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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!
"Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday, dear Ramsey, Happy Birthday to you!" Mommy greeted me first ...
Café Paris: Flying the Flag
Loris Compiano thought he had the perfect gimmick to get noticed
"So Loris," I say. I've just popped in to his Café Paris (455 10th Avenue, East Village, 619-674-8439) on the ...
Add' adds new wine director
The Grand Del Mar's Addison replaces stand-out sommelier
There’s no use crying over spilled milk, but I’ll shed tears over vino. I nearly did last March, when I ...
In wine with you
Love has marooned my tongue. Which is o.k. My cheeks were full of its dryness. So, let’s not talk of ...
Huevos de toro at Café Europa downtown: Thanks for the tip!
Ed eats meatballs, drinks Chianti for $10.15 -tip included
Aah. Flamenco guitar. Guy’s playing it just inside the door of the Gran Tapa. This time I don’t just hang ...
Normal Heights: Chicken, wine, custody battles
At Proprietor’s Reserve, Ed finds wine, HH deals and a warning: Don't bring your ex. It's too small for hissy negotiations
No, not talking about me. Carla and I are fine. And when she has an issue, an entire school cafeteria ...
Next Door: wine for La Mesa
A charming wine bar on an unexpected stretch of El Cajon.
Next Door Wine Bar is almost all the way out at the end of El Cajon Boulevard, past the college ...
New wine bar in Talmadge
Romeo and Julieta's Wine Cafe is open for business.
I Followed a tip out to Talmadge’s sleepy neighborhoods and the unlikely corner of Monroe and 47th. There, lo and ...
Pacifica's iWine
My thoughts on wine lists delivered via iPad.
Last night, I journeyed up to Del Mar to check out a tasting menu from the new-ish chef at Pacifica. ...
Currant's HH: Mussel deal makes a ripple
Happy hour at Currant is, uh, raisin' the bar...
So I’ve just swung by Sushi Deli 2 (see blog yesterday). Didn’t go in, but last time I was there, ...
Sora on Broadway: Drink and ye shall eat
Free HH food as long as you buy full-fare drinkies
Wow. This is swank. Sora (655 West Broadway, downtown, 619-564-7100). I’ve come in for happy hour. Thursdays and Fridays, you ...
Thank Goodness No Resolutions
So what. I already missed a day without a post. It's a process. I have a closet, or rather a ...
Nautical nosh
Cozy Wine Pub could be good for going out before you go out
Point Loma’s Wine Pub bucks the trend of giving wine bars cutesie names. The space, however, is quite precious with ...
Nibbles & Sips at 100 Wines
I knew 100 Wines -- the latest bistro to pop up in the heart of Hillcrest -- was the newborn ...
So, what are you drinking tomorrow?
If you're doing a traditional turkey dinner, and you're planning on drinking wine, please let me put in a word ...
25Forty: A la famiglia!
Meal with wine for $7.50?
How can you make a sausage look like a million bucks? Come to Old Town. I did, t’other night. Right ...
The last happy hour
Coolest wine cabana in town folds its tent
Who knew? I was heading up Congress in Old Town last night, and suddenly remembered this über-cool place I had ...
Schooled
At Village Vino, the staff doesn't pull any punches in terms of wine
Back in July, Mary Beth Abate did a thorough job of getting at what Village Vino is all about. The ...
Confusion at Infuzon
Ed crashes private party at the Park and Market trolley stop.
“This is usually Thomas Jefferson Lawsuit Night,” says Brandon. Say what? I’ve just popped across from the Park and Market ...
Dobson's: pâté party!
The cool, politicians' downtown retreat hides one of the most scrumptious pâtés in town.
It’s not the cheapest joint downtown, but it has two things in its favor: One, it’s nearest the bus stop ...
