By ROBIN DOHRN-SIMPSON Although the Longhorn Bar & Grill has been in Allied Gardens for 50 years, the current owners,...

By ROBIN DOHRN-SIMPSON There is a new tea and coffee house on the block — the “other side” of La...

By ROBIN DOHRN-SIMPSON If “pivot” is one of the keywords in our 2020-2021 lexicon, entrepreneur Dan Romeo is a classic...

By ROBIN DOHRN-SIMPSON When the Szechuan Mandarin Restaurant closed a while back, it was like losing a limb for San...

By ROBIN DOHRN-SIMPSON San Diego County has over 110 wineries. There are wine trails to the north, south and east...

By ROBIN DOHRN-SIMPSON A good Louisiana boil includes spreading out a big piece of paper over a table, full of...

By ROBIN DOHRN-SIMPSON When the waves are flat, don’t despair, go east — for pizza. Surfrider Pizza may be inland,...

By ROBIN DORHN-SIMPSON Why open a new restaurant in the middle of a pandemic? Because we need comfort. Comfort food...

By ROBIN DORHN-SIMPSON Why open a new restaurant in the middle of a pandemic? Because we need comfort. Comfort food...

By ROBIN DOHRN-SIMPSON | Mission Times Courier Is it possible to have a tasty, ooey-gooey cookie that is vegan? Yes, and...