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East Village: Dine and shine, glug and go
This was an East Village surprise. I’d walked up Market to the trolley at Park and Market, where that ancient, sprawling long-stay hotel, The Palms, stands. It’s the place they say Wyatt Earp shacked up at in 1887, along with …
Julian Brewing Company lives on
Back in July, I reported that the business partners behind Julian’s The Bailey Wood-Pit BBQ (2307 Main Street) had decided to part ways, leaving Vince and Gina Marsaglia, who also own San Diego County’s Pizza Port chain, solely in charge. …
Craft beer and wine to go
Bine and Vine in Normal Heights is right across the street from Lestat's in a former drug store. The shop has the look of a convenience store, but it's almost entirely dedicated to craft beer and wine sales. The interesting …
Chocolat Bistro — Creperie — Cremerie
Recently I was looking for lunch in Hillcrest, so I checked out Chocolat Bistro - Creperie - Cremerie on the corner of 5th Avenue and University Avenue. After an extensive look at the menu I ordered an Imported Ham and …
Lorna's Italian Kitchen
If a restaurant has been in business for close to 25 years and is still open, they have to be doing something right. Such a place is Lorna’s Italian Kitchen in University City. Located in a strip-shopping center, Lorna’s seats …
Ice cream challenge: Gelato Vero, last to know
Look I know Ian Pike link text has been here last July, and I’m at the end of a long line of people who’ve discovered this mysteriously cool place. But seeing I was in the area, last night, and seeing …
Brick+Mortar replaces Hotel Hell's MerK Bistro
Last month, I speculated about the future of MerK Bistro, the restaurant associated with (but oddly not attached to) downtown’s The Keating Hotel after both businesses were ripped apart then cobbled back together by chef Gordon Ramsay on his FOX …
Fish mystery
RK Sushi has the disadvantage of being down the street from super-popular Sushi Deli #1 at the Hillcrest/Mission Hills border. Comparisons are inevitable and Sushi Deli is almost always going to come out on top for whatever reason, it's just …
Lucha Libre: It's worth the fight!
Place to be Thursday night? Lucha Libre (1810 West Washington, at India, 619-296-8226). http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/05/32912/ Why? Because Joey Harris is playing next door at the Bar Dynamite (ex Beat Farmers, now Joey Harris and the Mentals. Seem to be coming here …
Food truck lunch: Casanova Fish Tacos
It’s probably because we’re a little spoiled here in San Diego, what with places to get fish tacos on every corner. It’s easy to think of them as simple food, not much to putting them together. And they can be, …
Tales from the north: Inland Empire Brewing
It was a classic case of while I’m in the neighborhood. I was headed to Riverside County to visit family, so why not check out local breweries I’d been meaning to get out to? And since one of those breweries …
Ice cream challenge: Mariposa
This half-sized ice cream parlor has been serving up frosty, handmade scoops to Normal Heights for twelve years now and those years have been kind to Mariposa. The shop has charm to spare, from the Beatles decorations to the Mom …
Vagabond: Eat your sprouts!
Hey hey! This is what they call serendipity. Heading towards 30th and Juniper, South Park, last night. Figure I’ll catch the Number 2 downtown. Instead I catch the warm glow of that clay-colored eatery across the road. Vagabond (2310, 30th …
Casa Guadalajara in Old Town: Ole!
Mariachis playing for guests, the courtyard filled with fountains and colorful umbrellas, a woman inside making flour tortillas from scratch, Mexican folk art, huge margaritas...I can go on and on. Casa Guadalajara in Old Town's Bazaar del Mundo has been …
Ice cream search: Late nite cone!
Ten-thirty. Gaslamp’s in full throat. Actually hoofing it to 12th and Imp. Twenty minutes till my stretch limo departs. Walk should take ten, so hey. Time to stop a mo and listen to Eric playing Santana’s “Black Magic Woman.” http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/03/32815/ …
Book launch events with 21-year-old cookbook author Nisa Burns
A recent BusinessWeek article ranked San Diego as #9 in its America’s 50 Best Cities list. The article listed our city’s 16 colleges among the reasons for its high ranking. Next week, our higher learning community proves to be a …
Tales from the North: Kat Daddy Brewery
You meet the nicest people at beer festivals. Acknowledgement to those who read that statement and, recalling bumping into some belligerent, drunken, alcohol-blunted Neanderthal, doubt the validity of that statement: yes, this, too, is a prominent suds fete scenario. That …
The California Burrito, Part 1: Potatoes?
There's no denying that the California burrito is a treasured San Diego original, a staple cuisine of America's Finest City. It characterizes San Diego with its easy-to-eat appeal to slacking surfers and harmonious fusion of Mexican and American sensibilities into …