Sweet Spot: Chocolate Cup
Turning up the volume on the same ol’ lava cake, Kettner Exchange’s Chocolate Cup combines a molten hot chocolate cake with Nutella powder, vanilla ice cream, and banana foam. Crack through the chocolate disk topper (sprinkled with 24-carat gold leaf) and devour quickly, as the hot-cold combo melts together almost instantly. 2001 Kettner Boulevard, Little […]
Winter Brew Fest
Ever wonder how many beer festivals one city can sustain? In San Diego, it seems the thirst is unquenchable, as a new one crops up just about every month. This month’s big gathering is the Winter Brew Fest at Balboa Park’s Hall of Champions. It’s been expanded to two days (the organizers also run the […]
Is Foie Gras a Faux Pas?
Poll: 59% More than half of sandiegomagazine.com readers say it is NOT a faux pas, and they will absolutely order the delicacy again once it hits local menus. A ban on serving the fatty duck or goose liver was overturned in California last month. Is Foie Gras a Faux Pas?
FIRST LOOK: Inland Tavern
Casual gourmet spot with chef Rob Conaway takes over Penny Lane spot
The Best Food & Drink Events This Month: January 2015
Welcome Back Foie Gras Dinner, Campari Cocktail Classic, Wine Wednesdays With Joshua Orr
Best Things I Ate This Month: January 2015
Loup Du Mer at Bijou, Spicy Pappardelle Bolognese at Double Standard, Cronut at Nutmeg Bakery & Cafe
Win a dinner with San Diego Magazine’s food critic
Win a dinner with San Diego Magazine’s food critic Win a dinner with San Diego Magazine’s food critic Win a dinner with San Diego Magazine’s food critic Win a dinner with San Diego Magazine’s food critic Win a dinner with San Diego Magazine’s food critic Chris Diaz
THOUGHTS ON FOIE GRAS #5
Foie gras is a little scary.
THOUGHTS ON FOIE GRAS #4
MANY FOIE DRUG DEALS WERE MADE.
THOUGHTS ON FOIE GRAS #3
It’s a class war.
THOUGHTS ON FOIE GRAS #2
Some really bad foie gras is about to hit California.
THOUGHTS ON FOIE GRAS
#1: Lifting California’s foie gras ban is not about freedom.
Foie Gras Poll
Our Food Critic Troy Johnson gave his opinion on the return of Foie Gras, we want to hear from you. So we gotta ask… Foie Gras Poll
Food Self-Righteousness Is For Assholes
Gawker calls foie gras eaters lots of bad names. A response.
Restaurant Review: Land & Water Co.
With food and ethics, Land & Water Co. is multiple kinds of good.
Restaurant Review: Land & Water Co.
With food and ethics, Land & Water Co. is multiple kinds of good.
First Come, First Served
Let’s face it, who doesn’t like to be first? In the news biz, we are all about being the first to discover, investigate, and report stories to our readers. And San Diego Magazine’s resident food critic Troy Johnson has made it his personal mission to keep this tradition alive in the local restaurant scene. Think […]
First Come, First Served
Let’s face it, who doesn’t like to be first? In the news biz, we are all about being the first to discover, investigate, and report stories to our readers. And San Diego Magazine’s resident food critic Troy Johnson has made it his personal mission to keep this tradition alive in the local restaurant scene. Think […]
10 Hot Plates
Rumors, openings, & coming-soons in January
10 Hot Plates
Rumors, openings, & coming-soons in January
New Restaurant: Stella Public House and Halcyon
Behold a freestanding, 3,000-square-foot, indoor-outdoor, modern box of fresh air overlooking what is soon to be San Diego’s newest 60,000-square-foot park. It’s a marquee home for two successful concepts that started in Texas. In one half, Stella Public House is a pizza-and-craft beer joint centered on a 100-year-old dough starter originally from Naples, Italy. The other half is Third-Wave […]
New Restaurant: Stella Public House and Halcyon
Behold a freestanding, 3,000-square-foot, indoor-outdoor, modern box of fresh air overlooking what is soon to be San Diego’s newest 60,000-square-foot park. It’s a marquee home for two successful concepts that started in Texas. In one half, Stella Public House is a pizza-and-craft beer joint centered on a 100-year-old dough starter originally from Naples, Italy. The other half is Third-Wave […]
Very Important Taco: Hibiscus and Goat Cheese
El Colegio Baja Med
Very Important Taco: Hibiscus and Goat Cheese
El Colegio Baja Med
Tijuana Street Food Boom
Tijuana’s culinary scene takes it outside
Tijuana Street Food Boom
Tijuana’s culinary scene takes it outside
