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BLAH 2.0: Tiger! Tiger!
I've been to Blind Lady Ale House a few times, though not recently, and I've had good beer and pizza. Their new venture, Tiger! Tiger!, is just over the 805 from BLAH, on El Cajon near 30th. T!T! (yes, I'm …
Chef Jason Maitland Resurfacing in Red Light District
Close dining scene observers were surprised last year by the sudden separation of chef Jason Maitland from his former restaurant, Flavor Del Mar. After all, he'd been very enthusiastic about the venture and worked tirelessly to get it open and …
Five Course Food Truck Meal?
A five-course dinner…from a food truck? Mangia Mangia, the Italian food truck, usually offers this deal Thursdays at 6.30 at 57 Degrees (1735 Hancock, near Washington Street, 619-234-5757). It’s kinda civilized. You can eat on the streetside patio (on Hancock …
Vegetarian Chupacabra Burrito
Being half Mexican I am completely comfortable claiming that the Mexican food of San Diego is the best Mexican food in the world — perhaps even better than in Mexico! When the accumulated wisdom from centuries of tasty-food-making fuses together …
Pho Filet Mignon at Pho Fifth Avenue
I decided to drop by Pho Fifth Avenue for a bowl of steaming Pho a couple of days ago. Though you pay the Hillcrest premium and the portions are on the smaller side (not necessarily a bad thing), I've found …
Last Minute Luxury: Truffle Dinner at Jsix
Like a mid-twentieth century toaster, the pop-up restaurant trend is ejecting another special one-night-only event. This time, it's the product of Cooks Confab. Earlier this week, I made mention of their Super Bowl Sunday fundraiser. While that event is for …
Orange Blossom: Batter Matters
Ooh. Tongue-zipper! That's the thing you remember about crêpes here: the crêpes themselves. The batter has the tang of orange zest. Like shavings of the skin of oranges. Plus, cinnamon and a “vanilla beer batter." Whatever, they’re tasty in themselves. …
Rice Is Nice: Sipz Fusion Cafe
I'm not a vegetarian, but I do like vegetarian food. Well, for the most part. I tasted a Tofurkey once, and didn't care for it. Anyway, I was walking past Sipz Fusion Cafe in North Park when I was enticed …
A Greek-Canadian Foodie Convergence
For the most part, food writers and restaurant critics operate in a vacuum. Or, at least they should. Nothing good - or at least honest - can really be gained from journalists offering opinions on eateries and dishes powwowing together …
Davanti Enoteca in Del Mar
The enormously successful Francesca Restaurant Group is expanding their Southern California locations. A second Davanti Enoteca will open in the Del Mar Highlands Town Center soon. Next door to Davanti Enoteca in Del Mar will be their sister restaurant, Mia …
Veganized at El Take It Easy
El Take It Easy will be hosting it's second Veganized evening on Wednesday, January 11th. The three-course prix fixe menu will feature vegan offerings using produce from Suzie's Farm, for $20. The featured artist is Ensenada native and North Park …
Candy Lady Confesses
Man. I feel like a kid in a candy store. Wait: I am in a candy store. Never meant to, but I just bought $4 worth of home-made maple walnut fudge. For Carla, you understand. OK, partly for me. I …
Sea Rocket Chef Sets Off for Malarkey's Gabardine
I should have known it when I heard they'd been palling around. Two young chefs with seemingly limitless energy and a flare for the dramatic. It's appropriate that Brian Malarkey and Chad White have found each other and it turns …
Bring Back the Manila Café!
Am I the last person to see this? There I was, wandering down Fifth in the Gaslamp the other night, and stopped outside Trattoria La Bocca (515 Fifth). Closed! Actually the place was above my pay grade, but I always …
All Pro Chefs Heat Up Super Bowl Sunday
So, you say you love food more than anything. Even more than the biggest annual sporting event in the country? Come February 5th, fans of food and football will have some difficult decisions to make when Cooks Confab, an alliance …
Uninspired in Clairemont: Kitchen 4140
Kitchen 4140 is in an unlikely location on Morena Boulevard better known for design studios, carpet stores, and Costco. Chef Kurt Metzger describes his culinary style as "ingredient-inspired and ingredient-driven". I'm not sure what that means. I saw a rotisserie …
Healthy Hardware Hangout?
There’s something new goin’ on behind two of the oldest windows in town. I’m in deepest Gaslamp. Standing outside where American Apparel was (for, what? Three years?) and before that, San Diego Hardware (for, can you believe, 90 years?) and …