Instead of one, definitive Chinese spot, San Diego has a stunning variety of excellent regional Chinese restaurants. A trip around town or down Convoy Street from the 52 freeway to Linda Vista will show off the full range of the cuisine, from spicy Sichuan to savory Shaanxi. It's … [Read more...]
THRILLIST: The Ultimate Guide to Dining in La Jolla
Home to gorgeous beaches, luxury shopping, and Mitt Romney’s infamous five-car garage elevator, La Jolla is a playground for the rich and shameless -- its name even translates to English as "The Jewel." That said, this seaside neighborhood's real jewels might just be its … [Read more...]
THRILLIST: Why You Absolutely Need to Take a Trip Down to Tijuana, Mexico
Back in the day, when I went to Tijuana I didn't have a guidebook. I just had a friend I'll call Paco, one of my best high school buddies. His last name happened to match that of Tijuana's mayor at the time, and we all used to take his advice on Tijuana. After all, he was, we'd … [Read more...]
THRILLIST: Why Cleveland’s Food Scene is Low-Key One of the Country’s Best and Only Getting Better
The fires on the Cuyahoga River have long since been put out. Not, mind you, before they burned through Cleveland’s psyche and economy, leaving behind a shell of a once-great city with little in the way of hope, and a nation only too happy to laugh about its downfall. What had … [Read more...]
THRILLIST: San Diego’s 10 Best Neighborhoods for Dining Out, Ranked
San Diego’s city fathers and mothers (not to mention planners) are keen on telling us that ours is a “City of Neighborhoods.” They lied when they said it, and they lie now. San Diego is not a city of neighborhoods, never was, and cannot be for many reasons: Southern California … [Read more...]