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A Week of Ritualistic Celebration in North Park
Four score and seven beers ago (which translates to four years in inebriated mathematics), Ritual Tavern opened for business on the corner of 30th Street and Polk Avenue. From day one, they fit right in line with North Park's local, …
No More Free Danish
They struggled for a long time, but Silvana and her daughter Salena and the rest of the family who ran the New York Bakery (245 E. Main) have had to close their doors. It happened just over a month ago. …
Antique Cars, Old-School Adobada
Reporting from the Far East, here: E. Main in El Cajon. Tonight (Wednesday) is Antique Car Nite, aka the Cajon Classic Cruise, from 5 to 8 p.m. The danged thing keeps you coming back. Maybe it’s because I’m a car-free …
Woodfired Pizza: End of a Trend?
No, of course not. Classic scare headline. Silly, really. Hellfire, it's not even the end of Pizza Nova. But it is the end of their Hillcrest location, which opened just before I hit town, and which introduced me to the …
The Best Damn Opportunity to Dive into the Sour Beer Subculture
Nineties-era beer ads taught us the perils of "bitter beer face," but there is nothing to fear from the outlandish expressions brought on by the acidic zing of sour beers. In fact, once one becomes acclimated to this age-old and …
El Zarape Is No El Zarape
The original El Zarape on Park Boulevard is one of my favorite California-Mexican restaurants. From the barbecue chicken burrito to the carnitas plate, everything I've tasted there has been brimming with flavor, and it's all served up so fresh that …
Serious Breakfast
I knew the Perry's Cafe had been around forever (25 years), and I'd heard about the fire, accidentally ignited by grease towels in the kitchen in December, 2009. I'd heard it had reopened in April 2010 and that it was …
A New Cheese Steak Is Born...In Lemon Grove
He's bent over, chomping into his sandwich. "My invention," he says. "The California cheese steak sandwich." Huh. Turns out he took over this joint just...yesterday! John Forouzandeh, business grad from SDSU. This is Friday lunchtime at his Lemon Grove Deli …
Last Chance
Chance would be a good thing. And it was. But Chance Bistro (926 Orange Avenue, Coronado), the little “Modern Mexican” eatery that has been a quirky presence in the beach town for the best part of the decade, closed its …
Possum Problems? Possible!
Naomi: I’m having trouble with this comment box too. Had to haul this comment up to blog because the comment box won't accept it. OK, let's see how we go here, get out of Kafkaland... Re possums: Yeah, they're having …
When It's Too Much
Talking with Al Kazzazi at BB’s Deli yesterday got me thinking. How much of a strain is it to keep a restaurant going when the economy is evaporating around you, and you’re not getting customers, and the landlord and the …
Bullfight Bisque
Last night I did the unthinkable: I walked into Dobson’s. That’s the downtown magnet for the power elite. Actually, was just hanging around for a bus. I recognized Paul Dobson, the bullfighter-owner, talking outside. I thought, what the heck. As …
Long-Time SD Restaurateurs Announce Chef for New Eatery
It's been several months since the owners of La Jolla's Trattoria Acqua chose to close their long-standing seaside eatery rather than give in to increased rent and contractual obligations from their landlord. Rather than let it vanquish their restaurateuring aspirations, …
No Jewish Deli Nearby? Go Online
Can't make it to DZ Akins, Milton's, or Brooklyn Bagels? A Chicago Jewish deli called Schmaltz has just expanded, starting with Schmaltz Online. They've got just about everything -- about 35 products, including rye bread, rugelach, pastrami, brisket, corned beef, …
Answer to EdBed's possum question
For mysterious reasons, I can't post an answer to your blog, it accuses me in red print of making mysterious errors but doesn't specify their nature. Very Kafkaesque, Hey, he really is cute, for a possum. If you garden, a …
Al's Always Open
The scaffolding's up, but Al's not down. Al and customer His BB's Deli has been a sidewalk hole-in-the wall in the Sandford long-stay hotel building for 16 years, always known for its deals. But the hotel's going through a major …
Starting a Movement: Craft Beer in Stadiums!
If there's one thing I crave when I'm watching 22 Goliath-like athletes knock the stuffing out of each other on an NFL football field, it's a rich, full-bodied Napa Valley cab. Certainly, nothing goes better with the equally mind-swelling roar …
Stronger for the Battle, Devilicious Keeps on Truckin'
On Monday I wrote about San Diegan Troy Johnson debuting a new show on Food Network, but he's not the only local who made it onto that station this year...or even this summer. Dyann Huffman, Mark Manning, and Kristina Repp …
Eating with Ghosts
Just think: a hundred years ago, ladies of the night would be sitting on this balcony, calling "Woohoo!" to the cowboys sauntering by on the boardwalk. That's the legend, anyway. Talking about The Mission SoMa ("South of Market"), the breakfast-lunch …
Favorite (Wannabe) Café Terraces (Cont')
I so wanna be part of this. It’s not so much a café sidewalk patio as a proper café terrace. Terrazza! Dahling! Welcome to la dolce vita! Do you know count Otto von Schomberger, the Olympic skier…? The only problem …