Happy Half-Hour Podcast

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We talk The Dirty Flat Top Cheeseburger with The Friendly Tavern’s Brandon Zanavich

• Jenna Miller
• Oct 9, 2019

Happy Half Hour Podcast 166

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Meet Justin Vaiciunas, the ‘Cutthroat’ Chef at Luca

• Jenna Miller
• Oct 3, 2019

Happy Half Hour Podcast 165

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From Pro Sports to Pro Tacos: How the Founder of Puesto Turned His Love of Home-Cooked Meals into a Thriving Restaurant

• Jenna Miller
• Sep 26, 2019

Happy Half Hour Podcast 164

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From Drive-By Shooting to Gentrification: The owner of U-31 and Original 40 Brewing tells us how North Park has changed

• Jenna Miller
• Sep 19, 2019

Happy Half Hour Podcast: Episode 163

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Meet Gina Marsaglia, ‘The Godmother of San Diego’s Beer Scene’ and CEO of Pizza Port

• Marie Tutko
• Sep 12, 2019

Happy Half Hour Podcast: Episode 162

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We Chat With Richard Blais About What’s Cooking at KAABOO This Year

• Sep 10, 2019

Sponsored by KAABOO Del Mar

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Meet David Castro Hussong, Chef at Fauna in the Valle de Guadalupe

• Marie Tutko
• Sep 5, 2019

Happy Half Hour Podcast: Episode 161

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How A Local Pastry Chef Went from Baking High-End Desserts to Crafting Cannabis Edibles

• Marie Tutko
• Aug 29, 2019

Happy Half Hour Podcast: Episode 160

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We Chat With Cris Liang, Owner of Common Theory and Realm of the 52 Remedies

• Marie Tutko
• Aug 22, 2019

Happy Half Hour Podcast: Episode 159

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Michelin-Starred Chef Michael Mina

• Marie Tutko
• Aug 15, 2019

Happy Half Hour Podcast Episode 158

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We Chat with James Beard Award Nominee Chef Claudette Zepeda-Wilkins

• Cole Zerboni
• Aug 7, 2019

Happy Half Hour Podcast Episode 157

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Our Catch of the Day: Peter Halmay, the "Urchin King"

• Cole Zerboni
• Aug 1, 2019

Happy Half Hour Podcast Episode 156

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We made three beers!

• Marie Tutko
• Jul 25, 2019

Happy Half Hour Podcast Episode 155

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We Talk Beef with Andy Harris of Grand Ole BBQ

• Cole Zerboni
• Jul 18, 2019

Happy Half Hour Podcast: Episode 153

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Meet Arturo Kassel, CEO of Whisknladle and Gravity Heights

• Marie Tutko
• Jul 10, 2019

Happy Half Hour Podcast: Episode 152

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Chef Jojo Ruiz of Serea at Hotel Del Coronado and has LaCroix fizzled out?

• Cole Zerboni
• Jul 3, 2019

Happy Half Hour Podcast: Episode 151

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Meet Wally Sadat, one of the owners of local chain The Kebab Shop

• Cole Zerboni
• Jun 26, 2019

Happy Half Hour Podcast: Episode 150

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Meet Jeff Fenster, CEO of Everbowl

• Cole Zerboni and Marie Tutko
• Jun 20, 2019

Happy Half Hour Podcast: Episode 149

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Special Episode: Live from Our Best Restaurants Party

• Marie Tutko
• Jun 17, 2019

Happy Half Hour Podcast: Special Edition

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We chat with New Orleans native Quinnton Austin, chef of Louisiana Purchase

• Marie Tutko
• Jun 12, 2019

Happy Half Hour Podcast: Episode 148

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Meet David Favela, founder of Border X Brewing; and is the Aperol spritz a bad drink?

• Marie Tutko
• Jun 6, 2019

Happy Half Hour Podcast: Episode 147

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We reveal to chef Angelo Sosa that Death by Tequila is on the cover of Best Restaurants

• Marie Tutko
• May 30, 2019

Happy Half Hour Podcast: Episode 146

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The Patio Group gets a new chef, and what’s the tipping etiquette at fast-casual restaurants?

• Marie Tutko
• May 23, 2019

Happy Half Hour Podcast: Episode 145

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We chat with Mark ‘Mud’ Grant at Petco Park, plus some exciting restaurants come to Liberty Station

• Marie Tutko
• May 16, 2019

We also discuss whether fake meat is taking over real meat on Happy Half Hour Podcast: Episode 144

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San Diego Happy Half Hour Podcast: Episode 143

• Marie Tutko
• May 9, 2019

Happy hour at Petco Park, a Michelin-starred chef is coming to San Diego, and is the Instagram aesthetic over?

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San Diego Happy Half Hour Podcast: Episode 142

• Marie Tutko
• May 1, 2019

Meet the San Diego Padres' executive chef, Roscoe's first San Diego location, and Troy Johnson is engaged!

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San Diego Happy Half Hour Podcast: Episode 141

• Marie Tutko
• Apr 24, 2019

A taqueria in San Ysidro gets national attention, a modern Filipino restaurant to open in Hillcrest, and are millennials sick of drinking?

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San Diego Happy Half Hour Podcast: Episode 140

• Marie Tutko
• Apr 17, 2019

Meet the founder of the I Love Poke Festival, a $3 million brunch spot gets ready to open in Little Italy, and a new 60-second beer review

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San Diego Happy Half Hour Podcast: Episode 139

• Marie Tutko
• Apr 11, 2019

Inside The Lion's Share and a fine-dining pop-up, Cucina Urbana gets a new chef, and a restaurant is fined for surcharges

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San Diego Happy Half Hour Podcast: Episode 138

• Apr 3, 2019

The Porchetta Shack makes its debut, Neighborhood is getting a makeover, and a debate over the James Beard Awards.