La Vida Vegan: Take the Cake

Moncai Vegan serves up black bean cakes with mustard mango habanero
This Pop-Up Dinner Is One of the Hottest Tickets in Town

Outstanding in the Field is pairing a Kettner Exchange chef with Temecula Olive Oil Company for an epic dinner party
10 Hot Plates

San Diego restaurant rumors, openings, & coming-soons in October
Three Local Chefs Debut Cookbooks

A MasterChef winner, a natural supermarket co-owner, and a wellness consultant share recipes and more
Very Important Taco: The Borrego at City Tacos

Pulled lamb, fried leeks, and so much more
Decoy Dockside Dining Brings a Big-Name Chef to San Marcos

Inland North County gets a JRDN alum cooking elk, fish, and more
Have a Beer with Half Door Brewmaster Dan Drayne

Meet the guy who never brews the same beer twice
False Idol Is a Study in How to Do Tiki Right

The new Little Italy bar captures the best of tiki culture
Fired Up

Why open-flame cooking is now the biggest restaurant trend
The Importance of Beer Glasses (Not Beer Goggles!)

Everything you need to know about that bump in your nonic
A San Diegan’s Guide to Louisville’s Cocktail Scene

Our favorite spots for drinking, tasting, and buying bourbon in Louisville
The Best Food & Drink Events in September

Taste of the Port, KAABOO Rock’n Chef Competition, and the History of California Wines
Best Things I Ate This Month: September 2016

Triangoli at Cucina Sorella, Pumpkin Waffle at Café 222, and Banh Mi at The Grill at the Lodge
FIRST LOOK: Campfire

Carlsbad gets one hell of a new spot from Craft & Commerce vet
Have a Beer with Rip Current Founders Paul Sangster and Guy Shobe

The San Marcos brewery is enjoying a rising tide
Pacific Standard Brings Thoughtful Cocktails to Little Italy

Dino Balocchi’s menu has something for everyone, including some unexpected twists
FIRST LOOK: False Idol

San Diego is now home to a world-class tiki bar
FIRST LOOK: Craft & Commerce

S.D.’s iconic cocktail bar reopens today with new look, new lions
Inside the Brewed Food Movement

Jensen Cummings is reinventing beer-centric cuisine
4 Tips for Using Fresh Ingredients in Cocktails

Chatting with Herb & Wood’s Will Van Leuven about seasonal drinks
FIRST LOOK: Decoy Dockside

San Marcos gets an ambitious, two-story gastro-lodge on the lake
Have a Beer with Rock Bottom Brewer Carli Smith

Finding joy in the brewpub setting
Pop’s Liquor Cabinet Finds a Downtown Niche

The tiny cocktail bar is big on charm and good drinks
Civico 1845 Is Just a Few Dashes Away from Excellence

Troy Johnson reviews Little Italy’s vegan-friendly Italian restaurant
Sweet Spot: Classic French Pastry Reaches New Heights

Take a gander at the tarte tatin that’s almost too pretty to eat
La Vida Vegan: The Good Shepherd

Ritual Tavern offers a meatless Shepherd’s Pie — and knocks it out of the park