Comfort food posts on The Joy of Food blog.
San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — I can often be a simple person with simple tastes, and hot bread with a cool dip strikes me as one of the best things in life. At PopUp Bagels they keep it simple with a few classic hits, served hot and […]
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San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — Japanese cuisine may be known the world over for its finesse and subtly, the way a drop of soy sauce transforms a plate of nigiri, or how a single unassuming piece of fish can taste of the vast Pacific Ocean. In today’s […]
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San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — Half the world seems to converge at Zgara during the lunch hour where, between the lamp emporiums and resale couch shops of this curvy part of Morena Boulevard, you will find what I’d consider to be San Diego’s very best greek fare. […]
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San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — White Rice, a tiny storefront on the part of Adams Ave. that is bustling just before it turns residential, is that place that could be great, if only it could get its proverbial act together. The first thing that you should know […]
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Boston, MA (The Joy of Food) — For Boston, the lobster roll is as iconic to the city as Fenway Park, the Freedom Trail, or Faneuil Hall. They’ve made the perfect roll an art form, one where the lobster is super fresh, chunked in large pieces, served warm or cool, […]
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San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — Sovereign Thai Cuisine is located on the ground floor of one of the ketchup and mustard buildings in San Diego’s East Village where, until recently, the rantings of the homeless were front and center in the adjacent park. Good for rent in […]
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San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — I subscribe to the philosophy that there is usually a pizza for every persuasion, some cooked with wood and coal and others in ovens with special stones made from the ashes of Mount Vesuvius, some dolloped with the milk of happy buffalo […]
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San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — The heated patio at Kingfisher can be an interesting place to enjoy your $200 dinner, a patch of sidewalk that’s just a hop, skip, and a jump from the #2 bus stop in a quirky part of town. At best people will […]
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San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — Across the street from trendy ramen joint Underbelly and next door to a degenerate day-drinking bar sits the Smoking Goat, possibly San Diego’s very best French restaurant, and certainly my favorite of the bunch. Of course, when you say “French restaurant” in […]
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