Christopher Puffer News Today

In the 34 years the James Beard Foundation has given out culinary awards, no San Diego chef has ever made it past the semifinalist round until now

Monsod, the executive chef at Puffer Malarkey Collective's Animae, will also oversee the kitchen at Le Coq, PMC's French steakhouse opening in La Jolla in late spring

The Filipino American fine-dining chef is this year's only San Diego nominee for what's known as the Oscars of the culinary industry

Herbs to Acupuncture Integrative Wellness Clinic and Forbleu by Solstice join the local landscape, and Events.com becomes the primary player in Wonderfront.

La Jolla’s food scene is continuing to change, with offerings inspired by everywhere from Cuba to France.

In preparation for opening a new terminal in 2025, San Diego airport commissioners have approved multiple leases that will bring 19 new restaurants and bars, plus several new shops and boutiques

Several restaurants across La Jolla are on the brink of closing. But new businesses both of the culinary variety and otherwise are coming in.

Poised to close at the end of this year, the reinvented Herringbone will be the final restaurant project for Malarkey and partner Chris Puffer

New chef at the Asian-inspired downtown restaurant not afraid to push the envelope with a mix of traditional and contemporary dishes

A drive-by goodbye for Four Leaf Clover’s owners, staff in Bernardston Linda Snow, co-owner of the Four Leaf Clover Restaurant in Bernardston, waves to the parade of vehicles driving by Wednesday evening. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ Mark and Linda Snow outside their Four Leaf Clover Restaurant Wednesday evening. The Bernardston business is closing after 71 years due to the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ Mark and Linda Snow, left, and their employees gathered in...