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Battling Big Beer, Part II

San Diego’s brewers strive to define and re-define themselves

Highlights from Last Week’s Coffee Cocktail Challenge

Having some fun with Old Harbor’s Ampersand liqueur

Battling Big Beer, Part I

San Diego brewers face a changing landscape

Meet the Bartender: Christian Siglin

Bracero’s bar director wants to broaden your understanding of Baja-inspired cocktails

Restaurant Review: Galaxy Taco

Top San Diego chef Trey Foshee fills a major gap in the Shores with Galaxy Taco

The Dish: House-made red curry with eggplant, bell pepper, bamboo shoots, basil, and steamed tofu. The Spot: Chi Extraordinary Kitchen, 2789 Adams Avenue, University Heights The Scene: The restaurant is small and cozy. The vibe feels peaceful and intimate, even quiet in a good way. As I walk in, all the diners I spot are […]

Very Important Taco: Fish Taco at Duke’s La Jolla

Duke’s may be new to San Diego, but the Hawaii-based restaurant has some of the oldest and most iconic dishes on its La Jolla menu. Their fish tacos, a part of the Duke’s concept since its 1989 debut, is an evolved version that starts with corn tortillas from Encintas’s El Nopalito market. Inside is sautéed […]

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 […]