Tag: David Rottenberg
DELI-cious D.Z. Akin’s
Customers were lined up three deep at the takeout counter at D.Z. Akin’s, waiting to pick up fish, chicken, brisket, matzo and other goodies essential for the upcoming Passover holiday, but no bread. Bread is not part of the Seder celebration. In the adjacent dining room, diners were biting into delicious mile-high pastrami sandwiches, overflowing […]
Seasons 52 – Dieters Delight
Dieting is difficult. Very few people like to do it. At its best – and maybe at its worst – it requires motivation, self control, and self deprivation of many of one’s favorite foods. The difficulty is perhaps why our country has one of the world’s highest obesity rates. But, now there’s help. A relatively […]
Cannonball Makes A Big Splash At Belmont Park
It may be winter but don’t stop enjoying the lovely beaches of San Diego. America’s finest city enjoys America’s finest weather, with many “beach days” even when other parts of our country are covered with deep snow. It is great fun to lie on the sand wearing a bathing suit in balmy sunlight even in […]
Tom Ham’s Lighthouse – Come For the View, Stay For the Food
Can you see the light…at the end of the island? Harbor Island lies adjacent to the airport, just across Harbor Drive. Enter onto the Island, turn right at the intersection and you’ll shortly reach Tom Ham’s Lighthouse, a fully functioning and still operating facility to guide ships. But – surprise – it is more […]
El Agave Tequileria & Restaurant –Great Food & Great Drinks
The name says it all. The focus of a restaurant’s cuisine is usually stated in its name. A “steakhouse” serves steak; “seafood” means fish. But can you make a meal out of tequila? El Agave Taquileria & Restaurant is a restaurant, first and foremost, but lists “tequileria” first in its name because it has […]
Baci Ristorante – An Unforgettable Old Friend
New Year’s celebrations have come and gone. The haunting strains of “Auld Lang Syne” have faded from hearing. By now, the year’s business has begun in earnest. “In with the new, out with the old” is a common theme, coupled with resolutions to do better, to be better. The New Year, to many, begins exciting […]
Brockton Villa — Perfect Summer Evenings
“We live in paradise!” my companion said as she gazed into the glowing sunset. She watched the sky turn from golden to purple as our big yellow solar ball plunged slowly over the horizon’s cliff. We listened to the barking of seals sheltered in the La Jolla Cove, preparing for the night. It was truly […]
Top Chef Cooking Up Success
Brian Malarkey is no malarkey. He is totally serious and focused about growing his restaurant concepts of social dining into a large and important chain of restaurants. He and his partner Jim Brennan, who was involved for a long time with nightspots in San Diego, including the popular Stingaree, have stated a goal of 15 […]
My Favorite New Year’s Resolution
by David Rottenberg The New Year is right around the corner. The sound of the falling ball in Times Square is echoed shortly thereafter by the sounds of falling resolutions, promises to oneself made in good faith but which often can’t endure in the glare of real life. There are a couple of resolutions that […]
Il Fornaio – Always Something New
There’s always something new coming out of the kitchens of Il Fornaio Cucina Italiana. Some restaurants never change their menus, some add or remove dishes from time to time. Il Fornaio brings out a whole new menu every month to tempt its legions of happy diners. Every one of the 20 restaurant locations participates every […]
