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Roast Suckling Pig at George's Modern
One of the best dinners I ever cooked was a whole, barbecued suckling pig (in a rum-soaked Polynesian marinade). Oooh, the crisp skin, the tender flesh! I can still taste it 15 years later. Now chef Trey Foshee at George's …
Food News U Can Use
The good news: The delightful Cafe 21 in Normal Heights has announced a Fall "Fizztival." They will be serving chocolate, lime, and peach "Fizz" drinks ($6) until December. The fizz drinks are made with whole eggs, champagne, and local farmer …
Korean Food Festival
A Taste of Korea runs 2 - 7 pm on 9/25 at the San Diego Wine and Culinary Center, including traditional food, festivities, and a cooking contest with 6 non Korean chefs making traditional Korean foods. You can visit www.haninevent.com …
Adios, Kemo Sabe - free food finale
After all these years, the Cohns have lost their lease on Kemo Sabe, and are moving out. (Eventually, they may relocate it to North County.) They'll be expanding Restaurant Week ($30 for 3 courses) to the end of the month. …
French Gourmet bust makes the NY Times
Today's NYT food section has a full page article about the ICE bust of The French Gourmet. (Yes, the case is still pending.) The gist of the article is that the bust is a huge warning shot fired at the …
More at Susie's Farm
Farmhouse Restaurant is spearheading an entire camping weekend September 11 & 12 at Susie's Farm in IB (BYO tent) with a variety of educational programs (composting, sure, but also a demonstration of pest control by a hawk and a dawg) …
On the Farm with the Chefs from Mistral
Here's another straight from the press release, but from one of my favorite restaurants. It really sounds like fun: Mistral at Loews Coronado Bay Resort Continues its Popular “On the Farm” Dining Series Hands-On Farm Encounter Offers Educational Experience SAN …
University Heights Food and Art Fest
CELEBRATE ARTS - FOOD - HISTORY IN UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH The 5th annual UH Arts Open/Taste of University Heights event is a three-part creative arts, culinary and centennial celebration happening Sunday, September 12th from Noon to 5 …
Good deal at French Gourmet
The French Gourmet in Pacific Beach now has a three-course prix fixe dinner, $25 per person (plus tip, tax, bev) with a huge choice of appetizers (including veal sweetbreads and sausage; escargots; onion soup; mussels; pate sampler) and of entrees …
All the news that's fit to eat
El Bizcocho has a new chef, Ryan Grant, a veteran of top New York restaurants. A few quotes from him sound like his food would be fun. For instance, he makes an "amuse" called the Grand Slam, a tribute to …
Stingaree's affordable new menu
On August 19, chef Antonio Friscia is rolling out a new, more affordable menu at Stingaree. It starts with a lot of light, attractive-sounding appetizers (mainly seafood) with global flavors, and entrees in the same vein, all under $20 each. …
Thee Bungalow is no Moore, no more, no more
Yeah, after all these happy years, it's hit the road, Jack. A few years ago founder Ed Moore sold his Thee Bungalow to the Cohn Restaurant Group, thinking semi-retirement. (Instead, he's been turning his Third Corner wine bar into an …
Jai reropens - with a different chef
Good news/bad news: A discerning Reader reader has e-mailed to say that Jay has reopened for the summer theater season. The bad news is, she ate there, and the creative, exacting previous chef is no longer present. The food, she …
Vegan Extravaganza at El Biz 7/16
I'll just pretty much reprint the press release. You all know that El Biz is great, right? So here's the chance for vegans to dig in: A Vegan Dining Odyssey All you need is a team of gourmands like ours— …
Food and Politics - The Oil Spill and You (A Rant)
A few weeks ago I got a pretty snippy message on the food website telling me to keep my nose out of politics and stick to telling readers where to eat or not. I might have answered, "Well, why don't …
new chef at Blanca - hot hot hot!
I think I mentioned this at the end of a review, but Blanca got a new chef, Gavin Schmitt, to replace the fled New York hotshot who got away. The new one's a hotshot too, great credentials. I'll quote directly …
The runaway restaurateur
Restaurateur Philippe Beltran, having run away from La Vache and Voyage and then Vagabond, has now run away from his greatest runaway success, Bleu Boheme. (Just before the recession struck, he had plans to expand with two more restaurants, but …
DiBiase leaves Glass Door, etc.
Many of us had high hopes when chef Amy Di Biase (ex of Roseville) took over the kitchen at the Glass Door. Well, it's a very tiny kitchen, and she's gone already. No word yet on her replacement. The place …
slow food fun stuff and cheapies
Okay, straight from the press release from Slow Food: CineCucina is day-long celebration of film and food that will take place on Saturday, May 22. From 11 am to 6 pm, the parking lot behind the North Park Birch Theater …
Saffron and King's treats
On the first Saturday of every month through the end of summer, Saffron offers authentic Thai street-foods on the patio from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. including Thai crepes filled with shrimp or chicken and Thai-style oyster pancakes (one of …