San Diego Magazine's Happy Half Hour
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The weekly guide to San Diego's food + drink scene, hosted by award-winning food writer and Food Network host Troy Johnson and San Diego Magazine's culture brain, Jackie Bryant. Field notes and perspectives on restaurants, bars, and chefs—including dishes and drinks you gotta try, restaurant openings and closings, events worth your time, and laugh-cry interviews with chefs, restaurant owners, farmers, brewers, and makers who make San Diego's food + drink scene hum.
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Checking in With San Diego's Oldest Bar, Where Tequila Is Cheaper Than Therapy
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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Inside Le Coq's Revival with Brian Malarkey and Chris Puffer
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Andrew Zimmern Wants Us to Rethink the Way We Eat Fish
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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Spinning Spanish Wine Into Magic With Juniper & Ivy Alums
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Viral TikTok Star Katie Brooks on Hand-Making Gnocchi on a Plane
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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How Craft Beer Built San Diego's Food Scene and What's Brewing Next
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Lana Puts a Fresh Spin on Coastal Dining in San Diego
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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San Diego Restaurant News, Chefsgiving & Claudette Zepeda Makes Moves
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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Crashing The Marine Room's High Tide Dinners
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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Longtime restaurateur Sami Ladeki Shares His Unlikely Career Path to Food
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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How to Earn a Michelin Star in Only Six Weeks
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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Inside City Farmers Nursery's 52-Year Legacy in City Heights
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Chef Carl Schroeder's Exit Interview
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Happy Half Hour Hits Monarch with Bebemos Tequila and a San Diego Burger Draft
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Kindred at 10 & Kory Stetina's Next Chapter with Dreamboat and Vulture
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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The Story of San Diego's (Real Young) Rising Star Chef, Aidan Owens
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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Eat With Your Hands (Rerun)
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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En Fuego Turns 30 & Launches Hidden Cocktail Bar
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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"Yes, Chef!" Winner Emily Brubaker Talks Cooking for Martha Stewart
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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The Bebemos Golden Hour: Chased by Imaginary Jaguars in Mezcal Jungles, a Waverly Story
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Jason Mraz Is Now a Part-Time Barista (and Co-Owner) for Jitters Coffee Pub
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Veranda Debuts at Hotel Del After $550M Glow-Up
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Inside the Brand New Nobu Del Coronado and the Cult Dishes That Still Hit
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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This Couple Is Fixing Your Taco Problem
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Country Fair Cinnamon Rolls Wins 2025 Fairtastic Food Competition
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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The Best Dollar Oyster Deal In Town
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Meet the Cheese Shop that Accidentally Became a Sandwich Shop
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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This BBQ Sauce Made Troy Johnson Break His No-Sauce Rule
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May 29, 2025 |
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Inside Carlsbad's Little Victory Wine Bar: Natty Wine, Local Bites, Zero Pretension
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May 22, 2025 |
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Little Fox Cups and Cones Turns Ice Cream into Art in Oceanside
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May 15, 2025 |
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The Three Year Search for the Best Damn Tequila with Bebemos Founder Preston Caffrey
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May 08, 2025 |
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From TomTom to Old Town: Pietro Busalacchi on Restaurants, Reality TV, and a San Diego Legacy
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May 01, 2025 |
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This San Diego Chef Is Bringing Real Tortillas Back to the Table
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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The JuneShine Story: From a Sketchy San Diego Garage to Co-Starring with Willie Nelson
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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The Buttered Handshake, $19 Cocktails, and Why Nobody Drinks Anymore
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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The Best House Cured House Smoked Pastrami in San Diego?
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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How Rosemarie's Went from Food Truck Favorite to San Diego Gastropub Darling
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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La Jolla's Dining Boom: Marisi's Cameron Ingle on Elevating Italian in a Changing Scene
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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Is Ozempic Changing the Way We Dine?
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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How a Cult Horror Filmmaker Became San Diego's King of Bread
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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San Diego's Ultimate Taco Shop Showdown
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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The Wild, Thirst-Trappy Story of San Diego's Fast Food Icon, Jack in the Box
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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Communion: A Rooftop Revelation in San Diego's Dining Evolution
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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The OG: How OB People's Food Co-Op Set the Standard for San Diego Organic Produce
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Inside Oceanside's Hottest New Restaurant: 24 Suns with Michelin-Trained Chefs Nic Webber & Jacob Jordan
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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The 83 Year-Old Who Revolutionized San Diego's Seafood Scene
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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10 Restaurant Pet Peeves and Ideas for a Better Restaurant Future
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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High-End Dining: Inside the menu at San Diego's First Cannabis Café, Sessions by the Bay
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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The Story of Oceanside's Hot New Space: Merenda
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Jan 02, 2025 |
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Everything You Need to Know About San Diego Restaurants and Food in 2024
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Dec 26, 2024 |
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The Chicken Pie Shop Legacy: 87 Years of Comfort Food in San Diego
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Making an Ocean Beach Legend: Hodad's owner Shane Hardin talks Food Network, Fame, and his Father
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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How Monarch Del Mar Became a North County Icon
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Why Thompson Heritage Ranch is Changing San Diego's Menus
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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Rumorosa and Sheraton San Diego Executive Chef Marcos Seville Preps Us For Thanksgiving
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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How Randy Smerik Turned Solare Ristorante into a San Diego Icon
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Celebrating 10 Years of Juniper & Ivy with Chef Jon Sloan: San Diego's Culinary Powerhouse Looks to the Future
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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San Diego Seafood's Past and Future: A Dive Into Local Fishing with Chris Rov Costa and Theresa Talley
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Behind the Tap Truck: Corbin O'Reilly on Beards, Brews, and Building a Mobile Bar and BBQ Empire
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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How Dang Brother Pizza Turns Fire Trucks into Pizza Hotspots
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Travis Swikard: On French cuisine, returning to his hometown, and opening Callie
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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How Kitchens for Good Tackles Food Waste and Empowers Student Chefs
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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Eric Greenspan: On Michelin-Star Kitchens, Food Network, and Reinventing American Cheese
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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How The Mental Bar Became Encanto's Third Place
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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The Story Behind San Diego's Most Legendary Cocktail
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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The Royal Family of San Diego Taco Shops: A Deep Dive with Jorge Farfan of Lolita's
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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Cracking the Code of Picky Eaters: San Diego-based Hidden Foods is Revolutionizing Family Mealtime
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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This San Diego Non-Profit Focuses on Cooking Stoves, the Number One Killer in the World (Seriously)
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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How Sam The Cooking Guy Won the Internet
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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Stella Jeans' Secret Sauce is its Milk
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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Organic Food Pioneer Ran Every Day for Six Years…Twice
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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San Diego's Soul Food Lumpia Truck Was Inspired by Cooking in the Panamanian Jungle
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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The Little Lion's Chef Learned Everything from Her Grandparents at The Belgian Lion
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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Martin Short is the Current Mayor of This Food-and-Drink-Obsessed San Diego County Town
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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Meet the Man Responsible for Light Beer's Craft Comeback
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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Javier Plascencia Talks Michelin Stars and the Caesar Salad's 100th Anniversary
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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Deep-Fried Delights at the San Diego County Fair
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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San Diego Mag's Chef of the Year + His Truffle Hunter
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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San Diego's King of Produce
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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Inside an Icon: Top of the Market
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May 23, 2024 |
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Trying The Best Food at Petco Park with Don & Mud
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May 15, 2024 |
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Michelin's Sommelier of the Year is Serving Wine at a Bistro in North Park
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May 08, 2024 |
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San Diego Broadcast Legend Chris Cantore and Sushi Icon Tyler Mars Launch Omakase-and-Vinyl Pop-Up
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May 01, 2024 |
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Jordan Howlett: 40 Million Followers, a Collab with Kevin Hart—All from His Kitchen in Oceanside
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Feeding San Diego Rescues 1.2 Million Pounds of Food a Month
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Making Wishes Come True With Chef William Eick
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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The Beach Boys' Mike Love Puts Us in a Kokomo State of Mind
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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San Diego's First Family of Karaoke Opens Grand New Thing (With a Heck of a Burger)
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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The Story Behind the City's Backyard Restaurant With a Year-Long Waitlist
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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Is This the Best Falafel in San Diego?
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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San Diego's Legendary Tony Tee Drops By
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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Feeling Lucky with Jason Mraz
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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That's the Spirit
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Let Us Eat Cake
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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Getting Real With Celebrity Chef Lauren Lawless
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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40 Years of La Jolla's George's at the Cove
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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The Fishmonger Tommy Gomes Returns With Dry-Aged Fish
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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Paradise, Or Something Like It
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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The Big South Bay Brewery That Could
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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Top Chef Thanksgiving Day Tips: Lessons From Brad Wise
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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HOT TICKET: Susan Finegar & Liz Lachman
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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The Best First Date Bar in San Diego?
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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Vegan Doom Metal Pizza
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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Hell of a Pedigree for a Little Fish Shop
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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Three-Star Michelin Chef Opens Burger Joint in San Diego
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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THE NEXT BIG THING: New School American Cheese
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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The Hit of Coronado
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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The Life of Failed Umpire Drew Deckman
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Aug 12, 2023 |
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Napatini Takes Off in Carlsbad
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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The Roberto Alcocer Formula That Led Valle to a Michelin Star
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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Openings, Closings, Bib Gourmands & Machaca
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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The Meals to Eat in San Diego Before You Die
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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Raising the Bar on Stadium Food in San Diego
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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The Food People of the San Diego County Fair
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Coffee in Offices with Guitarists
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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It Will Rain On Your New Outdoor Restaurant
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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Incoming: Izola Bakery Builds a Bread City of Glass in City Heights
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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The Salt-of-the-Earth Star Power of Catherine McCord
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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Creating Consortium Holdings: The Story Behind Its Success
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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Small-Batch Aquavit Is Here (and it's gooooood)
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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JC Select Wines Shows us How to Indulge in a Different Kind of Wellness
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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Co-owner of IZO, Gaston Martinez, shares how his mezcal helped their agave spirits stand out
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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The World's Happiest Rice Starts in National City
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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The Farm Adopted by San Diego's First 3-Star Michelin Restaurant
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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Cold Beer and Pink Boots with Small-Batch Brewer Laura Ulrich
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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Carol Roizen built a healthy cafe in San Diego for their daughter, and it turned into a huge success
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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Year in Review, we talk through the best things we ate, the biggest news, and trends
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Dec 24, 2022 |
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The San Diego Company Growing the Future of Global Seafood in a Beer Chamber
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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This Restaurant Only Has One Teeny Tiny Trash Can
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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Three Thanksgiving Cooking Tips from Top Chef Josh Mouzakes of Arlo
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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The Next Generation Has Reinvented San Diego Classic, The Fishery (and it's fantastic)
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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The Woman Behind La Jolla's Secret House of Food
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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A Local Cook Was Gifted a Restaurant - This is Her Story
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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SD's First NFT Bar, We take Botanica owner Amar Harrag out for food and drinks to Cutwater Spirits
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Oct 21, 2022 |
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Talking lo-fi wines with the co-founder of Rose Wine Co and the newly opened Mabel's Gone Fishing
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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Skrewball co-founder Steve Yeng explains his journey from refugee camps to the face of spirits
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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Natural Wine and Petco Park's Facelift
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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Going through the 5 stages of SDs iconic beer with the face and voice of BP, Jeff Lozano
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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We introduce one of San Diego's best pizzas to one of its best beers
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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Ranting About Food with Padres Funnyman, Mark "Mudcat" Grant
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Aug 26, 2022 |
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The Next-Gen of Vietnamese Food with Shank & Bone's owner Han Tran
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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Ranch45 Expands in Del Mar
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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Stone Delicious IPA, a birria flatbread, and a Claudia Sandoval
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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The Magic of Woodsmoke
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May 27, 2022 |
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Richard Blais: Chef, TV Star, Golf Influencer
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May 20, 2022 |
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San Diego Chef Grows Michelin-Star Mold
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May 05, 2022 |
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San Diego's New Star of Modern Japanese Food
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Apr 15, 2022 |
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Grand Ole BBQ y Asado is Back!
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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Kingfisher Takes San Diego by Storm
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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San Diego's Mike Hess Brewing Releases Exclusive Hazy IPA for SeaWorld
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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Roller Coasters, Hazy IPAs, and Podcasts... Oh my!
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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The Giant-Big Chef News at Iconic Lodge at Torrey Pines
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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Lan Thai Enclave Expands "Food as Medicine," Takes Over San Diego Farm
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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JoJo Ruiz Is Everywhere
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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The New Owner of Mr. A's Joins us to Talk about what Changes He will (and will not) be Making
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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The Massive Impact of Kitchens for Good
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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The Creative Team Behind San Diego's First Absinthe Restaurant
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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Meet Amy Truong of Paru Tea Bar
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Dec 10, 2021 |
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Did Troy Johnson and his wife Claire really just buy San Diego Magazine?
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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Meet Mike Minor, the New Executive Chef at The Marine Room
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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We Go Inside Barons Market, a Local Family-Owned Grocer
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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Addison Received Two Michelin Stars! We Check In with Chef William Bradley
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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Meet Saman Javid, the New Executive Chef at George's at the Cove
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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A Family Affair: Karina's Mexican Seafood Celebrates 40 Years in San Diego
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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We Talk Vegan Food, Music, and Tiki Drinks with Kindred's Kory Stetina
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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We Indulge Our Sweet Tooths with Baker Justin Gaspar of Hommage Bakehouse
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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We Share This Year's 'Best Restaurants' Issue with Chef Brad Wise
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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From Madison Avenue to Margaritas: Meet Ian Tenzer, Puesto's New R&D Chef
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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We Get the Inside Scoop on Upcoming Concerts and Events (Including Golf!) at Petco Park
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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We're Talking Beer and Baseball from a Suite at Petco Park
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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Say Hola to Hellote, Which Serves Mexican Street Corn with a Twist
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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We're Celebrating Pride Week with Roanna Canete of North Park's Gluten Free Baking Co.
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Jul 15, 2021 |
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Meet Tara Monsod, Animae's New Executive Chef
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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A New Film Documents San Diego's Craft Beer Scene
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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We Talk Beef Jerky with Will Dryden, Founder of Baja Jerky
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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How Milton's Deli in Del Mar Went from a Neighborhood Staple to a National Brand
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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Homestead Brings a Locally-Sourced Neighborhood Market to Solana Beach
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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Local Writer Beth Demmon Speaks About Reporting On Sexism in the Craft Beer Industry
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Jun 03, 2021 |
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Kindred Bartender Dannika Underhill Gives a Front-of-House Perspective on Tipping
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May 27, 2021 |
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Gustavo Tonella Is Bringing Sonoran-Style Hot Dogs to Imperial Beach
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May 19, 2021 |
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Restaurants Are Struggling to Find Workers. Dario Gallo of Civico 1845 Explains Why
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May 13, 2021 |
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We Chat with Acclaimed Chef Eric Greenspan about the World of Ghost and Virtual Kitchens
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May 06, 2021 |
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How Food Writer Sabrina Medora Galvanized Local Chefs for an Event to Fight Racism through Food
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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Chef Travis Swikard's Long-Awaited Callie Restaurant Is Finally Opening!
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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We Talk Baseball and Burritos with Padres Outfielder Wil Myers
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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A Toast to an Award-Winning Wine Made Right in Ocean Beach
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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Kaci Goff Embraces Her Malaysian Tamil Heritage at Wolf and Woman Pop-Up
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Apr 01, 2021 |
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Emily Green at Sisters Pizza Is Building a Legacy of Pizza and Community
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Mar 25, 2021 |
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Brewer Megan Stone on Receiving a National Award for Promoting Inclusivity within Craft Beer Culture
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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We Try Ballast Point's Two Newest Beers: Big Gus and Wee Gus
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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Indulgent Vegan Food? Avonte Hartsfield of Rollin' Roots Shows It's Possible
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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We Chat with Tommy Gomes about His New TV Show, The Fishmonger
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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We Check in with Richard Blais about His Pandemic Projects and New Restaurant
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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Meet Tony Guan, Executive Chef at Fortunate Son
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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We Talk Tacos with Ernie Becerra, Founder of ¡Salud! in Barrio Logan
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Feb 04, 2021 |
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Meet Starr Edwards, the Founder of Bitchin' Sauce
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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How Maya Madsen's Vegan Cookies Went From Farmers' Markets to the National Spotlight Overnight
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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We Chat With Michelin-Starred Chef William Bradley of Addison to Talk the Future of Fine Dining
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Jan 14, 2021 |
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We Reminisce on 2020: Our Most Memorable Guests, Favorite Foods, and Hopes for the Future
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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We Chat with Arturo Kassel of Whisknladle Hospitality about the Second Shutdown
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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We Reveal to Chef Accursio Lota of Cori Pastificio That He's a Best Restaurants Winner!
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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It's Almost Time for Pumpkin Pie! We Chat with Steven Torres of Pop Pie and Stella Jean's
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Nov 19, 2020 |
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We Chat with Timothy Parker, Navy Veteran and Owner of Chula Vista Brewery
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Nov 12, 2020 |
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We're Back at The Del's Sun Deck and Talking Cocktails
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Nov 05, 2020 |
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Join Us on the Hotel Del's New Sun Deck!
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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How Is Limited Indoor Dining Going? We Asked Sandy Vuong of Dumpling Inn
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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How Hanna's Gourmet Went from a Catering Business to a Beloved Bistro
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Oct 15, 2020 |
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It's Our 200th Episode! We Celebrate With Chef Brian Malarkey
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Oct 08, 2020 |
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Our First Cross-Border Episode! With the Founder of La Lomita Winery
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Oct 01, 2020 |
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How a Small Farm and Café in North Park Helps Refugees Build a New Life
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Sep 24, 2020 |
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We Chat with Acclaimed Chef Eric Bost about His Move to Jeune et Jolie
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Sep 16, 2020 |
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We Learn about San Diego's Growing Wine Industry with Denise Clarke, Owner of Altipiano Vineyard
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Sep 03, 2020 |
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How One Nonprofit Is Helping Restaurants Stay Afloat While It Feeds Hospital Workers
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Aug 27, 2020 |
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What is San Diego's Restaurant Scene Going to Be Like Once Summer Ends? We Asked Jeff Rossman
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Aug 20, 2020 |
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What's Brewing in Barrio Logan: A Women-Led Craft Beer Space
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Aug 13, 2020 |
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Kris Buchanan of Goodonya Organic Eatery Says It's Not Realistic for Businesses to be the Enforcer
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Aug 06, 2020 |
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We Get Behind the Lens with Pro Food Photographer and Stylist Brittany Wright
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Jul 30, 2020 |
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Beyond Booze: Michael Skubic of Old Harbor Distilling Talks Making Hand Sanitizer
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Jul 23, 2020 |
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We dig in to Korean fried chicken with Tommy Nguyen, owner of Cross Street Chicken and Beer
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Jul 16, 2020 |
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What's the future of live music in San Diego? We ask Tim Mays, owner of The Casbah and Starlite
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Jul 09, 2020 |
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How Chef Phillip Esteban Adapted and Expanded His Businesses, One Rice Bowl at a Time
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Jul 02, 2020 |
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Brad Keiller of Nomad Donuts shares his experiences on being a Black business owner in America
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Jun 24, 2020 |
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Chef Travis Swikard Returns to His Hometown to Open Callie Restaurant in East Village
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Mar 11, 2020 |
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Would You Try a Mashed Potato Pizza? Jon Mangini of Basic Pizza Talks About Why You Should
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Mar 04, 2020 |
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Our Conversation with Gaston Martinez Gets Smoky As We Discuss Mezcal, Mexico, and Marketing
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Feb 25, 2020 |
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Amplified Ale Works' founder Alex Pierson shares how he went from cooking kebabs to brewing up beers
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Feb 12, 2020 |
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We Talk Pizza and Ridiculously Hot Chicken Wings with Regents Pizzeria owner, Bill Vivian
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Feb 05, 2020 |
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We Talk Healthy Eating with Lan Thai, Chef at Enclave, Inside of JuneShine Ranch's Kombucha Brewery
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Jan 29, 2020 |
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Hard Cider is Here to Stay: North Park's Bivouac Ciderworks Rolls Out Cans
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Jan 23, 2020 |
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A Q&A With the New Owner of Ballast Point: We Ask Brendan Watters How it Came to be
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Jan 15, 2020 |
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Love Italian Food? Get Ready to Feast, Matteo Cattaneo of Buona Forchetta Fame Joins us
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Jan 10, 2020 |
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The Team Reminisces On 2019 as They Look Back at Trends, Guests and Holiday Traditions
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Dec 19, 2019 |
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What Was the Best Thing You Ate In 2019? The Biggest Stories and we Reveal our 'Best Of' List
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Dec 11, 2019 |
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Sergio Garcia Manriquez of Dos Tierras Talks About Finding His Calling Through Cooking
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Dec 04, 2019 |
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How the City of Oceanside is Using an Innovative Kitchen in the Fight Against Food Waste
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Nov 27, 2019 |
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Fernando Gaxiola Gives us Taste of Mexico's Wine Country Through His Co., Baja Wine and Food
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Nov 20, 2019 |
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Tommy the Fishmonger Talks About Going Solo while Staying Sustainable
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Nov 14, 2019 |
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Co-Founder of Coronado Brewing Company Rick Chapman, Joins Us
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Nov 07, 2019 |
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We Step Inside the City's Newest (and Spookiest) Speakeasy with Tahona Owner Amar Harrag
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Oct 30, 2019 |
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Sponsored: We Chat with the Crew behind Hornblower Cruises and Events Aboard the High Spirits Ship
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Oct 29, 2019 |
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Crystals and CBD Cocktails: Matt Sieve Talks About His Daring New Drinks at Madison on Park
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Oct 23, 2019 |
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From Refugee Camp to Running a Restaurant Empire: Steven Yeng of OB Noodle House Shares His Story
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Oct 16, 2019 |
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Brandon Zanavich talks all things Dirty Flat Top Cheeseburger and The Friendly
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Oct 09, 2019 |
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Meet Justin Vaiciunas, the 'Cutthroat' Chef at Luca
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Oct 03, 2019 |
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How the Founder of Puesto Turned His Love of Home-Cooked Meals into a Thriving Restaurant
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Sep 25, 2019 |
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Drive-Bys to Gentrification: The owner of Original 40 Brewing tells us how North Park has changed
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Sep 18, 2019 |
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Meet Gina Marsaglia, 'The Godmother of San Diego's Beer Scene' and CEO of Pizza Port
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Sep 12, 2019 |
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We Chat With Richard Blais About What's Cooking at our Sponsor KAABOO This Year
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Sep 11, 2019 |
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Meet David Castro Hussong, Chef at Fauna in the Valle de Guadalupe
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Sep 04, 2019 |
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How A Local Pastry Chef Went from Baking High-End Desserts to Crafting Cannabis Edibles
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Sep 03, 2019 |
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Cris Liang, owner Realm of the 52 Remedies, joins us
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Aug 22, 2019 |
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Michelin-Starred Chef Michael Mina
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Aug 15, 2019 |
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Part 2: A Follow Up with Claudette Zepeda-Wilkins
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Aug 07, 2019 |
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Part 1: We Chat with James Beard Award Nominee Claudette Zepeda-Wilkins
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Aug 07, 2019 |
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Our Catch of the Day: Peter Halmay, the "Urchin King"
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Jul 31, 2019 |
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We made three beers!
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Jul 24, 2019 |
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We Talk Beef with Andy Harris of Grand Ole BBQ
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Jul 18, 2019 |
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Meet Arturo Kassel, CEO of Whisknladle and Gravity Heights
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Jul 10, 2019 |
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Chef Jojo Ruiz of Serea at Hotel Del Coronado and has LaCroix fizzled out?
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Jul 03, 2019 |
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Meet Wally Sadat, one of the owners of local chain The Kebab Shop
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Jun 26, 2019 |
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Meet Jeff Fenster, CEO of Everbowl
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Jun 21, 2019 |
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Special Episode: Live from Our Best Restaurants Party
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Jun 17, 2019 |
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We chat with New Orleans native Quinnton Austin, chef of Louisiana Purchase
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Jun 12, 2019 |
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Meet David Favela, founder of Border X Brewing; and is the Aperol spritz a bad drink?
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Jun 05, 2019 |
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We reveal to chef Angelo Sosa that Death by Tequila is on the cover of Best Restaurants!
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May 29, 2019 |
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The Patio Group gets a new chef, and what's the tipping etiquette at fast-casual restaurants?
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May 22, 2019 |
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We chat with Mark 'Mud' Grant at Petco Park, and is fake meat taking over real meat?
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May 15, 2019 |
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A Michelin-starred chef is coming to San Diego, and is the Instagram aesthetic over?
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May 08, 2019 |
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Meet the San Diego Padres' executive chef, and Troy Johnson is engaged!
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May 01, 2019 |
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A taqueria in San Ysidro gets national attention, and are millennials sick of drinking?
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Apr 24, 2019 |
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Meet the founder of the I Love Poke Festival, and David's 60-second beer review
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Apr 17, 2019 |
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Inside The Lion's Share and a fine-dining pop-up, and a restaurant is fined for surcharges
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Apr 10, 2019 |
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Hanis Cavin of The Porchetta Shack joins us, and a debate over the James Beard Awards
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Apr 03, 2019 |
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Meet the new executive chef at Born & Raised and Sycuan Casino's major makeover
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Mar 27, 2019 |
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We chat with the San Diego Tourism Authority about Michelin's new guide to California restaurants
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Mar 20, 2019 |
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Interview with a local culinary stalwart, One Paseo, and mail-order meal kits
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Mar 14, 2019 |
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We Chat with Karen Barnett about Small Bar's second life
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Mar 07, 2019 |
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The parking episode! The latest chef-hunter trend, and lots of La Mesa talk.
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Feb 27, 2019 |
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What's behind the natural wine trend, and a debate over Instagram influencers
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Feb 21, 2019 |
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A new Moroccan Baja-inspired restaurant lands in North Park, plus loads of other food news
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Feb 14, 2019 |
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Thorn Brewing talks tasting rooms and is the Little Italy Food Hall one of the top 10?
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Feb 06, 2019 |
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Metallica and Stone Brewing Co. make beer, and John Resnick from Campfire and Jeune et Jolie
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Jan 30, 2019 |
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Fort Oak opens and Moe Girton from Gossip Grill and Baja Betty's drops in
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Jan 23, 2019 |
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DIY pancakes are headed to North Park, and Land & Water Co.'s chef Rob Ruiz drops in
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Jan 16, 2019 |
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The Convoy District Partnership talks expansion and staying authentic
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Jan 09, 2019 |
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Urban Solace chef-owner Matt Gordon is back in the guest seat
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Jan 02, 2019 |
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It's our 2018 wrap-up show, with the buzziest news, favorite guests, and our personal picks
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Dec 20, 2018 |
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The President of the Jacobs & Cushman Food Bank of SD explains how you can help the hungry
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Dec 12, 2018 |
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Big changes at Solare and chef Danilo Tangalin of Bivouac Ciderworks drops in
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Dec 06, 2018 |
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A mezcal bar opens in Old Town and Palomar Health Executive Chef Alicia Bell
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Nov 29, 2018 |
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Urban Solace preps for a huge revamp and chef Amy DiBiase drops in
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Nov 14, 2018 |
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Modern Times opens a vegan restaurant, and Burning Beard Brewing's Mike Maass is our guest
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Nov 07, 2018 |
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SD Bay Wine & Food Festival and Nica Knite of the historic Pine Valley House hotel
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Oct 31, 2018 |
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Lee Chase, co-owner of Blind Lady Ale House, Tiger! Tiger!, and more stops by
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Oct 24, 2018 |
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Polite Provisions' Erick Castro stops by
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Oct 17, 2018 |
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The restauranteur behind Coasterra, Bo-Beau, and dozens of other local concepts stops by
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Oct 10, 2018 |
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Michelin star-level dumplings arrive in San Diego, and chef Bernard of The Marine Room
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Oct 03, 2018 |
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The co-founder of Imperfect Produce drops in
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Sep 27, 2018 |
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Hundred Proof cocktail revamp, Indian food to South Park, and Lola55 owner drops in
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Sep 19, 2018 |
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A local vodka co. wins big, and Bertrand Hug of Mister A's and Mille Fleurs drops by
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Sep 12, 2018 |