Group 2011 August

Open and Shut archive for August, 2011

In Transit Blanca Chef Popping Up at Several Rest Stops

For several years it's stood in the corner of a strip mall, Solana Beach's home to haute cuisine and revolving ...

New Menus Leave Much to the Imagination

Five years ago, I was noticing that a lot of menus in food-forward cities were starting to read very differently ...

Getting’ It Up “Au Natural” at Burlap

Chef Brian Malarkey is well known for giving the entries on his menus names that range from tongue-in-cheek to downright ...

For Encinitas, Solace Comes to Those Who Wait

It was over a year ago that I sat in the dining room of North Park's Urban Solace and interviewed ...

Coronado Brewing Expands Beyond the Island

To the casual observer happening upon a six-pack of Islander IPA or Mermaid Red - say an out-of-state tourist staying ...

Modern Day Aztecs Behind Days-Gone-By Aztec Brewing Brand

Espirit de corps is at the heart of one of San Diego’s newest brewing operations. Aztec pride, to be exact. ...

Oenophiles May Have Themselves a New Crush in Solana Beach

Photo at left: Montalcino When in Solana Beach, craft-beer lovers know to go to Pizza Port to scratch their hop-and-malt ...