Trust Way Burger
Weekend brunch is a way of life in laid-back San Diego. After training for triathlons, going for their morning jog, or catching a few waves, these perpetually active people flood open-air restaurants to refuel...
Wayfarer Bread Apricot Cream Morning Bun
It won’t be long before San Diegans realize they have greatness in their midst with Crystal White, a young but experienced baker who worked alongside Na Young Ma at L.A.’s Proof Bakery and both...
Port Brewing Summer Pale Ale
For some people, a spa day involves a deep-tissue massage, facial, mani-pedi, a quick schvitz, and a cup of ice-cold cucumber water. The good people at Port Brewing in San Marcos have a far...
Village Kitchen Bandits in Xiangxi Chicken
Kearny Mesa and neighboring Clairemont in San Diego continue to collect regional Chinese restaurants with such regularity that I no longer feel compelled to consume Chinese food exclusively in my nearby San Gabriel Valley....
Camellia Rd Genmaicha Milk Tea
More than 10 years ago, before a boba tea bar sprouted up on every corner in the San Gabriel Valley, I was still thankful for Tea Station, a Taiwan import connected to Ten Ren’s...
Herb & Wood Iberico Pork Secreto
When I wrote about Saturday’s Little Italy Mercado in 2014, a representative from the Little Italy Association of San Diego took issue with my use of the word “burgeoning” to describe the neighborhood. At...
