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Knotty Barrel
David summed up the flavors of this new gastropub in East Village best: Simple yet satisfying. The Knotty Barrel just opened a month ago, but it looks and feels like a longstanding neighborhood pub. I happened by it today on …
Stone Brewing: We’ll Come to You
Beer things just keep happening. This Saturday, it’s Mission Brewery’s opening (see blog “Your Mission, This Saturday”), and next week it’s Stone. They’re coming down from their lofty Escondido Empire to Be With The People here in South Park. Honestly, …
Are We En Route to $100 Beer?
When it comes to beer, I'm into Belgian tripels and triple IPAs. What I'm not into is the thought of paying triple DIGITS for a single bottle. Yet, much like the cost of gasoline, the value of my favorite liquid …
Stout-Hearted Men: Stanley Cup Runneth Over
"This is crazy! It's happening again!" Dave "Dabbles" Riddle is on the brink. Of tears. Dave is Canadian. His teeshirt reads "Canucks." "We've been 40 years in the League. This is the second time we've lost it in the seventh …
Chef Jeff Rossman's Standing on Terra Firma
Often, cookbooks that are self-published and slated for a locals-only demographic tend to be...how can I put this nicely...not something to drool over. That's for sure not the case with From Terra's Table: New American Food Fresh from Southern California's …
Must We Kill to Eat?
Do we have to kill to live? Turn fellow-creatures into dead flesh to eat? Been thinking about this ever since I found out Harsh, one of the guys who started up hART - the new coffee/hookah lounge across from the …
The Red Door Gives Way to the Mission Hills Farmers Market
Once considered little more than a passing fancy among restaurateurs, farm-to-tableism has caught on big time in San Diego. One chef who walks the walk in this regard, literally, is Brian Johnston of The Red Door. Every few months, he …
Lame Duck a L'Orange in 4S Ranch
Fans of French Food in America's Finest City know the name Philippe Verpiand. He first cut the Dijon mustard at La Jolla's Tapenade as the younger component of a mentor-protégé relationship with chef Jean-Michel Diot before staking his own claim …
Your Mission, This Saturday…
That long-promised grand opening for Mission Brewery (downtown in the old Wonderbread building at 1441 L, between Petco Park and Father Joe’s) is happening at last, this Saturday June 18th. As of Tuesday afternoon Mission Brewery has already sold 400 …
Lunch at the Prado
When I find myself in Balboa Park (which is fairly often, as there's a whole lot to do over there), I do my best to stop by the Prado. It's one of the Cohn restaurants, one of 11 local restaurants, …
Food Trucks: Gathering of the Tribes
Wow. Several food trucks I haven’t tried are coming this month. Talking about the third Friday Food Truck Extravaganza in the yard at 57 Degrees, the wine place (1735 Hancock Street, at Washington), coming next Friday, June 17. Saw them …
Enotic Dreams on India Street
Remember Scott Harris? He’s a nice, unpretentious guy, the Chicago restaurant chef-entrepreneur who bought out the old-line Zagarella restaurant in Little Italy. In its place, he was going to clone one of his Chicago-based Mia Francesca chain Italian eateries, with …
Great Bathrooms (Continued)
Kendon Hawkins showed me this one. He's proud of his baby. "It's my first bathroom with grass on the ceiling," he says. Okay, AstroTurf. Even better, though, the walls are all blackboard, so you can write that brilliant thought down …
Local Guys Make Good (Book)
Marine Room chefs Bernard Guillas and Ron Oliver, the duo behind their globally inspired debut cookbook Flying Pans: Two Chefs, One World, recently picked up two prestigious honors from the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) 2011 Cookbook Awards. The …
RIP: Clay's
Clay's, on the top floor of the Hotel La Jolla, is no more. The hotel has been sold, and the new owners plan to move the restaurant — now renamed the Grill at Hotel La Jolla — down to the …
A Baker's Dozen of Dining Patios
(Well, I had the idea about the same time as Ed Bedford, but then the weather turned so cold...) Here's a list of my favorite patios: Hacienda de Vega, Escondido — This isn't just a patio, it's a lush garden …
An Angry Panda Descends on Urban Solace
The latest libation to debut on the SD craft beer scene has a most interesting name. Dubbed "The Angry Panda," one might think it's an homage to the most storied residents of the San Diego Zoo, but that explanation's too …
Fore! She’s a Jolly Good Fellow
Gotta thank the beautiful Carla for this. She insisted on loading our bikes on the 901 bus and heading for Coronado Island. “We’ll ride around it,” she said. “Much better than paying a gym.” 'Course first you have to get …