Garden Fresh Local chef focuses every day on farm to table Posted on May 1, 2018 Cardiff-by-the-Sea native Coral Strong has a different pedigree than most of her cooking peers in San Diego — she’s entirely self-taught, inspired by a love of quality products grown in San Diego County. So much so, that in May…
A Gin Refresher Posted on July 27, 2017 A gin and tonic is not new news for any imbiber here in the states — especially not during summer, and particularly not after a round of golf. Originally concocted by British colonial officers in India, both the tonic and gin were used to mask the taste…
Farmer’s Fix Posted on July 2017 Love salads, but don’t like all that slicing and dicing? Don’t love them, but want to eat healthier? That’s where Farmer’s Fix comes in — a salad subscription service that delivers a week’s worth of fresh, delicious salads to your home or office. Choose from more than a dozen…
There’s No Taste Like Home: Village North Posted on July 10, 2017 Steven Ji, a UCSD grad with a sales and marketing resume, admits that “being a restaurateur wasn’t exactly planned.” Still, the desire to bring the tastes of his grandma’s cooking from his childhood home in Northern China to San Diego was irresistible. “Opening…
Bringing Good Ashore Posted on Feb. 21, 2017 Catalina Offshore Products celebrated the New Year by toasting to 40 years in the seafood business. The wholesale distributor and retailer marked the milestone by renewing its partnership with Kitchens For Good, a nonprofit that aims to break the cycles of food waste, poverty, and hunger through…
Posted on February 1, 2017 Blessed with beautiful beaches and a mild climate, San Diego is also home to terrific restaurants that benefit from our local bounty. You voted for your favorites and we’ve added a few of our own top picks for the best the region has to offer. Photography by Vincent Knakal …
Ho Ho Hops Posted: Dec. 1, 2016 Holiday beers have historically been designed to be big-bodied, full-flavored, high-alcohol quaffs to stave off winter chills while warming the cockles of one’s heart and aiding merry-making. In the San Diego coastal region, December temperatures have been known to drop to the 60s, but that’s hardly a polar…