yesterday was a solid day. I discovered that my favorite inspiring DIY mag, ReadyMade, now archives all of its past issues online. If you are remotely DIY-inclined, this is huge. I happily spent the afternoon drooling over potential projects, even if I passed over most of them due to lack of time/power tools/skills. This one, [...]
San Diego Breweries
Also, trailing on yesterday’s post, here’s a little map I put together of many of San Diego’s breweries (blue markers) and solid places to sample their beers (red markers). Enjoy!
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liquid sustenance
I spent yesterday afternoon at the Stone 11th anniversary bash, a highly worthwhile adventure. $30 bought a ticket into the festival, which included 10 3-ounce samplings, with over 30 breweries and well over 100 brews to choose from. I also opted to take the O’Brien’s bus up to the festival (a friend drove us back) [...]
Surprise! New look
7:50 and the sun is long gone. Last night’s full moon was briefly eclipsed. A winnebago just hit my house (yes, a winnebago just HIT MY HOUSE). I finally listened to Tommy McLain singing Before I Grow Too Old. In a sudden onset of capriciousness, I changed this blog’s template. Stranger things have happened.
OLS week #9
I haven’t been this excited all summer folks. This week, my local meal featured….PIG!
I go up to LA at least once every two months, mostly cajoled by a group of friends who come up with one excuse or another to lure us up there. By default, I often end up crashing at a friends studio [...]
can we all think like this, please?
I really respect Jay Porter of the Linkery. I don’t know of any restaurateur who is as wholly determined to do things the right way. By right, of course, I mean consciously and ethically, mindful of consequences and causes. Since opening the Linkery, Jay has proven that things shouldn’t be taken for granted–that meat doesn’t [...]
Lunch Hour Interview
So, a few weeks ago, I was sitting down eating lunch on the steps of the NBC building, overlooking the Thursday afternoon farmers’ market in Horton square, when I was approached by Kevin Leahy, an intern at KPBS, who asked if he could ask me a few questions about shopping at the farmers’ market. Undoubtedly, [...]
OLS Week #7
There are times, I’ve come to realize, when life just doesn’t make itself conducive to blogging. Hence me not getting my meals posted in time to be included in the One Local Summer week 7 OR week 8 roundup (delinquent, I know). Luckily, while my past few weeks have been hectic and jam-packed, they’ve remained [...]
One Local Summer Week #6
Wow, has it really been six weeks? I’ve enjoyed every meal of it, but I think this week’s was my favorite. Unfortunately, this is also going to be a rather short post, sans photos, as I’ve just arrived on the East coast for an extended weekend….
The inspiration for this week came in the form [...]
One Local Summer Week #5
Sometimes just one ingredient inspires an entire meal. This week, it was okra.
I sauntered up to one of my favorite farmers’ stalls this week, hoping to pick up some blue lake green beans, a sweet cantaloupe, and some tomatoes, when I spotted the gorgeous, slender green fruit staring up at me. There was no hesitation, [...]