8 Valentine’s Day Cocktails to Fall in Love With
Skip the Champagne and go with one of these instead
The Secret to Avoiding Food Guilt
Food delivery companies allow us to shame eat with abandon
Very Important Taco: Breakfast Queso Taco at Luche Libre
The a.m. taco made with crispy queso, eggs, potatoes, and chorizo is as bold as the taqueria’s Mexican wrestling-themed décor
First Look: Crack Shack Encinitas
The fast-casual chicken joint opens its first North County location
Have a Beer with Mission Brewmaster John Egan
His thoughts on recent beer trends, what happened to root beer, and training the next generation of brewers
Where to Get a Braulio Cocktail in San Diego
The Alps-inspired Italian amaro is hard to come by, but worth the effort
10 Hot Plates
San Diego restaurant rumors, openings, & coming-soons in February
Your New Favorite San Diego Brunches
6 can’t-miss brunch dishes approved by our team of editors and designers
Campfire Brings Some Inspired Ancient Cookery Back to Carlsbad
The name says it all: fire and smoke flavors served here.
Bottle (re)Cap: San Diego Beer News for January
A new brewery, notable bites & brews, and a barrage of bottle releases
Meet the Bartender: Michele Willard
Urbn Restaurant Group’s beverage director made the jump from finance to craft cocktails and never looked back
5 Cocktails That Will Make You Love Cynar
The bitter liqueur goes great with something sweet
What San Diego is Drinking Right Now
Some surprising—and some not so surprising—current local beer trends
Why Restaurants Are Adding a Surcharge, and Why Diners Should Gladly Pay It
Restaurateurs are finding ways to deal with the challenges of the minimum wage hike
Caffeine Crawl Returns to San Diego This Weekend
The craft coffee event celebrates our city’s specialty beverage scene
The Foolproof Guide to San Diego Restaurant Week
Where to go, what to order—here’s your GPS to food nirvana during SDRW
The Carlsbad Beer Boom
Burgeon joins a lineup of existing and upcoming breweries in North County’s latest craft beer mecca
Farm-to-Table Gets a Farmer-Approved List of Restaurants
Trish Watlington launches San Diego Farm to Fork Week to combat local food fraud
The Best Food & Drink Events in January
Farm to Fork Week, Michelin-Starred Chefs Dinner at Civico 1845, and Filipino Flavor at JSix
Best Things I Ate This Month: January 2017
The meat at Grand Ole BBQ, Pork Ribs at Coop’s West Texas BBQ, and Tsebhi Dorho at Muzita Abyssinian Bistro
Taste Test: Wrench & Rodent’s Sustainable Sushi Lives up to the Hype
Troy Johnson finally makes the trek to Planet Oceanside
The Year in Beer
The biggest San Diego beer milestones from 2016, plus a few predictions for 2017
Best Things I Ate All Year
Another year, another couple thousand dishes—including these 21 standouts
Hey, Troy: How Much Food Gets Wasted in the US?
Ask food critic Troy Johnson any food- or drink-related question that’s on your mind
6 New Beer’s Resolutions for 2017
How to make beer a bigger and better part of life in the coming year
The Dog Lover’s Guide to San Diego
From yappy hours and off-leash beaches to pet boutiques and dog yoga, here are 52 ways to experience San Diego with your four-legged friend
