
Beth Demmon
Writer and Journalist at Freelance
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1 week ago |
sandiegomagazine.com | Beth Demmon |Cole Novak
Hailing from Palermo, Italy, chef Ignazio Tagliavia opened his first restaurant in Abruzzo and eventually became a master of the Pizza News School Grandi Molini Italiani in 2016. (It’s like going to the Culinary Institute of America, but just for pizza.) He’s worked in Europe, Egypt, L.A., New York, Miami, and most recently at Elvira in Ocean Beach, so it’s safe to say that he can toss a mean ‘za.
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sandiegomagazine.com | Beth Demmon |Cole Novak
Someone call the fire department, because College Area is heating up—big time. Kinchana is coming this summer. Love Letters Pizza is on track as well. The Mesa Bar & Grill is bringing pub life back to the Boulevard. And by the end of this week, Halal Burger Co. will be firing up its grills at 6353 El Cajon Blvd. in the former Juicy Burgers spot.
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sandiegomagazine.com | Beth Demmon |Cole Novak
The hits keep coming on Coronado. Social Syndicate is hard at work with its sprawling waterfront project set to open next year, the new Bower Hotel just debuted (complete with views and booze at Dive, its rooftop bar), and after a $550-million makeover, the Hotel del Coronado feels refreshed, revived, and ready for summer. Subscribe and get 1 year for $18But global sushi phenomenon Nobu isn’t the only hot new thing coming to the Victorian icon. Next month, Veranda steps into view.
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2 weeks ago |
sandiegomagazine.com | Beth Demmon |Cole Novak
Michael Smith remembers the first time he realized the Hawaiian food he grew up eating was actually a beautiful fusion of all sorts of Asian cuisines. “When we [would] go to Hawaii, I didn’t know that like, teriyaki and sushi were not from the same place as bulgogi and kimchi,” he says. One day, it clicked. “Oh, so this is from Korea. This is from China. This is from Japan,” he recalls. It was eye-opening, and a feeling he wanted to share back home in California’s farmland.
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3 weeks ago |
sandiegomagazine.com | Beth Demmon |Cole Novak
Besides a stint playing college football in Nebraska, Darrien Oliver has lived in San Diego his entire life. “I grew up in Spring Valley, went to Rancho [Elementary], La Mesa Middle, then went to Helix [Charter High School],” he says. Growing up in the area, he laughs and says he definitely remembers partying at Effin’s Pub & Grill back in the day.
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