Sweet Spot: Milkshake at Milk Bar
These milkshakes will bring the boys, girls, and all throwback dessert lovers to the yard, er, North Park. Milk Bar has opened within StreetCar Merchants of Fried Chicken, Doughnuts & Coffee, offering a simple trifecta of beer, cookies, and milk, the last of which runs basic (chocolate) to out-there (Cap’n Crunch–flavored). To make it a […]
Madison Now Open on Park Boulevard
The evolution of University Heights continues with the opening of Madison, joining Small Bar, Park & Rec, and Plumeria as standout new spots on Park Boulevard. For Madison, the owner of Fluxx nightclub took over the former Lei Lounge and turned it into a funky yet warm, geometric interpretation of the Victorian era. Chef Mario […]
Drink This: Clamatos Bebe
Located in Tijuana’s La Ermita neighborhood, the quaint Clamatos Bebe is known for the many renditions of its namesake drink. Clamato, the tomato–clam juice blend typically paired with surf and turf add-ons, is said to be a cure-all after a night on the town but also delightful as a snack between meals, or even a […]
Rosarito’s Best Seafood Tacos
What began as a roadside fruit stand south of Rosarito is now home to K38, an unassuming blue hut serving the best seafood tacos in northern Baja and nicknamed after the famed surf break. Inventory arrives fresh daily from nearby Popotla and includes staples like octopus tacos. A decade of word-of-mouth marketing via surfer fans […]
10 Hot Plates
San Diego restaurant rumors, openings, & coming-soons
Trending: Sea Cubes at George’s Gastropub
Rim salt? Passé. Enter the sea cube at George’s. “I was staring out at La Jolla Cove and thought, ‘How can I make something simple like a margarita but give it the ambiance that they see here?’” That’s how bartender Stephen Kurpinsky describes his Sea Cubed cocktail at George’s Gastropub, the newly designed bar at […]
Barons Market Hosts Local Beer Pairings
Grabbing a cold one from your grocery store? Amateur. Grabbing a cold one from your grocery store’s loading dock turned speakeasy? That’s next-level. Local, family-owned Barons Market recently launched Backroom Beer Pairings, where four times a year, its three San Diego County locations transform their loading docks and stock rooms into speakeasies for a hosted […]
In Praise of the Beer Bar
Why great pubs are just as important as breweries
Three to Try
A trio of new cocktail menus from Grant Grill, Quad Alehouse, and Trust
Info Tapas
News from San Diego’s restaurant and bar scene.
Brewery Spotlight: Pure Project
Miramar’s newest brewery lets the ingredients do the talking
San Diego’s James Beard Nominees Are…
William Bradley gets fourth nod; Bracero and Polite Provisions also on list
Make it a Margarita
Where to celebrate the classic cocktail on February 22
Goodnight, Claire de Lune
Iconic North Park coffee shop and cultural hangout closes today
The Noisy Restaurant Epidemic
With concrete, glass and steel, today’s restaurants are deafening.
Have a Beer with Green Flash Brewmaster Erik Jensen
He’s ready to guard the legacy as he ushers in some fresh ideas
That’s Amari
Celebrate love by embracing the bitter liqueurs
The Best Food & Drink Events This Month: February-March 2016
The Cheeses of Europe, Festa Della Donna, San Diego Masters Cocktail Challenge
Best Things I Ate This Month: February 2016
Beet Steak at La Valencia, Superfood Bowl at Little Lion, Sandwich at Biga
The Drink of 2016
Rum is coming for you. Get ready for it with the Rum Old Fashioned at Kettner Exchange.
Make Your Own Craft Beer
On-premise brewing may be the next big thing
Meet the Bartender: Jesse Ross
Whatever you do, don’t ask Sycamore Den’s lead bartender for a crushed-ice Old Fashioned
Goodnight, Croce’s
Ingrid Croce and Jimmy Rock reflect on the end of an era
Feeding the URGE to Brew
Getting a taste of life on the other side of the tap handle
Top SD Chef Gets New Restaurant
One of my favorite chefs in the country, Patrick Ponsaty, gets own restaurant
Create Your Own Home Bar 2.0
Suggestions for taking your cocktail-making to the next level
