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Sampler Flight: June 18-23

Quality local craft beer events for the week

June 19 | Firestone Barrelworks Meet the Blender Night: This is a local beer blog, but the chance to receive ...

Full pours at San Diego Brew Project

57 Degrees’ craft beer component green-lighted for pint service

In April, I shared details on the installation of the San Diego Brew Project inside wine storage and retail emporium ...

Toma Sol reborn as wine bar

Mission Hills cafe gets a makeover, adds some booze into the mix, and changes for the better.

Talk about reinventing yourself: Toma Sol Cafe up and decided to forego the coffee shop lifestyle and transform into a ...

Best events in San Diego: June 6-12

Thursday | 6 ERNEST SILVA: ARTIST AT WORK Experience how Ernest Silva develops his signature iconography. Complimentary appetizers and an ...

Minor expansion at Izakaya Masa

Mission Hill's sake house of record adds a few tables, makes getting a seat that much easier.

Big news from the world of small restaurants: Izakaya Masa (928 Fort Stockton Drive, 619-542-1354) added a new wing to ...

Birds, bees & oysters are out at Brooklyn Girl

Exemplary spring fare and a new oyster bar in Mission Hills

Last month, I was asked by U-T San Diego for my idea of a perfect spring meal. I noted lamb ...

Dos Brasas

Does this Mission Hills spot really have the BEST breakfast burritos?

I had heard through various channels some approximation of the following phrase: “Oh! Dos Brasas in Mission Hills has the ...

Saffron stalwart making TV debut

Savor San Diego with Su-Mei Yu airing first episode tonight

I’d known of Su-Mei Yu, the talented chef and owner of popular Thai eatery Saffron (3731 India Street, Mission Hills) ...

A Team makes high school drug busts

Mr. T appears to have sat this one out. Nevertheless, the San Diego Sheriff’s Department is calling “Operation A Team,” ...

Record Store Day 2013 at M-Theory Music

Mission Hills record store offers discount LPs, CDs, and live music from Teenage Burritos and The Plateaus

M-Theory Music's (915 W Washington St. - Mission Hills) 2013 Record Store Day is set for Saturday, April 20 starting ...

San Diego county supervisor and super lobbyist are partners in Mission Hills restaurant

Dean of downtown San Diego influence peddlers and longtime GOP supervisor Ron Roberts have partnership interests in Brooklyn Girl Eatery, disclosures show

The world of San Diego politics and its well-heeled corporate lobbying corps has long been a clubby sort of place, ...

More Bang for Your Buck on International Restaurant Row

Wine Vault & Bistro Offers a Deal You Shouldn't Refuse at the Foot of Mission Hills

It seems David and I only get to Wine Vault & Bistro when our friends Hannah and Allard invite us, ...

Afternoons at Brooklyn Girl

The popular, Mission Hills spot has a quieter, more reserved lunch scene.

Partly because everybody’s been charmed by her cheeky, chic-y design and partly because the food is pretty good and she ...

Did genes condemn O'Connor to gambling compulsion?

Late father of ex-San Diego mayor brought down by $1 billion in gambling debts was celebrated San Diego bookie

Jerome O'Connor was laid to rest in September 1992 at the age of 87, followed just thirteen days later by ...

Off Days are On Days: Sunday Brunch and Tapas Tuesdays at Starlite in Middletown

I never saw an episode of Cheers -- the show was before my time -- but I get the gist, ...

Stone Age in Middletown? Not So Fast food at 57 Degrees

This is not your great great great great great great grandpappy’s food. (But it’s maybe as near as we can get…)

I see the shadow of disappointment cross June’s face. Guess it's because I said "bread” when she asked if I ...

Cafe Bleu is stuck

Mission Hills' French-ish bistro has not made significant changes to a menu that needs changing

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/dec/20/37235/ It’s been more than a year since Barbarella took a first look at Cafe Bleu in Mission Hills. Her ...

Toma Sol: Seekey's a find

Literary cafe spawns writers (and sustainable panini) on West Washington

Was almost tempted. A Starbucks, shining out from the second level of the new Von’s on West Washington. So glad ...

Izakaya Masa, Japanese Treasure in Mission Hills

Friends and foodies have been telling me forever to check out Izakaya Masa -- the little Japanese restaurant with no ...

Authentic Japanese in Old Town

It's no secret I'm a bit of a Japanophile. I caught it (yes, it's contagious) from my man, whose affinity ...

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