Food and Drink
Like a wave that's traveled thousands of miles before breaking on San Diego shores, Makai Sushi and its chef/owner Matt Oliver formed over a great time and distance prior to landing in Hillcrest.PlaceMakai Sushi3968 Fifth …
<inline type="photothumb" id="157358" href="" align="left" />The Lion’s Share is like something out of a classic film: a dimly lit bar with jazzy music playing, and a bartender who just gets you. I’m making conversation with …
“You ever seen a prettier car show than this?” asks Tim. He’s into cars. We’re walking among antique and vintage classics parked in this brilliant green meadow, under trees, with the smell of wildflowers mixing …
Video:FEAST!: Take me down to the Burrito CityYou can find roughly a million “taco” shops in San Diego. And, I don’t mean restaurants that serve tacos (that number’s closer to ten million) — I’m talking …
“Brewing a pilsner is no different from brewing a lot of our Stone beers, in particular Stone Buenaveza Salt & Lime Lager,” says Kris Ketcham, Senior Manager of Brewing and Innovation at Stone Liberty Station, …
Woah. Lotta high-powered people here. Clinking glasses, laughing over-loudly at jokes, standing with a canapé in one hand and a glass of bubbly in the other, leaning forward to catch inside talk about other people. …
Video:FEAST!: Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken, y'allMost weeks, I’m all too happy to ignore it when an out of state franchise lands in San Diego, no matter how buzzy or inexplicably successful it might …
Video:FEAST! At Flour Atelier, cupcakes are in full bloom“Look at those pretty flowers!” I hear, followed by, “Oh! There are pretty cupcakes too!” I’ll hear some version of this conversation several times in the fifteen …
Video:You & Yours puts peppers in its Spring SaladAfter scoring a sweet parking spot in East Village, I pass by a man using his skateboard to move a couch down the sidewalk. Seems right. Then …
“I tell you,” insists my friend Tim. “He gives the most. He’s the host with the most! He’s worth the trip!”“Uh, to Spring Valley?” I ask.“Hey! I live in Spring Valley. What’s wrong with Spring …
‘Over here!” yells Tim. We’ve split up, trying to find this one eatery. I’m on 26th street, with the naval supply ships at one end shoving their prows over the piers like nosey dogs. Tim’s …
Video:FEAST!: Angry Pete’s goes from Pop-Up to Drive-ThruStoners be warned. When muscle memory steers your Cheesy Gordita Crunch craving into the drive-thru off Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, you’ll be in for an Angry awakening. The Taco …
“Partnering with the Seals was a natural fit for us, as their commitment to the local community echoes our own mission statement and ties to our San Diego roots,” explains Marc Truex, VP of Sales …
Video:FEAST!: Barn House BBQ arrives as the last smoked meat standing in Lemon GroveI had not yet heard that Lemon Grove was about to lose its best barbecue restaurant, when I walked into its newest. …
“This is well-known among Powegians,” says my buddy Larry.“‘Powegians’?”“The good burghers of Poway, probably the least-known of all our cities.”“But I hear it’s a city for somewhat fat cats,” I say. “Not somewhere you’d find …