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Donovan's Steak and Chop House La Jolla
I went to Donovan's in UTC for a special party onetime and, I tell you what, they knew how to spoil their guests. Towers of chilled seafood, one pound ribeyes, and bold bottles of Cabernet did the trick for me. I have a feeling that my experience there was much like what a wealthy or otherwise valued customer might receive. For the average joe, which is usually me except for that one, lucky evening when I had just the right friend to bring me along, I have heard that Donovan's doesn't deliver the *ne plus ultra* treatment as regularly as they could. I am glad to hear that you got it, however, because I sometimes recommend Donovan's as a good steak spot just on the off chance that they manage to make the night special.
— October 2, 2012 10:18 a.m.
San Diego Cyclists at Nationals
Also saw the famous Lotus TT bike owned by the "Lone Wolf" who went somewhat viral on
bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com
a couple years back. One of the fastest bikes ever created, now totally and completely illegal for use in competition but ideal for gathering autographs. Hard to see, but there is a package of red vines mounted on the handlebars for easy comumption during difficult training rides around the streets of LA.
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/0…
— October 1, 2012 3:20 p.m.
The Greek Sombrero
Still the only place to get the gyros burrito perfect!
— September 27, 2012 3:08 p.m.
Dîner en Blanc: White the heck?
I also find this perfectly ridiculous. It just goes to show the normal course of events whereby pop-up events (and any other phenom) go from obscure new hotness --> wildly popular fad --> oversaturated and overcapitalized nonsense. +1 for using the verb "conversate" though! If "floordrobe" gets to be in the dictionary, I believe conversate should.
— September 27, 2012 11 a.m.
7-Election: the most accurate poll?
I can always get behind a dig at 'Bucks :D Although I will say that their *straws* are the best. I take them and use them to drink out of my canteens with because you can fold it in half and seal it in the bottle. It won't break until after a month of use, which is pretty incredible.
— September 27, 2012 10:52 a.m.
Sausages’re off, love
Hmmm, Brian's in Hillcrest put up a similar sign a little while back. Then the rumors circulated that it was for sale because the owners had been at some sort of financial impasse with each other. Love that last picture, by the way. I can almost read what the girl is looking at. Pretty impressive focus.
— September 26, 2012 6:36 a.m.
Ice Cream Challenge: Freeze-Frame Little Italy
Gelato is just Italian for ice cream. The technique for quality ice cream made in the Italian style usually involves less air in the ice cream and a higher ratio of sugar to cream, which helps give it that creaminess since the sugar inhibits freezing to some degree.
— September 24, 2012 2:46 p.m.
Ice Cream Challenge: Freeze-Frame Little Italy
I find Gelato Vero to be the standard by which all other places are judged, so if they are serving GV's ice cream it's all good!
— September 24, 2012 6:58 a.m.
Café terraces: Bigger is better?
I was listening to a radio show about shared streets in London. They do this kind of crazy thing where pedestrians and motorists have to occupy the same space. I don't remember the details but now I think I should go back and listen to it again since it has become germane all of a sudden. It seemed to work out very well except that blind people were uncomfortable with it, despite the statistics suggesting that they would actually be safer. Fair is fair and, were I blind, I would be hard pressed to put my life in the hands of a statistical anomaly. Still, if it proves to be safer then I guess there's no reason that the community couldn't come around to the idea in time.
— September 22, 2012 10:22 a.m.
Café terraces: Bigger is better?
I highly doubt that narrower streets will ever happen in a commuter heavy city like this. Automotive travel is a big part of our lives. The big problem with adding sidewalk seating here in the USA is that it's absolutely forbidden to compromise the sidewalk systems. The Americans with Disabilities Act, which has done a lot of good for disabled citizens of all sorts, is pretty much the most ironclad and thorough legislation that has been made national law since, well, since the Constitution itself. If public or private industry reduces the efficacy of the sidewalks and someone brings an ADA lawsuit over it, the plaintiff is going to win like 99.9% of the time. Since our existing structures aren't built to accommodate patio seating AND accessible sidewalks, the sidewalks are going to win every time. Sidewalks like those ones in the pictures of France will never become commonplace in the US. They're techincally unconstitutional. This isn't to say that there's no way more sidewalk seating will ever happen. It just won't happen in the way it happens in other countries because our laws and social structures don't allow for the same design parameters. The trick is to be creative, to think outside the proverbial box and find different ways to design in the future. Existing structures would be better left the way they are and sharper eyes and minds turned towards rethinking the way we do things in coming years...the answer won't look like anything else because it will be a truly original thing.
— September 21, 2012 3:22 p.m.
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Donovan's Steak and Chop House La Jolla
I went to Donovan's in UTC for a special party onetime and, I tell you what, they knew how to spoil their guests. Towers of chilled seafood, one pound ribeyes, and bold bottles of Cabernet did the trick for me. I have a feeling that my experience there was much like what a wealthy or otherwise valued customer might receive. For the average joe, which is usually me except for that one, lucky evening when I had just the right friend to bring me along, I have heard that Donovan's doesn't deliver the *ne plus ultra* treatment as regularly as they could. I am glad to hear that you got it, however, because I sometimes recommend Donovan's as a good steak spot just on the off chance that they manage to make the night special.— October 2, 2012 10:18 a.m.
San Diego Cyclists at Nationals
Also saw the famous Lotus TT bike owned by the "Lone Wolf" who went somewhat viral on bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com a couple years back. One of the fastest bikes ever created, now totally and completely illegal for use in competition but ideal for gathering autographs. Hard to see, but there is a package of red vines mounted on the handlebars for easy comumption during difficult training rides around the streets of LA. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/0…— October 1, 2012 3:20 p.m.
The Greek Sombrero
Still the only place to get the gyros burrito perfect!— September 27, 2012 3:08 p.m.
Dîner en Blanc: White the heck?
I also find this perfectly ridiculous. It just goes to show the normal course of events whereby pop-up events (and any other phenom) go from obscure new hotness --> wildly popular fad --> oversaturated and overcapitalized nonsense. +1 for using the verb "conversate" though! If "floordrobe" gets to be in the dictionary, I believe conversate should.— September 27, 2012 11 a.m.
7-Election: the most accurate poll?
I can always get behind a dig at 'Bucks :D Although I will say that their *straws* are the best. I take them and use them to drink out of my canteens with because you can fold it in half and seal it in the bottle. It won't break until after a month of use, which is pretty incredible.— September 27, 2012 10:52 a.m.
Sausages’re off, love
Hmmm, Brian's in Hillcrest put up a similar sign a little while back. Then the rumors circulated that it was for sale because the owners had been at some sort of financial impasse with each other. Love that last picture, by the way. I can almost read what the girl is looking at. Pretty impressive focus.— September 26, 2012 6:36 a.m.
Ice Cream Challenge: Freeze-Frame Little Italy
Gelato is just Italian for ice cream. The technique for quality ice cream made in the Italian style usually involves less air in the ice cream and a higher ratio of sugar to cream, which helps give it that creaminess since the sugar inhibits freezing to some degree.— September 24, 2012 2:46 p.m.
Ice Cream Challenge: Freeze-Frame Little Italy
I find Gelato Vero to be the standard by which all other places are judged, so if they are serving GV's ice cream it's all good!— September 24, 2012 6:58 a.m.
Café terraces: Bigger is better?
I was listening to a radio show about shared streets in London. They do this kind of crazy thing where pedestrians and motorists have to occupy the same space. I don't remember the details but now I think I should go back and listen to it again since it has become germane all of a sudden. It seemed to work out very well except that blind people were uncomfortable with it, despite the statistics suggesting that they would actually be safer. Fair is fair and, were I blind, I would be hard pressed to put my life in the hands of a statistical anomaly. Still, if it proves to be safer then I guess there's no reason that the community couldn't come around to the idea in time.— September 22, 2012 10:22 a.m.
Café terraces: Bigger is better?
I highly doubt that narrower streets will ever happen in a commuter heavy city like this. Automotive travel is a big part of our lives. The big problem with adding sidewalk seating here in the USA is that it's absolutely forbidden to compromise the sidewalk systems. The Americans with Disabilities Act, which has done a lot of good for disabled citizens of all sorts, is pretty much the most ironclad and thorough legislation that has been made national law since, well, since the Constitution itself. If public or private industry reduces the efficacy of the sidewalks and someone brings an ADA lawsuit over it, the plaintiff is going to win like 99.9% of the time. Since our existing structures aren't built to accommodate patio seating AND accessible sidewalks, the sidewalks are going to win every time. Sidewalks like those ones in the pictures of France will never become commonplace in the US. They're techincally unconstitutional. This isn't to say that there's no way more sidewalk seating will ever happen. It just won't happen in the way it happens in other countries because our laws and social structures don't allow for the same design parameters. The trick is to be creative, to think outside the proverbial box and find different ways to design in the future. Existing structures would be better left the way they are and sharper eyes and minds turned towards rethinking the way we do things in coming years...the answer won't look like anything else because it will be a truly original thing.— September 21, 2012 3:22 p.m.