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Dobermans in Earthquake Park

“It was beauty that killed the beast,” reads the sentence etched into the blond bar counter. “If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.” On and on. ...

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Abay Ethiopian Market and Restaurant: flavors that marinate in your mouth

“Eee-yew! Spongey!” cries my buddy Tim. “And you have to eat with your fingers? A mess! Why can’t we have a knife and fork like at any other place?” He ...

Mission Valley Tin Fork

Kiko’s Place food truck: Lunch in the rushes

Oh wow. Ducks. They’re swimming up to me. I can see their little webbed feet pumping hard against the current. Wish I had something in my pocket for them. I’m ...

Tijuana Tin Fork

Deliciosos Tacos: Chicken necks! Kentucky Fried Buches! Not KFC

“Let me show you my favorite chicken neck place.” That’s me. Neighbor Kevin and I are crossing the border, heading south. “Your favorite chicken…what?” “Chicken necks, dude. You ever tried ...

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Break-fast after sundown at UCSD’s Canyon Vista Food Hall

What Meshal is going through right now — “now” being the holy month of Ramadan, with its ban on eating while the sun is up — is not easy. But it has its consolations. “The ...

April 21, 2022

Seaport Village Tin Fork

Kansas City Barbecue: when pigs fly

Somehow, I seem to be stuck on a BBQ kick. Just can’t get enough of it. Take tonight: it’s dusk, and I’m looking across the street to the long, low Kansas City Barbecue, the last ...

April 14, 2022

Kensington North Park Tin Fork

April 7, 2022

Clem’s Tap House: deelish, and perfect with the Böen Pinot Noir

How do you get the best out of happy hour? Mandy and I think we have the perfect in: Bleu Bohème in Kensington. She knows the place. It looks expensive and French, but she says ...

Ocean Beach Tin Fork

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BBQ House Bar & Grill: souped-up Sloppy Joe

My neighbor Kevin is a particular guy. Knows what he likes. Right now, he has a sudden urge for OB. We’re on Newport. “In this town,” he says, “they have the best burgers.” He points ...

Golden Hill North Park Tin Fork

March 24, 2022

Ed sits with Ukraine at the Georgian-Russian Pomegranate

In my search for Ukrainian food, I end up on ECB - El Cajon Boulevard. Talking North Park here. I’m outside Pomegranate, the Georgian-Russian restaurant of Golden Hill fame. Georgian owner Mark was the jokingest ...

Point Loma Tin Fork

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Old Venice Restaurant: Don’t knock gnocchi

Some bars just get it. They know who they are. They make you feel you know who you are. I walk into this place on Cañon Street in Point Loma and I feel congeniality wrapping ...

Barrio Logan Tin Fork

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Beach Hut Deli & Ryan Bros Deli: Bob Hope statue, soup, sandwich

Goodness gracious. It’s Bob Hope, the stand-up icon from WWII. His voice echoes around the waterfront. “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen… My grandfather was a famous naval hero […] You may have read about him: ...

National City Old Town Temecula Tin Fork

March 3, 2022

Tuétano Taqueria: Old Town has good bones

Honestly, I walked up through Old Town without a lot of hope. These have been tough days, specially for Congress, and I don’t mean DC. I’m talking about the Cinderella street, the one that always ...

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Cafe Indonesia: a multi-National City

Say what? As my 929 stretch limo (read: bus) hauls me through National City, we pass a big ol’ sprawling furniture place that I remember used to take up most of the block here at ...

February 24, 2022

Poway Tin Fork

Players Sports Grill: the pleasures of Poway

Whew. Big relief. Kevin’s paying. Because in Poway, covid put paid to Happy Hour. At least here in the Players Sports Bar. Players is near the DMV and Walmart. And also — good for us ...

February 17, 2022

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STK Steakhouse: serious San Diego steaks

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Visit the ancient clifftop hotel named after Queen Calafia

Oh no! “Rosy! Rápido, por favor!” Rosy whips around. She makes a wild grab at the gull as he’s about fly over the cliff with my Bistro Burger. The wooden rail keeps her from launching ...

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Dobermans in Earthquake Park

Abay Ethiopian Market and Restaurant: flavors that marinate in your mouth

Kiko’s Place food truck: Lunch in the rushes

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