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Appetite for Seduction
Eat enough of these aphrodisiacs, and you may have to unbutton your pants.Think of them as moisturizers for our libidos, those everyday foods believed to rouse romantic energies because of their shapes, flavors and nutritional properties.
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Eat Your Heart Out
New restaurants accelerate the pulse of San Diego's dinning sceneIf the economy’s hurting, local restaurateurs must not know about it. Collectively, they’re expanding America’s Finest restaurant repertoire, opening more new eateries, bars and lounges than at any time in the last half-decade.
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Hammer Time
Chef Brian Malarkey breaks ground on more new restaurantsAbout the only fabric missing from Chef Brian Malarkey’s expanding portfolio of textile-named restaurants is loincloth. Although, given his Tarzan-like charisma and penchant for chasing down sustainable proteins, we’re not ruling it out.
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PacificSD’s Tastemakers Exclusive
Promotional Dinning GuidePacificSD compiled a list of the most delectable dishes and the masterminds behind them. The City’s Finest in The Finest City.
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Meet Me at the Game
Beef, elk and bison—what a boarChew on this: despite San Diego’s proximity to the ocean, the city’s restaurants crank out a whole lot more than just delicious seafood. For more savory beef and game dishes than you can shake a hoof at, check out any of these prime selections for a meal that’s sure to be a cut above.
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Kick Up Your Meals
Thanks to these restaurants, having fun with food is no longer a tall orderMomma says don’t play with your food, so leave her at home and feed your soul at one of these San Diego eateries, offering entertainment with every mouthful.
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Chain of Gourmand
Savor a progressive banquet linking 10 of San Diego’s best chefsPacificSD food writer Frank Sabatini chooses his favorite dish in all of San Diego, the chef of which does the same, and so on, and so on. Thus is presented the to-die-for-dishes of all of
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Taste Test
Chefs face-off to combat domestic violenceSan Diego chefs plate up to combat domestic violence, SD Chargers get their own vino and West Coast Tavern rewards patrons for kvetching about their bosses.
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Cost Savor
Local chefs offer flavorful feasts at a discount during San Diego Restaurant WeekCraving a meal at that new place everyone’s been talking about but can’t justify forking over the dough? Here’s your chance to dine without the need to dash.
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Bacon Me Crazy
Taste the new pigments of local chefs' sizzling imaginationsSan Diego chefs are in the throes of a bacon mania, using cured pork to create everything from jam to ice cream.
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Up In Your Grill
San Diego chefs offer a fresh take on an old flameSan Diego chefs offer a fresh take on an old flame, as chefs from Island Prime teach us delicious grilling tips
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Water You Waiting For?
Taste-testing the waters at local eateriesAt most restaurants, the only alternative to quaffing potentially metal- and bacteria-laden tap water is posed as the up-selling query, “still or gas?”
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Fun Night Stands
Shedding light on what San Diegans do after darkA blues singer, a rhino trainer and a magician walk into a bar. It’s not a joke. It’s a peek into the night-lives of 11 cool San Diegans and their hot evening itineraries.
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Science Fare
Bartender Mike Yen performs cocktail sorcery in Bankers HillWhile AVENUE 5 Restaurant and Bar is well known for its haute cuisine and comfort food, what the average diner nibbling on truffle fries may not see is the Frankensteinian process of mad mixologist, Mike Yen.
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The Night Stuff
San Diego's nightlife visionaries reveal their next big thingsOn any given night, tens of thousands of San Diegans flock to the city’s swanky night clubs and restaurants—marveling at light displays, killer DJs, gorgeous go-gos and other flourishes. What club-goers usually don’t see is the extensive planning and foresight that go into designing, building and running a top-tier nightspot.
