Your guide to San Diego area entertainment, music, arts, dining and culture, every Thursday morning.
Thursday, Dec 13 From Asian dumplings (Din Tai Fung) to a fearless chef (El Jardín's Claudette Zepeda-Wilkins), the biggest guest appearances (Thomas Keller and Dominique Crenn), to the hottest openings and the best and worst bites, here's our dining critics' 2018 dining year in review. | | |
| Why Dr. Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" still works after 61 years. |
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| Olympic gold medalist heads to San Diego's Hotel del Coronado for an exclusive event on Saturday, Dec. 15, at the landmark hotel's Skating by the Sea oceanfront ice rink. Up to 50 children will skate with Lipinski before taking a break for hot chocolate, cookies and photos with the gold medalist. |
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| Latest edition of annual Teatro Mascara Magica holiday production is dedicated to longtime creative force Max Branscomb |
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| Pekin Cafe, one of San Diego's longest-running family restaurants, is closing its doors after nearly 90 years in operation, ending a three-generation legacy in North Park. |
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| The exclusive rotating menu features bites like pizza pockets, pizza pies and Parker sliders along with several signature cocktails, local craft beers and wines. |
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| Arcade Fire and Mumford & Sons are just two reasons accordions have become cool again. The new "Expanding Voices in the USA: The Resurgence of the Accordion" exhibit at Carlsbad's Museum of Making Music" offers a detailed explanation. |
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| Sculpture at UC San Diego, standing 195 feet tall and emitting a bright blinking light, seems to be calling for help. |
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