The other night on the way back from picking up a friend from the airport, we had a conversation that went a little something like this:
“Well, have you been craving anything after being gone from San Diego for so long?” I asked as we were trying to settle on a dinner destination.
“Well, I could use [...]
It’s a sad day on 30th Street
there are times…
when i think that sal paradise was wrong:
boys and girls in america, they have such a rockin’ time together
(mostly when they’re packed in the casbah for the hold steady)
wow.
OLS week #8: most local meal yet?
I had a particularly fun time with this week’s meal, because I managed to acquire all of the ingredients without getting in a car at all. Between moving to a more central neighborhood last March, and the opening of several new farmers’ markets this summer, there are now seven markets that are within biking distance [...]
La Locavore de BBQ
You know you’re a “locavore” when…the local paper does an article about eating locally and you personally know everyone quoted in the article.
The San Diego Union Tribune’s food section this week was dedicated to the “County’s Bounty,” in the form of an article on eating locally by respected beer columnist (and reporter) Pete Rowe. Thanks [...]
Eating local and summer
It dawned on me the other week that had been almost a year since the start of last year’s One Local Summer. The exercise involved committing to eat one completely local meal just once a week, for each week of the summer. It was amazing, and that is an understatement. I started out knowing [...]
Three important things about toronado
1. Yes, they serve sausages.
tonight there were 6 options:knockwurst, hot italian, linguica, veal bratwurst, a veal/pork brat, and one more i can’t remember. We ordered the linguica (taking up chef dylan’s suggestion), and the pork/veal brat, which were EXCELLENTLY paired with the Hollister “The j” and the Pizza Port Carlsbad Ruby Black, respectively. Lets just [...]
American Craft Beer Week, etc.
When I get in a non-blogging rut, I always feel the need to enter back into the arena with gusto. This week promises to be filled with it, so here goes.
I’m back, and here’s why this week is shaping up to be a good one:
1. Today marks the first day of American Craft Beer Week. [...]
Day 2 of the Great Gourmand Vacation Week
Day 2 (Monday): Homemade Jalepeno Cheese Bread sandwiches
The Great Gourmand Vacation Week continued on Monday with a recreation of one of my all-time favorite sandwiches: a steak melt on jalepeno cheese bread. I’ve sung songs about the valiant JCB in the past, and for good reason–the combination of creamy cheddar and spicy chile does wonders [...]
the great gourmand vacation week: day 1
Through a series of coincidences, happenstance, and a handful of last minute plans, this week has been dubbed, for lack of a more grandiose term, the Great Gourmand Vacation Week. Ok, so a caveat–in “vacation” week I don’t actually mean I’m taking any time off work, but I do mean actively trying to spend [...]
harbor monstrosity
Has anyone else seen the ginormous sculpture of the sailor kissing the lady in the San Diego harbor? Why aren’t there more of these around town?