Category Archives: San Diego Tastes

Old School

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

   Here’s what I learned by having breakfast yesterday at Rudford’s (the 24-hour diner that has served “famous home-style cooking” at 2900 El Cajon Boulevard since 1949) :   That I had never been there before!  This shocked me. Rudford’s seems such a … Continue reading →

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A Makeover for the Second-Best Place to Buy Fish in San Diego?

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

  …and tomorrow? I’ve written about my favorite place to buy fish in San Diego.  But that’s strictly a retail (or closer to wholesale) experience. If you want to place to either buy fish or sit and chow down, Point … Continue reading →

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The Farmers in the Heights

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

What a tumultuous time poor Normal Heights has had getting its own farmer’s market.  Folks there and in adjoining Talmadge have been talking about launching one for more than 4 years, and they identified a promising site on 40th Street just south … Continue reading →

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Bowling Day

Posted on May 7, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

I love the bowls I’ve acquired the last two years at the Third Avenue Charitable Organization (TACO)’s annual Empty Bowls fundraiser.  I missed the first of these now-annual events (in 2007), but I wouldn’t dream of not making it to the … Continue reading →

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Topless

Posted on February 2, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

I was startled the other day by the new look at the Sculpture Court Cafe adjoining the San Diego Museum of Art and its sculpture garden. It’s been my favorite place to eat in Balboa Park since it was the Waters Cafe, … Continue reading →

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Eurofind

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

Last Friday I had a chance to visit the Eurofood Depot, which I learned about a few weeks ago from Caron Golden’s blog. I’m a sucker for this sort of find: the gem tucked away in a most unlikely location, in this case … Continue reading →

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Golden information

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

I have mixed feelings about Caron Golden’s blog, San Diego Foodstuff (www.sandiegofoodstuff.com). I’ve long been a fan of Golden’s writing in the Union-Tribune’s food section and in Edible San Diego magazine. She’s also a food columnist for the San Diego … Continue reading →

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First American Margarita?

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Jeannette De Wyze

Could the first American version of the margarita truly have been served on the current site of La Jolla United Methodist Church? That’s the story recounted on the wall of the newly inaugurated Bird Rock History Museum (located within the Bird Rock … Continue reading →

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Not Quite Secret Seafood?

Posted on November 6, 2009 by Jeannette De Wyze

It’s not accurate to call Catalina Offshore Products a secret.  The local seafood purveyor has been in business for more than 25 years, and during that time it’s grown to be one of the largest seafood import and export companies in … Continue reading →

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Edible Again

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Jeannette De Wyze

The first issue of Edible San Diego appeared in local farmers’ markets in the spring of 2008. As soon as I saw a copy, I subscribed, and the issues that arrived in my mailbox every few months never disappointed me. From … Continue reading →

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