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Mom’s Pie House

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San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — For many flip flop-wearing San Diego tweens born into a life without weather or seasons, a trip to Julian in ‘winter’ is the first time they see snow. A favorite pastime of locals is to drive up to Julian, stop on the […]

Mitch’s Seafood

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San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — For a San Diego local, Mitch’s Seafood is the ultimate Instagram-worthy #ilivewhereyouvacation spot. The deck is where it’s happening, a sea of Tommy Bahama shirts and Bongo sandals, beers in every hand, and the marina literally inches away. It’s a hard life […]

Niederfrank’s Ice Cream

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San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — The ice cream at Niederfrank’s gets its flavor the old-fashioned way from natural ingredients, an integral part of their success and a stark contrast from how similar products are made elsewhere. A heady reminder of the past can often put our present […]

The Smoking Goat

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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 […]

Garden State Bagels

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San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — The bagels at Garden State are fresh in the mornings, sometimes still hot from the oven, fragrantly sweet, soft without being bready, ready to ripen into the moist, day-old chewiness most people associate with their morning bagel. The allure of the bagel […]

Tribute Pizza

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San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — Everyone has a personal pantheon of pizzas: the light, airy, crumby Roman; the crispy, crackly New York; the savory red top Detroit; the thick-crusted, rectangular Sicilian; and the drippy, saucy, cheesy, floppy Neapolitan. Tribute Pizza pays homage to these classics from near and […]

Hawaiian Fresh Seafood

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San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — San Diego is primarily littered with trendy Chipotle-style poke food culture, sleek places where huge mashups of clumpy rice, stringy toppings, and low-grade fish get layered together before your very eyes. Properly executed, fresh tuna shouldn’t be hot pink like a lollipop. […]

Birrieria Don Rafa

in Breakfast and Pastry, Carbapalooza, Comfort, United States, Meaty Goodness, Mexican, San Diego, CA 7 comments

San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — For every street taco joint or fish taco truck in San Diego’s many South Bay neighborhoods, there will be at least one birrieria to soak up the alcohol. Birria — a Mexican dish of shredded goat or beef, stewed in a broth […]

Azuki Sushi

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San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — Azuki Sushi Lounge is a mid-range sushi option in San Diego, tucked somewhere between the higher-end omakase purveyors (Nobu, Sushi Ota) and progressive small plate places that emphasize both style and substance (Cloak & Petal comes to mind). Incidentally, Hane Sushi — […]