WORLD FARE: Morocco meets Mexico at Medina
Located just under the name on the façade of Medina (2850 El Cajon Blvd.) are the words “Moroccan Baja Kitchen.” That same billing is on the North Park eatery’s website and most articles about the...
View ArticleWORLD FARE: The son surpasses the father at Fort Oak
With their first restaurant, TRUST in Hillcrest, owner Steve Schwob and chef Brad Wise created a special place that featured “dishes that are a cut above yet grounded, technical but unpretentious and...
View ArticleWORLD FARE: Tasty Noodle House is more than tasty noodles
Names and labels can reveal, obscure or even do both at the same time. Tasty Noodle House (4646 Convoy St.) is something of a case in point. It is both tasty and a relatively typical Chinese “noodle...
View ArticleWORLD FARE: An Italian moment, simply, at Caffè San Luca
San Diego is having an Italian moment. Still, despite having a “Little Italy” and a Gaslamp District once silly with Italian joints, local Italian food offerings over the past several decades have been...
View ArticleWORLD FARE: 21st Century Filipino fare at Gaya Gaya
When she arrives at the table, she’s just so sexy: the bronzed skin, the way she looks just sitting there. Eating the crispy pata at Gaya Gaya (7580 Miramar Road) is like having sex for the first time....
View ArticleWORLD FARE: Old House puts the “hot” in hot pot
Walking through the door at Old House Hot Pot (8199 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., Ste. S1) in the Convoy District feels like stepping into a Star Trek transporter and getting beamed to Chengdu, the capital of...
View ArticleWORLD FARE: A tale of opulence and restraint at Addison
In the run-up to Michelin’s California Guide, there was a lot of local speculation about whether Addison Restaurant (5200 Grand Del Mar Way) would be awarded one of Michelin’s coveted stars. Some...
View ArticleWORLD FARE: Different ways to roll at Goi Cuon
Mention “spring rolls” and most locals will immediately think of the familiar shrimp and pork varieties served as appetizers at pho restaurants all over town. But gỏi cuốn—“spring rolls” in...
View ArticleWORLD FARE: Delicious Opulence at Animae
I was suspicious of Animae (969 Pacific Highway, Downtown). The cross-cultural Asian fusion concept seemed so very 20 years ago, and not necessarily in a good way. We’d been there before, as had Brian...
View ArticleWORLD FARE: The Taste of a New Generation
Nearly 85 million Americans eat fast food on any given day, and as of 2016 we averaged 55.6 pounds of beef a year. Given apprehensions about the environmental and health impacts of red meat, there’s...
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