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Now That’s My Cup of Tea
Hidden Gem Alert: My buddy Rick's giving me a ride home from Chula Vista. We're heading up Third Avenue when he cuts into an angle park in that section you might call Old Town. “Gotta pick up supplies,” he says. …
Plan 9 Alehouse
Escondido resident Aaron Calles loves his community, and has a plan to give back to it. Plan 9! OK, that was cheesy, but so was the low-budget sci-fi flick, "Plan 9 from Outer Space," his upcoming Plan 9 Alehouse (155 …
Recalculating The Lion's Share
It’s getting to the point where numerous chefs are becoming household names in San Diego. Seeing people care not only about their food, but who makes it, is a good thing. It illustrates a level of recognition that’s as important …
Two Kids Brewing
Do what you love. Rob and Sam Dufau — 25-year-old lovers of beer, brewing, and each other — take that as more than just a platitude. For this husband-and-wife team, it’s a dare that led them both to jump the …
Heure Heureuse comes to Tenth Ave
Café Paris (455 Tenth Avenue, East Village, 619-674-5571) - see this week’s Tin Fork - is starting a happy hour (“heure heureuse” in Paris-speak?). “We will have it 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., seven days,” says Loris Compiano, the owner. …
Intergalactic Brewing Company
A pair of out-there brewers will be looking to “pilot” their way through the San Diego craft beer nebula when their Intergalactic Brewing Company debuts next year. Born just five days apart, 25-year-olds Alex Van Horne and Anthony Fusco enjoy …
Late Nite, Hot Food, Cool Place
Here’s a really nifty option for late nite foodies. It was started by a couple of bachelors, brothers, in their East Village loft on 10th Avenue just around when the ballpark was going up. Davin and Cooper McLaughlin still run …
RPM Brewing / Analog Ales
As stated yesterday, there are over 20 brewing companies in the developmental stages within San Diego County. While those that are closer to opening are typically ready to shout the details about their soon-to-debut breweries from the rooftops in hopes …
Opening next Monday: Ogawashi, at… Oga Wa Shi?
“In Korean,” says Mr. Yi, “‘Ogawashi’ means ‘5th and C’. Oga means ‘Fifth,’ wa means ‘and,’ and shi means ‘C’.” Which is why Mr. Yi’s calling his new downtown sushi restaurant “Ogawashi”: 5th and C is exactly where it’s located. …
Indian Joe Brewing
The Brewers Association, a trade association representing U.S. breweries, recently released official numbers indicating there are 2,126 breweries operating within the country. That’s an increase of 350 since 2011. Of that total, 2,075 are craft breweries. It makes San Diego's …
Hip-hop inspires brewing
I stopped in at Bottlecraft in Little Italy the other day to replenish my supply of wacky, special occasion beers and pick up a bottle or two for a friend. It's tough to overstate how cool of an idea Bottlecraft …
Nearest thing to Paris in the morning?
Paris, San Diego? In my books, it's gotta be Soleil @k, the street level café at the Marriott (660 K Street, Gaslamp quarter, 619-446-6088). It’s got a curvy-railed streetside patio eatery that just feels French. Specially now, around 7:00 a.m. …
Bub's: Flying on 5 Wings
One thing you know: Bub’s is going to be rockin’ tonight. I know, ’cause I was there Wednesday night and it looked like Bub’s @ The Ballpark (715 J Street, 619-546-0815) had sucked the crowd from every other place nearby. …
TGIF: Happy Hour at Truluck's
Truluck’s, just off the I-5 at La Jolla Village Drive, routinely tops various local polls for service, seafood, wine list and happy hour specials. Part of a Texas-based chain, and located at the Hyatt Regency at Aventine, it’s popular with …
First Look: 100 Wines Hillcrest
In some cities, diners are just as interested in who designed a new restaurant as who designed its menu. While San Diegans definitely appreciate good design and flock to nicely put-together and aesthetically appealing eateries, few get hung up about …
Torta: America's Next Hamburger?
Things are looking good for Bolillo (Bolillo Tortas, 417 Fourth Avenue, downtown, 619-203-2728), the torta place in the Gaslamp that Mary Beth Abate discovered last December when they were brand new. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/aug/16/29779/ In two months’ time, a year after they …