Rancho Santa Fe

Blog entries concerning the Rancho Santa Fe area of San Diego County.

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No Bull, this Beef and Bison are Delicias

I, like many, was shocked when Paul McCabe turned in his whites at L’Auberge Del Mar’s KITCHEN 1540 in October, leaving to take on the kitchen and partnership in Rancho Santa Fe’s 19-year-old restaurant, Delicias. ...

Falcon 9: Redux

00:05 PST San Diego, CA - T-minus 44 minutes and counting. SpaceX attempts second COTS demonstration space flight. NASA Announcer: The dragon capsule will xport 1200 lbs of mass. Will spend one week attached to ...

Rancho Santa Fe's Democratic Soft Money Queen Dating Al Gore, says Washington Post

Over the years, we've reported on the very big money that longtime Rancho Santa Fe denizen Liz Keadle has given to a vast array of Democratic causes. One of few liberal political donors in the ...

$10 Lunch: Champagne Bakery

My friend Tina lives less than a mile from Champagne French Bakery Cafe in Del Mar. Last week, on a whim, we decided to walk over for lunch. It was 70 degrees and sunny at ...

Shell Gas Station = Gas and a car wash…and Persian food?

The Shell Gas Station at the corner of Leucadia Blvd. and El Camino Real offers gas and a full service car wash, as well as the usual gas station fare of snacks and fountain drinks. ...

Seven Last Words

On Good Friday I got a chance to sing a piece of music I've always wanted to sing. The piece was Dubois' Seven Last Words of Christ. I was invited to sing at Church of ...

Brandes Lays Off More Than 40

Brandes Investment Partners, a large San Diego money manager, has laid off more than 40 employees, mostly in the local office, according to former employees. The company did not respond to queries about the layoffs. ...

Orchestra Nova Taping KPBS Special w/Guitarist & Composer Billy McLaughlin

Recent and upcoming Orchestra Nova San Diego performances include a set with Nintendo gaming character Zelda (?!), as well as Celtic Woman and Billy McLaughlin In October, the experimental/innovative ensemble were chosen by Nintendo to ...

San Diego Sees An Increase In The Cost of Luxury Homes

Values of luxury homes are up in San Diego, according to private bank and management firm, First Republic Prestige Home Index. The median price for luxury home in San Diego is now $1.63 million, a ...

Catching Up with an RV in Rancho Santa Fe

Given its role as a privacy property hidden away from public view, it's not surprising that Rancho Valencia gets overlooked by most foodies. But there are good things going on there. My interest in RV ...

Hot Pink Is the New Purple at Santaluz’s Revamped Cavaillon

It ain’t like it used to be, back when food information was confined almost solely to encyclopedia-like cookbooks and a half hour of Julia Child on the tube. Now there are tons of easy-to-tap sources ...

Nathan Fletcher Picks Up Big Money from Big Tobacco, Says Lung Association

GOP Assemblyman and San Diego mayoral candidate Nathan Fletcher has received a total of $25,100 in campaign contributions from the tobacco industry, according to a database of state legislators released today by the Center for ...

Subsidies for Rich Farmers Hit; Rancho Santa Fe Farmer Agrees

The Washington, D.C.-based Environmental Working Group is out with its annual database of federal farm subsidy recipients from 1995 through 2010, searchable by zip code, and more than a few downtown San Diego, La Jolla, ...

All Aboard for Cavaillon's Last Month!

As announced earlier, chef-owner Philippe Verpiand (previously of Tapenade) is departing from Cavaillon and from San Diego soon. The restaurant transfer is currently in escrow, which will last for about a month. If you love ...

"South Central" life

I have lived in South Central Rancho Santa Fe since 06/87. The town is very nice, but everyone is so spread out that it does not have the feeling of a neighborhood. There is plenty ...

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