I realize this review is not going to make me very popular. People adore this place. It’s their sanctum santorum in University Heights. I can see why: It’s a pleasant block in …

All over town, good taco shops are closing—three in downtown in the last year at least. Local chains—Robertos, Sombrero, Santanas—are advertising on alt-rock radio and on the web and feature “happy meals” with toys. McDonalds and so forth are selling—burritos!

I …

The year is done and scribbling hipsters are brandishing their lists to prove it. These lists, of which none are in agreement, a fact that seems a point of pride, proliferate in this blog-sodden world. I hereby join them.

And, keeping with …

El Cuervo is a venerable institution. The same guys have been working here since I was a kid, the food is still excellent, and it continues to enjoy an enthusiastic following. Even the sweet old woman who cleared tables is …

In journalism objectivity is an ideal. There is fairness, but no strict objectivity. And fairness is one of those slippery terms. How can one be fair when the criteria by which we judge are infinite? And the criteria are infinite …

Used well, the human voice is the most evocative of instruments, but most contemporary pop groups don’t really explore it. When we do hear people singing together these days, it tends to be in clichés—barbershop quartets and Christmas choirs—or just …

Editor’s note: Justin and Amanda are my friends. Justin lives in LA, where he is a waiter/writer/cliché, but he’s from SD. In his free time he takes pictures of his poop and reads books about Hitler. Amanda is his girlfriend …

Editor’s note: Justin and Amanda are my friends. Justin lives in LA, where he is a waiter/writer/cliché, but he’s from SD. In his free time he takes pictures of his poop and reads books about Hitler. Amanda is his girlfriend …

So you’ve spent the day at OB doing the OB thing, but before you pack your boogie board and umbrella into your Tercel and tote your …

So, when I was interviewed in the paper about burritos, my comments regarding San Francisco’s burritos garnered the most vocal response, both from San Diegans and San Franciscans. I don’t want the focus of this site to be the debate …