This was the year in our region's food, Word Fare-style: Best Restaurant of the Year (North of the Border), Best Restaurant of the Year (South of the Border), Best New Restaurant of the Year (High-End), Best New Restaurant of the Year (Casual), Dish of the Year (High-End), Dish … [Read more...]
EATER SAN DIEGO 2018 YEAR END WRAP-UP, Parts 3 through 6: Biggest Surprises and Grievances, Best Dining Neighborhood and the Year in a Word
Here are my contributions to parts 3 through 6 of Eater San Diego's 2018 year end wrap-up. The originals are … [Read more...]
EATER SAN DIEGO 2018 YEAR END WRAP-UP, Parts I and 2: San Diego’s 2018 Restaurant Newcomers and Standbys
Every year, Eater San Diego closes out the year by surveying local food writers about their take on the past year in the San Diego dining scene. For the past five years I’ve been one of the writers asked to be a part of it. It is a year-end tradition I enjoy. The survey … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: Do San Diego tacos really suck? Part II: Tuétano Taqueria
It’s been said there are three parts to every taco: tortilla, filling and salsa. There’s a fourth, however, and it may be the most important one: balance. It’s the balance of flavors and textures, and the ratio of filling-to-tortilla. It’s no single one of those but it’s the … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: Do San Diego tacos really suck? Part I
A few years back I claimed, “The Taco Stand is proof that San Diego tacos suck.” Hyperbole? A tad clickbaity? Maybe. Have I never enjoyed a good taco in town? Sure I have, but I stand by the notion that tacos south of the border tend to be superior to the majority of those in the … [Read more...]
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