Good Food and drink The Ritual Way
By Mike Shess Kensington resident Mike Flores knew he was going to own a small business. After years working with a bloated Internet company, he saw a widening disconnect between the large workforce and the quality of service that was being delivered to the customer. Together with wife Stacy, he sought to create a business [...]
The Linkery Shines as one of the best beer restaurants in the U.S.
By Mike Shess The beauty of 30th Street is that it provides a pedestrian setting where the worlds of craft beer and culinary excellence collide. However, when The Linkery opened in 2005, 30th Street as we know it today did not exist. There have been three incarnations of The Linkery. The first incarnation, which I [...]
Hidden Home Brewing Gem in North Park
By Mike Shess Tucked just east of the sleepy business district of North Park’s Thorn Street, Home Brews & Gardens has been steadily growing in the year since it opened in February 2009. Owner Dennis O’Conner is a native San Diegan who grew up in North Park, attended McKinley Elementary School and then Saint Augustine [...]
