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Mission Hills
Blog entries concerning the neighborhood of Mission Hills in San Diego.
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Entries
Checking Out the Super Vons
I visited the high-octane Vons that opened in Mission Hills recently. It was, bar none, the fanciest Vons in which I've ever set foot. With the massive, potted plants and elegant foyer--which houses a kind ...
Stepping Back Through the Red Door
Those who’ve been to The Red Door Restaurant and Wine Bar in Mission Hills are familiar with the fact it’s a pleasant, homey space with a neighborhood hub feel. What previous visitors might not be ...
Izakaya Masa
Tucked into the corner of a Mission Hills retail complex, the izakaya is only identifiable by a small sign in Japanese. Also, it's the only thing that's open late since the nature of an izakaya ...
Toma Sol Cafe
The cafe is situated on the less-occupied stretch of Washington Street between Hillcrest and Mission Hills proper. Considering the relatively sterile feel of the block on which it's located, Toma Sol manages a comfortable vibe ...
Evolve: Modernist Cuisine, No Letdown
When I reported that chef Daniel Barron was teaming up with fellow gastronomes Flor Franco, Jeff Bonilla and Mike Yen to start pop-up restaurant operation, Evolve, I had concerns. Chief among them was the fact ...
City Releases Timeline For Community Plan Updates in Uptown, North Park, and Golden Hill
Nearly three years after beginning to update the community plans for Uptown, Golden Hill, and North Park, city planners have released a timeline as to when the updates may finally be completed. The effort to ...
The Huddle
The weekend breakfast crowd at the Huddle is a mix of hung-over twenty somethings and family-type regulars who have likely been going there for twenty years. The place has been around for a long time ...
First Step in Culinary Evolutionary Announced
Last month, I reported on chef Daniel Barron's departure from Blue Point Coastal Cuisine and his emergence under the flag of Evolve Cuisine. A partnership between Barron and chef Flor Franco (Indulge Contemporary Catering, Urban ...
Mission Hills' New (Brooklyn) Girl Gets New Guy
Brooklyn Girl, an eatery inspired by the edible artisanal renaissance occurring in the community it takes its name from, is set to open in mid-to-late March at the corner of Goldfinch and Ft. Stockton in ...
$7 Lunch: Venissimo Cheese
I’m what you might call a Cheese Head, for no other reason than that I love cheese. I am not, however, a Fancy Cheese Head. I mean, I do love fancy cheese, but I couldn’t ...
Barron Looking to "Evolve" with New Venture
Two weeks ago, I reported chef Daniel Barron's departure from Blue Point Coastal Cuisine. I also shared the opinion that he'd never seemed a conventional fit for that restaurant due to his affinity for futuristic ...
Brooklyn Girl Eatery Slated for February Opening
I saw the open doors at Brooklyn Girl Eatery, the new Michael and Victoria McGeath restaurant, so I stopped to see what was happening. The McGeaths, who previously owned Trattoria Acqua in La Jolla, signed ...
A Little Whine with my Cheese: Oliveto Cafe & Wine Bar
Let's get the whiny part out of the way. If you go to Oliveto Cafe & Wine Bar for happy hour (3:00–6:00 p.m. daily) expecting that the half-price small plates menu will be given to ...
Christopher Hitchens passes away.
Farewell dear sir, you've inpsired so many to think a little harder and expect more from this world of convoluted half truths. 1949-2011
Battle Over Tall Buildings Continues In Uptown
Residents of Uptown are preparing up for an all too familiar fight. On Thursday, a group of Uptown denizens will lobby San Diego's planning commissioners to recommend yet another extension of the Interim Height Ordinance ...
Are pigeons an endangered species?
Specifically, the rock dove. Open Letter to the guy in the yellow Lamborghini- Please, I think feeding these birds so much and so often does them and the general public no good. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_hUqpy0inc
French-ish
Cafe Bleu has moved to Mission Hills, to a location just a hop, skip, and a jump away from it's old spot on University Avenue. Now on Washington Street over by the Red Door (it's ...
Starlite Waging the Battle of the Beauj'
She’s better known for having put together the wine and cocktail program at Starlite, but Kate MacWilliamson has much broader adult beverage goals. Her current mission is to enlighten drinkers to “the magic of Beaujolais.” ...
El Nuevo Regal Beagle
It seems that the third time may be the charm at the address presently occupied by the Ale House & Sausage Grill known as The Regal Beagle. Within the last three years this ground floor ...
The Rugby World Cup.........2011 edition.
As most San Diego area residents were winding down their Saturday evening activities things were just getting started at the venues that cater to this area’s rugby fans. The 2011 Rugby World Cup was just ...
