These Chefs Know What’s Up in San Diego’s Little Italy ‘Hood

Written By: Locale Editors Favorite Little Italy Chef Poll

 

Chef Jason McLeod of Born & Raised, and also Partner and Culinary Director of CH Projects

Q: What is your favorite dish on your menu?

Jason McLeod: Tableside omelet—Gonwstraw Farm eggs, smoked trout roe, creme fraiche, chives.

 

Chef Ted Smith of Craft & Commerce

Q: What is your favorite dish on your menu?

Ted Smith: Chili-garlic half chicken ginger fried rice, daikon radish salad, eel sauce glaze.

 

Chef Mike Reidy of Ironside Fish & Oyster

Q: What is your favorite dish on your menu?

Mike Reidy: San Diego-caught steamed rock crab served with green garlic butter and housemade country loaf

 

Chef Anthony Wells of Juniper & Ivy

Q: What is your favorite dish on your menu?

Anthony Wells: Uni Carbonara—linguini, uni cream sauce, smoked bacon, parmesan and egg.

Executive Chef Deborah Scott of Indigo Grill

Chef Brian Malarkey of Herb & Wood

 

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Chef Alfonso Pisacana of Civico 1845

 

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Executive Chef Brian Redzikowski of Kettner Exchange

 

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Executive Chef and Co-Founder Fabrizio Cavallini of Bencotto Italian Kitchen

 

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