Port Brewing Summer Pale Ale
For some people, a spa day involves a deep-tissue massage, facial, mani-pedi, and possibly a quick schvitz or cup of ice-cold cucumber water. The good people at Port Brewing have a far different, no-frills...
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 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 Tea...
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...
Pacific Standard Fish & Chips [CLOSED]
Hotel restaurants get a bad rap, and in many cases, the stigma is well deserved, with lowest common denominator menus that feel like they’re better suited to Bar Mitzvahs or weddings. Thankfully, the operators...
Mikkeller Flat White Breakfast
Copenhagen born gypsy brewer Mikkel Borg Bjergsø took over AleSmith’s original San Diego brewery near Miramar Air Station, installing his first fixed location in April 2016. The industrial park locale is now far more...
