I made it nearly nine years and a thousand Feast stories without ever having to reference the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. But that all ended the moment I walked into Gnarly Girl Pizza. The New …
October 6, 2022
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Gnarly Girl Pizza trades in garlic knots, beer, and nostalgia
Barrel and Board’s Q.U.E.E.N.: named after Janelle Monae/Eryka Badu song
“All our drinks are named after songs by strong, fabulous women,” says Moe Girton of Barrel & Board’s cocktail menu, which I note doubles as a fire playlist. I hit play on drink/song number one, …
October 6, 2022
Ariel Levine grieves, Story & Tune loves, Jim Ryan covers, Blue Largo releases, and Kimmi Bitter’s signature beer
Singer-songwriter Ariel Levine plans to release new singles on October 22 (“Closure, Roaches, and Ghosts”), November 22 (“Don’t Give Up”/“Time,” combining Kate Bush and Pink Floyd covers), and December 22 (“Shake Your Brain Around”). “October …
October 6, 2022
SongHak BBQ: Korean comfort food
“Think globally, drink locally,” says this one guy’s T-shirt. And people are sure obeying that law here. Whole long table of mostly guys, back from a sport fishing trip and whooping it up. “That’s one …
October 6, 2022
Castle’s Labs has cannabis plants like trees
Kurt Castle, founder and creator of Castle’s Labs, creates products that help with all sorts of flora and fauna management. His Plant Magic is “an organic probiotic spray that promotes bigger, healthier, chemical and pesticide …
October 6, 2022
Got custom guitar built by Serra Mesa’s Lennis Laviolette
Having a custom guitar built just for you is every classical guitar player’s dream. As a performer and teacher for over 30 years, I have played (and owned) many fine guitars, but until I started …
October 6, 2022
Dr BLT: found busking at Steph’s Donut Hole and in Cake’s “Short Skirt/Long Jacket” video
You might never expect a Ph.D, in anything to discover a passion for outdoor sidewalk busking. But for Dr. Bruce L. Thiessen — Dr BLT to the music world — it’s all part of the …
October 6, 2022
Sierra Hubbard has 60 tattoos
When Sierra Hubbard posts up by the Surfhenge art installation at the IB Pier entrance in her red ‘68 Chevy Nova, folks take notice. The 60 tattoos adorning her 5’10” frame play a large part …
October 6, 2022
The flexible Fortuna Mountain Trail
San Diego is a hiker’s dream. Head east of I-15 and the suburban veneer begins to flake off the landscape as the hills reveal their rugged roots. Travel farther out and the hills swell into …
October 6, 2022