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An unexpected fusion
Chopsticks in a Mexican restaurant
There are plenty of items I expect to find on a Mexican restaurant menu, but here’s one that I don’t: fried rice. I’m at King and Queen Cantina, the upscale casual restaurant that took over ...
Farm doors on the bathrooms
La Mesa's Fourpenny House offers remnants of British empire — curries, roast
Some things are worth the wait. That’s how I felt when Fourpenny House opened on La Mesa Boulevard back in April. This Scottish-themed pub has been in the works for at least two years before ...
Jolla Shark moves across I-5 from Logan
View of Chicano Park murals
Food trucks offering fish tacos and ceviche usually go by the name Mariscos something or other, but a recent addition to Logan Heights goes by a more distinctive name: Jolla Shark. Until recently, Jolla Shark ...
Tin Fork
Gluten-free duck
So next night, here I am again, staring across at their come-hither lights
Gluten-free duck
Beer News
Back to the brewpub life
A good hard day of making beer beats your desk job
Fifteen years ago, recent college grad Ignacio Cervantes moved to San Diego for what was supposed to be a six-month adventure living rent-free near the beach at a friend’s place around Del Mar. He didn’t ...
Local selling local
At least one supermarket chain banks on San Diego beer
On a Wednesday afternoon in August, managers overseeing the seven locations of local chain, Baron’s Market, sat around a long conference table at the grocer’s headquarters, drinking with representatives of Abnormal Beer Co. The office ...
Booze News
Waterbar’s Merlion
Put the smack-down on Mother Nature’s angry winds
Sing, o goddess, of the rage of Singapore’s Merlion!... Well, okay, Homer never got around to singing about Singapore, but the old Greek scribbler also never had Waterbar’s Merlion to get his inspirational juices flowing… ...
Pour Over
Communal's granola takes place of Rebecca's scones
South Park coffee turnover
When the new year began, South Park found itself trending downward in the coffee department. The end of 2017 brought with it the closing of longtime community hub, Rebecca’s Coffeehouse. For a quarter century, Rebecca’s ...
Set 'em Up Joe
Hybrid Mule in Pacific Beach
Good for breakfast, brunch, lunch and/or dinner
Hybrid Mule in Pacific Beach
Here's the Deal
Kimpton Hotel's alleyway of Mexican primo spirits
1/4 ounce of creme de violet binds to scent receptors
“Curadero” may not mean much outside of the downtown San Diego Kimpton, but within its lobby-side, mural-strewn walls, the neologism signifies top-quality Cali-Baja cuisine, inspired cocktails, choice drafts, 80+ premium Mexican spirits (including mezcal, bacanora, ...
