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Downtown Ue Kara: Sushi goes Mexican?
Everybody around here knows it: Arturo's take on sushi has Baja written all over it
Big surprise at this little place next to the old Churchill Hotel. http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jan/03/37847/ Arturo, who owns Ue Kara Grill (819 C Street, 619-231-0865...it means "From Above" in Japanese) has decided to put his Mexican background into his sushi. http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jan/03/37849/ "I …
Can it, BP!
Ballast Point to employ new look and packaging material in 2013
Two short years ago, the sight of aluminum cans made craft beer fans point and snicker. Now, thanks to a slow but steady trickle of information being doled out by beer experts and brewing companies, consumers are getting wise that, …
City Heights' Pupuseria
Few things are more satisfying to eat on a cool evening (or any evening) than this Salvadoran specialty — a great alternative to tacos!
I espied El Salvador Pupuseria on my way back from Tom’s BBQ. Honestly, I don’t know how it had evaded my scrutiny for so long. I adore pupusas. I’m not the only one, either. Bedford did a whole Tin Fork …
Little Italy: The gastropub pioneers are back! (Think Ironside...)
The guys who gave you Craft & Commerce, Neighborhood, El Dorado, Underbelly, are landing again in LI
Are these guys on a roll or what? Arsalun Tafazoli and Nate Stanton started off - only five years ago! - with Neighborhood, the gastropub in East Village that really pushed local beers and seems to have made gastropubs cool, …
Chewing on Brick + Mortar
Checking out replacement to Gordon Ramsay's hellish disappointment
The last time I was in the space currently housing Brick + Mortar (820 Fifth Avenue, Downtown), I was cringing as I watched the episode of FOX’s Hotel Hell where superstar chef Gordon Ramsay ripped the owners of The Keating …
Chinese BBQ in City Heights
Ducks, chickens, and pigs all meet a savory, crispy, soy sauce-drenched end.
There’s not much to Tom’s BBQ in City Heights. The storefront comprises a counter, register, display case, and a table that looks like it isn’t for sitting at; at least, not for customers. All of this is slammed into a …
Feast's top-dozen posts of 2012
Most popular Feast entries of the past year
1) Dinner at the Movies: Cinepolis Del Mar Luxury Cinema 2) Le Dîner à San Diego: Evening in White 3) Provisions, Soda & Swine coming to Normal Heights 4) Chef Shake-Up at Brooklyn Girl 5) Coming Soon (Finally!): The San …
Early look at Rip Current Brewing
Big promise translates to fine brews at San Marcos' newest brewery
More breweries opened in San Diego County in 2012 than in any year prior. In doing so, many quietly creaked their doors open, instituting soft opens devoid of fan fare. This method allows businesses to train staff, work out kinks …
Empire House Brunch
Hillcrest's "urban palate" serves a commendable breakfast at a fair price
I’ve said nice things about Empire House before, mostly because I think the kitchen there manages above-average execution of the staple dishes that makes up the menu. It took me forever and a day to make it into EH for …
New Year's Eve black tie (or something) soiree at Craft & Commerce
Craft cocktail lounge and restaurant hosts four-course dinner.
Craft & Commerce is celebrating New Year's Eve with "An Evening for Ladies & Gentlemen" – a “black tie (or something sorta fancy) soiree” featuring a four course menu presented by the house chef, Jason McLeod. Reservations are available (619.269.2202) …
Karl Strauss’s IPA: double, double, stir in trouble…
Add lotsa hops, fine. But roasted green chilies?
My beer pick of the week: A brewski with, uh, roasted green chilies in it. Talking about Karl Strauss’s Green Chili Big Barrel Double IPA. I discovered this by accident. Was sitting here at Karl Strauss’s original downtown joint, the …
Playing With Chemistry at Ave. 5 in Hillcrest
When I pulled up a stool at a tall table in Avenue 5 the other night, the first thing I noticed was how much the place had changed since I'd last been there (for dinner, with David, over four years …
Bottlecraft Part Deux
Second iteration of popular Little Italy beer shop concept coming to North Park
As the craft beer movement chugs along and the liquid medium proves profitable, bottle shops lined with row upon row of fine glass-encased brews are popping up all over the county. A handful of beer outlets that were ahead of …
Landini's: Little Italy's cheeriest frontage?
The little pizzeria on India Street has town's most seductive decoration for the season
And the prize for the best-decorated restaurant of the season...has to be Landini's Pizzeria (1827 India Street, Little Italy, 619-238-3502). Come here around sunset and their decorations, combined with the artwork of artist Grant Pecoff, who has the studio upstairs, …
Chennai style
Vegetable curries in the South Indian fashion at Madras Cafe
A while back, I lavished some praise on Punjabi Tandoor for its hearty curries. Since then, I’ve had the vegetable curries of southern India on my mind, however, so I went back to Miramar in search of Madras Cafe, which …
Plumeria: Scaling University Heights on Thai heat scale
“On a scale of 1 to 10, how hot do you want it?”
Stopped in my tracks last night. Walking north on final few yards of Park Boulevard. University Heights, at Adams. Looking for that little kinda French place, Savory Deli & Market. I’d had the best beef Bourguignon ever there. But…erk? This …
Veggies and Art at Alchemy in South Park
I had only been to Alchemy once before, a very long time ago, and it had been a so-so experience, so I just never made my way back. But after running into two people in one week who both professed …
Does A.R. Valentien Live Up to the Hype?
"Why is a meal at one restaurant so much more expensive than a meal at another?" I asked David, as I drove us north toward A.R. Valentien. The restaurant, located at the Lodge at Torrey Pines was where David wanted …
A Spike joint
Fish house taking over former Horton Plaza-adjacent shoe store
Ever heard of a guy named Spike Africa? Me either, but soon, the name of this mid-twentieth century seafarer known by some as the “President of the Pacific Ocean,” will adorn the façade of a new restaurant in the Gaslamp …