Lilo’s $265 tasting menu goes heavy on seafood sourced from both coasts. Plates tend toward familiar ingredients and flavors ...

Helen I. Hwang is a freelance journalist who covers food, travel, and news. She worked in the food industry as a mechanical engineer for eight years, training as a “supertaster.” She then worked as an ...

Lucien’s tasting menu from chef Elijah Arizmendi encompasses more than a dozen dishes and changes with the seasons ...

There’s no shortage of coffee roasters and hip cafes in San Diego, though the java landscape wasn’t the same more than a decade ago. Many of the city’s top coffee shops also roast their beans on-site ...

Bill Esparza is a James Beard award-winning food journalist, author of LA Mexicano, and onscreen food television personality covering food in United States and Latin America. Still, Alcocer, a Valle ...

Helen I. Hwang is a freelance journalist who covers food, travel, and news. She worked in the food industry as a mechanical engineer for eight years, training as a “supertaster.” She then worked as an ...

Often, readers and friends of Eater have one burning question: “Where should I eat right now?” The heatmap exists to answer that question — offering a prismatic view of what is new and notable in San ...

If you buy something from a link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Bill Esparza is a James Beard award-winning food journalist, author of LA Mexicano, and onscreen food ...

Helen I. Hwang is a freelance journalist who covers food, travel, and news. She worked in the food industry as a mechanical engineer for eight years, training as a “supertaster.” She then worked as an ...

Swikard has been anything but idle over these many months, establishing connections with regional chefs and searching out the best area resources, from local olive oil to spices from El Cajon’s ...

San Diego’s Chinese food landscape keeps getting more exciting, with restaurants of all sizes representing China’s vast and varied regional cuisine. In addition to familiar Chinese American dishes, ...

Roxana Becerril is a Mexican-American journalist based in Southern California. Her work has been published by award-winning national and local publications including The Los Angeles Times, San Diego ...