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Urban Eats Rising From Taco Banh's Ashes
If at first you don't succeed...shut down, board up the joint, and overhaul into something different. This scenario plays out all the time in the restaurant industry. Owners think they have what a neighborhood needs and open a business to …
Cooks Confab Adds to its Ranks
It was 2009 when I happened on a talented collective called Cooks Confab. Made up of notable chefs from around town, their popularity rose with each centrally themed grand scale eat-fest they put on. Soon, they were more than just …
$10 Lunch: Sub-Marina #2
Yesterday afternoon, when I went to the counter at Sub-Marina #2 in Tierrasanta and asked the woman behind the counter what she likes, she said, “I’m boring. I usually have tuna.” The way I saw it, “boring” would be the …
Rum Jungle Cafe
The bright purple and yellow print on the Rum Jungle's sign was enticing, as was the name itself. "Rum Jungle." It sounds like a legendary Tiki bar, or a secret club hidden in a casino somewhere, but it's merely a …
Carla’s World Market Feast
Carla’s on an Indian kick right now. And when she goes for something, she goes all out. This morning a big – like, microwave-size - box turns up. In amongst all the air bubble plastic sixteen boxes of Japanese sesame …
Vagabond Embarks on Tour de Cuisine
Last month, I told you about new head chef Paul Niles at the eclectic South Park bistro, Vagabond. Now, the restaurant continues its transient march across the Franco-inspired palette by participating in the 2nd annual Tour de Cuisine, which runs …
Big Upgrades in the Works for Karl Strauss
Soon, fans of Karl Strauss Brewing Company will be able to get their brews straight from the source. San Diego’s eldest craft brewery is revamping its production brewery in Pacific Beach to be visitor-friendly. They’re not just putting in some …
Latin America Revisited: Tropical Star
A recent, fabulous couple of weeks in Colombia introduced me to another side of Latin American cuisine, and left me craving that wicked, evil, heart-attack-on-a-plate delight, chicharrón. Never mind that I had ordered it practically every day while I was …
Instruction on Writing Instructional Culinary Prose
Writing a cookbook. It sounds simple enough so long as the author knows how to cook. But as anybody who’s actually sat down to document their dishes can attest, there’s a method to it. That method doesn’t come naturally. Having …
Eat Around the World at Hanna's Gourmet
Hanna’s Gourmet, on Adams Avenue in North Park, is one of those little gems that’s just wonderful to find. It’s cozy and delightfully feminine, featuring icy mint walls, curvy wrought iron fixtures and polished copper accents. So pretty and relaxing. …
Saint Patrick's Day Think List
Strong Where to go for St Paddy’s day? Yeah yeah yeah, Gaslamp. But for me the obvious place is The Ould Sod (3373 Adams Avenue, Normal Heights, 619-284-6594), the classic Irish “dateless losers’” hangout that’s actually the third-oldest licensed establishment …
Loving Hut
There's a little sign on the window of this restaurant. It has pictures of famous people on it: Albert Einstein, Martin Luther King's wife, the president of PETA, and others. What do they all have in common? Allegedly, they're vegetarians. …
Going Veggie at Fern Street Cafe
Oh, Lord... Weighed myself yesterday. This lousy machine I stood on said 210 pounds. I’ve never been 210 pounds! "Bedford, you’ve gotta get off your duff and jump up and down a bit,” says Carla. “And eat less! Eat nuts …
Lettuce All Say Adios to Green Waste
Typically, I write about restaurants, but today’s post is focused on the home kitchen. I recently happened upon a grocery store purchase of such worth that I feel compelled to break away from my normal beat. Not a day goes …
French Afternoon II: Heure Heureuse at Café Chloe
The wife of the French President is singing “I am sexy” on the sound system. Carla Bruni. She sounds très sexy, too. Nicolae the bar guy says it’s a song called “Raphael.” So I’m hearing this ’cause it’s about five …
French Afternoon: Sir Crunch? It's a Croque!
Funny how things go in pairs. Today, we’re talking French. Everything’s French, and all by luck. For this first one, blame the number 2 bus. I was heading south from North Park. Came down 30th to Juniper. Made it past …