Loading ...What San Diegans Eat – Skateboarding Legend, Tony Hawk
Tony Hawk is a pop culture icon. The name, Tony Hawk is synonymous with competitive skateboarding. He made skateboarding cool, and then he made being an older skater cool as well. He has a skateboard company – Birdhouse Projects, clothing line – Hawk Clothing, PlayStation video game – Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, and he even has a rollercoaster named after him at Six Flags- Tony Hawk’s Big Spin. On top of this huge skateboarding empire, he also has four children who he somehow finds time to take care of. One of the coolest things about Tony Hawk, is that he was born and raised in the San Diego area and he still lives here. And he’s a foodie.
List everything that you consumed in the past 24 hours:
Super Steamer at Pannikin (Encinitas) with turkey and avo, large OJ and a large mocha.
Chicken kabob & hummus and Greek Corner Café (Carlsbad), and an iced tea.
Beef Pho from Kim’s Restaurant in Encinitas and an 8oz bottle of Coke (the best way to consume it).
Leftover chocolate shake that I made for my 10-year-old son at home.
List your top 5 restaurants, or favorite meals to cook, or your “rotation”:
- Market Del Mar
- Nobu (as in Matsuhisa)
- Ruth’s Chris
- Flippin’ Pizza
- Roberto’s
Open your fridge and list the first 5 things that you see:
Stonyfield Farms yogurt
Wheat bread
8oz Coca Cola bottles
Sake
Budweiser
Your favorite grocery store:
Jimbo’s
Your favorite meal you’ve eaten in the past month:
Tasting menu at Market Del Mar
What is one food item you could not bare to live without ever eating again:
Double Double
What do you want the readers to know about yourself:
I am a professional skateboarder and a self-proclaimed foodie. I have traveled the world and eaten at some of the finest restaurants, only to realize that Chef Carl at Market Del Mar is one of the best. I’ll eat anything he prepares, even salmon.
What San Diegans Eat — Local fisherman Johnny Law
Johnny Law is the definition of San Diegan. He makes his living from the Pacific Ocean. He has vast knowledge on the Pacific and sustainable fishing practices. He gardens, and he cooks. He likes Mexican food and sushi. If you’ve had live shallow water rockfish from Zenbu, or deep water rockfish from Zenbu, Rimel’s or El Pescador, then you might have dined on his catch. He also fishes for rock crab, spider crab and whelks for Asian supermarkets. Then, during lobster season, he supplies local restaurants with spiny lobster.
List everything that you consumed in the past 24 hours:
Last night, 9 pm — Linguini with diced chicken, red sauce, roma tomatoes, Anaheim chilies, garlic, onions. These were all vegetables from the garden. Three Coors Light beers.
This morning 5 am — One cup of coffee. 10 am — Huevos rancheros with rice, beans and flour tortillas.
This evening — BBQ at the neighbors: Hamburger, Fritos with veggie bean dip, three rice “pillows”, small bowl of olives, three Coors Light beers.
List your top 5 restaurants, or favorite meals to cook, or your “rotation”:
JV’s Mexican Food on Morena Blvd. — Excellent food, large portions, low price, fast service. I can eat my huevos rancheros, read the Reader, and listen to ranchero music coming from the kitchen (unless there’s a soccer game on TV). It always the same and it’s nice to be welcomed by the owner and staff.
What San Diegans Eat – Laura Tubelle de González
Laura Tubelle de González is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at San Diego Miramar College with an interest in food anthropology. She is the advisor for the Food and Culture Club, a student club whose mission is to explore the world’s cultures through cuisine. Recently, she took on the Faculty Sustainability Coordinator position at Miramar College and brought local foods to campus with the Inland Empire CSA and a weekly local foods fest. She is the volunteer school garden coordinator at Arroyo Vista Charter School in Chula Vista and enjoys getting her hands dirty with her daughters and their classmates. As a ten-year-old, Laura appeared in a Frosted Flakes commercial with Tony the Tiger, beginning a life-long fascination with food. She lives in Eastlake with her husband, two daughters, and newly-adopted dog, Mochi.
List everything that you consumed in the past 24 hours:
Breakfast: Honey Nut O’s and 2 cups of coffee (I like the organic shade-grown Ethiopian from Trader Joe’s)
Snack with kids: Jicama strips with lime and salt
Lunch: Leftovers from last night’s dinner – Alaskan sockeye salmon filet with sesame apple and jicama slaw (I used apples from my Inland Empire CSA box)
Afternoon snack: Coffee and absurdly large chocolate chip cookie while reading book (Travels in Alaska by John Muir)
Dinner: Homemade calzones filled with chicken sausage, artichoke hearts, garlic, anchovies, ricotta and mozzarella cheese. (For my oldest daughter, who is a finicky eater, I made one with just cheese and sauce and told her it was a Pizza Pocket.) I made the sauce with Roma tomatoes from the CSA box and basil from my garden. Washed it down with half a glass of Stone Smoked Porter.
What San Diegans Eat – Artisan Gustaf Rooth
Gustaf Rooth is an artisan. He’s a Swede and a San Diegan as well. He’s also an organizer, an entrepreneur, and a lover of life in general. He started “Ray at Night” eight years ago, when North Park was still rebuilding. Like many North Parkers, (see last week’s installment featuring Omar Passons) Gustaf loves his neighborhood, its restaurants and bars, and all that the surrounding San Diego neighborhoods have to offer. As a former chef, he values and savors everything he consumes – one of the simple joys in life.
List everything that you consumed in the past 24 hours:
Well, yesterday was Sunday, the only day I take off – if I can. I was free after our Ray at Night art event on Saturday, so a day off means BEER! Which is what I had for breakfast before heading to my favorite Bar (BlueFoot) to hang with my favorite locals (that’s you guys!) and to enjoy bartender Dana, whilst drinking even more beer. Then the hunger got satified with Bliss Cakes from Cardamom Cafe & Bakery on Upas, oh man!
After that, owner Adam Cook showed up with a very special Swedish treat, Turkish Pepper Shots! Absolut vodka that has dissolved strong licorice candies in it from Finland, love it or leave it. Ask for it!!
After a long afternoon there it was back home to get the studio a little picked up and then plan a meal for the evening with my friends, lover Anjela and step daughter River. For us I wanted some euro flavor, so I prepared some brautwurst. Lightly fry in a pan and sear, add beer, slow cook, remove from heat. Light the chimenea on the deck and put condiments out, strong mustard please! For River, I prepared pork chops filled with apple almond stuffing and served with cooked red potaotes. Put the braut on a stick, warm by the fire, add bread and goodies-eat. Open a bottle of White Lambrusco, plenty of Coronas, treat to some fine Belgian chocolate and watch the fire burn out! Of course, some Pellegrino in between and a V-8 for vitamins. Serve some teas or coffee but not for me, can you see me on caffeine?? Read more
What San Diegans Eat – Omar Passons, president of the North Park Community Association
Omar Passons is a San Diego native, who attended Morehouse College for his bachelor’s degree, University of Arizona for his master’s degree, and received his law degree from George Mason University. Omar helped start his first non–profit organization at the age of 19.
Most recently, Omar was elected president of the North Park Community Association in April of 2009. He got involved because he believes in community- driven solutions to improving the neighborhood. North Park is one of the most up-and-still-coming neighborhoods with lots of improvement in the past few years, and lots of events every month. There’s Ray at Night, North Park Nights, the San Diego Indie Music Fest, the North Park Festival of the Arts, North Park Music Thing, North Park Toyland Parade, and of course, the North Park Farmers Market every Thursday!
List everything that you consumed in the past 24 hours:
(In reverse chronological order)
- One tortilla chip with salsa (I was dropping off some work and showed up at dinner)
- Fig Newton snack-size pack
- Buffalo Bleu chips (junk food is horrible, but alas, what can I say, it was a long day)
- Four bottles of water
- Chick-fil-A chicken biscuit (about the only thing I leave North Park to eat)
- Coffee
- Strawberry rhubarb crisp (courtesy of my wife)
- Vietnamese sandwich from Vo’s on University (nod to neighborhood friends/parents of friends who put me on to Francois — the charming Vietnamese man who runs the shop)
- Seafood risotto leftovers from Alexander’s (yes, it is true that my wife and I try to do all our dining in North Park)
List your top 5 restaurants, or favorite meals to cook, or your “rotation”:
Hmmm, I’m pretty cheap.
- Number 1 is my wife’s lemon chicken
- After that, right now I really like the asparagus, bacon, tomato, white sauce pizza at Mosaic
- There’s a roasted chicken at Urban Solace I really like (Ed. – see our Urban Solace review here)
- I like Sushi Deli 2 (though I am trying to trade it in for either Zen Sei or North Park Sushi Grill), and…there’s gotta be something I intentionally leave the neighborhood for, but I can’t think of it.
- I guess I’d say my wife’s brined chicken with tomato cucumber goat cheese mixed greens salad.
