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Golden Door Has Been Making Wellness Food Taste Good Since 1958

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The weekly guide to San Diego’s food + drink scene, hosted by Food Network personality Troy Johnson and San Diego Magazine’s culture brain, Jackie Bryant. Field notes and perspectives on restaurants, bars, and chefs—including new dishes and drinks you gotta try, restaurant openings and closings, events worth your time, and pretty funny-enlightening interviews with chefs, restaurant owners, farmers, brewers, and makers who make San Diego’s food + drink scene hum.

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LATEST EPISODES

The Cookbook They Wish They’d Had

Brunch, Benedicts, and a Little Tequila

The Family Behind Some of San Diego’s Best Sushi

Inside Glass Box’s Award-Winning Omakase

A Steakhouse Worth the Mission Valley Detour

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How Ciccia Osteria Became a Barrio Logan Staple

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...

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Switchfoot Takes Us to Their Poke Spot

...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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