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Coronado Brewing Expands Beyond the Island
To the casual observer happening upon a six-pack of Islander IPA or Mermaid Red - say an out-of-state tourist staying at the Del and meandering down Orange Avenue - Coronado Brewing Company (coronadobrewingcompany.com) may at first glance seem a trite …
Smokin'!
Nice thing happened on the way to the forum, uh, ballpark last night. OK, not actually going to the Mets game. Twelfth and Imperial is just my transfer point. So I get off the trolley and smell…barbecue. Then I see…smoke. …
Modern Day Aztecs Behind Days-Gone-By Aztec Brewing Brand
Espirit de corps is at the heart of one of San Diego’s newest brewing operations. Aztec pride, to be exact. A quartet of Montezuma Hall move-ons has banded together to make a go of it in San Diego’s vibrant craft …
Salad on Your Pizza?
Up in the mountains, a man gets a hunger on. But a salad pizza? Isn’t that stretching it? “Not at all,” says Tammy McKay. “It’s one of our most popular pizzas.” Tammy’s at the Wynola Pizza Express (4355 Highway 78, …
Your New Crush
A popular Chico restaurant has decided to branch out in Solana Beach. Crush Restaurant & Wine Lounge is nestled in the corner of a strip mall off the main drag (HWY 101). This is where Pacific Coast Grill used to …
Don Diego By Day. By Night...?
By day, he was Don Diego, society fop living the good life in Alta California. By night? He was mask on, sword drawn, out there saving maidens, robbing the rich, bringing justice to the poor. The name? Zorro. So Don …
Dim Summy!
The weekend is upon us, and you know what that means -- time to figure out where you're meeting your crew for dim sum on Sunday. My go-to place has always been Emerald, but some friends have been converting me …
Cajon, Kabob, Carumba!
Best kabob deal in town? How about 99 cents? That's for a beef or chicken kabob to go. Stefan (“Steve”) Sagmani has it going every day at his place (Sagmani’s Restaurant, 478 W. Douglas Avenue, El Cajon, 619-440-0077). Even here …
Oenophiles May Have Themselves a New Crush in Solana Beach
Photo at left: Montalcino When in Solana Beach, craft-beer lovers know to go to Pizza Port to scratch their hop-and-malt itch. But what if you’re more the Brunello d’Montalcino type? The answer to that question may lie at Crush (http://www.solanabeachcrush.com), …
Tiger Eyes Tonight?
File this under “worthy survivor.” Talking about Meijo, located right out in left field on the edge of IB (Meijo Sushi, 600 Palm Avenue, Suite 300, Imperial Beach, 619-429-4373). Night view from Highway 75 As ShawnMichel blogged passionately (here in …
La Jolla Shores Stalwart's Chef Rotation Is All Aces
I often compare the chef scene in San Diego to professional sports. Like the scores of teams that make up the NFL, NBA, and Major League Baseball, the restaurant industry is constantly in flux. There's always some spot letting go …
Burgundy on Park
At this end of Park (where it T’s into Adams Avenue), you usually think Mexican (El Zarape), Ethiopian (Muzita), or Persian (Soltán Banoo). But last night I took the Extra Step, and boldly walked almost to Adams. That’s where I …
Thoughts on Coming Alone into a Strange New Place
It was the dog. Standing there tied to the railing while his mistress and a trendy crowd packed the outside deck. You know how you have some areas around town you just never see, even though you’re buzzing all around …
Paradise Patio, Lost and Found
It could be the most beautiful cocktail deck you never see. Still doing our summer waterfront thing here...Friday I made this discovery when I was hanging around the Maritime Museum's ferry Berkeley. I was checking out something the beautiful Carla …
Regal Beagle
Sausage and beer seems so...German. But the Regal Beagle manages to make it as American as burgers at a barbecue. One of the first things I noticed upon walking in to the place, situated on the corner of a strip …
Coronado…and Opening Up
It’s heading for one in the mawnin’ and this place is popping…but in downtown Coronado? They say Coronado’s usually dead by nine, except for one or two bars like Danny's. Not from now on. We're about 100 yards from the …
The Beer Lottery
One of the most appealing aspects of American craft brewing is the continuous innovation behind the beers and the companies comprising the industry. A brewery that’s led the charge in that area since the uncapping of their first 12-ouncer is …
Coronado: Closing Down…But Not Before Selling 6000 Bacon Burritos
In the Navy, when Elwood Maiden was young and thin and lanky, they called him "Stretch." The name stuck, and when he opened a little sliver of an eatery on Orange Avenue in Coronado, “Stretch’s” had to be the name. …
Tunisian Revolution
And while we’re in North Park… You see them at farmers’ markets in Hillcrest, Little Italy, Temecula, but I never knew these guys had an actual restaurant. They do, and it’s cute: La Crêperie, 3773 30th Street, Suite C. Sami …
My Kinda Literary Experience—A Book Signing with Cocktails
San Diego-born sisters Jordan Catapano and Jocelyn Dunn Muhlbach are reaching out to the fairer sex with the release of their new book, This Girl Walks Into A Bar. While a collaborative effort, this surprisingly potent book is a how-to …