Ghouls' night out...it's getting delicious
Day of the Dead is becoming a big deal - and a good deal - at Old Town's Plaza
You thought Halloween was ghoulish? Check out this Day of the Dead menu at the Cosmopolitan Hotel’s restaurant (in Old Town plaza, 2660 Calhoun Street, Old Town, 619-297-1874). http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/nov/01/34788/ Day of the Dead runs tonight and tomorrow night. It has …
Halloween, French-style
Loris Compiano is getting a crazy clientele who are always dressing up...
Heading up 10th, came across Loris and a bunch of wild ladies, celebrating Halloween on the sidewalk. This was at his Café Paris (455 10th Avenue, East Village, 619-674-8439), an über-cool new wine bar and bistro. Turns out he’s holding …
Bertrand at Mr. A's: On top of the world! (For $11.85)
Who can afford Bertrand at Mr. A's? All of us - at the witching hour
“We only go to places with views,” says Jonathan. He and Cassandra are right next to me at the bar, chomping away at swordfish sliders and Kobe beef sliders ($7 each for three each). http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/30/34675/ “Number three is the roof …
Sunset Special
Filling my face at the Fishette
Five on Friday. Filling time and gut here out over the water at Anthony's Fishette (1360 North Harbor Drive, 619-232-5103) before the Reader's Feast! bash just south of here at Broadway Pier. Actually really pretty right now with the sun …
Helado on wheels
Last ice cream of summer
Wandering the byroads of the barrio. Cold night has become hot day here on Nelson, near Beardsley, in Barrio Logan. Sweat’s tickling back of neck. Hear the tinkle of a little bell coming at me. Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding. Aha! Know what that …
Women: Too hot for sushi?
Kate Murray's up against one of the last male bastions
"'Women don't do sushi,'" says Kate Murray. "That's what they told me. When I started at sushi school in LA seven years ago, they said 'Women are warmer than men. They cook the raw fish in their hands. They also …
GMO? OMG!
"Frankenfoods?" Fair label or not, we need labels to tell us if we're eating them.
Should we have special labels on foods that contain GMOs (genetically modified organisms)? Honestly, this has worried me for a long time. Now comes Prop 37, which would make California the first state in the Union to require food sellers …
Breakfast at Stephanie's
French-Tahitian Breakfast in Little Italy
Rush rush rush. Heading down India, Little Italy. Huh. Probably the last to notice, but I see the old Formaggio has disappeared from India street. Now it’s – great name! - Breakfast at Stephanie's (1501 India Street,#105, Little Italy, 619-230-1222). …
Mission Peach? Blue plate special?
It’s the two perfect eggs. They look up at you like a pair of bloodshot eyes. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/18/33827/ Bloodshot because of the paprika splotted over them and the bits of bacon scattered on top. Their yolks ooze rich and golden over …
Bus stop cheese steak
Oh man. Why am I always late? Jumped off the Green Line trolley at Fashion Valley this evening. Something wrong with my iPad. Heck, that was a $750 investment. Had to get to the Geniuses at Apple in the mall …
Cheese Shop: Best danged corned beef hash in town?
Is there any breakfast more wicked and delicious than corned beef hash? That great wad of salty, potatoey gunge, with a couple of eggs, English muffins, cuppa steaming joe: starts a mawnin’ off right. Add to that the über-romantic surroundings …
Kilkenny west: The 300-year-old happy hour!
Who knew? Here I am, sitting in a pub that’s an exact copy of an Irish pub that dates back to 1702. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/15/33595/ The original, Tynan’s Pub in Kilkenny, Ireland, was refurbished about, oh, a century ago, and that’s what …
Breakfast on the go!
Look out mama, I'm in the road again... http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/12/33444/ Song buzzes through my mind as we rock north on the Amtrak Surfliner. Heading for Laguna Beach. "Okay, this isn't the Orient Express," says Tuan, the guy in charge of this …
Dee’s? Dee-licious!
Louise says Dee’s is the bee’s knees. Louise is sitting under a square black umbrella outside. "Go in, but you'd better be quick. They're closing soon." We’re at the corner of First and G, not far from the back of …
Curryo in the Barrio
The big orange warehouse looms on the left. “Stop! Stop the bus!” That’s me hollerin’ to the driver. ’Cause I suddenly remembered. This is Wednesday. Market day. San Diego Public Market day. The brand-new one here in Barrio Logan. It’s …
Chicago Invades East Village!
Chicago? Sure feels like it. "Good morning! Welcome to Lucky's!" chirp the two gals at the cash registers. Miriam and Karina. The back of their teeshirts read "At Lucky's, we love having you here." So hey, no complaints on the …
Mission Missionaries: Brew-ha-ha
Who knew? You can tour Mission Brewery (1441 L Street, 619-544-0555) with an expert and get a taster flight of their beers, all for $12. I discover this when I’m sitting at their brewery, at the longest bar in San …
East Village: Dine and shine, glug and go
This was an East Village surprise. I’d walked up Market to the trolley at Park and Market, where that ancient, sprawling long-stay hotel, The Palms, stands. It’s the place they say Wyatt Earp shacked up at in 1887, along with …
Ice cream challenge: Gelato Vero, last to know
Look I know Ian Pike link text has been here last July, and I’m at the end of a long line of people who’ve discovered this mysteriously cool place. But seeing I was in the area, last night, and seeing …
Lucha Libre: It's worth the fight!
Place to be Thursday night? Lucha Libre (1810 West Washington, at India, 619-296-8226). http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/05/32912/ Why? Because Joey Harris is playing next door at the Bar Dynamite (ex Beat Farmers, now Joey Harris and the Mentals. Seem to be coming here …