Posts from San Diego, California on The Joy of Food blog.
San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — If a butcher shop is your idea of a good time, then the Butchery Quality Meats might just be your Disneyland of playgrounds. When I was growing up in the south of Italy, I was often sent to pick up orders from […]
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San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — Lola 55 is one of San Diego’s Michelin Guide Bib Gourmands, which is to say it is a place recognized for good quality and good value by the same global brand that makes tires. As it turns out, there’s heavy emphasis on […]
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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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San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — If there is a part of San Diego that I only drive into on pain of death, it would be Bird Rock, a sleepy little seaside neighborhood sandwiched between the tony shops of downtown La Jolla and the laid-back hippie vibes of […]
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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) — If you live in San Diego, you will know Blue Water Seafood for selling some of the best fish in town. You will also recognize it for the line that often snakes through its long, narrow lobby out the door and onto […]
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