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...]
San Diego CityBeat: NEW YEAR’S EVE DINING GUIDE
Every year San Diego CityBeat offers it's New Year's Eve Guide and every year I contribute the Dining portion. Here's this year's. The original is at: http://sdcitybeat.com/culture/features/new-year%E2%80%99s-eve-guide-2019/ New Year’s Eve dining doesn’t have to be … [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: The perfect bite at Vistal
It was after the first bite of the first dish at Vistal (901 Bayfront Court inside the downtown Intercontinental Hotel) that I turned to my wife and said, “Oh, the chef’s going to have a hard time beating that!” In fact, Chef Amy DiBiase never quite did do so. But she came really … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: Charles + Dinorah: a revamped and reimagined icon
Charles + Dinorah (1410 Rosecrans St.) is, first and last, the revamped and reimagined restaurant at the iconic Pearl Hotel in Point Loma. “Icon” is a tough word. Yes, it connotes a certain grandeur, but it’s laced with a hint of yesterday’s news. Read more … [Read more...]
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