Increasingly, it seems, top restaurants in Los Angeles and London, New York and New Dehli, San Sebastian and São Paulo look the same, feel the same and have even begun to taste the same. The internet brought ease of access to information and images but also a convergence among … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: Drowning in torta goodness at El Gallito
Just about anything taken to its logical extreme falls apart. The torta ahogadas (“drowned tortas”) of Guadalajara are an example of that. They take the Mexican torta to its logical extreme, and they certainly fall apart. However, there is definitely nothing wrong with that. In … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: El Prieto proves it’s just San Diego gringo tacos that suck
About a month ago I wrote in this space that San Diego tacos suck and “the problem isn’t them, it’s us.” We’re getting the tacos we deserve, the ones we’ve asked for. It didn’t take long for me to be informed of the error of my ways. “You’ve got to be kidding me,” opined one … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: The Taco Stand is proof that San Diego tacos suck
It’s a judgment tossed our direction by La La Landers and other unjustifiably snobby sorts: “San Diego food sucks...except for the Mexican food, which is pretty good.” Damning by faint praise? No, more like backasswards bullshit. It’s our food scene that doesn’t suck and our … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: Haute altitude, haute cuisine at Skadi Restaurant
For decades Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort’s owners have aspired to turn the place into an upscale, A-list destination resort like Aspen or Vail. With the mountain’s natural snow catch basin, unparalleled lift system and proximity to Hollywood (as well as San Diego), it always … [Read more...]
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