
Chabad at La Costa
God in Tijuana on Christmas Day
Chabad La Costa’s rabbi Yeruchem Eilfort trains to desire Godliness.
The Saltbox's French 75
When the old folks talk about the ritual evening cocktail as “shooting the sunset gun,” they probably had the French 75 in mind. Stroll into the Saltbox any evening at the right time and manager ...
Direct-pay doctors revive a dying art
Have stethoscope, will travel
A new (old) breed of doctor is surfacing — one who makes house calls, believes pills are overprescribed, and cares to talk to their patients.
Katsuya's Pucker Up
When it comes to holidays, few lead to such controversy as Valentine’s Day. He thinks the day is only for her — she thinks it’s for both of them. Discussion ensues, shifts into a debate, ...
Skyline Church
God is the God of nations as well
Interview with pastor Jim Garlow of Skyline Church in La Mesa.
The Imperial House's Negroni
Few drinks admit of such variety as the bittersweet Negroni. Switch out the shot of gin for vodka and you have a Negroski; add bourbon instead of gin and you’re drinking a Boulevardier; order a ...
Lou & Mickey's Scorpion's Sting
Tiki-cocktail culture might be making a comeback, but at Lou & Mickey’s, it never went away. Take yourself downtown, where bartender Brian Gaudet is ready to take the sting out of your day by putting ...
Paradise Valley Seventh Day Adventist Church
8000 pounds of food a week to about 500 families
Interview with Will James, pastor at Paradise Valley Seventh Day Adventist Church.
Bar West's Drunken Monkey
Inspired in part by hip-hop and in part by “wheat pop,” one of Bar West’s best-selling drinks, the Drunken Monkey, developed from the beer-and-fruit combos already sliding across the bar most nights, says bartender Scott ...
Good Samaritan Episcopal Church
Interview with Episcopalian pastor Chris Chase
Don’t be distracted by all the shiny, glittery things.
Whaling Bar & Grill's Sazerac
According to the Whaling Bar & Grill’s bar manager Scotty Moises, the establishment took its name when it opened in the early 1950s from the mural that hangs over the bar, The Whale’s Last Stand. ...
Tierrasanta Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Found at a 1984 Padres game: God
Membership: 525 Pastor: Gary McCary Age: 60 Born: Needles, CA Formation: La Sierra University, Riverside, CA; Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI Years Ordained: 33 San Diego Reader: What is your favorite subject on which to ...
St. Timothy Episcopal Church
Willy Crespo, prison priest
Columnist Patrick Daugherty tries to hunt down a a Beretta M9 for sale.
Beaumont's Jack-o-Lantern
When it comes to a good hand-crafted cocktail, according to the bar manager at Beaumont’s Eatery, Gavin McManes, the trick is in the treat. “Anytime someone comes into my bar, I’m basically treating them as ...
First Lutheran Church of San Diego
Interview with Wilbert “Wilk” Miller of First Lutheran Church of San Diego, in its 125th year.
Thrusters' Basil Hendricks
The bar manager at Thrusters Lounge Matthew Compton claims that the Basil Hendricks is a “perfect summer cocktail.” “It’s not something,” he says, “I could see someone drinking in the middle of winter in the ...
The Church of Yeshua Ha Mashiach
Membership: 50 Denomination: Nondenominational/interdenominational Pastor: Dennis Hodges Age: 57 Born: Chicago Formation: Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL; International Theological Seminary, Bradenton, FL; Ashford University, Clinton, IA Years Ordained: 7 years San Diego Reader: What is ...
The Lei Lounge's Tokyo Plum
As an Asian-fusion restaurant that seeks to bring the best of Eastern and Western cuisine under one pagoda, the Lei Lounge is offering an intriguing twist to the cocktail concept. Take, for instance, one of ...
St. Mark's United Methodist Church
Interview with pastor Craig Dorval of St. Mark United Methodist Church.
Block No. 16 Union and Spirits’ Junior Exec
As the political season heats up, Block 16 Union & Spirits manager Johnny Leal is holding fast to the party line. “A lot of the stuff we do at the Block,” he tells me, “is ...
Pacific Hope Church
Certain churches draw people in by way of entertainment. Interview with Pastor John Leeder of Pacific Hope Church.
Croce's Lovers Cross
The late barroom balladeer Jim Croce penned “Lover’s Cross” as a bittersweet break-up song, and perhaps there’s a bit of that to the drink which the song inspired at Croce’s Jazz Bar and Grill, the ...
Maryjane's Champagne Punch
Besides 20 years of mixing cocktails — the last five at Maryjane’s — Marcos Villalobos’s résumé includes his history of working for human resources in the corporate world. “In HR I would have people come ...
Prince Chapel by the Sea African Methodist Episcopal Church
Grow, glow, and go at Prince Chapel by the Sea African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Barefoot Bar & Grill's Barefoot Blockbuster
Customers call Barefoot Bar & Grill bartender Serena Mappa the human drink dictionary. “After I make something once, I seem to remember it forever,” she explains. “I wasn’t good at math in school, but for ...
Mission Village Christian Fellowship
Pastor Carl Baker worries that churches are “giving up their biblical values for political correctness.”
Onyx Room's French Martini
There’s a fine line that Onyx Room bartenders walk between time and taste. According to Onyx Room bartender Nathan Colonero, this nightclub’s bartenders pride themselves on being able to deliver smart concoctions and efficient service. ...
First Lutheran Church Vista
Ramón Zarate was a business administration major before he graduated to God.
Palisades Presbyterian Church
Interview with pastor Harvey Throop of Palisades Presbyterian Church in Allied Gardens.
Brazen BBQ’s Blazin’ Sunrise
The bar manager at Brazen BBQ, Grey Lockwood also moonlights as a commercial advertising photographer. So, naturally, when he develops a drink, he’s looking for that Kodachrome moment — say, turning a regular old sunrise ...
Vista Assembly of God
Pastor Steven Myatt intended to become a businessman. But he thought there had to be more to life.
Anthology’s Whiskey Rose
Barkeep Marc Canzoneri’s Whiskey Rose — an Old Fashioned for the 21st Century.
Clairemont Covenant Church
When pastor Greg West talks about disciples, he’s not talking about “pew potatoes.”
Chula Vista Community Church
Phil Golden of Chula Vista Community Church says he likes to preach on John 3:16. And he won’t skip over John 3:17.
Hooley's Irish Bären
The Irish Bären they make over at Hooley’s could just as well be called an “O’Jito.” According to Hooley’s bartender Austin Bell, his creation has all the properties of the traditional mojito but with a ...
