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TUESDAY
Coronado - 2:30 to 6 p.m.
Old Ferry Landing at First St and B Ave
Manager: Mary Hillebrecht (760) 741-3763

Escondido - 2:30 to dark (effective Oct. 3)
Grand Ave between Broadway and Kalmia St
Manager: Debra Rosen (760) 745-8877
Website: www.downtownescondido.com/events/farmers_market

UCSD/La Jolla - 10 ...

Gourmet Tamales is a small family-run business based in Oceanside.  They sell their tamales at farmer’s markets around San Diego, and even up into Orange County and LA.  Their flavors include sweet corn and scallion (simple, but one of my favorites), spicy black bean (flavorful, but not really spicy), green mole and vegetables, feta and spinach, poblano and cheese, chile relleno (similar to the poblano), Tinga (spicy chicken), beef, and ...

In the glow of the twilight, Julie, while gingerly finishing a chocolate savarin with Grand Marnier orange sauce was philosophizing about her question, "what to do after a frumpy one night stand." This all brought remembrances to me of another shopping trip to San Francisco - it seems that we again had returned empty-handed.

Anyway, Julie had concluded that her one night stand went wrong when she realized her ...

I go for the food. Tom goes for the art. We both like shopping and music. So what’s not to love about San Diego’s largest outdoor art festival, ArtWalk 2007, this Saturday and Sunday April 28-29 in historic Little Italy?

My first stop is always Filippi’s Pizza Grotto (www.realcheesepizza.com), Vincent and Madeleine DePhilippis’ little “cash and carry” grocery store turned family ...

Upon my return from Spain, and after the delicious and decadent cheese adventure I had there, I decided to seek out San Diego cheese, or at least Southern California Cheese.

But alas! I have had a very hard time finding it. I have found cheese from Humbolt (Cypress Grove Chevre), and I have found cheese from Sonoma (Bellweather Farms Fromage Blanc), and ...

Barb and I were having breakfast where we always do when in San Diego - at the Bread and Cie in Hillcrest. I was having a kiesch pie that is always magnificent and we were on our second cup of their signature coffee. We were setting outside on the sidewalk patio taking in the early morning sun.

Julie was running late and Barb was beginning ...

You’re in luck if you’re coming to San Diego this weekend!!! Friday night is the South Park Walkabout, a chance to get to knew this little gem of a neighborhood. The Walkabout only happens 4 times a year and is a fun mix of art, literature, shopping, eating, walking and talking late into the night. South Park is a little gem of a neighborhood that is ...

Barb was telling me the other day that she had replaced her "Reiki Master"; it seems he confuses the concept of an object, with the object itself.

Anyway; we're back from shopping; Barb has a new wine supply, and Julie her Lotus Blossoms.

It seems the Garden Spa at MacAuthur Place had everything but... ...

We are back in Hillcrest again; enjoining a fine salad, exquisite soup, and a bottle of chardonnay. However, Julie is facing a dilemma, it seems her cousin is coming to San Diego for a two week vacation, and she feels an oblation to show him around.

Click on the picture above; it is one of many tasting rooms in the area.
The visit ...

Well, it’s not like they need the publicity, but I go there regularly, so I thought I’d write them up anyway. Whole Foods La Jolla is a great place for a quick meal. It’s not somewhere you’d go on a romantic date or anything, but they have a hot food bar, a cold food bar (including salad, of course), pizza, soups, sandwiches, drinks, snacks, and even ...