California Appreciation Thread

[Canvas08]

Originally Posted by Mblova

Any recs on what to see or visit in San Diego? I will be there next week for 1 whole week.

definitely the zoo.

the best beaches are la jolla shores and pacific beach.

coolest places to hang out are pacific beach (garnet) and gaslamp district.
make sure to get local mexican food.

places for great food
Cafe 222, Broken Yolk or Hash Hourse for breakfast
Hodad's for burgers
Phil's BBQ for BBQ
Donovan's Steak and Chophouse or California Modern for dinner depending on your taste
Extraordinary Desserts cool local dessert place.
great mexican food in chula vista, on convoy st, and in PB
great asian food (korean, viet, chinese, thai and japanese) on convoy

 

[Manton]

Gaslamp = overrated tourist area IMO.

Winansea is the classic CA asshole slash-your-tires surfer break. La Jolla cove is one of the prettiest spots on the west coast.

 

[Mblova]

Thanks for the recs. Will def be checking some of those places out.

 

[Canvas08]

Originally Posted by Mblova

Thanks!
I have some of those on my list as well as the various burrito places. Any recs for food(sushi)?

I like most of the sushi places on convoy as well as garnet. I'm not a sushi expert by any means but I do like all kinds of it and my recent favorite has been Zen5 sushi on garnet.

Also I don't find gaslamp to be very touristy at night, but I have only lived here three years so I guess I am not a native yet.

 

[Manton]

 

[Parker]

Good one, Manton. I had to look him up. I'm a moderate Dem, but I like many of his positions... at least what I could quickly surmise from this LA Times interview.

He's also a good writer:
"Mankind's moral sense is not a strong beacon light, radiating outward to illuminate in sharp outline all that it touches. It is, rather, a small candle flame, casting vague and multiple shadows, flickering and sputtering in the strong winds of power and passion, greed and ideology. But brought close to the heart and cupped in one's hands, it dispels the darkness and warms the soul."

 

[Manton]

I would have to call James Q. the greatest social scientist of all time.

Grew up in Long Beach and went to Redlands. Retired to Malibu.

The most honest man ever produced by the American academy.

 

[Connemara]

Originally Posted by Manton

I would have to call James Q. the greatest social scientist of all time.

Grew up in Long Beach and went to Redlands. Retired to Malibu.

The most honest man ever produced by the American academy.

+1. Moynihan was a good friend of his and DPM relentlessly praised Wilson.

 

[HORNS]

Originally Posted by mordecai

Shall we?


Today in California appreciation, Theodore Payne:

Theodore Payne Foundation

I never even read this first post and didn't know about this gentleman.

 

[foodguy]

 

[HORNS]

Originally Posted by foodguy

Good call. I'd give my left nut for one of those chairs.

 

[HORNS]

 

[Jerome]

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[Jerome]

 

[StephenHero]

Originally Posted by foodguy

Great tables too.