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SAN MARCOS, Calif. — Hidden inside greenhouses up a dirt road in San Marcos’ Twin Oaks Valley are plants with leaves that taste like raw oysters, chocolate-flavored mint, lime and pineapple varieties of basil, snow-white strawberries, pink blueberries and full-grown tomatoes as tiny as currants. Launched in 2016 by Aaron Choi and his wife, Emily Chen Choi, Girl & Dug Farm’s unusual crops have attracted some of the nation’s pickiest customers: Michelin-starred restaurant chefs. Before the pandemic, the farm’s 60 restaurant customers included all but one of the Michelin-starred chef...

SAN MARCOS — Hidden inside greenhouses up a dirt road in San Marcos’s Twin Oaks Valley there are plants with leaves that taste like raw oysters, chocolate-flavored mint, lime and pineapple varieties of basil, snow-white strawberries, pink blueberries and full-grown tomatoes as tiny as currants. Launched in 2016 by Aaron Choi and his wife, Emily Chen Choi, Girl & Dug Farm’s unusual crops have attracted some of the nation’s pickiest customers: Michelin-starred restaurant chefs. Before the pandemic, the farm’s 60 restaurant customers included all but one of the Michelin-starred chefs...

San Diego restaurant owners are quickly reopening for the opportunity to serve outdoor diners on Valentine’s Day, traditionally the second busiest day of the year for dining out after Mother’s Day. We’ve picked 14 romantic meals local restaurants are serving either on their patios or for takeout on Valentine’s Day weekend. (Listed in alphabetical order.) (Courtesy photo) A.R. Valentien (La Jolla) Chef Jeff Jackson will be serving a takeout four-course prix-fixe menu for $95 per person with a two-person minimum. It’s available Feb. 13 and 14 for curbside pickup only. The menu inclu...

Print San Diego restaurant owners were dealt a serious blow last week when a new COVID-19 health order shut down all onsite dining. To raise money for the thousands of employees laid off just before Christmas, several restaurateurs have launched fundraising specials and meal donation programs. Here are several: Cesarina Mezzoni, the chef at Cesarina Ristorante holds some take-out bags at her Point Loma restaurant. (Courtesy of Spotlight Studios ) Cesarina Ristorante, a nearly 2-year-old Italian restaurant owned by husband-and-wife Niccolò Angius and Chef Cesarina Mezzoni and their friend Giu...