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San Diego Magazine's Happy Half Hour

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

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10,000 Pounds of Crawfish & One Big Accordion-Fueled Fever Dream

2

French Food Isn't Just Butter and Cool-Sounding Words

3

San Diego Mag's Chef of the Year (2024) Looks Back at 10 Years

4

San Diego's Accursio Lota Has Won Italy's Highest Chef Award

5

The Best Hot Dogs in San Diego

6

The Best Sardines in San Diego

7

The Short List for SDM's Best Restaurants

8

Your Favorite Bartender Eats Here

9

James Beard Nominee Tara Monsod on the Rise of Filipino Food

10

Where to Get a $12 Ribeye in San Diego

11

Naming the Best Soups in San Diego at Coco Maya

12

A Per Se Alum Opens a Bodega and Ozempic is Bumming Out Restaurant Culture

13

Why San Diego's Neighborhood Bars Still Matter

14

One of Little Italy's Top Chefs Returns

15

San Diego's First Women's Sports Bar Lands in North Park

16

San Diego's Roast Beef Awakening

17

Cesarina & Elvira's Niccolò Angius on Pasta's Staying Power

18

Lucien Lands in La Jolla With a 13-Course, Big League Tasting Menu

19

Megastar Guy Fieri on Building an Empire & What's Next

20

Checking in With San Diego's Oldest Bar, Where Tequila Is Cheaper Than Therapy

21

Inside Le Coq's Revival with Brian Malarkey and Chris Puffer

22

Andrew Zimmern Wants Us to Rethink the Way We Eat Fish

23

Spinning Spanish Wine Into Magic With Juniper & Ivy Alums

24

Viral TikTok Star Katie Brooks on Hand-Making Gnocchi on a Plane

25

How Craft Beer Built San Diego's Food Scene and What's Brewing Next

26

Lana Puts a Fresh Spin on Coastal Dining in San Diego

27

San Diego Restaurant News, Chefsgiving & Claudette Zepeda Makes Moves

28

Crashing The Marine Room's High Tide Dinners

29

Longtime restaurateur Sami Ladeki Shares His Unlikely Career Path to Food

30

How to Earn a Michelin Star in Only Six Weeks

31

Inside City Farmers Nursery's 52-Year Legacy in City Heights

32

Chef Carl Schroeder's Exit Interview

33

Happy Half Hour Hits Monarch with Bebemos Tequila and a San Diego Burger Draft

34

Kindred at 10 & Kory Stetina's Next Chapter with Dreamboat and Vulture

35

The Story of San Diego's (Real Young) Rising Star Chef, Aidan Owens

36

Eat With Your Hands (Rerun)

37

En Fuego Turns 30 & Launches Hidden Cocktail Bar

38

"Yes, Chef!" Winner Emily Brubaker Talks Cooking for Martha Stewart

39

The Bebemos Golden Hour: Chased by Imaginary Jaguars in Mezcal Jungles, a Waverly Story

40

Jason Mraz Is Now a Part-Time Barista (and Co-Owner) for Jitters Coffee Pub

41

Veranda Debuts at Hotel Del After $550M Glow-Up

42

Inside the Brand New Nobu Del Coronado and the Cult Dishes That Still Hit

43

This Couple Is Fixing Your Taco Problem

44

Country Fair Cinnamon Rolls Wins 2025 Fairtastic Food Competition

45

The Best Dollar Oyster Deal In Town

46

Meet the Cheese Shop that Accidentally Became a Sandwich Shop

47

This BBQ Sauce Made Troy Johnson Break His No-Sauce Rule

48

Inside Carlsbad's Little Victory Wine Bar: Natty Wine, Local Bites, Zero Pretension

49

Little Fox Cups and Cones Turns Ice Cream into Art in Oceanside

50

The Three Year Search for the Best Damn Tequila with Bebemos Founder Preston Caffrey

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