For a couple of decades now, I’ve worked in the memoir trade — writing about the form, teaching and facilitating the craft to hundreds, and yes, actually writing one of my own. My students were …
You are more likely to be murdered by someone you know than by someone you don’t. The latest FBI statistics show that fewer than 10% of the 20,000 people who were murdered in the United …
Tuna found in the desert? OK, fair enough: that’s tuna, as in the Spanish for prickly pear, the fruit of the nopal. Ken Factor and I have spotted an ancient cactus tree growing close to …
I'm looking at this dinner table, all laid out and ready for ten guests: there’s even food in the dishes. Tamales, bread, pozole, buñuelos, other things wrapped in corn husks, olives, nopales, frijoles, sweet corn, …
If you’ve never noticed how closely Tibetan prayer flags can resemble papel picado, take a walk around Old Town’s San Diego Avenue. The varicolored rows of paper squares you’ll see strung up around Mexican restaurants …
Prices: Taco Tuesday, all-day $2 tacos; Thursdays, $2.50 tacos; standard taco, e.g. ground beef, sloppy-Joe …
Yes, it’s tourist central, but the patio is real and so is the history: Somebody’s …
Rockin' Baja is a full-service, fun Mexican-seafood restaurant that offers Baja-style seafood presented in rustic …
Presidio Park is never crowded, not even on San Diego’s stereotypical, blue-sky-sunny days. The park …
Prices: Baked and Loaded fries (beef chili, sour cream, cheese), $8.95; pork ribs, $14.95; chicken-breast …