San Diego Magazine's Happy Half Hour
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San Diego Magazine's Happy Half Hour is a society podcast hosted by San Diego Magazine. It has 300 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.
The weekly guide to San Diego's food + drink scene, hosted by award-winning food writer and Food Network host Troy Johnson and San Diego Magazine's culture brain, Jackie Bryant. Field notes and perspectives on restaurants, bars, and chefs—including dishes and drinks you gotta try, restaurant openings and closings, events worth your time, and laugh-cry interviews with chefs, restaurant owners, farmers, brewers, and makers who make San Diego's food + drink scene hum.
society ·en ·300 episodes
10,000 Pounds of Crawfish & One Big Accordion-Fueled Fever Dream
French Food Isn't Just Butter and Cool-Sounding Words
San Diego Mag's Chef of the Year (2024) Looks Back at 10 Years
San Diego's Accursio Lota Has Won Italy's Highest Chef Award
The Best Hot Dogs in San Diego
The Best Sardines in San Diego
The Short List for SDM's Best Restaurants
Your Favorite Bartender Eats Here
James Beard Nominee Tara Monsod on the Rise of Filipino Food
Where to Get a $12 Ribeye in San Diego
Naming the Best Soups in San Diego at Coco Maya
A Per Se Alum Opens a Bodega and Ozempic is Bumming Out Restaurant Culture
Why San Diego's Neighborhood Bars Still Matter
One of Little Italy's Top Chefs Returns
San Diego's First Women's Sports Bar Lands in North Park
San Diego's Roast Beef Awakening
Cesarina & Elvira's Niccolò Angius on Pasta's Staying Power
Lucien Lands in La Jolla With a 13-Course, Big League Tasting Menu
Megastar Guy Fieri on Building an Empire & What's Next
Checking in With San Diego's Oldest Bar, Where Tequila Is Cheaper Than Therapy
Inside Le Coq's Revival with Brian Malarkey and Chris Puffer
Andrew Zimmern Wants Us to Rethink the Way We Eat Fish
Spinning Spanish Wine Into Magic With Juniper & Ivy Alums
Viral TikTok Star Katie Brooks on Hand-Making Gnocchi on a Plane
How Craft Beer Built San Diego's Food Scene and What's Brewing Next
Lana Puts a Fresh Spin on Coastal Dining in San Diego
San Diego Restaurant News, Chefsgiving & Claudette Zepeda Makes Moves
Crashing The Marine Room's High Tide Dinners
Longtime restaurateur Sami Ladeki Shares His Unlikely Career Path to Food
How to Earn a Michelin Star in Only Six Weeks
Inside City Farmers Nursery's 52-Year Legacy in City Heights
Chef Carl Schroeder's Exit Interview
Happy Half Hour Hits Monarch with Bebemos Tequila and a San Diego Burger Draft
Kindred at 10 & Kory Stetina's Next Chapter with Dreamboat and Vulture
The Story of San Diego's (Real Young) Rising Star Chef, Aidan Owens
Eat With Your Hands (Rerun)
En Fuego Turns 30 & Launches Hidden Cocktail Bar
"Yes, Chef!" Winner Emily Brubaker Talks Cooking for Martha Stewart
The Bebemos Golden Hour: Chased by Imaginary Jaguars in Mezcal Jungles, a Waverly Story
Jason Mraz Is Now a Part-Time Barista (and Co-Owner) for Jitters Coffee Pub
Veranda Debuts at Hotel Del After $550M Glow-Up
Inside the Brand New Nobu Del Coronado and the Cult Dishes That Still Hit
This Couple Is Fixing Your Taco Problem
Country Fair Cinnamon Rolls Wins 2025 Fairtastic Food Competition
The Best Dollar Oyster Deal In Town
Meet the Cheese Shop that Accidentally Became a Sandwich Shop
This BBQ Sauce Made Troy Johnson Break His No-Sauce Rule
Inside Carlsbad's Little Victory Wine Bar: Natty Wine, Local Bites, Zero Pretension
Little Fox Cups and Cones Turns Ice Cream into Art in Oceanside
The Three Year Search for the Best Damn Tequila with Bebemos Founder Preston Caffrey
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