Bits and Bites: Chef Updates and Events

Chefs Confab (a group of 14 very good San Diego chefs) hosts a week of sustainable seafood events that include dinners, talks, and more. Check the website for information on the series that runs from May 31 to June 6 ending with a $125 dinner at 1500 Ocean created by many of the Confab chefs. Executive...

May 26th, 2010 | San Diego | Read More

The U-T and San Diego Dining

The recent Union-Tribune front-page story by Peter Rowe features a good insight about the sad state of San Diego’s fine dining food scene. It’s worth the read along with the eight comments and three letters to the editor including one from a guy who writes about restaurant management and service. Buzz...

May 24th, 2010 | San Diego | Read More

Barrio Star

The newest place for Mexican food on Fifth Avenue at Nutmeg is an Isabel Cruz creation, Barrio Star, previously mentioned here. The tag line on the menu: “Mexican Soul Food” and Buzz would agree. Let’s be clear here, tacos are a dime a dozen all over the city. And some would whine that they...

May 20th, 2010 | San Diego | Read More

Bits and Bites: Bankers Hill,Del Mar and Solana Beach

Bankers Hill Bar + Restaurant opened this week. It’s Carl Schroeder’s (Market) uptown place with a tavern menu of comfort foods including what seems to be the hottest new dish for restaurants—the deviled egg. Haven’t seen the actual menu (only the cleverly designed one on the website) but...

May 12th, 2010 | San Diego | Read More

Bits: True Food Kitchen and more to Eat, Drink, Read

With the Hyatt management now in control at Andaz (formerly Ivy Hotel), there were bound to be changes in the kitchen. Executive chef Nathan Coulon will move on May 6. Next stop, Fashion Island in Newport Beach where he’ll oversee the new True Food Kitchen (a Phoenix import) due to open mid-July....

April 20th, 2010 | San Diego | Read More