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San Diego Happy Half Hour Podcast: Episode 24

A pizzeria opens in Bird Rock, the best local holiday foods, and a lesson in entertaining from A MIHO Experience

By Archana Ram

On this week’s episode of Happy Half Hour hosts Erin Chambers Smith and Troy Johnson and producer Archana Ram share all the latest in dining and drinking news, like the debut of Wheat and Water in Bird Rock and Mendocino Farms in UTC. Plus, Dunkin Donuts will open—wait for it—14 locations in San Diego over the next several years.

And with the holidays upon us soon, we chat local holiday foods, including everything from masa at El Indio to Café 222’s new chocolate chip gingerbread flapjacks.

Plus, the duo behind A MIHO Experience—Juan Mirón and Kevin Ho—stop by to share the story of how they launched MIHO Gastrotuck and turned it into a full-blown catering company that now incudes MIHO Catering Co., Barcon Cocktail Co., and The Vetted Table.

We also talk Small Bites, including a great date night restaurant, the best things we ate this month, and a local craft beer delivery service.

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