San Diego Cooks: Recipes from the Region's Favorite Eateries, Bakeries, and Bars
A vibrant collection of 70 recipes from San Diego’s top restaurants and chefs that celebrates America’s Finest City’s diverse culinary scene.

San Diego is known for sun, surf, and slinging excellent tacos and beer. But when it comes to the restaurant scene, there’s a whole world of multi-cultural eats to explore—in and beyond the city limits. From casual yet-design-centric brunch cafés to high-end sushi restaurants, and from farmers’ market stalls to Michelin-starred dining experiences, this is a place where chefs and foodies alike enjoy the benefits of the region’s enviously long growing season, proximity to the sea, cross-cultural exchanges with Mexico, and the overall diversity of its population.

San Diego Cooks proudly presents some of the city (and county)’s most iconic dishes. Recipes such as TJ Oyster Bar’s Baja Fish Tacos and Kettner Exchange’s Kale Salad with Lemon-Pepper Dressing come together quickly with a quick sear of protein and a few turns of a mixing bowl. Smokin J’s Smoked Brisket Chili with Cornbread and Extraordinary Desserts’ Lemon Meringue Cake are surefire crowd-pleasers. And with easy-to-find ingredients and simple instructions, all recipes are designed for home cooks of all levels. For those who want to level up, consider Valle’s charred Onion Tart and Avant’s Grilled Rib-eye with Mole Demi and Guajillo Marmalade.

Welcome to a taste of some of the chefs, bakers, distillers, and more who are nourishing us with their passion, stories, eats, and sips throughout this dynamic region.
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San Diego Cooks: Recipes from the Region's Favorite Eateries, Bakeries, and Bars
A vibrant collection of 70 recipes from San Diego’s top restaurants and chefs that celebrates America’s Finest City’s diverse culinary scene.

San Diego is known for sun, surf, and slinging excellent tacos and beer. But when it comes to the restaurant scene, there’s a whole world of multi-cultural eats to explore—in and beyond the city limits. From casual yet-design-centric brunch cafés to high-end sushi restaurants, and from farmers’ market stalls to Michelin-starred dining experiences, this is a place where chefs and foodies alike enjoy the benefits of the region’s enviously long growing season, proximity to the sea, cross-cultural exchanges with Mexico, and the overall diversity of its population.

San Diego Cooks proudly presents some of the city (and county)’s most iconic dishes. Recipes such as TJ Oyster Bar’s Baja Fish Tacos and Kettner Exchange’s Kale Salad with Lemon-Pepper Dressing come together quickly with a quick sear of protein and a few turns of a mixing bowl. Smokin J’s Smoked Brisket Chili with Cornbread and Extraordinary Desserts’ Lemon Meringue Cake are surefire crowd-pleasers. And with easy-to-find ingredients and simple instructions, all recipes are designed for home cooks of all levels. For those who want to level up, consider Valle’s charred Onion Tart and Avant’s Grilled Rib-eye with Mole Demi and Guajillo Marmalade.

Welcome to a taste of some of the chefs, bakers, distillers, and more who are nourishing us with their passion, stories, eats, and sips throughout this dynamic region.
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San Diego Cooks: Recipes from the Region's Favorite Eateries, Bakeries, and Bars

San Diego Cooks: Recipes from the Region's Favorite Eateries, Bakeries, and Bars

San Diego Cooks: Recipes from the Region's Favorite Eateries, Bakeries, and Bars

San Diego Cooks: Recipes from the Region's Favorite Eateries, Bakeries, and Bars

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A vibrant collection of 70 recipes from San Diego’s top restaurants and chefs that celebrates America’s Finest City’s diverse culinary scene.

San Diego is known for sun, surf, and slinging excellent tacos and beer. But when it comes to the restaurant scene, there’s a whole world of multi-cultural eats to explore—in and beyond the city limits. From casual yet-design-centric brunch cafés to high-end sushi restaurants, and from farmers’ market stalls to Michelin-starred dining experiences, this is a place where chefs and foodies alike enjoy the benefits of the region’s enviously long growing season, proximity to the sea, cross-cultural exchanges with Mexico, and the overall diversity of its population.

San Diego Cooks proudly presents some of the city (and county)’s most iconic dishes. Recipes such as TJ Oyster Bar’s Baja Fish Tacos and Kettner Exchange’s Kale Salad with Lemon-Pepper Dressing come together quickly with a quick sear of protein and a few turns of a mixing bowl. Smokin J’s Smoked Brisket Chili with Cornbread and Extraordinary Desserts’ Lemon Meringue Cake are surefire crowd-pleasers. And with easy-to-find ingredients and simple instructions, all recipes are designed for home cooks of all levels. For those who want to level up, consider Valle’s charred Onion Tart and Avant’s Grilled Rib-eye with Mole Demi and Guajillo Marmalade.

Welcome to a taste of some of the chefs, bakers, distillers, and more who are nourishing us with their passion, stories, eats, and sips throughout this dynamic region.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781773272467
Publisher: Figure 1 Publishing
Publication date: 09/24/2024
Series: City Cooks
Pages: 208
Sales rank: 184,767
Product dimensions: 8.10(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Ligaya Malones grew up in Kaua’i, Hawai’i and is a San Diego-based writer covering the intersection of travel, food, and culture. Her work has been featured in Lonely Planet, Condé Nast Traveler, Bon Appétit, New York Magazine, Food52, and more.



Deanna Sandoval is a San Diego-based food and lifestyle photographer. Her bold, vibrant, and playful photographs have appeared in regional and national publications, including Wine Enthusiast, San Diego Magazine, The Infatuation, and Edible San Diego. In 2015, she launched Smoke & Brine, an food events and catering business.

Table of Contents

The Restaurants

24 Suns

Jacob Jordan and Nicholas Webber

San Diego

264 Fresco

Enrique Dela Paz

Carlsbad

A.R. Valentien

Kelli Crosson

La Jolla

Ambrogio by Acquerello

Silvio Salmoiraghi

La Jolla

AVANT

Sergio Jimenez

Rancho Bernardo

Casa Ocho

Ana Ochoa and Chris Casas

San Diego

Davanti Enoteca

Woody Benitez

Little Italy

Dockside 1953

Bryan Stuppy

Mission Beach

Extraordinary Desserts

Karen Krasne

Bankers Hill, Little Italy

Glass Box

Ethan Yang

Del Mar

JRDN

Jerry Ranson

Pacific Beach

Kettner Exchange

Brian Redzikowski

Little Italy

La Clochette

Blake Chisholm

Pacific Beach

Lilian’s

Moira Hill

Rancho Santa Fe

Louisiana Purchase

Quinnton Austin

North Park

Matsu

William Eick

Oceanside

Milonga Empanadas

Matias Bienati

San Marcos

Mystic Mocha

Israel Arechiga-Arias

UniversityHeights

Nectarine Grove

Rhiana Glor

Encinitas

Orfila Winery Tasting Room & Kitchen

Luke Morganstern

Oceanside 

Parakeet Café

Miguel Arevalos and Carol Roizen

Coronado, Del Mar, La Jolla, Little Italy 

Petite Madeline Bakery

Christine Loyola and Rachel Moreno

Oceanside

Pizza Cassette

Jimmy Terwilliger

Morena

Ponto Lago

Pierre Albaladejo

Carlsbad 

The Privateer Coal Fire Pizza 

Sage Anderson and Oscar Garcia

Oceanside

Ranch 45

DuVal Warner

Solana Beach

Saki Saki Sushi Bar & Grill

Shant Ohanian 

Carmel Mountain

Smokin J’s BBQ

Jeremy George and Josh George

Gaslamp, Miramar, Poway

Split Bakehouse

Vanessa Corrales

La Mesa

Tahona

Adrian Villarreal

Old Town

Tanner’s Prime Burgers

Brandon Rodgers

Oceanside

TJ Oyster Bar

Alicia Diaz, Monica Jazo, and Yvan Jazo

Bonita, Chula Vista

Valle

Roberto Alcocer

Oceanside

Wormwood

Trisha Vasquez

North Park

You & Yours Distilling Co.

Laura Johnson

East Village

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