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How Sweet
The art of making rhubarb cupcakesVibrantly hued rhubarb, often destined for a humble pie, gets a glam makeover in this recipe for rhubarb cupcakes. In season from late spring to summer, rhubarb is a tart fruit readily available in most markets.
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Let it Reign
Farmers market royalty expands her kingdom of freshnessSan Diego’s Market Maestra Catt White is reaping praise for all the good she’s sown, connecting consumers with farm fresh edibles at the trio of diverse local farmers markets she operates throughout the county.
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Kon Game
A photographer shoots his food and blogs about it to get San Diego cookingThe pale jade romanescos at the Suzie’s Farm stall beckon food dude Brandon Matzek, a San Diego-based photographer and food stylist whose Kitchen Konfidence blog is driven partly by visits to Little Italy’s Saturday farmers market
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Mold School
Curd mentality rises to the head of a La Jolla cooking classIn the high-tech, yet homey kitchen classroom at Cups Culinary in La Jolla, some of San Diego’s most gifted gastronomes
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Awww, How Sweet!
Utterly crumb-founding local cookies with artistry in every biteEven if Santa never shows, you might as well set out a plate of fresh-baked cookies—someone is gonna have to eat them. So push the gift wrap and tape aside, pour a big glass of milk and settle in with a jolly bellyful of San Diego’s best.
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Cooking, the Books
Should aspiring chefs study first or sauté without delay?When it comes to education versus experience in the kitchen, there are different schools of thought. Locally, we’ve zeroed in on two toques making livable wages…
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Home Slice
Julian may not be NYC, but it's sure got big applesApples mirror the climates they prefer. Cool and crisp, they’re the fruit of northern latitudes and mountain orchards. You won’t find apple trees growing side-byside with orange trees, which is one reason this odd couple is too odd to mix, even in fruit salad.
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Sleight Of Ham
North County business creates a feast of fakes for TV and filmOn a movie set, nothing quashes the mood faster than food that has begun to melt or wilt on camera. That’s where Fax Foods comes in.
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Feed Your Mind
How what you eat (grey) mattersWhen it was analyzed during autopsy, Albert Einstein’s brain was shown to have 73% more glial cells than average.
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C Food
Designing a magazine cover, from scratch“A” is for corn, “P” is for mushrooms, “I” is for chives. Then there’s that “F”-ing chicken. For this food-focused issue of PacificSD, the concept was to replicate our logo and set a magazine cover-table with locally sourced food.
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Out of the Game
All-star chefs share recipes that'll help you score at tailgate partiesWe’ve all seen them, those culinary iconoclasts who incite jealously and curiosity among regular tailgaters by preparing eye-popping fare that seems better suited for VIP bashes than stadium parking lots.
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The Fresh Man
Chef Antonio Friscia's new menu has some serious stingOver the past half-decade, Downtown’s Stingaree has garnered nationwide attention for being a top-tier night club that serves up nights to remember to luxury-minded night owls.
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BBQ&A
The answers to a perfect San Diego barbecueJust throwing another shrimp on the barbie might work during other seasons, but in May, National Barbecue Month (whoever makes these decisions also made it hamburger month), it’s time to get things fired up.
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Won’t Work for Food
How to eat healthy at home or work without the effortImproving at-home eating habits without lifting a finger (let alone a measuring cup) is simple. Just put down the spatula and pick up the phone—these San Diego chefs prepare dishes with vitamin-rich organics and chemical-free proteins…and they make house calls.
