In the mid-2000s, Amy DiBiase was among the first wave of chefs to help foster a legitimate, modern foodie subculture in San Diego, starting with ahead-of-its-time cuisine at Laurel, before moving on to Baleen, Roseville, and The Shores. Her fans have followed each directional shift to her current post at the helm of Tidal, the…
Juniper & Ivy It’s apt that a chef named Blais has opened a restaurant generating a firestorm of buzz. Former Top Chef All Stars champion-turned-restaurateur Richard Blais recently transplanted himself from Georgia to Del Mar. Upon doing so, he quickly realized how different Southern Californian’s regional cuisine and eating habits are from those of Southerners.…
Outdoor Dining at its Best San Diego has no shortage of fantastic places to savor fine food al fresco. Here are a few of our top picks to inspire you for the outdoor dining season ahead. Mille Fleurs & The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe: Photography by Vincent Knakal
A.R. Valentien, the signature restaurant at the AAA Five Diamond The Lodge at Torrey Pines, presents a series of specialty Artisan Table Dinners. Once a month through October (June 19, July 17, August 14, September 18, October 16), executive chef Jeff Jackson will partner with California winemakers for an intimate communal meal served family style…
For most foodies, nothing at Jsix was broken. So why fix Hotel Solamar’s gourmet farm-to-fork enclave? While there were some lovely elements, many of them didn’t jibe together. Throw in the fact it was upscaled to the stratosphere before the economy nosedived, and it was just too posh for suddenly casual chic San Diego. So,…