It’s hard to believe we once made cocktails using juice in tin cans that tasted like off-brand SunnyD and the periodic table. Craft cocktails are now the baseline. If you’re not squeezing fresh juice, attempting a fat wash, or dissembling local farm treats into liquid form, then, hell yeah, take pri

I’ve got meat friends. They sell meat to nearly every restaurant in San Diego. And one of them called me last year to talk about Ty Thompson. July 18, 2024A Ramona Farm is Bringing Rare Piedmontese Cattle to San DiegoRELATED ARTICLEThompson has become a bit of a problem. To paraphrase: “No way chefs

Jean-Michel Diot lives for this, and this lives in him. And when his body balked at the billion tiny movements required of a chef every night, he found another way. The renowned chef’s muscle memory is tuned to decades of côte de boeufs and the 200-year-old recipe he inherited for his (absolutely in

In the beginning, serious bread in San Diego County was mostly held up by two studs: Dudley’s (an icon in the rural outskirts baking date nut raisin bread and a drug-like jalapeño-cheddar since 1963) and Panchita’s (one of the OG modern Mexican bakeries, with lovely pan dulces, tres leches, and empa

Long as I can remember, Solana Beach has been better known for the mild waves at Fletcher Cove and a few blocks of high-end design shopping on Cedros Ave. But despite the glacial pace of change, the beachside enclave is gearing up to add lots of goodies to the local dining roster.Over the past few y

Most people don’t spend much time thinking about their pancreas, but it plays a critical role, helping our bodies produce digestive enzymes and insulin. An inflamed pancreas, also known as pancreatitis, causes abdominal pain that can radiate from the front to the back. Everybody can get an upset sto

After 15 years running South Park’s beloved Café Madeleine, founder Christine Perez finally feels like she’s got everything under control.“For a long time, I want to say I really didn’t know what I was doing,” she laughs. “I really kind of embraced this idea, I think, at one point where I’m like, ‘I

This Friday marks the summer solstice. Ring it in with some fun summer happenings. Foodies can spend two evenings touring Little Italy for bites, treats, and tasters, while sweet tooths can beat the heat with a sugar rush this Sunday at the annual Scoop San Diego festival in North Park. Plus, locals

This Friday marks the summer solstice. Ring it in with some fun summer happenings. Foodies can spend two evenings touring Little Italy for bites, treats, and tasters, while sweet tooths can beat the heat with a sugar rush this Sunday at the annual Scoop San Diego festival in North Park. Plus, locals

“My life isn’t that interesting,” says chef Euphemia Ng. Then she starts telling her story—and quickly proves herself wrong.“I was an active 3-year-old, and my grandmother took me to the farmers market in Hong Kong every morning so my aunts could sleep in,” the Tierrasanta resident recalls. “She sho

Juneteenth, sometimes called Freedom Day or Jubilee Day, has grown from a local Texas tradition into a nationwide celebration. It marks the moment in 1865 when Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas and announced the freedom of around 250,000 enslaved people—symbolizing the end of

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I’ll always remember one of my first times trail running in San Diego. I had just moved to the city and headed out to Los Penasquitos Canyon to run on the shady dirt trails there. I had heard warnings about rattlesnakes, so I had my guard up as I ran. Suddenly, a crashing sound came from the surroun

The majority of foods found on grocery store shelves have undergone some type of processing: cooking, canning, drying and pasteurizing all count. But many also contain chemicals, preservatives, dyes, oils, flavoring agents and refined sugars. These fall into a category called ultra-processed foods,

The US rings in its 249th birthday this summer, and San Diego County has no shortage of fêtes and firecrackers in store to commemorate the occasion. Whether you’re into beach picnics, small-town parades, or grand firework finales, here are 19 festive ways to celebrate the Fourth of July in San Diego

Be honest—how often did you hear “It’s too beautiful outside to be indoors watching TV” as a kid? (Maybe you’re even hitting your own little ones with that line now.) But here’s some good news for movie buffs who still want to enjoy the increasingly warm weather: San Diego County is flush with optio

Michi Michi isn’t the first baking collective in San Diego (that honor belongs to Pan y Paz in Barrio Logan). But owner/founder Vanessa Corrales hopes they won’t be the last.Standing on the corner of Fifth Avenue and Olive Street in Bankers Hill, I watch as dogs yip, kids laugh, and a line of guests

Being here is to be highly stimulated and stim-deprived at the same time.A skinny shadow restaurant tucked behind a stark-white tiny diner, scarce visible signage save for a concrete engraving on the sidewalk along Park Boulevard and an amber-lit sign in the back of Dreamboat. Fully cut off from its

Before it opened, Leila in North Park had 7,000 reservations. Seven thousand. I’d bet a sane amount of money this sets some historical record for the city. A good portion of that is because of the unchecked enthusiasm for each new CH Projects fever dream. The group’s restaurants and bars (such as Bo

Living in San Diego means you’ve already hit the jackpot when it comes to gardening weather— sunshine, mild temps, and rarely a frost in sight. But not everyone has a big backyard to work with, especially in urban areas, which is where container gardening comes in. Whether you’ve got a tiny patio, a