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A World Fare-style Guide to World Cup Watching

June 20, 2018 mgardiner

The first “football” match was supposedly contested after a battle between Anglo-Saxon and Danish tribes using the severed head of the losing tribe’s King for a “ball.” While Andres Escobar paid a similar price for his own goal against the United States in 1994, things have … [Read more...]

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WORLD FARE: Shanghaied at Shanghai Bun

May 31, 2017 mgardiner

I was excited when I got word that a place describing itself as a “Chinese tapas bar” would be opening in Point Loma. I love tapas, I love dim sum and I loved the idea of the intersection of the two. Then, unfortunately, I actually ate at Shanghai Bun Chinese Tapas Bar (1029 … [Read more...]

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WORLD FARE: Bar Bodega shows the benefit of keeping it short

May 16, 2017 mgardiner

If there’s a more certain sign a restaurant won’t be great than a long menu, I haven’t found it. The opposite may not be equally true—a short menu doesn’t assure greatness—but it increases the odds that back-of-house staff will execute all menu items well and the ingredients will … [Read more...]

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WORLD FARE: The spirit of tapas at Cueva Bar

November 16, 2016 mgardiner

Tapas are the classic small plates of Spain. According to one of several origin legends the tapas tradition began in Seville with a clever bartender who popped a slice of bread covered with a tasty morsel atop of a glass of sherry to keep the flies out. Hence the term "tapas." … [Read more...]

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