The Best Food & Drink Events This Month: May-June 2016
Dinner with Cookie Dutch, Craft Beer + Bites, and Outstanding in the Field
Best Things I Ate This Month: May 2016
Meyer Lemon Risotto at A.R. Valentien, Macarons at Le Parfait Paris, and Lupini Beans at Monello
Experimenting With Hops
Port/Lost Abbey explores new directions in IPAs
Three Cocktails to Try
New cocktails from Starlite, Sycamore Den, and Panama 66
More than Your Average Beer Issue
San Diego Magazine launches online Brewery Guide
FIRST LOOK: One Door North
Owners of Smoking Goat launch big new concept right next door
Have a Beer with Aztec Head Brewer Paul Naylor
Meet the foodie who fell in love with brewing
‘The New Cocktail Hour’ is More Than a Recipe Book
Plus, 6 local bartenders recommend their favorite cocktail books
Restaurant Review: Madison
Madison is a stunning place to hit and miss in University Heights
Hoppy Anniversary
Three iconic breweries, all founded 20 years ago, celebrate a milestone in the beer biz
Trending: You Brew!
On-site brewing is the new homebrewing
Beer Geography: The Yeast Goes East
The East Village and Barrio Logan are becoming beer’s next hot spots
The Rise of Baja Beer
Baja is quickly becoming the Mexican mecca for beer
La Vida Vegan: Charmed by Parm
We try the Melanzana alla Parmigiana at Civico 1845
Sweet Spot: Mimosa Sorbet at Bobboi Natural Gelato
Mother’s Day brunch and mimosas are a given, but this year there’s a new way to toast Mom. All this month, La Jolla’s Bobboi Natural Gelato will be scooping a special mimosa flavor—their new dairy-free sorbet made with fresh orange juice and Champagne extract—in honor of the holiday. Italian for “sweet” and “little cake,” “bobboi” […]
Made in SD: Feel the Bern! Kimchi
Forget door-to-door canvassing; creative product discounts are the new way to back a candidate. Voters can flex their rights with Feel the Bern! Kimchi, a raw, organic snack that offers a chance to donate to the Bernie Sanders campaign. Launched by Jean Richardson, owner of Poway-based Gold Mine Natural Food Co. and a former civil […]
Very Important Taco: Cecilia’s Style Shrimp Taco
With more than 10 years of catering experience under her belt, Point Loma resident Cecilia Peterson is branching out into her first brick-and-mortar space with Cecilia’s Taqueria at Liberty Public Market. Pulling inspiration from her own upbringing in Chihuahua, Mexico, she and Head Chef Carlos Jimenez are turning out tostadas, ceviche, agua frescas, and the […]
Now Open: A Tijuana Speakeasy
Hidden inside gastropub Oryx Capital is Nortico, a speakeasy-style bar seeking to transform Tijuana’s craft cocktail scene. Snake Oil Cocktail Co., the San Diego–based mixologists behind Oryx Capital’s cocktail menu, worked with Oryx chef Ruffo Ibarra and George’s at the Cove bartender Stephen Kurpinsky to refine Nortico’s menu. It’s a mix of classics and modern […]
Now Open: Liberty Public Market
Pike Place in Seattle. Ferry Building in San Francisco. And now, Liberty Public Market in San Diego. The concept is not new, but it’s one every city should replicate for the good of its humanity. LPM is a 25,000-square-foot space in Liberty Station that’s filled, bazaar-style, with 27 different vendors. Some are local, some are […]
10 Hot Plates
San Diego restaurant rumors, openings, & coming-soons in May
Sour Beers: Is Your Palate Ready?
They’re all the rage, but they’re not for everybody (yet)
Easy Drinking at Herb & Wood
New Little Italy spot aims for simple, sophisticated cocktails
FIRST LOOK: Herb & Wood
Brian Malarkey and Chris Puffer strike again in Little Italy
Rising Star: Boochcraft
San Diego’s high-alcohol kombucha brand poised to breakout
The Beardless Brewers
Meet the duo behind El Cajon’s newest (and only) brewery
Cocktails in the Convoy District, Part I
Tajima’s Mercury Street location has the perfect ramen pairings
