Hair gone gray
Half a century ago, the very staging of Hair read like a political act
Micha Barnes 2:30 p.m., June 20
Food and Drink
Beers, bats, and axes
Sharpen your aim *before* trying the stout
Keeping the recreational beer drinker in mind, a number of local breweries offer games for customers to play in and around their tasting rooms. The beanbag toss game cornhole is a common sight. So is ...
The mystery of the famous waffles
The unlikely international intrigue of a mall kiosk
The inconsistencies started piling up. Knowing I would wind up in Escondido at the end of a long workday, I poked around online to find some convenient place to grab a snack before tackling the ...
We all scream for déjà vu
New ice cream shop has the feel of an old one
The Ghirardelli Chocolate Company was due to reopen this week after a long renovation, but it left a Gaslamp Quarter in need of ice cream heading into summer, and now Ghiradelli returns to find fresh ...
Urchin Merchants
“This market is the first time we fishermen can be our own masters. No middle man.”
‘It’s a record! A state record!” This is Randy Hupp. He’s standing behind a rack of angry fish that look like scarlet versions of grouper. He points to two other fishermen in the tent. “These ...
The case for fresh pasta
Sauces include local ingredients and vegan options
Back in the 18th and 19th centuries, Italian master chefs would hone their culinary arts in France, then return to cook for aristocratic households in Naples and Sicily, plying French techniques with Italian ingredients and ...
What pairs well with sunset?
That OB vibe, but the beer's gotten better
I walked in shortly before sunset, by design. OB Brewery sits a short block from the Ocean Beach Pier, and its main attraction is a rooftop deck that peeks over adjacent buildings to offer a ...
The world, and where to find it
A global appetite, after Bourdain
When a friend recently sought tips on local eateries he could take his children to learn about the food of foreign cultures, one of the first that came to mind was Kaiserhof. For over 30 ...
This summer, let blondes rule
A brilliant time to love San Diego craft lagers
After decades of drinking hop bomb IPAs, San Diegans have whet our palates and wholeheartedly embraced craft lagers like never before. Local beer now offers an unprecedented variety of crisp, clean blondes, and this summer, ...
Are these the best chilaquiles in San Diego?
Don't wait ten years to find out.
Over the past decade, there’s probably not a commercial district in San Diego I’ve walked, biked, or driven through more often than that along 25th Street in Golden Hill. There are only a few dining ...
Two hours from downtown TJ to bullring
The free bus to Tijuana's craft beer fair
“It started to rain!” commented Andrés “el Andy” Rodríguez, beertender and brewer at Madueño Brewing Co. I was perplexed. It didn’t rain in Tijuana or Playas the night before. “Not real rain, it started to ...
A good time (and timing) in Dulzura
"They only feed you on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays."
Peaceful countryside? Zoom! Zum zum zum, rattle, baarp! Highway 94, the old stagecoach route, is one crazy turnpike. Gravel trucks, tankers, buses, and cars, cars, cars. This one-shop stop is Dulzura (population maybe 850, scattered ...
Not to be confused with a brewery
Project nixes the word brew to raise its cocktail game
“We’re not a brewery,” stresses Beau Schmitt. Schmitt and business partner Mike Sill opened the Brew Project in Hillcrest in fall of 2015, converting an old craftsman home into a bar and restaurant outfitted with ...
Shine on you crazy vegans
Sunny affirmations can't salvage lunch
“Food Coffee Love,” promised the chalkboard sign in the window, clarifying all was, “Vegan Organic Gluten Free.” Really? I thought. “Yes,” it pledged, “Everything.” No one else was taking a late lunch in this newish ...
The secondhand brewery market
Closures and divestments create low-cost opportunities
Monkey Paw Brewing is for sale, by its second owner. Less than a year after founder Scot Blair sold a majority stake of his award-winning East Village brewpub to Coronado Brewing Company, Coronado announced via ...
A rare lamb burrito sighting
Barbacoa steamed six hours in cactus leaves
There are only a few restaurants around the country dedicated to making lamb barbacoa, and most have found their way onto my to-do list. But what I’d yet to find was any Mexican eatery serving ...
