Happy Half Hour

By: San Diego Magazine
  • Summary

  • 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.
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Episodes
  • Rumorosa and Sheraton San Diego Executive Chef Marcos Seville Preps Us For Thanksgiving
    Nov 21 2024

    Chef Marcos Seville, the chef at the helm of the revamped Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina and its signature restaurant Rumorosa, joined The Happy Half Hour podcast to talk Thanksgiving, culinary tips, Baja-inspired cuisine and restaurant’s November-long Friendsgiving menu that supports the Berry Good Food Foundation. To follow the Sheraton SD Hotel & Marina click HERE.

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    58 mins
  • How Randy Smerik Turned Solare Ristorante into a San Diego Icon
    Nov 14 2024

    #356 This week on Happy Half Hour, Randy Smerik, co-founder of Solare Ristorante, shares how he walked away from the high-stakes world of tech and big data to run one of San Diego’s best Italian spots with his two sons. Randy dishes on the trials of building a restaurant in Liberty Station—back when it was just a collection of chain stores—and how Solare has since become a Michelin-recognized favorite, known for its 3,500-bottle Italian wine cellar, top-tier service, and Executive Chef Denise Grande’s regionally inspired cuisine. To follow Solare click HERE.

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Celebrating 10 Years of Juniper & Ivy with Chef Jon Sloan: San Diego’s Culinary Powerhouse Looks to the Future
    Nov 7 2024

    In this episode, Happy Half Hour sits down with Jon Sloan, Culinary Director of San Diego's renowned Juniper & Ivy, and its beloved offshoot, The Crack Shack. As Juniper & Ivy celebrates its 10th anniversary, Sloan shares the journey from building out a Little Italy warehouse to becoming a cornerstone of San Diego’s dining scene and his unwavering commitment to sustainability, hyper-local sourcing, and culinary “morals.” From building a passionate team to launching The Crack Shack and bringing in a new executive chef for the next era, Sloan reveals the evolving vision that continues to make Juniper & Ivy a must-visit. To follow Juniper & Ivy click HERE.

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    1 hr and 15 mins

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