Spirit of the Month: Benedictine
This bourbon- and brandy-friendly spirit deserves to be in your liquor cabinet
The Contender: Peace Pies
The search for San Diego’s best veggie burger continues
Iron Fist Has a New Hand on Deck
A shift in strategies and a retooled beer lineup have changed the way this Vista brewery does business
The Best Food and Drink Events in April and May
Eat.Drink.Read., Gator by the Bay, and Festival of Arts in North Park
The Best Things I Ate This Month: April 2019
Hearth-roasted carrots at Fort Oak, frog legs at Jeune et Jolie, and short rib pappardelle at Cesarina
Loma Portal’s Royale keeps it simple
Plus You & Yours introduces Old Tom and Tijuana’s Cereus highlights bartender talent
Rapid Review: Tribute Pizza
San Diego pizza joint is good enough to get a tribute of its own one day
Tahona Brings New Blood into Old Town
The mezcaleria and Oaxacan restaurant quietly invigorates a historic San Diego street
Rapid Review: Cesarina
The fresh-made pasta is good enough to overcome their Des Moines-ish location
Museum of Beer San Diego to Open in East Village
It’s official: This beer center will be California’s first immersive hands-on beer experience
10 Hot Plates: San Diego’s Top Food News in April
The latest restaurant rumors, openings, and coming-soons
Earl Grey Citrus Tea Cake Ice Cream at Stella Jean’s
The star scoop at Pop Pie Co.’s second biz combines cake and Earl Grey
Earl Grey Citrus Tea Cake Ice Cream at Stella Jean’s
The star scoop at Pop Pie Co.’s second biz combines cake and Earl Grey
The Problem with the James Beard Awards
It’s a great award from a great organization, but it’s not a national award
Cesarina opens in Point Loma
The fresh pasta concept has graduated from the farmer’s market circuit to its own eatery
Pink Boots Beer Is Coming
Celebrate women in brewing by raising a few pints of collaboration beer
First Look: The Florence
Suburban Sabre Springs gets a 10,000 sq. ft. restaurant with big-city talent
First Look: Sycuan’s 260-Million Dollar Redo
Local chef Aldo Negrete maps out the long and winding road to his big gig
Have a Beer With Pariah Brewer Brian Mitchell
This North Park brewery is on a quest for “offensively flavorful” beer
Restaurants Are Dying; Here’s the Solution
It’s simple math, but the state of California refuses to allow it
Sweet Spot: Puesto’s Chocolate Mango Cremeux
It’s sweet. It’s sour. It’s dessert at this elevated Mexican street food restaurant.
Puesto Adds a Roving Margarita Cart
And Lucien Conner offers us his tips for batching Margaritas
Why Tacos Are The Best Food on the Planet
Tacos are rule-breaking, explosive, democratic, hand-held things of righteousness
San Diego St. Patrick’s Day Guide 2019
Where to eat, drink, and party like the Irish
The Other Stone
San Diego’s largest independent craft brewer has another (big) beer business
Very Important Taco: The Birria Tacos at El Jardin
How executive chef Claudette Zepeda-Wilkins roasts these mouth-watering goat-filled tacos
