There’s an elegance and thoughtfulness about Chef Isabel Cruz that flows seamlessly into her food. In her latest cookbook, you’ll experience what she experienced, cooking at home, enjoying food with family, the simplest pleasures. You’ll get the sense that the restaurant business was simply a way to have more people eat at her table… The…
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2017, The San Diego Food Scene Has a Message For Ya’
Transition is such a mild word to describe tumultuous, pivotal events in our lives. It’s tough moving forward to embrace new, unknown things while leaving behind the familiar. If there were a poster child for transition years, 2016 would be it across all fronts – socially, economically, politically, et al. For me, mainly because of the election cycle,…
Roasted Bone Marrow with Chimichurri Sauce
Bone marrow falls into one of those categories for me that, if it’s on the menu, I’m going to order it. It’s right up there with sea urchin, foie gras and caviar – decadent, rich, a little goes a long way. This roasted bone marrow recipe is a quick and simple way to prepare it at…
Encontro North Park – Corner of Hipsterville and Flavortown
Comfortably nestled in your safe haven of the evening, you’re smiling to yourself, basking in your new status as conqueror of the unknown. Remembering the Forbes article awhile back calling North Park one of America’s best hipster neighborhoods, it was high time to check one off the bucket list and Uber in to hipster central. Baby steps, though….
Ashley Drake – Living the Dream
The American Dream of yesteryear is a fossil, relegated to the status of poignant lore and the occasional reminiscence of now extinct white picket fences, accessible home ownership and lifetime security at a steady job. It’s still out there, unicorn-like in its elusiveness, occasionally spotted dashing through a forest wooded with student loan debt, a decade of economic sluggishness…