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A Most Unexpected Location for a Restaurant

October 8, 2012 | By | Comments (2)

Does anyone else want to talk about this multi-use tenancy: a restaurant and a car dealership in one building? Immediately what sprung to my mind was: “Only in LA.” But then I was immediately wrong, because it’s in Northern San Diego. I only wish Vintana Wine + Dine had had more fun with their location on the menu. Like why […]

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San Diego’s Hipster Trailer Park

October 4, 2012 | By | Comments (13)

The evolution of the Western trailer is nearly complete. Far from its early days as a humble camping device, it has since been polished into glam teardrop campers and urban quasi-hotels, like the Mobile Love Den (from $60/night), a refurbished trailer in one of San Diego’s coolest neighborhoods.

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The beer cocktail

June 12, 2012 | By | Comments (2)

Beer is to San Diego, as coffee is to Seattle, as the bagel is to New York. It’s part of the city’s identity. In this town there’s a jillion different beer variations and microbrews, loads of professional beer experts, and more beer on tap at most bars than you can count. It makes sense that here the beer would meet […]

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Burger porn

May 28, 2012 | By | Comments (0)

Smell that? That hint of smoke and char in the air – the siren call of the burger, as I like to think of it – as people start firing up the coals for the three-day weekend. Here, a few Western wonders to inspire your grilling. Sushi burger At Seattle’s Katsu Burger, a sushi chef-turned-grillmeister spins beef into a whole […]

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