San Diego Food & Travel

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CITYBEAT SUMMER GUIDE: Place your order

We may not have much of a winter in San Diego but two months of gray skies make summer’s arrival special. As May Gray descends on San Diego, now is a good time to figure out what’s on the docket after June Gloom leaves and summer actually does arrive. For many foodies, that means … [Read more...]

WORLD FARE: Astral projecting nuns mashed up with the Velvets at Sister Ray’s

It’s a legend that sounds like the basis for a religion or, at the very least, a very cool rock song: an astral projecting nun, who spent her entire life in a Spanish convent, was the first to record the recipe for chili. According to the legend, native women in America’s … [Read more...]

WORLD FARE: Carve is carving out a name for itself

San Diego’s truest foodie gripe may be our lack of great delis. D.Z. Akin’s is decent, but hardly great. In my mind, at least, D.Z. Akin’s has always been defined by what it doesn’t have (superb, house-made cold cuts) as much as what it does. That, on the other hand, is exactly … [Read more...]

WORLD FARE: Best eats of 2018

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...]