Michele Parente
The Union-Tribune
San Diego, CA, United States
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3 to Try: Mexican doughnut magic and two new high-profile Italian eateries
Cardellino, from chef Brad Wise, opens in Mission Hills' former Brooklyn Girl. Solare's Accursio Lota debuts Cori in North Park. And Barrio Donas creates cross-border deliciousness in Clairemont → Read More
Readers are cheesed over our best San Diego pizza list and toss out their own faves
'How could you overlook (pizza place name here)?' San Diegans react to our Top 10 Pizza list that named Ambrogio15, Il Dandy, Biga, Siamo Napoli, Napizza, Isola Pizza Bar, Tribute Pizza, Bronx Pizza, Herb & Wood and Herb & Sea and Buona Forchetta → Read More
San Diego rolls out the red carpet for Oscars viewing parties
Above Ash Social at Little Italy's Carté Hotel and Theatre Box in the Gaslamp throw big-screen Oscars bashes to celebrate Hollywood's biggest night, the Academy Awards → Read More
Anyway you slice it, San Diego is a great pizza town — here are the Top 10 pies
From traditional thin-crust Neapolitan to square pies and trendy toppings, pizza perfection is so plentiful in San Diego, the region rivals some of the pizza towns in American. Yes, including New York. → Read More
Eating my way through 85°C — the best bakery cafe you've never heard of
85°C, the cult Taiwanese sweet shop has legions of fans and four locations in San Diego. But if it's new to you, here's a guide to such must-have specialties as sea salt coffee, breads, pastries, cakes and cheese dogs → Read More
Claudette Zepeda returns to Liberty Station as chef of domed pop-up
The upscale, igloo-like Dinner With a View at Liberty Station marks the most high-profile local event former "Top Chef" contestant Claudette Zepeda has done since leaving El Jardín. The regional Mexican restaurant closed after she earned a James Beard nomination and a nod from Michelin → Read More
Restaurant Week's sweet spot? The $40 dinner
The biannual multi-course event held at more than 180 restaurants countywide begins Sunday. Should you try someplace new or return to an old favorite? Go for lunch or dinner? Relish the bargain or splurge? We're here to help. → Read More
Aw shucks, sizzling oysters are having a moment
Whether grilled, roasted or classic oysters Rockefeller style, our favorite bivalves are a menu highlight at Herb & Sea, Rare Society, Animae, Ironside Fish & Oyster, Stake Chophouse & Bar and beyond → Read More
3 to try: Creativity reigns at restaurants in La Jolla, Kearny Mesa and Jamul
La Jolla's Blue Ocean and Harumama are two seaside restaurants in one; Convoy's Realm of the 52 Remedies' omakase cocktail-dinner pairing is a feast for the senses; and the chef's table at Jamul Casino's Prime Cut steakhouse offers perfect pampering → Read More
'Godfather of American sommeliers' Fred Dame pouring Dauo wines at San Diego pairing dinner
Marina Kitchen's first cellar dinner of 2020 brings together two of the biggest names in the wine industry, Paso Robles' Daou Family Estates and Master Sommelier Fred Dame, for a five-course dinner → Read More
You & Yours expanding to L.A.; owners taking over, updating historic Loma Club
The founders of the popular East Village urban distillery will open a second location at The Row DTLA and transform the bar and grill at Liberty Station's 9-hole Loma Club into a trendy clubhouse → Read More
Dining Year in Review: San Diego soared in 2019
From terrific newcomers like Jeune et Jolie, Fort Oak, Animae, Il Dandy, Cesarina and International Smoke, to Addison's Michelin star, Claudette Zepeda out at El Jardín and the Gina Champion-Cain scandal, it was a restaurant year for the books → Read More
Firing on all cylinders: Brad Wise is the U-T 2019 Chef of the Year
The mastermind behind Trust, Fort Oak and Rare Society's bold, wood-fired flavors and flawless execution elevated San Diego's dining scene like none other this year → Read More
San Diego's Brian Malarkey and Angelo Sosa returning to 'Top Chef' in 2020
The chefs made rose to fame on the wildly popular Bravo chef competition show and will face-off with other 'all stars' in L.A. in the next season, debuting in March → Read More
No more disguises: Ruth Reichl bares her soul in Gourmet memoir
The former restaurant critic for the Los Angles Times and The New York Times, who famously donned getups to hide her identity, reveals what she has learned about life in her memoir on her time as editor of Gourmet magazine → Read More
Sweet! Sprinkles launches holiday collections, adds four cupcake ATMs in San Diego
Seasonal cupcake boxes are the perfect sweet gift but if you're looking for a quick Sprinkles fix, you can get one at the new cupcake ATMs at Westfield UTC, Westfield Plaza Bonita, Westfield North County and Las Americas Premium Outlets → Read More
3 female chefs score top jobs at Pechanga after conquering 'Top Chef'-like competition
The competition is stiff for a head chef position at Temecula's Pechanga Resort & Casino but the new buffet, Asian restaurant and garde manger chefs proved they have the tough stuff by winning 'Top Chef'-like tastings → Read More
Review: Animae: We didn't think Malarkey could best Herb & Wood. We were wrong
The new Asian-inspired restaurant from Brian Malarkey and his team of creative geniuses is ultra-glamorous, almost uniformly delicious and quiet as hell. It continues the success the celebrity chef found in his Little Italy hotspot Herb & Wood → Read More
Breakfast, beer and Baja: San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival taps into our obsessions
The region's biggest culinary extravaganza, the San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival, kicks off Sunday and features dinners, tastings, demos and tours. Among the highlights are Breakfast for Dinner at Morning Glory, a craft beer expedition and an exclusive Baja tour with rock star chefs Javier Plascencia and Drew Deckman → Read More
San Diego's tasty Italian invasion marches on with three new spots
North Park's Siamo Napoli serves authentic Neapolitan pizza, pasta and more, the East Village has a new Italian marketplace, RoVino Foodery and Little Italy welcomes an express pasta stand, Semola, to the Little Italy Food Hall. Together with Cesarina, Il Dandy, Ciccia Osteria and Blade 1936, it's a banner year for Italian restaurants in San Diego → Read More