For all the Italian restaurants in town, it’s remarkable how few are dedicated to distinct regional cuisines. Now, with Maestoso (1040 University Ave.) in Hillcrest, we have one dedicated to “anti-cultural” (read: contemporary) Roman food with much of it served from roving dim … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: Go beyond the gateway drug at Phuong Nga 2
Let us consider the possibility that phở is just the “gateway drug” to Vietnamese cuisine. While that gateway theory (“go to bed with marijuana or beer and risk waking up with cocaine or heroin”) was discredited long ago, it appears to be on something of a reunion tour these … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: Calozzi’s taps out a tune in the key of cheesesteak
Sometimes it’s good to be wrong. This is especially true when I taste something again for the first time and realize how much better it is than I remembered. I thought I knew from Philly cheesesteaks and recalled fondly of our local offerings over the years. That is, until I went … [Read more...]
San Diego CityBeat Summer Guide: Et tu, Caesar
Every year San Diego CityBeat posts its guide to summer activities. This year's theme was all "about embracing some of the more iconic and well-known places San Diego has become known for" and, more particularly, things we'd always wanted to do but hadn't. I, perhaps not … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: Nine shades of hot at Shu Dao
Chinese hot pot in San Diego used to mean a trip to Little Sheep Mongolian. Today we have multiple Taiwanese places, a Chonqing spot, ones with personal pots and many with communal pots. With ShuDao Hotpot (4690 Convoy St.), we have an authentic Sichuan place (and it’s not even … [Read more...]
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