Jackie Bryant

San Diego, United States

Content Strategist at San Diego Magazine

content strategy @sandiegomag, 🎙️Happy Half Hour, The Plant Lady, ✍️Cannabitch, 2x Best American Travel Writing. bylines @high_times_mag @nytimes @sdut etc

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Articles

From Garage Experiment to a Household Name

1 week ago | sandiegomagazine.com | Jackie Bryant

In this episode of Happy Half Hour, hosts Troy Johnson and Jackie Bryant crack open the origin story of JuneShine with co-founder Forrest Dein, tracing its unlikely path from a backyard kombucha experiment to a nationwide phenomenon.
San Diego Bar Owners Discuss Sober Living and $19 Cocktails

2 weeks ago | sandiegomagazine.com | Jackie Bryant

Jackie is San Diego Magazine's and Studios' content strategist. Prior to that, she was its managing editor. Before her SDM career, she was a long-time freelance journalist covering cannabis, food/restaurants, travel, labor, wine, spirits, arts & culture, design, and other topics. Her work has been selected twice for Best American Travel Writing, and she has won a variety of national and local awards for her writing and reporting.
How Rosemarie’s Went from Food Truck to SD Gastropub Darling

4 weeks ago | sandiegomagazine.com | Jackie Bryant

Jackie is San Diego Magazine's and Studios' content strategist. Prior to that, she was its managing editor. Before her SDM career, she was a long-time freelance journalist covering cannabis, food/restaurants, travel, labor, wine, spirits, arts & culture, design, and other topics. Her work has been selected twice for Best American Travel Writing, and she has won a variety of national and local awards for her writing and reporting.
Photos: Feeding San Diego’s 2025 Pairings with a Purpose Dinner

4 weeks ago | sandiegomagazine.com | Jackie Bryant |Cole Novak

Jackie is San Diego Magazine's and Studios' content strategist. Prior to that, she was its managing editor. Before her SDM career, she was a long-time freelance journalist covering cannabis, food/restaurants, travel, labor, wine, spirits, arts & culture, design, and other topics. Her work has been selected twice for Best American Travel Writing, and she has won a variety of national and local awards for her writing and reporting.
17 San Diego Nonprofit Events to Attend This April

4 weeks ago | sandiegomagazine.com | Jackie Bryant |Cole Novak

Hosted at the University of San Diego’s Kroc Institute, this academic conference gathers nonprofit scholars to exchange ideas, research, and data-driven strategies. Held over two weekends, this massive sale features more than 460 works from over 160 artists across San Diego and around the globe. Hosted by Union Hall Gallery, every dollar raised will go directly to the Grief and Hope: LA Art World Fire Relief Fund, which supports artists impacted by recent disasters.
Street Stewards Wants You to Adopt a Neighborhood Block

1 month ago | sandiegomagazine.com | Jackie Bryant |Nicolle Monico

In 2018, long-time Ocean Beach resident and graphic designer Aaron Null got tired of the endless Facebook rants about trash. Instead of arguing, he grabbed a map, marked a green line, and declared, “This block is mine.” “Within weeks, we had almost the whole town covered,” says Null. “Then I tried it in other neighborhoods, and the same thing happened.
Ambrogio15 Hosts Exclusive Dinner Benefiting Las Patronas

1 month ago | sandiegomagazine.com | Jackie Bryant |Nicolle Monico

If there’s one thing Giacomo Pizzigoni knows, it’s how to turn a meal into a movement. The Milan-born restaurateur behind Ambrogio15, the recently shuttered Ambrogio by Acquerello, and Ambrogio15 Enoteca has long been using food as a vehicle for something bigger, whether that’s showcasing natural wines from small Italian producers, Italianizing San Diego’s dining scene, or giving back to the city that’s embraced him since his arrival 15 years ago.
Marisi Chef Breaks Down San Diego's Evolving Fine Dining Scene

1 month ago | sandiegomagazine.com | Jackie Bryant

On this episode of Happy Half Hour, Troy Johnson and Jackie Bryant sit down with Cameron Ingle, executive chef of Marisi in La Jolla, to talk about his fine-dining approach to Italian food, from handmade pasta to sourcing top-tier ingredients. Ingle, who cut his teeth at Blue Hill at Stone Barns, shares what it’s like running a serious food spot in a neighborhood better known for steakhouses.
Listen: Are GLP1s & Ozempic Changing the Way We Dine?

1 month ago | sandiegomagazine.com | Jackie Bryant

On this week’s Happy Half Hour, journalist Claire Trageser joins hosts Troy Johnson and Jackie Bryant to talk about her latest piece: Is Ozempic Killing Restaurants? With more diners eating less and skipping drinks, could the blockbuster weight-loss drug be reshaping the industry? Claire breaks down what she found—spoiler alert: it’s complicated—while Troy and Jackie dig into shifting food culture, the backlash against semaglutide, and what it all means for restaurants trying to survive in 2025.
How a Cult Horror Filmmaker Created SD’s Most Beloved Bakery

1 month ago | sandiegomagazine.com | Jackie Bryant

Jackie is San Diego Magazine's and Studios' content strategist. Prior to that, she was its managing editor. Before her SDM career, she was a long-time freelance journalist covering cannabis, food/restaurants, travel, labor, wine, spirits, arts & culture, design, and other topics. Her work has been selected twice for Best American Travel Writing, and she has won a variety of national and local awards for her writing and reporting.