Finding good food in Tijuana is neither difficult nor surprising. Caesar salad? It was invented there. Tacos? Uh, yeah. TJ’s one of the best taco towns anywhere. High-end sushi? Eh, maybe some mariscosor some cheap Sinaloan “sushi,” but up until last month—when Chef Pedro Velardo … [Read more...]
CITY BEAT FOOD ISSUE: Sushi Stop (All Sushi, All the Time)
You’ve heard of the pescatarian diet (covered elsewhere in this issue), as well as the raw food diet (vegan, with no foodstuffs raised over 118 degrees Fahrenheit). Me? I thought a cross between those was a far better approach. The best of both worlds: I call it the All-Sushi … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: Japanese cooking with a bit of yang at Robataya Oton
It’s a concept from China that’s permeated Eastern philosophy and entered the Western lexicon: yin and yang. It describes the interrelatedness and connection of seemingly opposite forces. One common example of yin-yang in Chinese philosophy is the genders, with yin equated to … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: j/wata goes beyond the sushi emoji
When most people think about sushi, something like nigiri probably comes to mind: a pristine raw fish slice sitting atop a block of hand-pressed, vinegared and seasoned rice. Nigiri is the “sushi” emoji on Facebook, Google, iOS, LG, Mozilla, EmojiOne and emojidex. It’s pretty … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: Himitsu is the perfect sushi bar for La Jolla
The search for the sushi bar with the freshest fish is an endless one. It’s also, perhaps surprisingly, a counterproductive one. The best sushi isn’t always the freshest. In fact, it never is. Many of us just didn’t know. One great place to learn that is Himitsu (1030-G Torrey … [Read more...]
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