Baby steps in Baja: Day One - Puerto Nuevo
Navigating Baja's lobster capital is easier than you think
We planned our road trip with a lunch stop in Puerto Nuevo for langosta, their famous spiny lobsters, in mind. Thanks to a remarkably fast border crossing, we made it to the city entrance just after noon. Puerto Nuevo is …
Baby Steps in Baja
My first road trip to Mexico makes my wine and food dreams come true, satisfies my fish taco addiction.
Let’s address this right up front. Crime there is out of control. Gang violence is so rampant that children follow acid yellow street signs to school to avoid being ambushed. But enough about Chicago.* I’ve traveled to several countries in …
Shkoffing pizza Chicago style
Berkeley Pizza in the Gaslamp has the right crust.
I will shamelessly admit that every time I go to the Little Italy Mercato, I snag a sample of Berkeley Pizza. They are there every Saturday morning, selling take and bake pies and giving out bites to taste. There’s always …
Chef Brian Malarkey judges ABC's The Taste
New cooking competition reality show premieres January 22nd, also stars Nigella Lawson, Ludo Lefebvre, Anthony Bourdain.
San Diego chef Brian Malarkey will be a judge and team mentor on ABC’s new reality/cooking competition show The Taste, which premieres January 22, 2013 at 8:00 pm. Malarkey joins fellow judges Nigella Lawson, Ludo Lefebvre, and Anthony Bourdain as …
Southern comfort in Poway
Luc's Bistro offers southern style comfort food with a bit of European flair
Southern style comfort food is not what you would expect to find in a nondescript strip mall in Poway. In fact, when I stopped at Luc’s Bistro for dinner after a beer tasting foray in North County, I was under …
The ritual of cleaning my plate
Ritual Tavern leaves no room for dessert...this time.
North Park's Ritual Tavern is both a neighborhood and Feast! favorite for their dedication to local beer and high quality food. Brandon Hernandez has kept us abreast of changes in the kitchen and, of course, Beer Week events. Ian Pike …
Burgers, brew, and bourbon
Eureka! Burger brings booze and buns to the UTC mall
Yet another burger chain is set to hit San Diego soon. The newly revamped UTC mall in University City will soon become home to the seventh Eureka! Burger, a chain that opened its first location in Redlands in 2009. Eureka! …
Mobile pizza as meditation: Red Oven Pizza
Six thousand years ago, in Egypt, someone noticed that warming beer and adding grain made a bubbly sort of mix. Thus the concept of leavened bread was born. So what have we learned since then? We've learned that microscopic organisms, …
Food truck lunch: Casanova Fish Tacos
It’s probably because we’re a little spoiled here in San Diego, what with places to get fish tacos on every corner. It’s easy to think of them as simple food, not much to putting them together. And they can be, …
Wanton Sandwiches and More at The Promiscuous Fork
The name “The Promiscuous Fork” begs for an explanation. Since this La Jolla/Bird Rock restaurant also has a good-looking menu, it was just a matter of time before my curiosity got the best of me and I headed down La …
Happy hour at The Spot
The Spot in La Jolla has been around just about forever. The building itself dates back to 1900, when it was The White Rabbit (not to be confused with the long-closed children’s book store on Girard of the same name) …
Eclipse Chocolat celebrates fifth anniversary with expansion announcement
It’s been five years since Eclipse Chocolat began selling their delicious, innovative artisan chocolates on El Cajon Boulevard in North Park, and owner Will Gustwiller celebrated the milestone anniversary by announcing that the business will be moving to a new, …
San Diego Public Market slated for opening on September 12
The San Diego Public Market will open for business on Wednesday, September 12th, at 9:00 am, giving us one more reason to love our city. SDPM, located at 1735 National Avenue in Barrio Logan, is the brainchild of local entrepreneurs …
Food truck lunch: Hoangie's Banh Mi on Wheels
I love sandwiches, and I think banh mi is one of my favorites. It has everything I like, crispy-crusted baguette, crunchy hot jalapeno, cool cucumber and herbal cilantro, tangy pickled daikon and carrot, a bit of pate, maybe a smear …
Hot in Kearny Mesa: Jeong Won BBQ
“It’s 900 degrees outside and we’re next to a flaming hot grill,” John was laughing as we sat down. We were in Jeong Won BBQ, on Convoy Street between Engineer Road and Opportunity Road. Thanks to decent ventilation and strategically …
TGIF: Happy Hour at Truluck's
Truluck’s, just off the I-5 at La Jolla Village Drive, routinely tops various local polls for service, seafood, wine list and happy hour specials. Part of a Texas-based chain, and located at the Hyatt Regency at Aventine, it’s popular with …
Coming Soon (Finally!): The San Diego Public Market
It’s remarkable that San Diego doesn’t have a permanent public market, like most major and many small cities. We all know about the destination markets – the Ferry Building, Pike's Place, Borough Market, La Boqueria and Grand Central Market, but …
Food Truck Lunch: Devilicious
Grilled cheese sandwiches have come a long way from the white bread, Velveeta stuffed concoctions I used to make as a kid. I loved them then, and I still love them, although I’ve sworn off the Velveeta. Now, I’m inclined …
New in University City: Amardeen Café
Ian Pike did a nice piece on Aladdin’s Mediterranean Café a while back, so I was happy to see that the same family has opened a sister restaurant, Amardeen Café, within walking distance of my place recently. Located in the …
Food Truck Lunch: Super Q
The Kaminski family, who also own Kaminski’s BBQ and Sports Lounge in Poway, operate the two Super Q food trucks that cruise around the county at lunch time. A meat smoker with a 900-pound capacity, along with a bit of …