There was a moment or two in the last year that I wondered if I would ever write this article about I Love Poke, based on last year’s event, in preparation for this year’s event (’cause no one likes hearing about a food event they just missed). In fact, a few months ago, I asked Nino…
San Diego
Chef Tae Dickey, Bridging continents through Biga
The only reason I hadn’t gotten to Biga in downtown San Diego sooner is that I thought it was about the pizza. And, pizza, as a sole purpose, is not enough reason for me to head downtown. Then, I met Chef Tae Dickey, owner and executive chef at Biga. Chatting a couple of minutes with…
Bracero Cocina – Changing the Conversation
The sheer thought of opening a fine dining Mexican restaurant like Bracero Cocina in the heart of a border town like San Diego must have induced sleepless nights and angst filled days. The barrier to entry…overcoming or avoiding the prevalent local conversation; one fostered by the thousands of small proprietor operations that have done such…
Culinary Hedonism, Marshmallows and Octopus
An Evening of Culinary Hedonism…and, so much more. I remember a salmon dish my Dad always ordered at a favorite spot. The memory makes me smile. Mostly, because of my Dad. But, also, because of that salmon. You probably have memories like that, too. The special kind, wrapped in and around food, startling in their…
Bar by Red Door – A Transformative Experience
If you live anywhere outside of walking distance from the three mile long by three block wide swath of all that is hip and happening through Mission Hills, Hillcrest and North Park, you’re probably used to leaving extra time, coming and going, for parking and other delays. Every trip to the area is a potential journey of…
A Broad in Seychelles…Wait…Where?
When a friend in the San Diego food industry announced on her social medial page a few months ago that she had sold everything that didn’t fit into three suitcases and was moving to Seychelles, I did two things in rapid succession. First, I googled Seychelles. I’m not gonna bore you with the Wikipedia style details,…
San Diego June Food & Fun Events
Dang, it’s hard to believe that June is almost half way over, not to mention 2016. Never fear, though. Some of the hottest tickets for great food events are coming up to end the month strong and ring in the waning half of the year. Here’s your guide to some San Diego June Food &…
Dinner with a French Master Chef
If I were to attend only one food event this year, it would be on June 6th at Bandy Canyon Ranch, where the sum of French Master Chefs in North America will be gathered for their annual MCF Congress. In fact, that date has been on my calendar since last June when French Master Chef…
Ono Yum’s Farm to Turntable – Cool, Slick and Tasty
Writing about a food event that has already happened is kinda like trying to stuff the feathers back into a busted pillow. The event is a memory, the food is gone…what’s the point? However, some events are good enough to not only merit the effort of being chronicled, but conjure up desire that said article might be considered…
Solare Ristorante – Comfortable and Honest
Apparently there is no way to overestimate the time needed to get to San Diego down the gridlocked I-5 South on a Friday night. Leaving myself what I thought was plenty of time (an hour) after a Friday afternoon business meeting in Encinitas, I still found myself calling the restaurant and letting them know I was…