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December 30, 2024

San Diego’s Biggest Moments in Food & Drink Culture This Year

Hosts Troy Johnson and Jackie Bryant sit down with SDM’s award-winning food news writer to wrap up the year's biggest happenings

By Jackie Bryant

To round out the final Happy Half Hour of the year, Troy and Jackie sit down with SDM’s award-winning food-news writer, Beth Demmon, to wrap up the year’s biggest moments in San Diego’s restaurant, food, and drink culture. They give praise to their favorite dishes and most notable openings, while talking through some challenges for San Diego’s culinary scene—from star Mexican chef Drew Deckman’s arrival in North Park to Middle Eastern food getting a wild, elaborate home at Leila, and the revival of food culture in Coronado and La Jolla. waking up. Troy makes an announcement about his role at SDM, making his way back into the food scene in a big way.

By Jackie Bryant

Jackie is San Diego Magazine's and Studios' content strategist. Prior to that, she was its managing editor. Before her SDM career, she was a long-time freelance journalist covering cannabis, food/restaurants, travel, labor, wine, spirits, arts & culture, design, and other topics. Her work has been selected twice for Best American Travel Writing, and she has won a variety of national and local awards for her writing and reporting.

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