Writing about a food event that has already happened is kinda like trying to stuff the feathers back into a busted pillow. The event is a memory, the food is gone…what’s the point? However, some events are good enough to not only merit the effort of being chronicled, but conjure up desire that said article might be considered…
The Candy Jar
Carolyn Kates – An Outsider in an Insider Industry
Annoyed at myself for being five minutes late to our 1:00 lunch meeting, I finally called her. “I’ve been circling for 20 minutes looking for parking and I’m still searching,” I said, embarrassed because being late sucks almost as badly as trying to find parking in Little Italy. “I’m sending out good thoughts for you right now —…
Cyclops Farms – Organically Grown and Growing Organically
Fruits, flowers and vegetables can’t possibly get any fresher than being grown on an urban farm located minutes from your favorite restaurant and just down the street from your house. The newest player contributing to the foodie revolution in San Diego’s North County – Oceanside to be exact – is Cyclops Farms, a California Certified Organic…
The SoundBite Series: Good Food, Good Music and Good Value
Music and food are combined all the time. You can usually hear it in the background wherever you may be dining out at the moment – it’s sometimes subtle, sometimes blaring. Rarely, if ever, are they a perfect match for each other. Chef Nick Brune, co-owner of Local Habit in San Diego and Executive…
You Should Probably Bring a Bucket…
“You should probably bring a bucket,” he said a few nights before the kickoff of the much anticipated Fried Chicken Challenge. “Six chefs, six pieces of chicken, plus sides — that’s a lot of food.” The He: Edwin Real, founder and moderator of the fast growing food lovers group called Eating and Drinking in San…
Popping Up All Over San Diego…
For the slightly more serious and adventurous food lover, scoring a meal at a Supper Club or at a “Pop-up” restaurant can be the equivalent of winning playoff tickets to a sports fan. Ordinarily, these types of events are driven by social media notifications, feature popular chefs and provide short notice or short windows of…
Golden Hour at The Red Door…
As with all things worth doing, the success of any venture starts in the prep. In the case of the 4th installment of The Farmers, Friends and Fishermen Dinner hosted in Mission Hills, the argument can be made that the prep for this event started five years ago when the owners first started their backyard…
A Day to Remember
It Was Haute, Hot and Happening at the Pink Lady!
Months before Hurricane Dolores graced us last weekend with record July rains, flash floods and monsoonal humidity, another storm was brewing that was destined to wreak havoc on all that we believed was possible in the food world. However, this storm was designed to be one of the great charitable, social and food events of the…
Moving On Up…
Well, the va-cay is over but the memories (and the lbs.) still linger. Picking up where we left off in Santa Barbara, we rented a car after having enjoyed the Surfliner from San Diego and continued our trek up the coast. So, while the only food available at our next stop was cafeteria style and…