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, …
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, …
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 …
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 …
Serious Rising: Blue Ribbon Artisan Pizzeria
I love pizza. New York style, Neopolitan, Chicago style, thin, thick, red, white, I don't care. I have a few non-negotiables (no Hawaiian style, barbecued chicken, or green bell peppers), but those are just holdovers from my days of eating …
Un-Leftover Friday: UnderBelly
I spent last Tuesday-Thursday in my kitchen, getting ready for Thanksgiving dinner. So by Friday, I was dying to see the sun again and have something not-Thanksgiving-ish for lunch. I’ve also been dying to try UnderBelly, the brand new Nate …
Rainy Days and Sundays: Union Kitchen & Tap
We get about three days of rain in San Diego, so why do they all seem to happen on the weekend? I'm sure the artists and vendors at the Encinitas Fall Festival were thinking the same thing this past Sunday. …
A Proper Brunch: Proper Gastropub
I'm not a brunch person, and I almost never drink Bloody Marys (unless I'm in Las Vegas, where Bloody Marys are practically a food group). But Saturday I found myself enjoying both at Proper Gastropub in the East Village. Proper …
Teff Love at Asmara Eritrean Restaurant
What’s the difference between Eritrean food and Ethiopian food? According to the owner of Asmara Eritrean and Ethiopian Restaurant, “Just our governments. Our food, our spices, our drinks -- all the same.” Good, I’m not a big fan of food …