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Au Revoir, Pierre
Honestly? The cool part of Fifth downtown is south of Broadway. The uncool part is just north of it. Eatery-wise anyway. Maybe that was Pierre’s problem. Pierre’s Place (1404 Fifth Avenue, at Ash, 619-727-4700) was a brand-new construction. Father Joe …
Nothing Like a Dry Rub
Roasted tri-tip beef, rubbed all over with – no joke – coffee? Had this once before, but I keep coming back. It's in a sandwich, along with smoked gouda cheese, tomatoes, mixed greens, garlic mayo. Oh man. Michael Karijanian’s the …
For Reuben's Sake: The Linkery
I was in North Park buying art supplies and wondering what to have for lunch when I stopped in my tracks. Bad spelling, good sandwich Reuben Tuesday? I like Reubens, a lot. I need to check this out. The Linkery, …
Donovan’s Wades 20,000 Leagues Beyond Beefy Comfort Zone
Situated in the Gaslamp, in the space that housed the failed Donovan’s Circle of Fifths (and before that, the failed Australian resto, Bondai), Donovan’s Prime Seafood opened quietly earlier this year. However, since landing a chef from the kitchen at …
Señor El Taquero: The Late Late Show
If you’ve been to Señor El Taquero (435 Broadway, downtown, 619-550-5451), it was probably after you got out of some Gaslamp bar around 2:00 a.m. and needed solid food, like, now. “Say one o’clock Friday night, the line outside’s way …
Eggsploitation on Trial
Chicken lovers Unite! Today (December 6) is the day. According to secret sources on the sceptered isle of Coronado (okay, Carla’s buddy/hairdresser Diane called her), the Coronado City Council is set to debate whether their ban on keeping chickens within …
Award-Winning Brewer Jeff Bagby to Leave Pizza Port
Some people wear tuxes when they’re receiving big awards. At this year’s Great American Beer Festival, the biggest brewing competition in the country, several Pizza Port employees wore t-shirts that read “Who the fuck is Jeff Bagby?” when collecting the …
Date Street Breakfast: Little Italy Mercato
Saturday mornings in our house almost always begin with a trip to the Little Italy Mercato at Date and India Streets (9 am -1:30 pm, rain or shine). We've been doing it since it first opened with 40 vendors in …
Happy Birthday, Hal: La Jolla Strip Club, a Steak Place
On Friday, my friend Hal turned 93 years old. We've been getting together and having a martini two or three times a week for a couple of years now. Hal is a retired Army colonel, fought in WWII and Korea, …
Artisanal Carnivores Sink Teeth into New Meaty Venture
Having a budding and extremely promising business questionably targeted by the government and drained of its monetary lifeblood via combative legal fees. It would have been enough to make lesser men throw in the cheesecloth. But when you’re as passionate …
The Lady From Rome
Changes keep on comin’ in Little Italy. Was at Caffe Italia the other night. Right next door is Vincenzo’s Ristorante Italiano (1702 India Street, at Date, 619-702-6181), kinda classy black and white place I’ve always wanted to eat at. Wanted …
Acorns for Breakfast?
Do you know how to eat Californian? Like, from what Mother Nature has to offer in California’s natural state, right here? Me neither, but I’ve started trying to learn what every Kumeyaay knew back in the days before the rest …
Welcome Home - The Public House
Thursday night, John had just gotten back from a business trip to a city in the Midwest where, apparently, there is no good beer. Makes you appreciate what you have in your own backyard. So we headed up to the …
This’ll Save You $$$ At the Dry-Cleaners
Carla’s gonna kill me for this, but she’s built like a woman and so anytime something spills on the way to her mouth it lands on the nearest platform, and that ain’t her lap. Same with me. I swear. The …
Pssst! Hot Dogs Actually Are Good Here
Downtown. Drifting. Desperate. Three buckeroos in my pocket and I’ve got nothing to take home to the beautiful Carla, and I promised I’d bring her a late nite snack. And I’ve got seven minutes till the bus. Lawdie. I’m at …
I Stand Corrected: 1-in-8 #2 in '12
For writers, it can often feel as though we're typing up hundreds of words at a clip then jettisoning them into a black hole. It's always nice to be reminded that people actually read what you put out there. Comments, …
Black Mountain (Road)Side: Surati Farsan Mart
The miserable traffic on Miramar Road gave me the perfect excuse to wait it out at Surati Farsan Mart at 9494 Black Mountain Road in Mira Mesa. Surati Farsan specializes in vegetarian Gujarati food. Gujarat is a state in western …
By the sea at WindanSea Cafe
I'm in Bird Rock today, doing some errands, so lunch is going to be a quick sandwich. Besides, since Thanksgiving I haven't had anything green to eat. I've heard that WindanSea Cafe on the corner of La Jolla Blvd. and …
Cobbler Tuesday?
My $3 meal with Barrio Star (see below) has left me with five bucks. Walking down past Extraordinary Desserts (2929 Fifth Avenue, Bankers Hill, 619-294-2132), I stop. Start thinking, hey, maybe I can swing a little something sweet here. And …