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: Smok’d Hog takes the barbecue roads less travelled
It takes balls to open a barbecue joint making styles of meat most people don’t even know exist. Chris McAfee has such balls. In a town with an emerging barbecue scene—something that pretty much didn’t exist a few years ago—in which Texas barbecue is King and Kansas City’s … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: A taste of the Middle East in the College Area
Maybe I should have known or at least suspected. Middle Eastern restaurants in lightly retrofitted chain spots are hardly unusual, sure. And the light-box pole-top sign depicting a vaguely Arabic castle inside a walled city added little to the equation. But it was the other sign … [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: Simplicity with an Italian accent at Civico 1845
Italian food is simple food, and that’s by no means an insult. Italian fare is all about good ingredients prepared with skill and caring. It’s just as much about balance and patience as it is about time and elegance. That is what is offered up at Little Italy’s Civico 1845 (1845 … [Read more...]
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