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WORLD FARE: Lobster West rolls a different way

December 6, 2017 mgardiner

"Authenticity” is a word some foodies love. It’s the magic juice that lends weight to opinion and gives prejudice the power of authority. Calling a place “inauthentic” is almost the equivalent of labeling it “worthless.” Is it just? Is it right? Those are questions raised, and … [Read more...]

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WORLD FARE: The masterful Patrick Ponsaty lands at 1500 Ocean

November 15, 2017 mgardiner

When news broke that Patrick Ponsaty was out at his namesake Rancho Santa Fe restaurant, it was a shock to just about everyone including, it seems, Ponsaty. While the ouster surely didn’t sit well with him, it didn’t take Ponsaty long to land on his feet at the Hotel Del … [Read more...]

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SAN DIEGO CITYBEAT: BEST OF SAN DIEGO (Racing at the velodrome and…vegetable foraging?)

October 24, 2017 mgardiner

Every year San Diego CityBeat, for which -- you might have noticed -- I regularly write, features a "Best Of" issue.  As Editor Seth Combs put it:  "In honor of our 15th anniversary, we asked some of our regular contributors to give us 15 reasons, in no particular order, why they … [Read more...]

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WORLD FARE: The passion of Doña Esthela

September 20, 2017 mgardiner

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...]

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ALL FORKED UP (VIDEO): What Puts the “GAS” in Gastropub? (S1E11)

August 3, 2017 mgardiner

Here is the video from the eleventh ALL FORKED UP PODCAST.  Mercy and Michael interview Jayne Battle, the mastermind behind Jayne’s Gastropub, and MasterChef semi-finalist Nick Nappi of Bar One about gastropubs, sports bars and what they mean in today’s San Diego food … [Read more...]

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