When the sky catches fire with oranges, yellows, and deep purples, there’s no better place to end your day than the deck behind Dean and Monica Meredith’s Del Mar home. As the sun dips into the sea, with a green flash if you’re lucky, you can cast your gaze from the Del Mar Fairgrounds to the edge

San Diego has no shortage of great sushi. Sushi Ota is the icon. Kinme Omakase oozes exclusivity (and quality). Hidden Fish brought omakase-only dining to the city. Soichi has a Michelin star for Pete’s sake, and Sushi Tadokoro is undeniably great. There’s Sushi Gaga and Hane and Shino and Maru and

At Mesa Agricola, a taqueria that recently opened in Escondido, the restaurant’s ethos isn’t merely farm-to-table. Chef Juan González and farmer Megan Strom are actually growing the crops, preparing the food, and occasionally posting about it on social media (although Strom says that last part is b

Imagine the most glamorous picnic you’ve ever been to and multiply it by a hundred. Del Mar Wine + Food Festival’s Grand Tasting turns the Del Mar Polo Fields into a foodie wonderland, where the grass seems impossibly green, the pours never stop, and every plate looks like it was styled for a magaz

By Suzanne Finch, Jeff Ristine Ice cream-craving vegans know all about brands using soy milk or even cashews as substitutes for dairy products, but with some marketing savvy from students at San Diego State University, a New Zealand company’s cauliflower-based treat is poised to enter the U.S. m

Running a business in San Diego is no small feat. Between managing payroll, staying compliant with state and federal laws, and keeping up with operations, few owners have time to dig into the complexities of tax codes or employment law. But when a letter arrives from a government agency, whether it

By Suzanne Finch, Jeff Ristine Ice cream-craving vegans know all about brands using soy milk or even cashews as substitutes for dairy products, but with some marketing savvy from students at San Diego State University, a New Zealand company’s cauliflower-based treat is poised to enter the U.S. m

At first glance, San Diego’s 200 valleys and canyons might not make it a topographic dream destination for roller skaters, but its obsession with outdoor fitness and a good evening activity might. Long coastal boardwalks, smooth open spaces and iconic roller rinks keep San Diego’s rollerskaters loc

Bread is my religion. I’m a monk devoted to dough, pious in the presence of pretzels. In my sourdough spirituality, we recite psalms of sweet rolls, praise pastries, sing whole wheat hosannas, and supplicate before scones. And we are forever on the lookout for the next cathedral at which to worship

Xin Bao, the San Diego Zoo’s four-year-old female panda bear, is tearing at bamboo culms, the hollow stalks that make up the plant, swallowing and going back for more while the splintered detritus collects on her fuzzy belly. In the enclosure next door, Yun Chuan, the five-year-old male, lies in re

If there’s one thing San Diego restaurateurs have in common, it’s that they agree things are only getting harder. Profit margins are thinner, influencers are the new critics, and unless you have deep pockets, it’s really hard to find a space to lease. But sometimes, everything clicks into place, an

“Yessss, I’m a Ludacris fan,” crows 41-year-old downtown resident Kay Thomas, breaking into dance moves to punctuate her point, her cassette-tape earrings swinging. She’s answering the question I ask everyone I meet milling around the perimeter of the Embarcadero’s Rady Shell at Jacobs Park in t

At Reproductive Partners Fertility Center – San Diego (RPSD), we’re more than a fertility clinic— we’re a trusted partner on your path to parenthood. We believe fertility care should be more than clinical—it should be compassionate, collaborative, and completely centered around you. Located in L

If you don’t know the name Christophe Rull yet, you will soon. Born and raised in Marseille in southern France, Rull started his apprenticeship at age 15 before five years of culinary school where he studied cooking and pastry. He bounced from Michelin-starred kitchens to luxury hotels to the École

Finally, some good news: You don’t have to figure out what to make for dinner tonight. (It’s too hot to cook, anyway!) We’ve stuck our hands in enough bread baskets around town to know what’s worth going out for, whether you’re eating light (a soup that’s pretty much pure zucchini) or balling out (

For its third year, the Del Mar Wine + Food festival is back and is bringing eats and sips from some of the most sought-out SoCal restaurants and California wineries. Experience flavors from festival favorites and up-and-coming stars while enjoying the San Diego sunshine on the grandest lawn in the

The Del Mar Wine + Food Festival isn’t just about sipping the best sauvignon blanc on the grass (though, yes, that’s a big plus)—some of the real magic happens in the margins, where chefs cook up multi-course masterpieces, athletes trade fields for cocktail bars, and late night celeb parties spill

This weekend, savor the unique local experiences that San Diego has to offer, from the comfort dishes of San Diego Soul Food Fest to the unpredictable world-premiere production of the wulfeater. The five-day Tiki Oasis, which begins Wednesday, is the world’s biggest hangout for tiki enthusiasts, wh

Every year for the Best of San Diego issue, we ask readers to nominate and vote for a San Diego classic restaurant they want food critic Troy Johnson to review. Whichever they vote for, he goes. Last year, they sent him to Rocky’s Crown Pub. This year… Mexican classic, El Indio. The

I’m a terrible home cook. But when I watch J. Kenji López-Alt’s cooking videos, I feel like, just maybe, I’m not a complete failure in the kitchen.  Under his guidance in The New York Times cooking section, I’ve learned, but not yet perfected, how to boil an egg (it’s not as easy as it looks!),