I did my monthly food hour on These Days with host Maureen Cavanaugh on Oct. 5, talking about San Diego’s wonderful ethnic markets. Chef Trey Foshee of George’s at the Cove joined us.
We covered a lot of territory, and there were listener requests on the These Days website asking for a list of the markets we talked about. I provided them with my list — not comprehensive but as thorough as I could get — and it’s here below. You can also read the transcript or listen to the show on kpbs.org.
Asian
* 99 Ranch Market (7330 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. San Diego,CA 92111 858-974-8899)
* Mitsuwa Marketplace (4240 Kearny Mesa Rd # 119 San Diego, CA 92111-3772 (858) 569-6699)
* Nijiya (3860 Convoy St., #109, San Diego, CA 92111 (858) 268-3821)
* First Korean Market (4625 Convoy St. San Diego, CA 92111-2309 (858) 278-8303)
* Zion Market (4611 Mercury St. San Diego, CA 92111-2419 (858) 268-3300)
* Lucky Seafood (9326 Mira Mesa Blvd San Diego, CA 92126 (858) 586-7979)
* Sage French Cake (3860 Convoy St #112 San Diego, CA 92111 (858) 571-3484)
* Sun Flour Bagel (96955 El Camino Real Ste 105, Carslbad, CA 92009 (760) 929-8047)
* Marukai (8111 Balboa Ave San Diego, CA 92111-2421)
* Seafood City (Four locations in National City, Chula Vista and Mira Mesa
Hispanic
* Northgate Gonzalez Market 21 (1410 S 43rd St San Diego, CA 92113-4105 (619) 266-6080)
* Foodland Mercato (Five locations in San Diego)
* Tropical Star Restaurant and Specialty Market (6163 Balboa Ave San Diego, CA 92111 (858) 874-7827)
* Mercado 2000 International (1415 3rd Ave Chula Vista, CA 91911-4905 – (619) 427-7701)
* Pata Negra Market (1657 Garnet Ave San Diego, CA 92109-3117 (858) 274-7282?)
* Pancho Villa’s Farmers Market (3245 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA (619) 584-4595) ?
Middle Eastern
* Balboa International Market (5907 Balboa Ave San Diego, CA 92111 (858) 277-3600)
* Parsian International Market (4020 Convoy St. San Diego, CA 92111-3726 – (858) 277-7277)
* North Park Produce (3551 El Cajon Blvd San Diego, CA 92104 (619) 516-3336)
Eastern European/Jewish
* Continent European Deli ( 4150 Regents Park Row Suite 110 La Jolla, CA 92037 (858) 623-0099)
* D.Z. Akins (6930 Alvarado Rd San Diego, CA 92120-5305 (619) 265-0218)
* Elijah’s (8861 Villa La Jolla Drive, La Jolla – (858) 455-1461)
* Ralph’s Kosher Experience (La Jolla/Nobel)
* Sausage King (811 W Washington St. San Diego, CA 92103)
African
* S.A. Deli (8360 Clairemont Mesa Blvd Suite 112 San Diego, CA 92111 (858) 694 0212
British
* Shakespeare’s Corner Shoppe (3719 India Street San Diego, CA 92103 (619) 683-2748)
Indian
* Ker and Little India (9520 Black Mountain Rd San Diego, CA 92126 (858) 566-0034)
* Indian Sweets and Spices (5440 Clairemont Mesa Blvd # B San Diego, CA 92117-2357 (858) 277-5787)
(Big thanks to Wendy Fry of KPBS for taking my list, adding links and addresses/phone numbers and sending me the xhtml code!)
Any suggestions for what we should cover next month? The obvious is Thanksgiving, but I’m open to other ideas.
October 14th, 2009 - 6:13 am
Hello, I’m Sabrine, how are you?
Well what about French products, i’m not about the wine, but food ?
Thanks ,, merçi beaucoup
October 19th, 2009 - 8:38 am
There aren’t any French markets that I’m aware of, but I’ve found that Asian markets tend to carry some French products, particularly cookies and the like. I guess it’s the influence of colonization. You might also check some of the high-end grocery stores, like Whole Foods, Bristol Farms, Jonathan’s, etc. And, of course, you can find lovely French cheeses at Venissimo and Taste.
December 3rd, 2009 - 8:55 am
Thank you! just what I need to read right now…