Posts from San Diego, California on The Joy of Food blog.
San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — In the past, I’ve waxed blasphemously about my dislike of the sandwich, piled high with slabs of sliced meats flanked by soft, fresh bread that is powerless to hold any of it together. In doing this, I’ve inadvertently maligned the humble banh-mi, […]
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San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — In San Diego, there may be more places to eat tacos than there are fast-food stops. Taco stands; food trucks; guys on the corner with a grill and meats in their trunk; places that specialize in Baja-style fish tacos or street tacos; […]
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San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — I’m not well-versed in many things Cuban, unless you count my fangirl crush on the late, great Desi Arnaz. Those of you under 30 probably don’t even know who that is, in which case I have one word for you: Babalú. The […]
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San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — If this were 1980’s sitcom television, Sagmani’s would be that place where everybody knows your name, a low-key, no-frills local joint serving some of the best homemade Iraqi food in San Diego to a dedicated and loyal clientele. Your GPS will route […]
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San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — Picture it. COVID 2020. After months of quasi-convalescence at my own version of Shady Pines during the apocalypse, here I sat in a cordoned-off parking lane over hot asphalt with cars whizzing by ten inches from my arm. I was only half-focused […]
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San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — Tandoor, in the heart of gridlocked Mission Valley traffic hell, has the same Punjabi-inspired menu as almost every other Indian restaurant in San Diego at a slightly lower price point with the quality to match. You could do better, but you could […]
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San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — You can take the girl out of Naples, but you can’t take Naples out of the girl. I knew Caffè Calabria was legit the first time I stepped inside and the scent in the air was a swirling mix of coffee, coal, […]
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San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — Those who frequent Thai eateries in Linda Vista have their picks: Thai Papaya for Isaan-style cooking and innards galore; Sab-E-Lee for more Americanized but still traditional eats; and now J&T Thai for fast-casual Thai street food. J&T has pretty much everything you […]
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San Diego, CA (The Joy of Food) — I always arrive at Tacos El Gordo wearing my stretchy big girl pants, eager to enjoy a feast of adobada tacos in all their greasy, spicy, juicy glory. When I say “feast,” I mean four tacos, since any more than that and […]
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