It’s a surefire formula that’s no secret: The best way to make really good food is to get incredibly fresh ingredients and not screw them up. That’s harder than it sounds, sure, but it’s even harder to make great food without following that formula. And that, perhaps, is the best … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: It’s not just about the garden at Garden Kitchen
It would be easy to write off Chef Coral Fodor Strong’s Garden Kitchen (4204 Rolando Blvd.) as yet another restaurant trying to jump on the “farm-to-table” bandwagon. It isn’t. For one thing, that bandwagon crashed long ago. For another, Garden Kitchen is about more than just the … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: Character and perfection at Nine-Ten
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...]
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