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San Diego Magazine's Happy Half Hour

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, farmers, brewers, and makers who make San Diego's food + drink scene hum.

info_outline Meet the Cheese Shop that Accidentally Became a Sandwich Shop 06/05/2025
info_outline This BBQ Sauce Made Troy Johnson Break His No-Sauce Rule 05/29/2025
info_outline Inside Carlsbad’s Little Victory Wine Bar: Natty Wine, Local Bites, Zero Pretension 05/22/2025
info_outline Little Fox Cups and Cones Turns Ice Cream into Art in Oceanside 05/15/2025
info_outline The Three Year Search for the Best Damn Tequila with Bebemos Founder Preston Caffrey 05/08/2025
info_outline From TomTom to Old Town: Pietro Busalacchi on Restaurants, Reality TV, and a San Diego Legacy 05/01/2025
info_outline This San Diego Chef Is Bringing Real Tortillas Back to the Table 04/24/2025
info_outline The JuneShine Story: From a Sketchy San Diego Garage to Co-Starring with Willie Nelson 04/17/2025
info_outline The Buttered Handshake, $19 Cocktails, and Why Nobody Drinks Anymore 04/10/2025
info_outline The Best House Cured House Smoked Pastrami in San Diego? 04/03/2025
info_outline How Rosemarie’s Went from Food Truck Favorite to San Diego Gastropub Darling 03/27/2025
info_outline La Jolla’s Dining Boom: Marisi’s Cameron Ingle on Elevating Italian in a Changing Scene 03/21/2025
info_outline Is Ozempic Changing the Way We Dine? 03/13/2025
info_outline How a Cult Horror Filmmaker Became San Diego’s King of Bread 03/06/2025
info_outline San Diego’s Ultimate Taco Shop Showdown 02/27/2025
info_outline The Wild, Thirst-Trappy Story of San Diego's Fast Food Icon, Jack in the Box 02/20/2025
info_outline Communion: A Rooftop Revelation in San Diego’s Dining Evolution 02/13/2025
info_outline The OG: How OB People’s Food Co-Op Set the Standard for San Diego Organic Produce 02/06/2025
info_outline Inside Oceanside’s Hottest New Restaurant: 24 Suns with Michelin-Trained Chefs Nic Webber & Jacob Jordan 01/30/2025
info_outline The 83 Year-Old Who Revolutionized San Diego's Seafood Scene 01/23/2025
info_outline 10 Restaurant Pet Peeves and Ideas for a Better Restaurant Future 01/16/2025
info_outline High-End Dining: Inside the menu at San Diego’s First Cannabis Café, Sessions by the Bay 01/09/2025
info_outline The Story of Oceanside’s Hot New Space: Merenda 01/02/2025
info_outline Everything You Need to Know About San Diego Restaurants and Food in 2024 12/26/2024
info_outline The Chicken Pie Shop Legacy: 87 Years of Comfort Food in San Diego 12/19/2024
info_outline Making an Ocean Beach Legend: Hodad’s owner Shane Hardin talks Food Network, Fame, and his Father 12/12/2024
info_outline How Monarch Del Mar Became a North County Icon 12/05/2024
info_outline Why Thompson Heritage Ranch is Changing San Diego’s Menus 11/28/2024
info_outline Rumorosa and Sheraton San Diego Executive Chef Marcos Seville Preps Us For Thanksgiving 11/21/2024
info_outline How Randy Smerik Turned Solare Ristorante into a San Diego Icon 11/14/2024
 
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