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Michael A. Gardiner
Articles by Michael
Food & Drink
By Michael A. Gardiner

The Ultimate Guide to San Diego's Chinese Restaurant Scene

Instead of one, one, definitive Chinese spot, San Diego has a stunning variety of excellent regional Chinese restaurants.

By Michael A. Gardiner

Food & Drink
By Michael A. Gardiner

Why Cleveland's Food Scene Is Low-Key One of the Country's Best and Only Getting Better

The fires on the Cuyahoga River have long since been put out.

By Michael A. Gardiner

DestiNATION San Diego
By Michael A. Gardiner

Why You Absolutely Need to Take a Trip Down to Tijuana, Mexico

Back in the day, when I went to Tijuana I didn't have a guidebook.

By Michael A. Gardiner

Power Rank
By Michael A. Gardiner

San Diego's 10 Best Neighborhoods for Dining Out, Ranked

San Diego’s city fathers and mothers (not to mention planners) are keen on telling us that ours is a “City of Neighborhoods.”

By Michael A. Gardiner

Food & Drink
By Michael A. Gardiner

Pho Is Everywhere in SD, but Is Most of It Even Good?

One day, pho in San Diego did not exist.

By Michael A. Gardiner

Food & Drink
By Michael A. Gardiner

The Valle de Guadalupe Is Mexico's Wine Country That You Need to Be Visiting, Like, Yesterday

We’ve been looking the wrong way.

By Michael A. Gardiner