Addison’s bar menu for track bettors; pepperoni hits the spot at Pierre’s Place.

By David Nelson

The Ivy wants to be San Diego’s hottest party destination——times three.

By J. Maury Harris

From cheap eats to Chinese, you tell us where to find the best in town.

A discerning food critic tells us what pleases his palate.

By David Nelson

Brian Malarkey cooks up a winning career.

By Tom Blair

Our readers picked these three eateries as the top newcomers.

By Tara Sharp | Photographs by Brevin Blach

Have a meal at one of our many outdoor dining spots, and the alfresco fun can include food, too.

By Julia Spalding | Photographs by Ramona d'Viola/Ilumus

At longtime La Jolla favorite George’s at the Cove——reinvented as George’s California Modern——the décor lives up to the cuisine.

By David Nelson | Photographs by Gary Payne

The impossible wine question is answered.

By Tom Gable | Photographs by Brevin Blach

The service gets better, the rich get richer, and the yachts get bigger.

By Thomas K. Arnold

Our award-winning staff; serving up a food issue.

By Ron Donoho

More on the Catholic conundrum; a techno-fitness tip; and a foggy affair.

Marlon Shirley has captivated the sporting world as the fastest amputee in the world. But that’s just the beginning of his story.

By Lillian Cox

Part-time Coronado resident Cindy McCain balances many roles as the wife of Republican presidential candidate John McCain, businesswoman, volunteer and mother.

After a fiasco involving a hot tub and cell phone, a silver lining emerges for the author.

By Ron Donoho

Accountants have been thrust into the forefront of corporate governance by Enron and its ilk.

By Rich Acello

Never considered a midsummer weekend in Phoenix or Scottsdale? Think again.

By Adam Elder

The zoo puts on the RITZ; celebrity chefs cook up a French feast for UCSD Moores Cancer Center; and local arts volunteers take a starring role at the Star Awards.

By Julia Beeson

Good vibrations at the Oceanside Museum of Art; the new face of Nighttime Zoo; and wave-catching canines in Coronado.

By Julia Beeson & Phyllis DeBlanche

Lamb’s Players Theatre polishes up its latest jewel, social comedy Susan and God.

By Don Braunagel

La Jolla Music Society takes patrons to new worlds and forgotten shores with its SummerFest lineup.

By David Gregson

Artist Grant Pecoff sees things differently. Dream-like landscapes are painted in popsicle shades; the horizon can curve up in a smile, as if viewed through a fisheye lens.

By Marcia Manna

Dino-might fun at the Fleet; live tracks at the track; and all the talk of Salk.

By Julia Beeson & Phyllis DeBlanche