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Chef Travis Swikard Returns to His Hometown to Open Callie Restaurant in East Village

Mar 12, 2020

We’re here at Ballast Point Brewing in Little Italy, and today, we have Colby Chandler, Ballast Point’s vice president and specialty brewer. Colby is the second-longest employee of Ballast Point—he’s been with the company for 23 years. He was involved in the creation of their award-winning f…

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Would You Try a Mashed Potato Pizza? Jon Mangini of Basic Pizza Talks About Why You Should

Jenna Miller
Mar 5, 2020

Happy Half Hour Podcast 184

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Our Conversation with Gaston Martinez Gets Smoky As We Discuss Mezcal

Jenna Miller
Feb 27, 2020

Happy Half Hour Podcast 185

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Amplified Ale Works’ founder Alex Pierson shares how he went from cooking kebabs to brewing up beers

Jenna Miller
Feb 12, 2020

Happy Half Hour Podcast 182

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We Talk Pizza and Ridiculously Hot Chicken Wings with Regents Pizzeria owner, Bill Vivian

Jenna Miller
Feb 6, 2020

Happy Half Hour Podcast 181

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We Talk Healthy Eating with Lan Thai, Chef at the New Restaurant Inside of JuneShine Ranch’s Kombucha Brewery

Jenna Miller
Jan 30, 2020

Happy Half Hour Podcast 180

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Hard Cider is Here to Stay: North Park’s Bivouac Ciderworks Rolls Out Cans

Marie Tutko
Jan 23, 2020

Happy Half Hour Episode 179

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A Q&A With the New Owner of Ballast Point

Jenna Miller
Jan 15, 2020

Happy Half Hour Podcast 178

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Love Italian Food? Get Ready to Feast, Because Matteo Cattaneo of Buona Forchetta Fame is Opening More Restaurants This Year

Marie Tutko
Jan 10, 2020

Happy Half Hour Podcast 177

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The Team Reminisces On 2019 as They Look Back at Trends, Guests and Holiday Traditions

Jenna Miller
Dec 19, 2019

Happy Half Hour Podcast 176

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What Was the Best Thing You Ate in San Diego In 2019? The Team Reminisces Over the Biggest Stories and Reveals Their Personal ‘Best Of’ List

Jenna Miller
Dec 12, 2019

Happy Half Hour Podcast 175

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Sergio Garcia Manriquez of Dos Tierras Talks About Finding His Calling Through Cooking

Marie Tutko
Dec 5, 2019

Happy Half Hour Podcast 174

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How the City of Oceanside is Using an Innovative Kitchen in the Fight Against Food Waste

Marie Tutko
Nov 27, 2019

Happy Half Hour Podcast 173

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Fernando Gaxiola Gives San Diegans a Taste of Mexico’s Wine Country Through His Company, Baja Wine and Food

Jenna Miller
Nov 21, 2019

Happy Half Hour Podcast 172

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Tommy the Fishmonger Talks About Going Solo while Staying Sustainable

Jenna Miller
Nov 14, 2019

Happy Half Hour Podcast 171

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Meet Rick Chapman, the Co-Founder of Coronado Brewing Company

Jenna Miller
Nov 7, 2019

Happy Half Hour Podcast 170

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We Step Inside the City’s Newest (and Spookiest) Speakeasy with Tahona Owner Amar Harrag

Jenna Miller
Oct 31, 2019

Happy Half Hour Podcast 169

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We Chat with the Crew behind Hornblower Cruises and Events Aboard the High Spirits Ship

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We Chat with the Crew behind Hornblower Cruises and Events Aboard the High Spirits Ship

Oct 29, 2019

Welcome to a very special episode of the Happy Half Hour! This week, we are sailing through San Diego Bay on the High Spirits, a vintage ship …

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Crystals and CBD Cocktails: Matt Sieve Talks About His Daring New Drinks at Madison on Park

Jenna Miller
Oct 24, 2019

Happy Half Hour Podcast 168

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From Refugee Camp to Running a Restaurant Empire: Steven Yeng of OB Noodle House Shares His Long Road to Success

Jenna Miller
Oct 17, 2019

Happy Half Hour Podcast 167

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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

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

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Sep 10, 2019

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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