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Not quite a ritual?
2008-06-07 17:07:00 While my law school roommate/foodie (and Obama campaign operative) Lou was in town, we tried out Ritual Tavern in North Park, one of the latest additions to the North Park restaurant renaissance, and a place I have been wanting to try. We were sadly disappointed with almost every dish — mostly because of a lack ... More About: Front Page
Sam?s the Man
2008-05-25 17:53:00 SD is finally coming into its own as a city that knows its food, as evidenced by the recent slew of local food celebrities, such as Brian Malarkey of Top Chef and Amy Finley, winner of The Next Food Network Star who now has her own show, The Gourmet Next Door (we should note it ... More About: General , Front Page
Beer, a garden and great food in North County
2008-05-23 17:50:00 Good friend and wine connoisseur Larry suggested we go to lunch at the Stone Brewing Company in Escondido. I had heard him and others talk about the Stone Brewing World Bistro & Garden before and jumped at the chance to give it a try. According to Stone’s promotional literature, the food philosophy involves using as ... More About: Food , Beer , Great , North
Jayne?s Burger?
2008-05-19 17:17:00 A couple nights ago was our first time back to Jayne’s Gastropub since the baby was born. We truly waited too long and will be back soon. We have reviewed Jayne’s before (here and here) and have it on our San Diego Restaurants We Dig list, but wanted to make special mention of the burger which we ... More About: Burger , Front Page
Brandt Beef Now Available at Hillcrest Farmer?s Market
2008-05-18 22:26:00 We missed the Farmer ’s Market last week because of Mother’s Day, but were pleasantly surprised (ok pretty excited) to see Brandt Beef now has a stand there. Those that read our reviews regularly will note that many of our favorite restaurants get their beef from this local (Brawley, CA in Imperial County) natural beef producer; ... More About: General , Hillcrest
Chicken Pie Shop Turns 70
2008-05-17 16:19:00 The UT had an interesting little article on the Chicken Pie Shop (one of our local favorites for crazy cheap comfort food) highlighting that it has been in operation for 70 years. Apparently turning down expansion and purchase offers the owners still run it like they did in 1938 (and I think the prices are ... More About: General , Front Page
A shout out to Arrivederci?
2008-05-15 02:41:00 When you have lived in a neighborhood long enough, you forget about the consistently good local place you go to often and are rarely disappointed with. It is the tough thing about writing about food for a hobby because I always feel like I need to try new places. A week or so ago, I ... More About: Front Page , Shout
New location for 3rd Corner
2008-05-13 21:46:00 We received an email today announcing that 3rd Corner (one of our favorite wine shop/restaurant combos in OB) has opened a new location in north county. The new address is: 897 S. Coast Hwy. 101, Ste. F-104 Encinitas, CA 92024 (760) 942-2104 More About: General , Location , Front Page
For our friends in East County?
2008-05-09 18:31:00 In our inaugural column for San Diego Lawyer Journal, we asked local attorneys what their favorite lunch and dinner places were. A federal judge told us about a place in El Cajon called Greek Style Chicken. He is of Greek heritage and his mom used to insist on cooking when she visited. After finally trying ... More About: Friends , East , County , Front Page
Brussel Sprouts with Pancetta
2008-04-29 18:34:00 I mentioned this recipe in one of our reviews and have received some inquiries about it. It turns out it is from Giada de Laurentiis’ Everyday Italian show on Food Network. The recipe is below and you can see the original along with a picture of the dish on the Food Network TV site here. 1 ...
A Tijuana Hot Dog? Oh yes.
2008-04-29 16:59:00 Lucha Libra has been getting a lot of good press on Yelp, Chowhound and the UT — all with good reason. Located next door to the Dynamite Bar on Washington immediately south of India, this new arrival is a welcome upscale taco stand. Lucha Libre (literally Free Fight or Battle) is Professional Wrestling in ... More About: Front Page
Paninis and beer for all my friends
2008-04-20 21:05:00 Krista is a huge (I mean huge) fan of Salad Style in the East Village and I am a huge fan of paninis generally. So we were both overjoyed when Enoteca Style (owned by the Salad Style folks) opened in Little Italy, claiming to be the “Best Panini Wine Bar in San Diego.” I have ... More About: Friends , Beer , Front Page
New post coming!
2008-04-18 16:36:00 Sorry for the lack of posts this week. I had a trial in San Francisco and was unable to finish up the post. We’ll be working on it this weekend. On the bright side, I had dinner at three great San Francisco restaurants and will be commenting on those in the near future. More About: General , Post , Front Page
The Better Half indeed?
2008-04-07 03:32:00 For months we have been walking by the Better Half which opened shortly after Maia’s birth in one of Hillcrest’s infamously cursed spots (formerly the Abbey, Russo’s House and the restaurant between these two incarnations). But the chef has a great pedigree and buzz is abound on Yelp and Chowhound, so we crossed our fingers. ... More About: Front Page
Interesting interview with owner of Linkery
2008-04-06 17:54:00 A fellow blogger forwarded this interview he did with Jay Porter from the Linkery. It is quite interesting and it was surprising to hear he had no prior restaurant experience. - Gil More About: Interesting , General , Interview , Owner , Front Page
Donovan?s and Steak Sandwiches on Game Days
2008-04-04 19:19:00 So ever since it opened downtown, I have been craving Donovan’s Steak Sandwiches . For the uninitiated, between 4pm and 6pm on weeknights, Donovan’s serves free mini-steak sandwiches in the bar area. When I worked near the Donovan’s in UTC, we would saddle up to the bar, order a nice Cab, and wait for the sandwiches. ... More About: General , Game , Days
BBQ Off?
2008-03-31 01:26:00 On Oscar night, we joined good friends Romy and David for Brett’s BBQ and the Oscars. Knowing our penchant to write about what we eat, they ordered a little bit of everything. We have been long time fans of Phil’s BBQ (it is on our Restaurants We Dig list). Well, Brett’s gave Phil’s a ... More About: Front Page
A cursed location strikes again?
2008-03-29 14:33:00 The location (on University in the heart of Hillcrest) that once housed an Italian restaurant and then Brazil by the Hill and then suddenly became Seasons (or something like that) has taken another restaurant victim… Seasons has closed. We never bothered to try it because there was nothing appealing about the cheap banner they used ... More About: Location , Front Page
Rumor has it Phil?s BBQ not returning to Mission Hills?.
2008-03-27 01:07:00 It appears Phil ’s BBQ will not be returning to Mission Hills (sigh). I am not sure anyone here is surprised given the unbelievable success of the Point Loma location. Rumor s abound on Phil’s Mission Hills space, but given the amount of time that has gone by, we are losing hope and it appears we’ll ... More About: General
Blue Coral ? Seafood Incorporated
2008-03-26 01:32:00 When we interviewed local attorneys about their favorite restaurants for our column in San Diego Lawyer Magazine, Ben Bunn told us that Blue Coral is one of his favorites. To thank us for the mention, Blue Coral sent us and Ben very generous gift certificates. So, we joined the Bunns for a ... More About: Seafood , Front Page
Top Chef is Back!
2008-03-25 16:24:00 We are already done with two episodes of the new season of Top Chef (Wednesday nights at 10pm on Bravo) and we keep telling each other — this show just doesn’t get old! We will not be doing recaps or discussions this year because with Maia around we are usually a few days behind on watching ... More About: General , Back , Top Chef , Front Page
San Diego Magazine?s The Main Dish
2008-03-22 16:21:00 I have been receiving a interesting new email from San Diego Magazine . It is called The Main Dish and it seems to come out about once a week. It has a restaurant review/feature (I suspect restaurants pay for it) and a comment from a local chef. It also has a spotlight feature on a particular ... More About: General
A lawyer and a French guy buy a Farm?
2008-03-11 03:59:00 I was saddened to learn that Farm House opened in the old Zio’s location until I realized we hadn’t been to Zio’s in over two years. That brief moment of sadness gone, I focused my attention on this new little neighborhood restaurant. Krista has had lunch there and I have had dinner with ... More About: Lawyer , French , Front Page
My first robot?
2008-02-27 21:17:00 Ok, so it doesn’t have arms, legs and gets me a beer out of the fridge, but Drobo is pretty darn useful nonetheless. Short for Data Storage Robot , Drobo gives you the storage redundancy and operability of a RAID arrayed drive system with little to no fuss. Like many modern households, all of our pictures, ...
No more lemons?
2008-02-27 20:48:00 So we debated posting this because of the ick factor, but we thought it was an important enough thing to pass along. Krista is usually the germaphobe in our relationship, but this report really grossed me out. Essentially, you do not want a lemon wedge in your water or iced tea glass in a restaurant ... More About: Lemons , Front Page
Currant?s got a new menu?
2008-02-26 17:45:00 Ever since it opened, I have been eating lunch at Currant American Brasserie fairly regularly. It is a great downtown business lunch spot. Chef Pflueger recently updated the menu and so far, we have been very impressed. Some of our new favorites include the Roasted Jidori Chicken which is served on a warm Tuscan Bread Salad ... More About: Menu , Front Page
Mall Food
2008-02-24 01:23:00 With Fashion Valley fast becoming competitive with South Coast Plaza (we now have Bloomingdales, Burberry, Gucci, James Perse and coming soon … H&M, Hermes, Juicy Couture and I heard a Tory Burch rumor), it is easy to spend an entire day at the mall. Well, that of course requires sustenance. Sadly, FV’s ... More About: Food , General , Mall , Front Page
The best Cuban Sandwich in San Diego
2008-02-15 00:16:00 After a lot of searching, we finally found a Cuban sandwich we will be craving on a weekly basis. Many of our readers responded to this post with a suggestion that we try Tropical Star in Clairemont. We were finally able to get up there and give it a try. We thank ... More About: San Diego , Sandwich , Diego , Front Page
Cavaillon for Restaurant Week
2008-02-09 18:26:00 We believe it is somewhat unfair to judge a restaurant during Restaurant Week , but when we have a singular experience, it is worth talking about. Friends Stacey and Richard have been raving about Cavaillon for some time now and Yelp and Chowhound are full of threads praising its glory. With Maia in the ... More About: Front Page
A Dobson?s in South Bay
More articles from this author:2008-02-03 02:03:00 After a recent lunch at Dobson ’s, Paul Dobson advised that he is working on opening a Dobson’s in South Bay — I believe it is going to be in Chula Vista, though my memory is not perfect there. The concept will be similar to the downtown outpost and will be a welcome addition to ... More About: San Diego , General , South Bay 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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