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Food Truck Lunch: Sushi Ninjas

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I live in an area that draws food trucks by the dozens. The many business parks lining the 805 around UTC and Sorrento Valley, as well as the Metro system’s UCSD bus loop makes it an attractive area for lunchtime …

McP's: Naughty Lunch Where the Seals Eat

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Carla and I jes’ went wicked today. Her hair day on the Island Republic of Coronado. I was showing her where Prince Harry had sat... http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jun/26/26860/ ...on his naughty nite of boozing when he was doing his helicopter training in …

Art, Beer and a Barn in the Ranch

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I heard a rumor there was an art class going on in Scripps Ranch. As a writer, I like to fancy myself some fringe type of artist. All the same, despite appreciating Van Gogh, Monet, Picasso, and their talents, for …

Vegan Evolution Fast Food

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After eating a pescetarian diet for a year, the pro-wrestlers of my mind have settled on a few key ideas. 1. In accordance with the laws of physics I have no problem with the transfer of energy. After all, that's …

Subs 2 Go

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I was just cruising through Golden Hill and I spotted the "now serving fruit salads" sign from the road. The shop is in a strip mall on the corner of Broadway and 25th. Fortuitously, I was hungry and I had …

A Visit to Cueva Bar

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I hadn't been to Cueva Bar (2123 Adams Avenue) in a while. I paid a visit last night and I found that a few things have remained constant: 1) The soundtrack there is perpetually spot on. I don't claim to …

A Carlsbad Farm-to-Table Restaurant: Bistro West

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Wow, I’m so glad that I write about food for the Reader! Otherwise, Saturday night without our daughter could have ended with cereal at 11:00pm. Instead, we actually got dressed up and headed out the door for a 7:45pm reservation …

Tomorrow: Bike to Brunch

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Tomorrow, if anyone feels so inclined, it's Bikes n' Brunch at the Pearl Hotel on Rosecrans Street. The deal is as follows: ride your bike and take $10 off the price (usually $22.50) of brunch, which comes with endless mimosas. …

Weekend Debut Set for Mother Earth Tap House

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I was packing my bags for Portland, Oregon, when suddenly my iPhone buzzed. An email had just come in from Daniel Love, owner and brewer at Vista’s Mother Earth Brew Co. notifying me that, after 90 days of heavy tenant …

New Kid on the (Market) Block

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Wow. Brand new on Market. This used to be some sort of donut place. But this week I go past, see someone has written on the chalk sandwich board. “The District. Now open! Specialty sandwiches, salads, soups. Made fresh daily.” …

Sincerely Surprised: Samurai Japanese Restaurant

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It’s a shame, really, but a lot of the time lunch is a chore. When you’re working, and time gets away from you, you suddenly find yourself starving and faced with nothing but places that serve mega portions of mediocre, …

'Q'ing in Kansas City, Downtown

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“My dear chap, this must be the cleanest city in the world.” These words from my English buddy Robin who came out from London to visit us colonials a couple of years ago. Thinking of him as I head towards …

Molcajete: My Favorite Soul Food

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Some people overcompensate for shortcomings by purchasing gargantuan SUVs or wearing blinged-out Rolexes. Me, I put an accent on the “a” in my last name. I’m half-Mexican, and proud of it, but that doesn’t really come through in my appearance. …

New Wine Bar: Paris, California?

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Still in the East Village (see Buddhist Sandwiches, below), I spot this guy unlocking a door on Tenth Avenue, near Island. http://instagr.am/p/MHbLLLoMpy/ It's one of the new collection of concrete condos surrounding the ballpark. When I look at the windows, …

Buddhist Sandwiches At the New Library?

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East Village dead? Not if you walk around the ballpark. I'm on 11th, Right beside the new library. On my left, a new sign. "Jing Si Books & Cafe." And "Ecoverse." And "Opening 2012." Then some Chinese script. http://instagr.am/p/MHVsVyIMmN/ Huh. …

Lucky's

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I had spotted this place a while back and mistakenly assumed it was closed since it's distinctively shabby on the outside. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jun/20/26572/ But not so! Lucky's was fully operational and apparently has been for eons. I stepped through the door …

A.R. Valentien Chef Stepping Out of Kitchen & Into The Fishery

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Typically, reporting a chef move entails talking about what the incoming chef will bring to his new kitchen. In this latest report from the local toque shuffle, there’ll be none of that. Tim “T.K.” Kolanko, former chef de cuisine for …

Taste of Little Italy

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Taste of Little Italy begins tonight at 5 p.m. This self-guided walking tour allows residents and visitors of San Diego to literally get a taste of a variety of restaurants in a district. If you've ever been to another Taste …

Ideal Beer Release Event Found at Lost Abbey

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In the beer world, there’s something that’s universally loved and loathed — specialty beer release events. Back in the day, before craft beer had grown as popular as it is today, a seasonal or experimental beer could be released by …

It's Rich Living at the Sublime Ale House

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When I hear from several people that a restaurant is good, it’s time to give it a shot. That’s what brought me to the San Marcos’ Restaurant Row parking lot, driving around in search of the elusive Sublime Ale House. …

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