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Parma Cucina Italiana
Italian kitchen trying hard to make it stick in quasi-cursed Hillcrest spot.
I liked Caffe Vergnano (they had good coffee), and I thought Taco Bahn was a cool idea even if it was only open for about 14 hours before closing and turning into Urban Eats. I never even got to go …
Don't judge a restaurant by its name
Roy Yamaguchi's Pacific Rim Cuisine surprises and delights
If there’s one thing I’ve learned about the medical industry from my sister Jane, who works for a massive pharmaceutical company, it’s that those people like to have meetings in restaurants -- particularly in major chain restaurants. I imagine this …
El Take it Easy set to close April 22
Jay Porter weighs in on the closure of his "New Baja" restaurant and shares his plans for the future.
El Take it Easy lasted much longer than a lot of us gave it credit for. It has always attracted a small cadre of fiercely defensive loyalists, and a larger majority of vocal detractors, which isn’t a conventionally successful business …
Little Italy: Mezcal, corn dogs rule at Art & Commerce
The 90-year-old art of making corn dogs is revived for the after-work crowd
"St. Germain?" says Christian. "The ketchup of cocktails." So wow. You know you’re in sophisticated circles just from that. He's mixing the yellowish French liqueur in with a bunch of other stuff, including absinthe. Me, I'm happy downing my Old …
The Haven open in Kensington
New pizza spot along Adams Ave has architectural superiority and tasty pie to boot.
After achieving success in waffles and happy hours, the Kensington Cafe’s ownership has opened the Haven just down the block. It’s a little confusing, since the Haven looks for all the world like it’s part of the Kensington Grill, being …
Tijuana taco tour with Turista Libre
Alternative tour service offers a taste of Tijuana on April 20
Turista Libre continues to surprise both regulars and first-timers in Tijuana with atypical tours intended to get visitors away from the usual traps and into a genuine, one-of-a-kind experience. On Saturday, April 20, Turista Libre invites you on a taco …
Santa Fe Depot: Rush job
Silver Streak has Ramirez, fastest chef in the west
On the road again. Hands are trembling. Heading for that dreaded Coaster ticket machine. There's hair on the platform all around it from people pulling it out in frustration. You need a PhD and 20 minutes to even understand the …
ABC: Another (Off Duty Foodie) Burger Creation
Meet the "Ivan and Brandon Hate Your Taste Buds Tikka Masala Burger"
Most people take a step back in wonderment when I tell them that, growing up, I was the fat kid. I’ve since gotten a handle on my eating habits, but back in the day, I ate like there was no …
Ritual embraces Societe with a four-course dinner
North Park eatery hosts beer-pairing dinner with didactic Kearny Mesa brewery
Since opening in 2007, Ritual Tavern has been known for its farm-to-table values and - like many of its sister restaurants lining North Park's 30th Street corridor - carefully selected taps and bottles of craft beers. In August 2012, Kyle …
Tilted Kilt: Go for the beans!
Hot spot next to Petco gives Dragon's Den a run for its money
Across the road from Dragon’s Den, and right outside Petco Park’s main eastern gates sits the Tilted Kilt (310 10th Avenue, East Village, 619-814-5458). http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/09/43507/ Not a bad spot to be. On game days anyways. The Kilt’s all about their …
Padres Opening Day: Dragon’s Den Vs. Tilted Kilt
Baseball bar battles: Opening shots (Bourbon or Saktea?)
They’ve closed off J Street between 6th and 10th Avenues for the baseballs season’s opening day block party. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/09/43462/ And the Dragon’s Den (315 10th Avenue, East Village, by Petco Park, 619-358-9332) is using hi-tech to cope with the onrush …
Kelly's Pub
Quiet neighborhood bar in Old Town serves up cheap eats.
Around the invisible barrier where Old Town starts getting seedy, or at least unglamorous, sits Kelly’s Pub (619-683-3200). It’s got a pretty good juke box, two dart boards, two pool tables, a parking lot, and a crowd that tends towards …
The View from TBL3—Part 2
More from chef Trey Foshee's uber-gourmet dining experience at George's California Modern
Yesterday, I started explaining a recent exploration of chef Trey Foshee’s TBL3 dining experience at George’s California Modern (1250 Prospect Street, La Jolla). The 12- to 14-course experience includes some of Foshee’s more out-there and modernistic techniques and is, as …
Food Garden cultivates Baja Med cuisine
New food court in Tijuana hand-picks vendors to help their businesses grow
Declared as the "first of its kind created in Mexico," Food Garden Gastronomic District opened just three weeks ago in Tijuana (at the corner of Blvds. Sanchez Taboada and Misión Santo Tomás). Ricardo Nevárez, the business man behind this more …
The View from TBL3—Part 1
A free look at a pricey, but delicious dining experience at George's California Modern
It’s always good to be in with the chef, but sometimes it really pays off. Case in point for me—on a recent trip to George’s California Modern (1250 Prospect Street, La Jolla), executive chef Trey Foshee was in the process …
Chop Shop
Rest assured, no cars are dismantled at this Mission Beach teriyaki spot.
Compared to the bar- and nightclub-saturated stretches at both ends of Mission Boulevard, the northern sections of Mission Beach are heavily residential, with apartment patios running right up to the sidewalks along the busy thoroughfare. There’s some room for restaus, …
Tater tots and a tipple: Happy hour at downtown’s Beer Co.
Best way to appreciate prize-winners like their “Manhattan Project” beer, is to chomp spudlets, too.
Last time I popped in here to The Beer Company (602 W. 6th Avenue, at Broadway, downtown San Diego, 619-398-0707) I never got beyond their Great American Beer Fest Gold Medal winner, the Manhattan Project. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/apr/07/43370/ Man. What a cerveza. …
J Wok
Downtown "Asian modern eatery" is attractive, at least.
I wanted to check out J Wok (744 Market Street, Downtown, 619-231-1088) because I’d heard it was a triumph of interior design, replete with a huge tree made entirely of chopsticks. That much at least is true. The chopstick tree …
Eba's Lounge and Bistro
Pan-Mediterranean restaurant opens in Hillcrest.
Walking into Eba’s (142 University Ave, Hillcrest, 619-269-0123), I was surprised to find that it was a Mediterranean restaurant and not a French place. The purple walls and curlicue decor gave off a sense of Parisian cafe, or at least …
Urge Gastropub's Off Duty Foodie Burger
What the hell do I know about burgers—let’s find out!
Between eating, drinking, interviewing, photographing, writing, editing, and posting, it’s natural for a writer to wonder every now and then if there’s anybody listening out there. Fortunately, we have shares, retweets, and web analytics to quell the fear that one’s …