We may not have much of a winter in San Diego but two months of gray skies make summer’s arrival special. As May Gray descends on San Diego, now is a good time to figure out what’s on the docket after June Gloom leaves and summer actually does arrive. For many foodies, that means … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: Pasta without pretension at Monzù
Italian restaurants in San Diego have tended to fall into one of three categories: 1.) American-Italian joints with cheap red sauce and bad pizza; 2.) middle-of-the-road copycat spots (think early ’90s Gaslamp or Little Italy a decade later), or; 3.) stuffy, pretentious and often … [Read more...]
ART OF SPOONING: Patrick Ponsaty and Davin Waite on the Best Chef in San Diego
Patrick Ponsaty and Davin Waite would have to be on just about anyone’s short list for “Best Chef in San Diego.” Michael and Sheen ask them what they think about that and what it even means. The show begins on Michael Gardiner's Facebook page tomorrow, January 9 at 10:00 a.m.. … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: Lobster West rolls a different way
"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...]
WORLD FARE: A blast from the past at PL Bagels
I was working in the Helmsley Building, a 35-story Beaux-Arts building towering over Grand Central Station. Every morning I’d get off the subway, head straight to the bagel shop for a cinnamon-raisin bagel (with butter) and eat it at my desk with a cup of bad coffee. So, when I … [Read more...]
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