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September 11, 2025

Chef Carl Schroeder on What’s Next After The Market

The chef and three-time James Beard nominee joins Happy Half Hour to share why he’s stepping away after two decades at the top

By Jackie Bryant

This week on Happy Half Hour, co-hosts Troy Johnson and Jackie Bryant sit with one of San Diego’s most influential chefs, Carl Schroeder. After years at the helm of Market Restaurant + Bar, Schroeder has sold his shares and is stepping back. We talk about the glory days of Market, the early 2000s when “farm-to-table” actually meant something, his start in storied San Francisco kitchens, and why he’s finally ready to trade the pressure of a fine-dining kitchen for time with family (and maybe a pool float).

By Jackie Bryant

Jackie is San Diego Magazine's and Studios' content strategist. Prior to that, she was its managing editor. Before her SDM career, she was a long-time freelance journalist covering cannabis, food/restaurants, travel, labor, wine, spirits, arts & culture, design, and other topics. Her work has been selected twice for Best American Travel Writing, and she has won a variety of national and local awards for her writing and reporting.

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