What’s that ominous sound San Diego’s dim sum restaurant owners are hearing? Well, it’s the drumbeat announcing the arrival of Din Tai Fung (4301 La Jolla Village Drive) at Westfield UTC. And it’s letting those owners know it’s time to step up their game. Read more … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: Craft, not glory at Bistro du Marché
As chefs became our new rock stars, “I want my food TV” turned out to be a truer slogan than “I want my MTV” ever was. Michelin stars, it seemed, were less the goal than TV appearances and way sexier than the craft, no doubt. How, then, does a chef like Jean-Michel Diot and his … [Read more...]
THE ART OF SPOONING: Zorro Blanco y Zorro Negro do the Valle Food & Wine Fest, Part 1 now available
In Episode 32 - Zorro Blanco y Zorro Negro do the Valle Food & Wine Fest, Part 1 -- Michael and Sheen talk with Fernando Gaxiola and Andrew Spurgin about the Valle Food & Wine Fest and more. It's now available at the following … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: Surprising sushi in a Tijuana speakeasy
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...]
WORLD FARE: Fine dining Mexican in the East Village
I cannot definitively rule out the possibility that somewhere, on some street corner in San Diego, there are tacos as good as the ones Andrew Bent is serving. I also can’t rule out the technical possibility I’ll win the lottery today, but I certainly wouldn’t want to bet on it. … [Read more...]
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