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Nicolle Monico

San Diego

Digital Editor at San Diego Magazine

Digital Editor at @SanDiegoMag. Writer. Marathoner. Singer. Burger enthusiast.

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  • 1 week ago | sandiegomagazine.com | Nicolle Monico

    Jean-Michel Diot lives for this, and this lives in him. And when his body balked at the billion tiny movements required of a chef every night, he found another way. The renowned chef’s muscle memory is tuned to decades of côte de boeufs and the 200-year-old recipe he inherited for his (absolutely incredible) snails. His hands, altered by tartares. Any wrinkles that may come, blame the rare broken sauce.

  • 1 week ago | sandiegomagazine.com | Nicolle Monico

    Juneteenth, sometimes called Freedom Day or Jubilee Day, has grown from a local Texas tradition into a nationwide celebration. It marks the moment in 1865 when Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas and announced the freedom of around 250,000 enslaved people—symbolizing the end of slavery in one of the most remote parts of the former Confederacy. In San Diego, Juneteenth stretches beyond the history books. It spills into parks, libraries, beaches, and backyards.

  • 1 week ago | sandiegomagazine.com | Nicolle Monico

    The US rings in its 249th birthday this summer, and San Diego County has no shortage of fêtes and firecrackers in store to commemorate the occasion. Whether you’re into beach picnics, small-town parades, or grand firework finales, here are 19 festive ways to celebrate the Fourth of July in San Diego. Oceanside’s 29th annual Independence Parade starts at 10 a.m. by the 101 Cafe and rolls north along Coast Highway.

  • 1 month ago | sandiegomagazine.com | Nicolle Monico

    There’s just something about sleeping close to nature. Gazing at the stars at night and waking up to birds chirping outside your tent just melts the stress away—it’s why many people love camping. Some of us, though, prefer to slumber on comfortable beds, have constant access to a flushing toilet, and take hot showers. That’s where glamping comes in.

  • 1 month ago | sandiegomagazine.com | Nicolle Monico

    Move aside, New York City. Chicago, make way. Don’t trip, Detroit. There’s a new contender for the best pizza city. Us, it’s us. San Diego’s pizza scene has exploded, with accolades pouring in not just from San Diego Magazine but from outlets like 50 Top Pizza, the Washington Post. The bar for measuring pizza excellence keeps rising like a 48-hour ferment. When Bianchi Pizza & Pasta opens this weekend at the Bahia Resort Hotel, it kicks up another notch.

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10 Jul 23

Say hello to the new #LaFayetteHotelSanDiego following a $31M renovation from Consortium Holdings. #sandiegonews #sandiego #travelnews https://t.co/lzrvNC7gGg

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21 Mar 23

RT @kstegall33: In my first piece for @SanDiegoMag, I dug into why younger generations are drinking less alcohol! I stepped a little out of…

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Nicolle Monico @NicolleMonico
25 Feb 23

RT @_troyjohnson: @jennschoeneck Thanks a ton, Jennifer. Honestly, it's the creatives we were lucky enough to have walk through our door an…