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Sea & Smoke flowing into Flower Hill
New restaurant from Urban Solace creator coming to Del Mar
Chef Matt Gordon was once the darling of North Park. A bearded, burly guy whose pork belly and brown liquor serve as dual calling cards, he’s perhaps the manliest guy to ever qualify as a “darling,” but when he opened …
Gaslamp: Dick’s cleaning up (its patio, not its act)
Dick’s Last Resort is a mess – so you’ll stay warm
Dick’s is all screwed up. You know Dick’s Last Resort (345 Fourth Avenue (between J and K Streets), Gaslamp downtown, 619-231-9100). It’s the place that’s famous for its shenanegans, where the waiters are there just to mess you up, bad. …
Downtown's newest cocktail bar
Bailiwick enters the cocktail fray with some good drinks in a high-profile spot
The new cocktail spot downtown, Bailiwick (756 5th Avenue), has a cool look about it. It’s a mixture of shabby chic and Edwardian cool, like the Titanic is going to sink at any moment behind the bar. Clawfoot tubs and …
The Prado at Night
There are exactly 200 restaurants participating in San Diego Restaurant Week this year. So far, I've only been able to make it to one: The Prado at Balboa Park. It wasn't until we were seated beside trees on the outdoor …
El Patio de Old Town: Hot soup on a cold night
Nothing better than a roaring fire, bubbling tortilla soup, and Old Town to yourself
Is it cold? Claro que si. Is it crowded? Claro que no. Is the soup sabroso? You betcha. Specially sitting round one of the patio fireplaces of El Patio de Old Town (2611 San Diego Avenue, 619-260-8389). http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jan/17/38598/ Actually, fire …
This Burro blind, not dumb
The Blind Burro’s got some serious pre-game game
I didn’t sob when The Fleetwood closed its doors. Despite its sleek appeal, it always came across as another style-over-substance downtown blemish. I was glad to see the space boarded up for installation of a new concept. Now, when I …
Scoops and stamps
Is it a cafe with a post office or a post office with a cafe?
I saw a cool and random thing the other day in Old Town — a combination post office and ice cream parlor. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jan/17/38558/ I’m about 110% sure I’ve been in Korky’s (2371 San Diego Avenue) before, but I didn’t remember …
Time Stands Still at Farmhouse Cafe
Farmhouse Cafe is about to celebrate its 5th anniversary with a celebratory four-course dinner that will be served for the first three days in February. It had been a number of years since I'd last eaten at the small, quaint …
Letting the beer outta the box
It’s not too late to get some highly coveted beer at The Lost Abbey
Last year, I wrote about one of the most ambitious beer projects to be undertaken by an American craft brewery—the release of 12 unique, barrel-aged beer blends from a single company over a one-year span. The brewery that took on …
Chef Brian Malarkey judges ABC's The Taste
New cooking competition reality show premieres January 22nd, also stars Nigella Lawson, Ludo Lefebvre, Anthony Bourdain.
San Diego chef Brian Malarkey will be a judge and team mentor on ABC’s new reality/cooking competition show The Taste, which premieres January 22, 2013 at 8:00 pm. Malarkey joins fellow judges Nigella Lawson, Ludo Lefebvre, and Anthony Bourdain as …
Dogs for UH
Two of the best street foods join forces in one liquor store parking lot.
University Heights’ street food scene is exploding! Well, sort of. I cruised by the liquor store at Texas and Meade the other day and espied the new arrival of a food cart in the parking lot. The combination outfit features …
Fabrison's: crêpe lessons in the sky
Ray dishes on crêpe secrets from France
Ray's flying over San Diego Bay. Okay, aboard the 901. Looks down from the Bay bridge to the 32nd street naval base. "That's where my dad took me to see his ship, before he shipped off for the Philippines, back …
Another local anniversary ale
Karl Strauss hooks Philleas Foggs up with 5th anniversary brew
Last week, I noted the trend of local breweries developing anniversary ales for popular craft beer bars. In doing so, I cited the pair of beers Alpine Beer Co. and Societe Brewing Company brewed to celebrate O’Brien’s Pub’s nineteenth anniversary. …
Downtown: Tivoli's brewski breakfast
Tivoli's best daytime meal deals include beer
Oh man. I never do this. Have beer for breakfast. But here I am, sitting in the Tivoli, jes' 'cause of the sandwich board outside http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jan/16/38488/ ..."Come in for our beer and food specials, Monday thru Thursday, 11:30 a.m. - …
Schuy's the limit for cookbook author
Local chef pens comprehensive guide to food, beer and craft brewing culture
The first time I heard the name Schuyler Schultz, was when I took a meeting in late 2009 at The Lost Abbey in San Marcos. The staff there was going on and on about a fantastic beer dinner they’d experienced …
No musubi?
Ocean Beach Hawaiian bar doesn't deliver on the island food, but the vibe's still cool.
I was feeling mighty mainland the other night, freezing in the cold and darkness, so I thought to myself, hey, I’ll check out Tiny’s Tavern in OB and see if they got da kine make me feel more better. I …
Tent City, Coronado: Bring home the bacon!
Great bacon burger, but…...what's it gonna take to chow into a chunk of real bacon?
Carla and I were dining out the other night. Tent City (1100 Orange Avenue, Coronado, 619-435-4611). We went a little wild, for us. Carla had the beef tournedos (tender cuts with blue crab meat, bearnaise sauce, and crumbled blue cheese). …
Long Line, Short Menu at Las Cuatro Milpas
I have "almost" gone to Las Cuatro Milpas in Barrio Logan on several occasions, always to be deterred by the long line out the door. I am not a patient woman. But after three people either mentioned it to me …
RB Inn's sign flashes "No (chef) Vacancy"
Rancho Bernardo Inn names chef for its upcoming restaurant
Last year, Rancho Bernardo Inn (17550 Bernardo Oaks Drive, Rancho Bernardo) closed its ancient fine dining restaurant, El Bizcocho, in order to refresh the spacious dining room and unveil it later this year as a completely new concept. That’s old …