Artisan shortbread cookie company a tribute to Carlsbad
The yum factor. The love factor. Combine the two and you’re munching on a scrumptious shortbread cookie from the Carlsbad Cookie Company....
Food & Wine
Craft Beer in North County: To all the brewery patios I’ve loved before
Don’t let “June Gloom” get you down. In celebration of impending summer, here’s my round up of the best brewery patios in North County....
Taste of Wine: Hall and WALT Wines ‘A Perfect Score’
A gathering of guests recently made themselves comfortable in Laguna Beach to toast the success of Hall and WALT Wines of Napa Valley and Sonoma....
Taste of Wine: Wining and dining around for the best views in San Diego
The best coast for dining views is the West Coast, and the best is the view from a few restaurants that have stunning panoramic views...
Lick the Plate: Baker & Olive even more fabulous in new location
Baker & Olive is a locally owned, chef-inspired specialty shop and tasting pantry with stores in Encinitas, Del Mar, San Diego and Corona Del Mar....
Craft Beer in North County: Bressi Ranch’s newest beer venture
Carlsbad Brewing Company surprised me. It was completely unknown to me until just a few days ago, and it turned out to be unusually good....
Craft Beer in North County: Rhythm & Brews Festival in Vista
On May 4, Vista hosted the 8th Rhythm & Brews Festival, one of San Diego Brewers Guild’s big annual events and a fundraiser for North...
Craft Beer in North County: Beer and sun in Encinitas
Encinitas has two of the best satellite craft beer tasting rooms around: the Modern Times Far West Lounge and Culture Brewing....
Taste of Wine: PAON ramps up with Napa’s Laird, Riboli next
This week we salute PAON Restaurant and Wine Bar in Carlsbad, and its Wine Director Kate Edgecombe who has taken the program at PAON to...
Lick the Plate: 10 things to love about Ki’s in Cardiff
Ki’s Restaurant, owned by Barry and his wife Lorraine, offers a variety of menu items from smoothies and acai bowls to grilled salmon and poke...
Nectarine Grove expansion gets city OK
Nectarine Grove in Leucadia received an unanimous approval from the Encinitas Planning Commission to expand outdoor patio service and selling beer and wine....
Friends partner in wine venture benefitting students
“Minority Vines” is a wine company aimed at benefitting academically outstanding students who are in need of financial support....
Ice cream shop’s reception anything but chilly
Carlsbad Village Faire Shopping Center will have guests screaming with joy over its newest storefront, Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream....
Taste of Wine: Belching Beaver builds beer, wine togetherness
Belching Beaver treats equally fine wine and craft beer equally, contributing to its fast-growing popularity and expansion....
Cesarina is a fresh look at Italian dining
The future of Italian dining is now, with the lively owners of the new Cesarina in the upper Voltaire neighborhood of Point Loma in San...
