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$10 Lunch: Fatuma (Somali Cuisine)
Yesterday, when I went asking around for lunch ideas, a friend sent me to Fatuma, a Somalian restaurant on University. As is often the case at African restaurants in City Heights during the lunch hour, the place was full of …
Beer Touring: Wet 'N Reckless
Any tour of multiple breweries carries with it both the possibility of discovering the next big thing or the next big disappointment. Sometimes a brewing company you had little to zero expectations for shocks your taste buds into standing up, …
Bye Bye Bino?
How am I going to tell Carla this? One of her favorite places on the sceptered isle of Coronado is closing down. Bino's Bistro and Wine Bar (1120 Adella Avenue, 619-522-0612) has been serving breakfast omelets and crêpes and sandwiches …
Tandoor's Indian Buffet
The day before our wedding, M and I got our friends and family together for an informal rehearsal picnic that ended in a game of Wiffle ball – girls against boys. We all feasted on the mountains of food we’d …
Japanese Tapas at Raku
The first time I went to Raku, it was still Yakitori Yakiyudori, and I was pregnant. It had the vibe of the tiny izakayas from my years in Japan - minus the cigarette smoke and the drunken old Japanese men …
Beer Touring: White Labs
One of the most interesting stops on my craft beer tasting room tour was at a non-brewery. The powers that be at White Labs, one of the largest yeast production companies in the United States, allowed me to come in …
Worth Waiting For: Slow Pizza?
How to bake the perfect pizza? Is it oak-burning wood-fired ovens? Or what you put in the dough? Or 1000-degree muscle ovens that crisp the pie in a minute and a half? Nup. If you believe the message on this …
Beer Touring: Stumblefoot Brewing Company
Days spent hitting up four or five local breweries used to be something I’d devote two or three days a year to. These days, with new breweries opening up like crazy and roughly a dozen slated to debut this year, …
Warning: Red Robin Is Not for Date Night
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/mar/24/21533/ M had never been to Red Robin before last weekend. A friend of his made the recommendation, and when M suggested it for date night, I was game. As a kid, I loved Red Robin hamburgers, and it had …
Le Dîner á San Diego
A few weeks ago, I told you about Le Dîner á San Diego, the flash mob pop-up picnic inspired by Le Dîner en Blanc, held annually in Paris. The event, which takes place on May 25, 2012, from 6 pm …
Candelas: Class Joint
Where do you go when you’re having your class get-together? Lorena, our Spanish teacher (Yes, been trying to learn el idioma these past few weeks) said “How about Candelas?” She was talking about the swank Mexican place on the bay …
Pizza Port Real Ale Festival: Only the Good Die Young
It's the end of an era. An era of scarcity for drinkers in search of cask beer. Referred to in the brewing industry as "real ale," unfiltered, unpasteurized beers that are conditioned in and served from wooden barrels used to …
Big Changes at Westfield UTC: Corner Bakery Cafe
Westfield UTC, the mall formerly known as University Towne Centre, is undergoing major changes. The recession delayed a much-publicized renovation for three years, but the first phase of construction is underway. The addition of a 14-screen ArcLight premium cinema and …
Tour de Cuisine: French Gourmet Enters Fray
Say buddy, can you spare me $30 worth of dimes? That’s what it’s gonna cost to get in to the French Gourmet’s contribution to the 2nd annual Tour de Cuisine, or French Restaurant Week. They’ve got a three-course menu running …
What French Cooking Can Learn From TJ’s Tacos
Oh man. Having an erotic dream…shrimp tacos with pineapple inside and raspberry sauce on top and walnuts on top of that… I know a place that does that. Honest. And I’m thinking about it ’cause I’m reading about…well, the French …