San Diego Reader Best of 2022

Staffers highlight the best of local beer, hiking, botanic gardens, tattoos, produce, and more

Reader Best of 2022

Walled Mexican garden, undersea succulents

“The large blue-green tendrils of a chalk stick succulent shot forth, mimicking a water fountain.”

Bottlecraft gives San Diego access to beers you never thought of

“The large blue-green tendrils of a chalk stick succulent shot forth, mimicking a water fountain.”

Zad in Casa de Oro introduced me to quzi

The slow-roasted lamb dish quzi, served over biryani rice with toasted almonds, picked vegetables, raisins, okra stew, and fresh-from-the-oven tanour flatbread.

Specialty Produce really is special

“Not only an unmatched selection, but also an inclusiveness that welcomes you to explore a world of culinary possibilities.”

Post-Covid serendipity in East San Diego

Pete Loague and the author. “A casual remark on my T-shirt has turned into a lengthy chinwag about music.”

The flexible Fortuna Mountain Trail

The best hike in town is only a stone’s throw from Cowles Mountain.

Sierra Hubbard has 60 tattoos

“Almost a quarter of my tattoos I’ve tattooed on myself,” says Hubbard.

Got custom guitar built by Serra Mesa's Lennis Laviolette

Wilson’s custom guitar in progress.

Castle's Labs has cannabis plants like trees

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