Group 2012 July

Open and Shut archive for July, 2012

Scenes from The Sky Room: Part One

Since the first time I tasted Luke Johnson’s food, I’ve openly and vocally touted him as one our city’s most ...

Checking in on Vintana

Back in May, I wrote about my pre-open tour of Vintana. A the time, there was no furniture and only ...

First Look at Uptown Tavern

Sister to the West Coast Tavern, Uptown is now open for business where Ono Sushi was. Brandon Hernandez labelled the ...

Later, Abe: The Commons Coming

From the moment it went in, I had to wonder—what were they thinking? There was no denying it was a ...

Delicias' New Menu: Second Course

Entrées are great, but a combination of things—the rise of tapas-style dining, the lower risk and greater cost effectiveness of ...

Next Big Thing Coming to Normal Heights

First came Neighborhood and El Dorado—forward-thinking, alcohol-fueled, fledgling additions to a downtown scene thirsty for change and in need of ...

Delicias' New Menu: First Course

Back in May I wrote about Paul McCabe debuting his new bill of fare at Delicias in Rancho Santa Fe ...

Vino Locale Pouring into Little Italy

Little Italy just wouldn’t be Little Italy without a high concentration of vino. Red sauce with no red table wine—as ...

Now Open: Village Vino in Kensington

Proprietor Rita Pirkl, of the newly opened Village Vino on Adams Avenue, spent eight of her last ten years commuting ...

Temporarily Postponed: Tommy Pastrami

Right around the corner from newly-opened Spresso, Tommy Pastrami (555 West C. Street, at Columbia, downtown) is newly closed. But ...

Fashion Week: Herringbone

Part of the reason Brian Malarkey is so beloved by some and so abhorred by others is his showmanship. The ...

Fashion Week: Gabardine

When Brian Malarkey and business partner James Brennan opened their fifth restaurant in May, it seemed the flurry of activity ...