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Beer of the Week: Latitude 33 Camel Corps Single Hump IPA
A pair of Vista brewery’s beers now available in bottles
Since my first visit, I’ve encountered beer of reliably good quality at Latitude 33 Brewing Company (1430 Vantage Court, Suite ...
Beer of the Week: Manzanita Where There's Smoke
Truly world class smoke- and chili-infused beer in Santee
Held every other year, the World Beer Cup is the largest brewing competition on Earth. Medals earned there are proudly ...
Sneak Peek: AVANT
Dishes from Rancho Bernardo Inn’s much-anticipated resto refresh
Last week, I had the opportunity to tour the construction site for AVANT, a new seasonally driven farm-to-table restaurant being ...
Forecast calls for Lightning, new beers
Poway brewery introducing several first-time and one-off brews
Breweries all run at their own pace. Some introduce new beers every month or, in the case of some nano-breweries, ...
Beer of the Week: Mother Earth Big Mother IIIPA
India pale ale? family-run Vista brewery says, "make it a triple!"
Last year was the first in which triple IPAs like Russian River Pliny the Younger and Dogfish Head 120-Minute IPA ...
Beer of the Week: Green Flash West Coast IPA
Celebrating the winner of a recent San Diego India pale ale challenge
Last week, I put out the word that I’d be judging a San Diego IPA challenge at Hotel Solamar’s LOUNGEsix. ...
Beer of the Week: Rip Current Rail Grab German Rye
Homebrewers turned pros revive a near-dead German rye ale in San Marcos
Like many a craft beer fan, when I learned that the 2011 National Homebrewers Conference champion (winning this award earns ...
Beer of the Week: Lightning Thunderweizen
Poway brewery’s wheat beer a “weiss” choice for hef’ fans
Remember when hefeweizens were as ubiquitous as IPAs are today and amber/red ales were back in the nineties? Whether it ...
The View from TBL3—Part 2
More from chef Trey Foshee's uber-gourmet dining experience at George's California Modern
Yesterday, I started explaining a recent exploration of chef Trey Foshee’s TBL3 dining experience at George’s California Modern (1250 Prospect ...
The View from TBL3—Part 1
A free look at a pricey, but delicious dining experience at George's California Modern
It’s always good to be in with the chef, but sometimes it really pays off. Case in point for me—on ...
Urge Gastropub's Off Duty Foodie Burger
What the hell do I know about burgers—let’s find out!
Between eating, drinking, interviewing, photographing, writing, editing, and posting, it’s natural for a writer to wonder every now and then ...
Beer of the Week: Hess Barrel-Aged Validus
URBN rolling out the barrel with the beer and spirit it housed
I’ve talked a lot about anniversary beers produced by local breweries for their partner bars and restaurants. Those beers are ...
Karl Strauss firkin serious about cask ale
San Diego brewing company debuts new Cask Series of beers
Back before I swirled, sniffed and savored every sip of my beer, some of my close friends and I frequented ...
Las Morelianas Carnitas Estilo Michoacan
Michoacan-style carnitas in City Heights
Las Morelianas (3645 University Avenue, 619-521-2891) is just into City Heights, but it feels much more removed than that. Everything ...
Beer of the Week: The Lost Abbey Sede Vacante
Papal Conclave inspires San Marcos breweries’ strongest beer to-date
March Madness is in full swing, but it’s a different kind of third month tumult that consumed the staff at ...
Ignoring family ties at Monello
Taking the sister act next door to Little Italy's Bencotto
When an eatery is a sister operation to another restaurant, it’s hard not to associate it with its sibling. That’s ...
Beers of the Week: Churchill's Pub's Renaissance Brews
North County pub puts on six custom-made, high quality craft beers
Over the past two months, I’ve written a lot about San Diego breweries creating beers for local bars and restaurants. ...
Beer of the Week: Karl Strauss 24th Anniversary Flanders-Style Ale
Uncle Karl celebrates the big two-four with a celebratory sour
As we age, we start to pay more attention to time…or at least the passage of it. Such is the ...
Adam's Steak 'n Eggs
Fifty years of sirloins and booze breakfasts in Hotel Circle.
With dreams of steak and eggs I set out for Hotel Circle and Adam’s, home of the eponymous specialty and ...
Beer of the Week: Silva Stout
Green Flash’s brewmaster explains his renowned namesake beer
There are a lot of “special” beers out there. That descriptor can mean many things. Sometimes it signifies a brew’s ...
