Pam Kragen

2 weeks ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Pam Kragen

Starting a new theater company during this perilous time for arts funding takes guts, imagination and talent. All three are well represented in OnWord Theatre’s inaugural production “Hillary and Clinton,” which opened Saturday in the penthouse of a downtown San Diego hotel. Lucas Hnath’s 2016 play, directed in its San Diego premiere by OnWord’s producing artistic director Marti Gobel, is creatively staged and well-acted and the play is smart, sharp and riveting.

2 weeks ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Pam Kragen

Restaurante-bar en azotea abre en Coronado: Dive, un bar y restaurante en azotea, abrió sus puertas en el nuevo Hotel Bower de Coronado. El local con capacidad para 65 comensales ofrece desayuno, almuerzo y cena los siete días de la semana, con un menú de platos para compartir de la costa californiana, especializado en mariscos frescos de la zona. Entre los platos se incluyen tartines de salmón ahumado al limón, tacos de mahi-maji frito y mucho más. El horario es de 7:00 a. m.

2 weeks ago | sacbee.com | Pam Kragen

When Oceanside native Gianna Buzzetta landed the prestigious job of pastry chef at Michelin-starred Jeune et Jolie restaurant in Carlsbad in the summer of 2022, she was just 23 years old. But anyone who knew the talented young cook knew she was on a high-speed climb to the top. "I'm 100 percent a workaholic," she told the Union-Tribune in September 2022. "I have been working nonstop since 17 and have always had a job.

3 weeks ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Pam Kragen

The Tony-winning team of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty have produced more than 20 musicals, including “Ragtime,” “Seussical” and “Anastasia.” But one of their collaborations that rarely makes it to the stage is “Once on This Island.”The last production of “Once on This Island” in San Diego County was in 2021 at Vista’s Moonlight Amphitheatre, but I can’t find any record of another local professional staging in the decades before that.

3 weeks ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Pam Kragen

Tara Monsod, the acclaimed executive chef of San Diego’s Michelin-recommended Animae restaurant, had two things to celebrate on Wednesday: Her 41st birthday and her achievement of making it to the final round of competition for the James Beard Foundation’s award for Best Chef: California. It’s the second year in a row she has been named among the state’s top 5 finalists in what is the restaurant industry’s equivalent of the Academy Awards.