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Michele Battiste 2 p.m., Jan. 17
Tin Fork
The pleasure of food from fingers to mouth
“I drive ten miles every day, just to get this coffee.”
So what is the difference between Ethiopian and Somali food? Last week, when my friend Annie and I were in Addis, a newish Ethiopian eatery on El Cajon Boulevard, two ladies came to eat at ...
No knives or forks
Why not switch Irish stew to Ethiopian stew?
Cold night. I’m walking down El Cajon Boulevard, fully intending to cut north and head for Rosie O’Grady’s pub on Adams Avenue for a solid Irish stew. What’s making me hesitate is this Ethiopian place ...
Kumeyaay, cawfee, and candy canes
Coming down from the mountain and hitting The Trails
Just came off the mountain. Been dreaming of sitting down, taking a load off, slurping the first gulp of cawfee. Got a mountainous appetite. On the other hand, this morning has been totally exhilarating, climbing ...
The memory of swordfish
Just enough spice to give the white flesh a come-hither taste
The waves crash as if this were an episode of Poldark. Sun and spume glint through the colored plastic surfboard sculptures, here at IB’s Portwood Pier Plaza. “So I’m still looking,” says Kevin. We’re meeting ...
Necks and Chicks
“That’s 144,000 chickens a year! All in this little place.”
Hey hey! Holiday season’s here and da geese are getting fat, but I’m here for chicken necks, my yuletide snack. So good to be in TJ again. I know. Not the best timing. But it’s ...
I’ve gone crazy and ordered a breakfast salad
And the bread bowl is not just a cheaper choice on the menu, it’s delicious
‘Body Butter,” says the sample the guy’s handing out. “Free application,” he says. “Step inside.” So La Jolla. “Not now,” I say. Truth is, I’m desperate for brekky. And also, I wanna to try this ...
In the company of cats
They say purrs lower blood pressure
Autumn in Paris! I’m in a French-feeling patio with about eight wood-slat tables under a big tree. Fall leaves saucer down in the breeze. We’re in the Gaslamp’s Chinatown area at 3rd and Island. “The ...
Sip, nibble, sip as you watch the world go by
Man, this place has atmosphere
Four men sit heads-down in the middle of a card game. Two of them hold dead cigars in their card hand. They’re speaking Italian. “What’s the game?” “Scopa,” says the gent with the merry face. ...
Taco joint at the Hotel Del?
“Better hurry, they close at sunset.”
I’m standing staring out to sea along with maybe fifty people here where the Del segues into beach. We’re on the brink of sunset. And what a sunset. For sure, it’s the wildfires causing it. ...
Rib tips are beckoning
“I just do this for a hobby.”
What is going on up here? This is Chollas View-Mount Hope. Guess I’ve been looking for ribs in all the wrong places, heh heh. We’re talking Market Street in the 4200 area. Trundling east in ...
All I can say is, lavish!
I waddle out, a couple of pounds heavier.
I swear. Thought I knew Barrio Logan. I’m wandering down Beardsley to where it gets more industrial. Right where Newton Avenue crosses, by Perkins Elementary School, I spot a sandwich board. Huh. A kind of ...
