You never forget the first time—I certainly didn’t—and you always want it to be that way. It rarely is. So it was for me with the real Mexican food I’d been privileged enough to taste as a child. Those flavors, created by middle-aged women rolling out their own tortillas, became … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: Go North, young man: to Village North
China is a big place. Like, really big: nearly 1.4 billion people spread over 3.7 million square miles. A spate of regional Chinese restaurants in San Diego has shown that Chinese cuisine is more varied than once perceived. From the fresh seafood and vegetables of Canton and the … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: The Six-Day War of Cultural Appropriation
On May 16, 2017 the Willamette Week, an alternative weekly from Portland, published a profile of Kooks, a breakfast burrito pop-up operating out of one of Portland’s innumerable food carts. In the article, Kooks co-owner Liz Connelly describes how she and fellow owner Kali Wilgus … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: Beauty Hunan shows the beauty of smoke and fire
Not so long ago San Diego’s most prominent Food Network star, Troy Johnson, confirmed the generalization “there’s no good Chinese food in San Diego.” An “Elite Yelper” went there as well, saying “I’m on a mission to find decent Chinese food in SD, but I’m losing...” San Diego, no … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: Shanghaied at Shanghai Bun
I was excited when I got word that a place describing itself as a “Chinese tapas bar” would be opening in Point Loma. I love tapas, I love dim sum and I loved the idea of the intersection of the two. Then, unfortunately, I actually ate at Shanghai Bun Chinese Tapas Bar (1029 … [Read more...]
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