
The weekly guide to San Diego's food + drink scene, hosted by award-winning food writer and Food Network host Troy Johnson and San Diego Magazine's culture brain, Jackie Bryant. Field notes and perspectives on restaurants, bars, and chefs—including dishes and drinks you gotta try, restaurant openings and closings, events worth your time, and laugh-cry interviews with chefs, restaurant owners, farm... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 340 | Founded | 10 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | ArtsSociety & CultureFood | |||

The chef and owner of Luigi's shares his journey from opening a small bar above Lake Como to lines forming around the block in Golden Hill for his pies.
At 23, Luigi Agostini left his hometown of Varese, Italy for America, finding his way to San Fr... more
The border is a huge part of why San Diego's food culture took off. The kitchen exchange of chefs and ideas and burning wood and seafood acid parties across San Ysidro built a Mexican-American style that's unlike anywhere else in the US.
That bord... more
Leucadia's charm is in no small part because someone planted eucalyptus trees for railroad ties, but that wood turned out to be useless. So they just let those peely giants grow and grow, which is why the Leucadia stretch of PCH is now a majestic lea... more
On this episode of Happy Half Hour, Relic Bakery owners Samantha Bird and Derek Hadden pulled up with a selection of their best fare including Crunchwrap Supreme croissants, paté en croûte, an XO sausage wrapped in laminated dough, and a tahini straw... more
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Really disappointing the Juniper & Ivy episode was ruined by all the stoners talking about pot.
TROY YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN WHEN YOU SPEAK! I get it, you get excited, but it’s so hard to listen to this podcast in normal speed. I’m an avid podcast listener and this is the only one I need to slow down to 0.75 speed.
Other than that, this is a great resource for people that love food in San Diego! I love listening to the show and getting insight on great spots to check out. San Diego is such a foodie town - there’s a never ending supply of great spots to check out!
One of my favorite podcasts! Love hearing about all the great eats in SD. Also enjoy 2 people $50, have discovered so many new places because of it.
Please remind her she is not always going to be a “milennial.” I am not easily offended, but her comments are very obnoxious. Us “old people” do not care what you think my dear. Please give David a mic instead. He always steals the show when he is allowed to speak.
Hard to listen to ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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This show leans into San Diego's food and drink landscape through in-depth chef interviews, restaurant evolutions, and local hospitality stories. Episodes frequently center on cross-cultural influences, sustainability, mentorship, and the business realities of launching and running notable concepts, with live-fire cooking, regional ingredients, and community-building as recurring threads. Notable strengths include candid founder and chef journeys, a pulse on openings and closures, and a knack for unpacking how local history and culture shape menus and experiences. A standout element is the mix of insider discourse with celebratory profiles of San Diego's culinary scene, often featuring prominent local operators and emerging talents, making ... more
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