How they drink beer on the other side of the county
An overdue visit to Legacy Brewing Co.
Ian Anderson 4:34 p.m., July 20
Tin Fork
Out of South Africa
“I made 300 pounds of sausages for the Fourth of July. We sold out.”
‘Just think about it,” says Perky. Graham Perkett, actually, but his friends call him Perky. “Four, five hundred years ago, the Cape of Good Hope was where every ship from Europe had to stop in ...
If La Jolla had a Cheers
The Spot to be in Mat Kulaaxuuy
Welcome to Mat Kulaaxuuy — Land of Holes. ’Course, you may know it as “La Jolla.” But to the Kumeyaay, always and still, Mat Kulaaxuuy’s the name. Mat means “land,” Kulaaxuuy means “holes.” Ergo, Land ...
Colombian carbs
Usually, plantains are kind of like unsweet bananas. Not this luscious baby.
Are we too hung up on spicy? On hot habanero burns to make our eating life sexy? The question came up the day Colombia beat — no, thrashed — Poland in the World Cup, 3 ...
What’s a red-blooded sake drinker to do?
Deal aside, this place just seems to have the right vibe. Good fusui.
DMV. Wednesday afternoon. “H.H. Zero. One. One,” says the woman’s auto-voice over the loudspeaker. “Report to counter #3.” Okay, that might not be exact, but I’ve been sitting hearing the numbers creep up for the ...
Famous for all-u-can-eat ribs
“He always lived by the motto, ‘Not as mean, not as lean, but still a Marine.’”
“First,” says the lady driver, “watch this traffic. It can be lethal out here.” I see what she means. Cars and trucks hurtle into this valley like the last plunge of the Giant Dipper at ...
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 ...
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 ...
A beautiful, free lunch
King and poor man are treated equally at Sikh "kitchen for all."
“You need to take your shoes off and put a covering on your hair.” He says it in the kindest possible way. Vikash Kumar. He ties a triangular orange scarf over my head. Because this ...
Korean cuisine and conversation on Convoy
Mimi feels at home in California, but still craves chicken feet and raw crab
Almost didn’t make it out of Kearny Mesa Friday night. Caught the last bus by a hair. I blame the Koreans. Came up here looking for Korean food. BBQ. And conversation. Because I’m kinda curious ...
Argentinians ascendant on C Street
Stuffed like an empanada at Empanada Kitchen
“All the Argentinian children thought I was Brazilian,” says Brandon, “because I was black, and they’d never seen a black American before. They all wanted to take pictures with me.” Brandon, his buddy Matt, and ...
Tom kha in the desert
55 Thai aims to bring sweet simplicity to San Diego
So ’t’other day my buddy Ernesto — Neto — and I met at this corner liquor store over the summit in Golden Hill for lunch. His idea. “Uh, likker store?” “Wait till you get inside,” ...
