Japanese cuisine often feels old, but this isn’t always true. Even though ramen is Japan’s national dish, for example, it wasn’t created until the early 20th century and has been endlessly reinvented ever since. Sometimes, especially outside of Japan, that innovation tends to … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: Fine dining in pizza form at Cucina Urbana
It was in the midst of the Great Recession that Tracy Borkum closed fine dining fixture Laurel Restaurant in Bankers Hill in favor of Cucina Urbana (505 Laurel St.), a concept more in tune with the times. Special occasion California-French refinement (and the attendant price tag) … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: TJ-dogs, lowrider style at Barrio Dogg
In this Snapchat and Instagram-fueled day and age, food photographs are regularly hashtagged as #foodart or #foodporn. The Tijuana-style hot dog may figure to be more the latter than the former. It’s not exactly elegant nor precisely pretty, it’s basically just street food. … [Read more...]
CITY BEAT FEATURE: The rules of high dining
When we sat down it felt a bit like a dinner party. However, this particular dinner party, held by fine dining company Lego Optimo, had a kitchen full of renowned chefs doing the cooking. Two of those—Benito Molina and Solange Muris—own a restaurant recently featured on a list of … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: The best Cuban sandwich in town is in…the Gaslamp?
After one bite of the Cuban sandwich at Havana 1920 (548 Fifth Ave.) in the Gaslamp District, I knew it was the best I’d tasted this side of Tampa. After the second bite I knew why: Cuban bread shipped from the La Segunda Central Bakery in Tampa. Read more … [Read more...]
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