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Dining
Thursday, January 31st, 2013

The world is full of all types of amazing food. One of the best things about food is that it can be a geography lesson. There is just so much to learn about food and where it comes from and just how that affects the taste. I often talk a lot about wine and how [...]
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Dining
Thursday, December 13th, 2012

Every once in a while a restaurant comes on to the scene and surprises you. Whether it is the excellent food, interesting décor or hip vibe, it is an exciting thing. So when I heard of a new chain restaurant coming to Fashion Valley in San Diego, I thought, “Oh boy, not another cookie cutter [...]
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Dining
Thursday, November 15th, 2012

My favorite two things in this world would have to be pizza and red wine. You can have each on its own or together and the varieties are endless for both. So when I stumbled upon a cute little new bistro in Little Italy, I was thrilled. Isola is a pizza and wine bar. No [...]
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Dining
Thursday, November 8th, 2012

Being in the food and beverage industry and writing about it, I often get asked how to pair food and wine. Simply answered, pairing food and wine does take some type of knowledge, but it also takes imagination and is a lot of fun. When I first started learning about wine, I was in my [...]
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Dining
Thursday, November 1st, 2012

Modern American cuisine seems to be one of the hottest new trends in dining. Some restaurants are moving away from fusion and focusing more on simple flavors. Modern American fits right up that alley as a new genre of cuisine. There are several places around town that execute this vision well. One however, does it [...]
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Dining
Thursday, October 25th, 2012

It is always such a pleasure for me when I can celebrate a restaurant that has been around for years. So often we focus on the new hot trendy ones, we sometimes forget the great classics we have in our own backyard. Recently, I had the good fortune to be reintroduced to one – and [...]
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Dining
Thursday, October 18th, 2012

There has been one neighborhood here in San Diego that, for some reason, lacks a certain amount of good quality restaurants. Hillcrest is the hub of our community, yet we don’t have a top restaurant like North Park, Little Italy, or even Bankers Hill. Luckily, our voices have started to be heard and within the [...]
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Dining, Top Highlights
Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

Like so many other food and drink holidays that are celebrated in the United States, very few Americans actually know the significance and history behind these celebrations. I mentioned it before with St. Patrick’s Day and, in my opinion, the Cinco de Mayo celebration has to be next. Cinco de Mayo, or May 5, commemorates [...]
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Dining
Thursday, April 26th, 2012

This industry certainly has its perks and tasting great wine is just one. Last week, I had the great pleasure of sailing around San Diego harbor while tasting the flight and library of one of the best vineyards and wineries today. For more than twenty-five years, Ferrari-Carano Vineyards and Winery has been one of the [...]
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Dining, This Week
Monday, April 23rd, 2012

There will always be fundraisers and good causes. When you think about it, there seems to be one for everything. People get very passionate, as they should, about their charities and some industries today even have created their own. This year, we will celebrate the 6th annual event called Dining Out For Life. This fundraiser [...]