Best Of San Diego 2006
And you thought San Diego was an inauthentic town. Well, think again!
Welcome to our annual look at the best San Diego has to offer. This time, we considered the concept of authenticity. We asked our scribes to write about what's real to them in San Diego County.
For one writer, its the region's two remaining drive-in theaters, or a slice of apple pie in Julian; for another, it's the recent explosion of independent clothing boutiques. For one, it's a local band playing at house party; for another, it's dulling the pain the next day with a perfect hangover breakfast. And for yet another CityBeat-nik, it's a journey down C Street, where she found the dapper fellow you see on this page. We challenge you to come up with someone more authentic than him.
We hope you like what our editorial team has crafted here; there's some mighty-fine prose filling the bunch-o-links below, in my biased opinion.
Normal Heights: As real as it gets
Lawn Art: Whimsical worlds of whirligigs and pachyderms
Where I'm the minority: Imperial Avenue Farmer's Market
C Street: The future and the now
Bayshore bikeway: Just make sure to load up on carbs
Boutiques: Shopsthat really understand us
Seajunk.com: Maritime-miscellany dealer to the stars
Vic's Go Battery: He's the main man of contained power
The next day: A search for authenticity on two wheels, lazy-San Diegan style
Hillcrest Stationers: An office-supply romance
Estate Sales
You can partake of the treasures--if you can behanve yourself
Julian
Adam sold me an apple pie
Presidio Park
Where to feel really old
Black's Beach
Thank AllahJesusGoldCow for natural barriers
Jewish Delis
San Diego weds California and New York with suprising success
Hangover Breakfast
Eggs, potatoes and Alka-Seltzer
places to go for that morning-after meal
Panchita's Bakery
Fun with empanadas
Vegetarian Food
Herbivorous San Diegans are on the march
El Indio
Chips and salsa done just right
Movies
Seven cinema Sam Diegans
Drive-In Theater
Holy Christ--there's only two of 'em left
North Park Vaudeville and Candy Shoppe
Small comfort
Poway Fun Bowl
Karaoke at Jimmy's and the great equalizer
Westminster Theater
Community service
The Gaslamp
Stepping out in style--or, how to spend a $100 on six drinks
Downtown Cafes
Three ways to bring it down a notch downtown
Local Musicians
San Diego bands flirting with damngoodness
Daniel Jackson
An amazing tenor saxophonist you've never heard of
Off the Record
A nice thing in a smaller package
Black Box Recording
A new venue for all the senses
House Parties no surcharge on tickets to my living room
The Chair
Be the Queen or King of Nobodyville
Under the Bridge
It's the echo, stupid
