FIRST LOOK: Duck Foot Brewing Co.
Inside San Diego’s first “gluten-free” craft beer operation
Eating Crickets
Why you will end up eating bugs, now or later (and where to do it now)
Restaurant Review: Kettner Exchange
Kettner Exchange is where Little Italy celebrates its modern ascent
The Big Brewery Boom
San Diego’s thriving craft beer scene is making waves at home and abroad.
Now on Tap
Extra-special stuff now appearing at a taproom near you
The Far-Out Flavors of Craft Beer
Want to set yourself apart? Just add offbeat ingredients.
The Best New Breweries in San Diego
Here, a roundup of the best new breweries, with input from the people behind San Diego’s most established beer institutions.
La Vida Vegan: Bowled Over
A hearty, healthy ramen to love on Convoy
Spot Check: Masters Kitchen and Cocktail
A taste of one local’s ambitious project in Oceanside
Very Important Taco: Carnitas Taco
Cantina Mayahuel
Event: Celebrity Chef Staycation
For the food-obsessed, the James Beard Foundation’s celebrity chef tour series offers a chance to meet and eat with the country’s best chefs, in your own backyard. It’s coming to San Diego this spring. Chef Jeff Jackson of A.R. Valentien is joining with the foundation to host Food Network star Beau MacMillan (of Iron Chef […]
It’s Tecate Time!
Mexico’s first canned beer was born just across the border
A Taste of Guadalajara
Though Venga Venga Cantina & Tequila Bar, the only San Diego outpost of celebrity chef Richard Sandoval’s restaurant empire, has all the elements of a sophisticated lounge, including infused tequilas and a DJ spinning Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, its menu is rooted in Mexican tradition. And with the recently launched Destination menu series, the Venga […]
Sweet Spot: Donuts and Beer
In a case of next-level food pairings, Nomad Donuts is partnering with Fall Brewing for a sudsy-sweet treat. An Irish coffee car bomb donut is paired with a coffee and vanilla bean stout, a coffee maple bacon donut comes with a Mittens Schwartzbier, and a grapefruit thyme donut with a hibiscus drizzle is paired with […]
Running and Drinking
Some joggers love a runner’s high. Others just love a good buzz. Among the latter, count the Hash House Harriers, a worldwide running and drinking group with clubs in virtually every city and several in the San Diego area. One of these meets at Green Flash Brewing Co. the fourth Tuesday of every month to […]
Tijuana Craft Beer: Plaza Fiesta is Back
An old hangout becomes Tijuana’s first open-air craft beer galleria
New Restaurant: Catania
The problem with oceanfront restaurants: darkness. The view sets with the sun. The best vantage point is often a recessed perch (à la Bertrand at Mister A’s, Hotel La Jolla), with a panorama of the water during the day, street life at night—like the setup at Catania, the new coastal Italian restaurant from Whisknladle Hospitality […]
10 Hot Plates
San Diego restaurant rumors, openings, & coming-soons in May
The Chef Is Out
Juniper & Ivy’s new venture isn’t all about Richard Blais
The Best Food & Drink Events This Month: April-May 2015
Mezcal Pairing Dinner, CincoTeca, Chef Celebration Dinners
Best Things I Ate This Month: April 2015
Yellowtail Crudo at Oceana Coastal Kitchen, Short Rib Slider at BLVD Chinese Kitchen, Foie Gras at Stake Chophouse & Bar
The Perfect Lunch
Lean protein, not-lean dessert at Oceana Coastal Kitchen
A5 Wagyu: What’s It Worth?
At $28 an ounce, Stake Chophouse’s A5 Wagyu is worth the cost
Spot Check: Curious Fork
You won’t miss the gluten at Solana Beach bakery cafe
The Digest: March 27, 2015
Richard Blais’ new project; Local Habit opens; SommCon hits SD
Restaurant Review: Table No. 10
Table No. 10 likes to gamble, with the occasional big payout
