It’s estimated that nearly three-quarters of adults in the U.S. are overweight or obese. The American diet shifting from whole foods to more convenient fare, a rise in sedentary lifestyles and less walkable cities are all thought to be factors. Being overweight or obese has been linked to numerous h

San Diego has suffered a bagel drought long enough. But with anticipated openings like Marigold Bagels in North Park and beloved bakeries like Secret Sister adding the bready delights to their weekend menus, it feels like our dry spell is on the verge of ending. Baker Cheryl Storms says it’s about t

With all the splashy free-agent acquisitions, the La Jolla spot that seemed to slip under the radar was Comedor Nishi from Pancho Ibáñez and his wife Daniela. For about a decade, Ibañez was the right-hand man of chef Enrique Olvera at Pujol in Mexico City-which has been hailed by nearly every food m

The magic of convoy right now is the convergence of two (sometimes three) generations. May 27, 2021How Convoy Became the Heart of San Diego's Asian Food SceneRELATED ARTICLEGrocery store Woo Chee Chong opened along Convoy Street in 1979. From its aisles fanned a whole scene of mom-and-pop cooks and

Bartenders are healers. They listen, they stir, and they cure. But when the shakers are put away and the music dies down, what do the drink mixers actually drink? In a moment of reckless journalistic ambition (and mild dehydration), we cornered a few of our favorite cocktail slingers and demanded an

It’s 1 p.m. on a Wednesday, and I’m sitting at my desk, crunching a carrot like a horse. “No one laugh,” I warn my coworkers. “It’s for my glucose.”For the past few weeks, I’ve been trying to keep my blood sugar levels as steady as possible with help from Stelo, a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) pr

Weirdest thing. Travis Swikard didn’t open a French restaurant.When he returned home to San Diego after 10 years as the right-hand to world-famous, very French chef Daniel Boulud, we all just assumed Swikard’s first restaurant would have some fermented riff on coq au vin. Instead, he went Mediterran

After more than eight years of planning and construction, this June, Scripps will welcome a new hospital tower on the campus of Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. The eight-floor, 420,000-square-foot tower will house an array of medical services and advanced technology. From operating rooms, compre

At the Encinitas 101 MainStreet Association, supporting our vibrant community of local businesses is at the heart of everything we do. Our MainStreet wouldn’t be the same without the passion, innovation, and neighborly spirit that small businesses bring to downtown Encinitas and the North County coa

How does a pop-up pizza concept go from slinging pies at metal shows to being the official summertime food vendor for the Comic-Con Museum in Balboa Park in less than a year?Training at Nine-Ten under chef Jason Knibb helps. Caravan Pizza co-founders Ethan Ritenour and Jarrett Wright took their fine

How does a pop-up pizza concept go from slinging pies at metal shows to being an official summertime food vendor for the Comic-Con Museum in Balboa Park in less than a year?Training at Nine-Ten under chef Jason Knibb helps. Caravan Pizza co-founders Ethan Ritenour and Jarrett Wright took their fine

The ornate, sensory-lust-farm restaurant—an ostrich-patterned dinner table floating on a neon lily pad in the middle of a hard kombucha lake that flushes into a subterranean speakeasy—is thriving. The bare-bones, “here’s some awesome food in a bag” restaurant is also thriving (The Friendly, Bica, Th

On April 21, 2015, we gathered some of the top names in the food and drink industry in San Diego for one epic photo shoot. During the afternoon, local photographer Matt Furman capture portraits of many of the top chefs, drinkmakers, and restaurateurs shaping San Diego’s food scene. Click on each ima

This is the front line: flour-dusted, grease-slicked, knife-sharp. It’s fire and steel, instinct and invention, a glorious symphony of flavor. Chefs, renegades, restaurateurs—these Tastemakers are conjuring flavor from talent, turning gut instincts into cult followings. From sushi that sings to past

Festivals big and little are happening all over San Diego this weekend, from a Latina vendor marketplace in Barrio Logan to the music and author showcase of North Park Music Fest to the inaugural Artivál, which will feature all sorts of makers. At the Queer Mvmnt Fest, aspiring dancers and performin

Elaborate vegan Mexican dinners in coffee shops (Pixán), cheffy smash pitas in bars (Pirate Pita), Mexican-Vietnamese tasting menus in wine shops (Gemelos), bagels out of a guy’s apartment window (Desperado)—pop-ups appeared like little food rainbows across the city throughout the last year. Here to

A couple decades ago, San Diego’s food scene had too much ho in its hum. A handful of standalone restaurants and chefs were doing good work (like Bertrand Hug at Mister A’s, Michael Stebner with Region, Trey Foshee of Georges at the Cove, and Jeffrey Strauss of Pamplemousse Grille), but most world-c

In a world of endless emails, breaking news alerts, family responsibilities, work obligations and more, stress is understandable. Feeling stressed sometimes is a normal part of life—with an emphasis on sometimes. With Mother’s Day and Father’s Day around the corner, it’s a good time for women and me

On April 21, 2025, we gathered together 89 of San Diego’s Michelin stars, scrappy upstarts, bartenders, bakers, brewers, farmers, fishers, ranchers, innovators, scene-making lightning bolts at Leila in North Park for a cover shoot.Captured by San Diego’s star food culture photographer James Tran, th

This is by far the most emotional reinvention of a San Diego icon in a long while. Starlite was the brainchild of three San Diego music scene vets: The Casbah owner Tim Mays, musician Steve Poltz, and multi-hyphenate musician and artist Matt Hoyt. Matt ran the day-to-day, playing host and fixer and