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Counting Calories at The Coffee Bean
There was a time when I didn’t think much about calories. I’ve recently attributed my newfound calorie counting to my age and the slowing of my metabolism, but it might have more to do with California’s menu labeling law. Either …
An Early Morning Surprise at the Julian Gold Rush Hotel
The weekend before last, I took a rare vacation. Well, I did end up working and, technically, I’m writing this post, so it was, at best, a working vacation or, at worst, a testament to my inability to give myself …
Dynamite Deal: Green Mussels at Sushi Deli
Whew. Just beat the line. And there’s always a line outside Sushi Deli 2 (135 Broadway, downtown, 619-233-3072.) http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/03/23836/ OK, gal at the lecturn on the sidewalk handles a party of eight (and they won’t take groups like this until …
Taste of Polynesia Samoan Restaurant: Fa Afetai Lava, Junior
Rita Gorniak and her son Raymond didn’t ever meet Junior Seau. But their Samoan customers coming in today all talk about him. Of course, because his family, his roots, and his traditions all came from Samoa. Rita and Raymond do …
$10 Lunch: Indigo Cafe
I stood in a strip mall in Kearny Mesa, faced with two options. This was a moment not unlike another I had in Julian a couple of months ago. On the one hand, here was Abbey’s, a barbeque joint I …
Coming Attractions: Peri Peri in La Jolla
The former Vigilucci's space in La Jolla has a new tenant set to take over. Namely, William Sussman, a native South African with more than 20 years of restaurant experience, who will be installing his South African resto concept in …
Café Needed Here!
Man, if I had the money… http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/02/23819/ The Sofia Hotel (150 West Broadway) which used to share the historic 1928 building with Greyhound, now has a lotta space freed up, since Greyhound left for their new, smaller site at 12th …
Currant: Affair on Broadway
Where do you eat when nobody’s eating? I’m slurping a coffee from a nice handled glass ($1.83 after tax) at The Coffee Bean (160 West Broadway, 619-238-8047), sitting outside on their patio. Looking east towards Horton Plaza, listening to rumbles. …
Herringbone in La Jolla Set to Open May 23rd
Herringbone, the fifth installment in the Brian Malarkey/James Brennan San Diego restaurant empire, is slated to open in the long-empty space at 7837 Herschel Street in La Jolla on May 23rd. Heading up the kitchen is Amanda Baumgarten, another Top …
Initial Impressions at Anny's Fine Burger
I'd just finished a 12-hour workday during which I hadn't had a thing to eat. My stomach was growling, I was too tired to cook, and I was in Kearny Mesa. All the conditions were right to try a place …
Ranchos Cocina
I haven't visited Ranchos since well before the place got a facelift, which was quite a while ago now. It's been at least a year since the restaurant's facade changed from urban jungle to the current, albeit somewhat imposing, look. …
Diet Fads: Pick Your Decade
I’m desperate to get down to 200 pounds. Got about 6 to go, but, man, it’s hard work. I did go on a fast once. For a week. OJ, once a day. That was it. First two days, hollow-gut hell. …
Stone to Rogue Beer Tour Companies: You're Cut Off!
Many brewery tasting room visitors will recognize this scene. A placid space filled with craft beer fanatics and newcomers alike. Pleasant conversations between both factions over a few brews. Sometimes, the brewhouse staff who created them get in on the …
They Had Me at Maytag Blue
Usually, going to a ballgame is a regrettable in-and-out affair for me. My schedule typically doesn’t allow for much more than an express trip down the 163 (traffic permitting), followed by a typically fruitless search for decent parking, followed by …
Hillcrest Sammy
Right across the street from Rite-Aid on Robinson and Fifth Ave., the Hillcrest Sandwich Co. has been cranking out scrumptious sammys since 1990. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/27/23598/ The menu has a list of turkey sandwiches, chicken sandwiches, vegetarian sandwiches, club sandwiches, and "seafood …
Bird Rock Coffee Roasters
Roast Magazine, a Portland-based trade journal that focuses on the technical side of the specialty coffee business, recently named Bird Rock Coffee Roasters their 2012 Micro Roaster of the Year. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/27/23587/ It’s a cool, laid back place, just what you’d …