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DEPARTMENTS CURRENTS FIRST THINGS 25 Raising Awareness Taking philanthropy to new heights
TASTE DINING OUT 73 Less is S’more America’s contribution to campground cookery
CITY 30 GeneroCity America’s Finest citizens give back to civic causes
80 Phil ‘er Up Chow down on Phil’s BBQ to support Operation Bigs
COOLTURE 34 Scene and Heard August’s gallery and museum offerings, a selection of sights and sounds 40 Minority Report Freelance newswoman stands out from her peers OLD’S COOL 42 Joan of Arches San Diego hero serves (and donates) billions
46 Easy Rider Putting meddle to the pedal STYLE 48 Tressed for Success San Diego wigmaker wins the hearts and heads of cancer patients
82 Souped Up Driving home a carful of caring… and a new recipe for soup DRINK 86 LOOK AT THOSE MELONS! Soaking in the sights in La Jolla GROOVE 89 August Concerts 94 Takin’ it to the Streets Bands and DJs hit the road in East Village 96 Sounds of Summer August album releases 98 ON THE RECORD Vinyl stages a comeback 100 Passing the Bucks Mission Valley bartender has a tip for local charities
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LOVE 102 Who Gives? The Dos and Don’ts of generosity between the sheets 108 HIRE LEARNING Elevating the job interview
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Black tie fundraising dinners are so passé. At least, that’s what the nonprofit Kids Included Together (KIT) believes, which is why the organization created its Over the Edge Challenge – a fundraising event that dares the generous (and fearless) among us to rappel 33 stories down the Manchester Grand Hyatt downtown. (continued on page 26) (continued on page 26)
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fall in for the kids @ “When the economy started to turn, there was overtheedgeforkit.com a sense in the nonprofit world that people were having gala fatigue,” says Torrie Dunlap, CEO of KIT. “As an organization, we always like to be on the cutting edge, so we looked for something that was a little more exciting.” Those who raise a minimum of $1,000 can earn a spot on the ropes cascading 357 feet down the West Coast’s tallest waterfront hotel. The money will be put toward ongoing training for staffs of organizations – such as YMCA and Boys and Girls Club – on how to work with kids who have disabilities. Dunlap says each year about 80 people accept the challenge (registration for which ended July 18), including disabled children and their parents. No prior rock climbing experience is required. Drop in to watch the high-flying action at the Manchester Grand Hyatt August 18.
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Ring of Fire San Diego’s fire pits have been a hotspot since the City cut funding for the project in 2008, when our cherished bonfires nearly went up in smoke. Up in arms, certain fire-loving Finest City folks wanted to get involved. “The City created the Fire Pit Fund because of the volume of private citizens claiming they wanted to help out,” says San Diego’s director of special projects, Gerry Braun. And help they did. Finding the $120,500 needed annually to keep the 186 pits blazing had been a struggle, but this year San Diegans have donated enough money (via the Philanthropy Center) to pay for maintenance through 2013. That’s hot!
America’s Finest citizens give back on the homefront By Erin Goss To make this city even finer, generous San Diegans and private companies help fund civic projects via The City of San Diego Philanthropy Center, a portal that matches donors with the City departments to which they want to donate. Money given to the City qualifies as a charitable donation, which means givers get tax write-offs, and San Diego gets (among other refinements) a new central library in East Village and the continued maintenance of fire pits along the coast. Read a book, start a fire or become your own hometown hero at sandiego.gov/philanthropycenter.
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Start a fire with kindling or newspaper Bring long wire to roast marshmallows and hotdogs Burn wood that’s free of nails and varnish Don’t try to extinguish fire with sand or water; let it burn out Don’t bring drugs or alcohol Don’t use gasoline or other accelerants Don’t roughhouse near pits Don’t fall in
One for the Books Comprised of 35 total branches, the San Diego Public Library system is a year away from having a shiny new focal point: the New Central Library, a nine-story, 500,000 square-foot addition to the downtown skyline slated to open July 2013 at Park Blvd. and 11th Ave., in East Village. “It will be the largest public library in the region, with an accessible collection of more than 1.2 million volumes,” says Jay Hill, CEO of the San Diego Public Library Foundation. “It will be a new center for literacy and learning, with resources, programs and public spaces that enrich, empower and enlighten.” The project will cost nearly $200 million, and many San Diegans are doing their part to help foot the bill. According to Hill, donations from the private sector, including those facilitated by the Philanthropy Center, have resulted in the highest level of private support ever for a public library capital project anywhere outside of New York City. “It’s a fiscally responsible project and uses an effective mix of public and private financing,” he says. “It requires no new taxes, bonds or even a cent of San Diego’s General Fund monies.” Private funding will cover 35 percent of the total project, which includes a twostory charter school for 500 students and is helping to stimulate the local economy by creating more than 900 construction-related jobs, more than 98 percent of which are within San Diego County.
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Cost: $185 million Stories: nine Parking: 500 spaces Additional features: 355-seat auditorium, outdoor plaza café, technology center Address: 330 Park Blvd., East Village Architect: Rob Wellington Quigley, FAIA; Tucker Sadler & Associates
As part of ongoing renovations at Fashion Valley, a “living wall” will blossom at the mall’s northeast entrance. Measuring 48 feet wide by 8 feet tall, the architectural feature will be covered with thousands of exotic plants, which were chosen based on color, texture and their ability to thrive with little direct sunlight. “I think it’s going to make a statement,” says Rocco Campanozzi, one of the project’s designers. “The wall is located at the main entry to the mall, so as you drive in from Friars Road, this will be one of the first impressions you’ll have.”
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8/9-1/20: Margaret Noble “44th and Landis” Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, Downtown mcasd.org
Sound artist Margaret Noble is constantly explaining to people what it is that she does. “It’s a lot more open and less demanding [than music],” says the former DJ from Chicago’s underground electronic music scene. “The sounds I produce blend with the world around you and your environment. It’s sort of the soundtrack of the world, in some ways.” Noble’s soundtrack for her new show, “44th and Landis,” will emanate from a dozen handcrafted paper speakers placed around an audible exhibit at MCASD, Downtown. Concerned that audiences might not connect with speakers simply making noise, Noble teamed up with visual artists to add sensory depth to the experience. The result is Victorian-era paper-doll dresses printed with 1980s patterns to juxtapose a child’s fairytale-infused expectations of the world with the actuality of Noble’s own City Heights upbringing, which included hip-hop, Pac-Man and low-income housing. Check out Noble’s live performances September 20, October 18 and November 15. (continued on page 36) S OUN D ARTI SIT MARGARET NOBLE PERFORM S LIVE
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7/21-11/11: German Expressionists “The Human Beast” San Diego Museum of Art, Balboa Park sdmart.org
The paintings comprising “Human Beast,” a show coming to the San Diego Museum of Art, were inspired by the horrors of World War I, the ability of the upper-class to ignore social issues concerning the lower-class and the ugliness of prostitution. “German Expressionism isn’t pretty art,” says John Marciari, SDMA’s curator of European art. “There’s an edge to it. They are looking at the raw stuff of humanity.” The exhibition, which also includes a collection of rough, unflattering nudes, is full of bright colors and represents the birth of entirely abstract paintings, vulgar and crude figures and blatant social commentary.
CLOCK W ISE (from left): “ Nude,” by Christian Rohlfs ; “Woman with Flowered Kim o n o,” by G us tav Klimt; “ Lion Cannoneer,” by Otto Dix.
8/11-9/2: Jordan Josafat “Lost Objects” Thumbprint Gallery, La Jolla thumbprintgallerysd.com
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Given what he regards as the decline of communities in the face of capitalism, Imperial Beach artist Jordan Josafat is big into nostalgia. “It’s sort of become remembering the past and embracing lost objects and things that are lost in our past that we don’t appreciate anymore,” he says. Josafat’s paintings range from Depression-era graffiti to architectural watercolors, styles he incorporates in “Lost Objects,” a new show at La Jolla’s Thumbprint Gallery. “There’s definitely something that everyone’s going to like,” Josafat says. “I thought of all my friends and all the people I know, and I tried to paint one thing I thought they all would like.” (continued on page 38)
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7/14-8/31: Tim Maclean “Fragments & Phantoms” Subtext Gallery, Little Italy subtextgallery.com
Tim Maclean is a pop surrealist painter from the Highlands of Scotland, where he conjures imagery full of allusions to television shows, comic books and mythology. The artist’s first solo show, “Fragments & Phantoms,” focuses on his fascination with philosopher Carl Jung’s concept of the archetype, as well as the consideration of comic book plots as modern myth. “I generally paint my thoughts and ponderings, stuff I question or muse over,” says Maclean. “I really don’t mind if people end up with a different meaning, provided they find it engaging.”
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CLOCK WI SE (from top): TIM MACLEANS “Amber Sail s a Sea of Ambiguity,” “ B atman x Hades ,” “S piderman x H ermes ” and “Hulk x Hercules.”
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Those who give cheerfully give twice—once to others, once to themselves.
George Clooney raised millions at a fundraiser for Barack Obama with hopes that he can keep banging Stacy Keibler in the Lincoln bedroom for another four years. Leo DiCaprio has raised millions to promote the fight against wasteful carbon footprints to offset his movies that feature massive explosions, convoys of equipment trucks and more movie premiere spotlights than the London Blitzkrieg. Paul McCartney raised millions for PETA to atone for the Beatles’ “Yesterday and Today” album cover, which features the lads dressed in butcher smocks draped with pieces of meat and body parts from plastic baby dolls. What about ethical treatment of dolls, Paul? Oprah Winfrey has raised hundreds of millions for causes ranging from literacy to orphanages, so long as they’re all stamped with her “O” logo. Maybe if Stedman gave her more Os at home, she wouldn’t have do this so much. Ohhh! Lance Armstrong has raised millions to fight cancer and inspired millions to ignore the obviousness that he’s not only the greatest cyclist in Tour de France history, but also its greatest cheater.
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Ted Turner, the former Mr. Jane Fonda and television tycoon, once donated $1 billion to the United Nations with dreams of forming his own sovereign nation. Sadly, his beloved Montana wouldn’t secede. Mark Zuckerberg donated $100 million to Newark Public Schools, while systematically brainwashing students into posting photos of cafeteria food on their timelines during class. The truth of the matter is that the people listed above, regardless of their most private motivations, have given back far more than the rest of us ever could. If giving makes a person feel good, so be it. They help people. I can relate a little bit. Before CDs and DVDs stopped selling about five years ago, our radio show raised more than $1 million for charity through sales of our annual “Best Of ” (stop smirking) collections, which we mostly gave back, and still do, in $1,000 increments to struggling military families. All this to make up for our getting paid to be incredibly immature on weekday mornings (like it stops at 10 a.m.). The point is that giving back, regardless of the motivation, is better than say…out-and-out theft. Unless, of course, you were the thief who stole a friend of mine’s entire cassette* collection out of his car some years back, yet left behind the “Dave, Shelly & Chainsaw Greatest Bits” cassette. True story. Apparently some thief broke into my friend’s trunk and spent precious “stealing time” sifting through every single one of the more than 100 cassettes just to make sure he would not be stuck with a DSC tape. And my friend says that even his Milli Vanilli cassette was taken. Come on! So there’s one example of where theft would have been better than giving back…and would have made me feel good. Or at least a little bit less worse. *cassette: pre-historic form of audio storage.
Chainsaw steals his paycheck weekday mornings with Dave, Shelly & Chainsaw on 100.7 JACK-fm.
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Hey, since nobody is claiming that quote, can I take it? Maybe I’m missing the point about charity and philanthropy and good-deed-doing. Is there really such a thing? There’s a famous episode of “Friends” in which Joey declares there are no selfless good deeds, because if giving makes you feel good, then it is self-serving. Just one of the countless, deep philosophical conundrums advanced by this iconic sitcom (cue Chandler: Could I be any more sarcastic?) Perhaps this is why celebrities make such public displays of their charity. I mean, what good deed is worth doing unless everybody knows about it? Oh, sure, they say true character is revealed only when nobody is looking, but if nobody is looking, nothing is revealed. So maybe, just maybe, Joey is right. Thus, I present the Hall of Fame of Philanthropy, Joey Tribbiani style.
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We wanted to cruise the boardwalk one afternoon, but she didn’t have a bike Spokes People
The San Diego Bicycle Coalition wants to take you for a ride Spin your wheels while making a difference for bicyclists countywide by joining the more than 3,000 people expected to pedal a 25-mile loop around San Diego Bay Sunday, August 26. The fifth annual Bike the Bay excursion starts and ends at Embarcadero Marina Park South (behind the
Convention Center); crosses the Coronado Bay Bridge; takes riders on a scenic tour of San Diego, Coronado, Imperial Beach, Chula Vista and National City; and culminates in a party with live entertainment, food vendors and a Karl Strauss beer garden. “It’s a fun, community ride that’s open to people of F ort y – S I X
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all riding abilities,” says Andy Hanshaw, executive director of the nonprofit San Diego County Bicycle Coalition (sdcbc.org), the county’s largest bicycle advocacy group and beneficiary of Bike the Bay proceeds
Easy Rider Putting meddle to the pedal By Wendy Kitts / Photo by Kristina Yamamoto Kevin McElroy is a 44 year-old freelance graphic artist and web designer. He didn’t set out to be an inventor – he just wanted to take his girlfriend for a ride on the back of his bicycle. “We wanted to cruise the boardwalk one afternoon, but she didn’t have a bike,” says McElroy, creator of Passenger Pegs, a new bike accessory that adds another element of fun to pedaling around the beach. “Round pegs were available, but I knew they were uncomfortable, because I’d ridden on them. That day I came home and drew a design on cardboard.” Born in Long Beach to international schoolteachers, McElroy was raised overseas. The world was his playground— Ethiopia, Thailand, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia. A resident of San Diego since his late teens, he had one constant in an otherwise globetrotting childhood: spending every summer in California with his grandparents. “My grandfather was a carpenter and an inventor of sorts. He and I would spend time in his work shed building things,” says McElroy, who now lives in Mission Beach. “He taught me how to work with wood and make designs.” Skills that have served this one-time dog whisperer well in his life. “That’s how my skateboard company started,” he says, referring to the now defunct Sherman’s Shrimp & Skate Company. “Someone showed me a skateboard he made in his garage, and I said I could make Ta k e n f o r a r i d e o n Pa ss en g e r P e g s .
– which topped $50,000 last year. Registration costs $50 for SDCBC members and $55 for non-members. Proceeds support the rights of all people who ride bikes, whether for transportation or recreation.
one better.” McElroy, a bio major from San Diego State, and his partner, an English major, couldn’t take the company to the next level— despite selling his specialty longboards worldwide. “Neither of us knew business,” says McElroy, who still gets a kick out of seeing his boards around San Diego. This time around, McElroy conducted market research and wrote a business plan. Now, he has an easy-to-install peg prototype that fits any singlegear bike. “All it takes is five minutes to attach the pegs,” he says of his patented, foot-shaped platforms that pivot up and down with the rider. “It gives a more comfortable ride for your passenger.” Available nationwide, the lightweight pegs are designed to hold up to 200 pounds and are made to withstand the environmental challenges of life by the ocean. McElroy is currently working on a peg prototype for multiplegear bikes. And although he’s not sure where his inventions may lead, he does know he’s not meant for the corporate world. “I couldn’t dream of going into the same building for 15 years, sitting in a cubicle and having a cul-de-sac existence,” he says. He credits living and working at the beach with keeping him young and inspired. “A friend once said, ‘Live by a college and you’ll stay young.’ A place filled with young people; people with vision.” Ride on, Dude. Ride on. passengerpegs.com
JOIN THE RIDE AT bikethebay.net
“There’s no competition and no winner,” says Hanshaw, though he probably wouldn’t mind crossing the finish line first, let alone scoring another 50 grand to keep it wheel for San Diegans for yet another year. F ort y – seven
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TRESSED FOR SUCCESS Local wigmaker wins the hearts and heads of cancer patients By Erin Goss / Photos by Kristina Yamamoto Patti Joyce has always known the power of a good hair day. “My first haircuts were on my brother and sister,” she says. “I shaved my brother’s head one time, and he wouldn’t go to school the next day. He wore a cap after that.” Despite her first client/victim’s experience, Joyce went on to major in Theater Arts at Southern Illinois University, and then honed her skills over a two-decade career devoted to the art of wig making, cutting and styling. But it wasn’t until years later, as a result of what she describes as “one of the greatest blessings of my life,” that she could truly relate to her brother’s embarrassment. “I got colon cancer,” she says. As a result of chemotherapy, Joyce lost her hair. To ease the pain associated with baldness, she fashioned a new coif for herself. “The benefit of wearing a wig is making other people comfortable,” she says. “What you see in other people’s eyes is what you relate back to yourself. I didn’t want people to see me as dying.” Once in remission, Joyce felt compelled to help others in her position. She opened a wig salon, Wigs by Patti’s Pearls, to help patients who can’t afford wigs – and she did it out of her home. “It’s the whole first floor,” she says. “I’ve got over 200 wigs here, but the best part is that the place is private. If you want to cry, I will cry with you.” For those who can afford them, Joyce charges for her wigs. For those in need – the military and especially children – her tresses are free. Since opening her salon, Joyce has styled and donated more than 150 wigs, each costing $200 to $250 for materials alone. And for the past six years, she’s been the official wig specialist for Rady Children’s Hospital (rchsd.org) in Kearny Mesa, where she outfits cancer survivors. F ort y – E I G H T
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“With the young ones, I say, ‘We are going to play beauty shop.’ They want to have hair and look like the other kids. I’ve been there and done that, and I can take my wig off and they see me bald, and there’s an instant rapport.” Eighteen-year-old Amanda Barvinchak, who lost her hair during treatments for bone cancer, is one of the patients who accepted a wig from Joyce. “She made us so comfortable,” says Amanda’s mother, Kim. “As Patti shaved her, she kissed her head and told her that it was going to be okay. At first we were apprehensive, but she made Amanda feel like a million bucks.” In addition to the wigs she creates, Joyce launched the Angel Fund, which enables people to donate wigs, hats and money to help patients outside of Rady. “It’s an amazing thing to see people receive, and for you to receive because you’ve given that day,” she says. Purchase wigs or donate to Patti Joyce’s Angel Fund at wigsbypattispearls.com.
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PACIFICSD COMMUNITY SECTION: HILLCREST
“YOUR GUIDE TO FABULOUS HILLCREST” CREST CAFÉ
Iconic, eclectic and homegrown. The Crest Café celebrates its 30th Anniversary this September. Located in the heart of Hillcrest the café is open from 7 a.m. to Midnight – 364 days a year. Whether you feel like burgers in the morning or eggs at night, they serve your mood. 425 Robinson Avenue | 619.295.2510 | crestcafe.net
UPTOWN TAVERN
Like the neighborhood it joins, there’s always something for everyone at Uptown Tavern. This casually hip bar and eatery invites guests to eat, drink and socialize in comfort and style, seven days a week. 1236 University Ave. | 619.241.2710 | uptowntavernsd.com
ORIGANO
In Italy, a meal is an event, a social gathering and best of all can last for hours! Osteria Origano in Hillcrest will dazzle your senses and delight your taste buds with its warm and inviting atmosphere paired with fresh, quality, Italian dishes. 3650 Fifth Avenue #103 | 619.295.9590 | origanorestaurant.com
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Smashburger Hillcrest welcomes you to come enjoy our signature 100% Certified Angus Smashburger and an ice cold microbrew! Also enjoy black bean burgers, chicken sandwiches, salads and an array of delicious sides! 3975 Fifth Ave. | 619.255.2110 | smashburgersandiego.com
HILLCREST FARMERS MARKET The Hillcrest Farmers Market is located on the intersection of Normal Street and Lincoln Avenue – with over 125 vendors, you’ll find wondrous fruits, veggies, flowers, gifts and prepared food to satisfy your hearts desire. hillcrestfarmersmarket.com
HILLCREST BREWERY
The Hillcrest Brewing Company (HBC), the World’s first “Out and Proud LGBT Brewery” opened in June 2012, specializing in handcrafted beer and stone oven pizzas with bottle, growlers and kegs to-go. 1458 University Ave. | 619.269.HEAD | hillcrestbrewingcompany.com
P D HEL ANTE W ll a c e th r e w s n a s t fi o r p n o n By Jim Ruland l a Loc (introduction by David Perloff) PORTRAITS BY
JOHN MIRELES Several big names in philanthropy, a few who’ve been in the international spotlight, got their start right here in San Diego. ARTS (A Reason to Survive), Invisible Children, Keep A Breast Foundation, Nika Water, Surfrider Foundation and The Paradigm Project – they all do good, and they all do it from headquarters in America’s Finest. But that’s not all they have in common. These top-tier organizations are among thousands of nonprofits and social enterprises nationwide that rely on social fundraising software created and developed by our hometown heroes at StayClassy. Hailing from Boston, college buddies Scot Chisholm and Pat Walsh are the dynamic duo behind StayClassy.org, an online platform that enables nonprofits to fundraise online and increase their impact on a grand scale. In 2006, they launched their company in a Mission Beach apartment. Today, they are leaders in their field and were recently named among “America’s Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs” by Bloomberg Businessweek. “We founded StayClassy because we saw a lack of young people getting involved with
nonprofits,” says Chisholm. “By using our software, organizations are engaging younger audiences, simplifying their fundraising processes and becoming more efficient overall.” To expose the world to the accomplishments of their clients and other nonprofits, Chisholm and Walsh created the CLASSY Awards, which has grown from a small San Diego event to the largest philanthropic awards show in the United States. “There was a huge opportunity to establish an event that brings nonprofit leaders and innovators from around the world together to celebrate the industry’s great achievements,” says Walsh. “The CLASSYs turn our San Diego community into the national hub for recognizing social impact, which is awesome for the city.” The fourth annual event takes place downtown September 21 and 22. More than 3,000 do-gooders, including celebrities, nonprofit leaders and social entrepreneurs, are expected to attend. And the winner is: the tens of thousands of people benefitting from the funds and awareness raised under the StayClassy umbrella.
“Hollywood has Oscar, Broadway has Tony, and now Philanthropy has the CLASSYs.” —AOL
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FAST FACTS: • StayClassy powers fundraising for more than 3,000 nonprofits. • Using the StayClassy platform, nonprofits have raised tens of millions of dollars for their causes. • Collectively, this year’s CLASSY Awards nominees have impacted the lives of 346 million people in 134 countries.
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T S E H C R U O Y G N I T BEA KEEP A BREAST
A local organization’s fight against breast cancer If “I Love Boobies” strikes you as something a kid would say, that’s precisely the point. The Keep A Breast Foundation’s (KAB) playful slogan is meant to be accessible to young women, propelling them to take ownership of their bodies in the hope of eradicating breast cancer in future generations through prevention, detection and support. For Shaney Jo Darden, founder of KAB, awareness is half the battle. “A huge part of what we do is advocate for early detection,” says Darden. “Cancer,
if caught early, is not a death sentence, so be aware of your body and really love your boobies enough to check them out. We are out there making people aware, educating, inspiring and turning that awareness into action.” There’s a perception that breast cancer afflicts mostly older women. In fact, the opposite is true – for women under the age of 40, the disease claims more lives than any other kind of cancer. This sobering statistic drove Darden to start KAB, launching a grassroots
movement in Carlsbad to educate a population that doesn’t realize it’s at risk. KAB enlists the help of celebrities to further its cause. Katy Perry, Gwen Stefani, Pink and many others have participated by having plaster castings made of their torsos. Once the plaster is dry, celebs, with the help of artists, decorate the castings and then sell them to raise money for KAB. Additional funding for the nonprofit’s initiatives comes from the sale of “I Love Boobies” bracelets and t-shirts. keep-a-breast.org
“for women under the age of 40, the disease claims more lives than any other kind of cancer.”
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FAST FACTS: • Keep A Breast has expanded into Canada, Europe, Australia and Japan, and the organization continues to grow. • 100 percent of proceeds from the sale of “I Love Boobies” bracelets and t-shirts go to Keep A Breast. • Keep A Breast is the world’s leading youth breast cancer organization.
K e ep A Br e as t f o u nd e r S ha n ey J o Da rd en . O P P O SITE: M usi c i a n P i n k ’s b r e ast c ast i n g , pa i n t ed b y a r t is t Ro b e r t W i l l i a ms. F I F T Y – T H R E E
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S R E T R A T S FIRE THE PARADIGM PROJECT
Cooking up a new solution to an ancient problem For Gregory Spencer Jr., it started with a chicken. During a trip to Uganda, Spencer spent time with the family of a child he’d sponsored through a charity. To welcome him, they gave him a chicken. It’s a nice gesture in any country, but Spencer could see that the only thing this family had was a pair of chickens. And they gave one of them to him. “It was the equivalent of giving someone you just met one of your two cars,” he says. And in that instant, he realized, “There’s
gotta be more that I can give.” Spencer teamed up with his father, Greg Sr., and his father’s colleague, Neil Bellefeuille, to form The Paradigm Project. The goal: to distribute 5,000,000 stoves by 2020. Why stoves? Three billion people in the developing world still cook their food over open fire, an inefficient use of fuel that leads to smoke inhalation (by some estimates, the equivalent of four packs of cigarettes a day) by those who spend the most time at home: children. As a result, the leading cause of death for children
5 and younger is pneumonia resulting from respiratory disease. By providing efficient, $40 Rocket Stoves, 52,000 of which Spencer and Co. have already delivered to those in need in Kenya alone, The Paradigm Project decreases the volume of firewood families need to survive. And in doing so, it’s helping to slow deforestation, reduce CO2 emissions and save lives. That’s good news for the planet. Not so good for chickens. theparadigmproject.org
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“There’s gotta be more that I can give.”
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FAST FACTS: • In many areas, women spend up to 30 hours gathering firewood each week. • By cutting down trees and burning wood, the rural poor generate approximately 25% of CO2 emissions worldwide. • 1.9 million women and children die every year from respiratory diseases associated with indoor cooking smoke.
T h e Pa r ad i g m P roj e c t co f o un d er G reg o ry S pe n c e r J r . wi t h o n e o f t he o rg a n i z at i o n ’s $ 4 0 Ro ck et S t oves . O P P O SITE: Bi l l i o ns o f p eo p le s t i ll co o k over o p en f i re, w hi ch lea ds t o d e f o r estat i o n a nd respi rat o ry d i s ea s e. F I F T Y – F I V E
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THE SURFRIDER FOUNDATION To protect and surf
Stop me if you’ve heard this… A bunch of surfers embark on a mission to protect their waves for the betterment of all mankind. Sounds like b.s., right? Well, not exactly. What started as the vision of surfers in Malibu back in 1984 has evolved into an environmentally focused nonprofit with more than 60,000 members and 100 chapters in 15 countries worldwide. The Surfrider Foundation stays true to its grassroots by sticking to two main
platforms: the protection and enjoyment of oceans and beaches. With 70 miles of coastline to protect, it should come as no surprise that The Surfrider Foundation San Diego County Chapter is extremely active. One of the organization’s 2012 initiatives that directly impacts San Diego is “No B.S.” (No Border Sewage), which was formed to address the conservation and restoration of the Tijuana River Estuary, the mouth of the Tijuana River where
excessive waste flows from Mexico into the ocean in Imperial Beach. “People from San Diego don’t realize that this in our backyard,” says San Diego chapter coordinator Haley-Jain Haggerstone. “The river is full of trash. In one cleanup, we are filling a dumpster truck. It’s not bags of garbage – it’s wheelbarrows of garbage.” Border sewage affects all San Diegans. And that’s no b.s. surfrider.org
“In one cleanup, we are filling a dumpster truck. It’s not bags of garbage – it’s wheelbarrows of garbage.”
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FAST FACTS: • Surfrider Foundation conducts essential water monitoring along beaches susceptible to pollution and contamination. • More than 500 Surfrider volunteers collected more than 2,600 pounds of debris from five San Diego beaches after this year’s Fourth of July celebration. • Surfrider Foundation has chapters as far away as Japan.
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Painting a brighter future for kids in need Heal. Inspire. Empower. For Matt D’Arrigo, founder and CEO of ARTS (A Reason to Survive), it’s more than a catchy slogan. Each word represents part of the organization’s mission to provide San Diego’s impoverished youth with therapeutic arts programs, arts education and college and career readiness. D’Arrigo started the organization 11 years ago, when he was 29 years old. Today, ARTS boasts a staff comprising more than two dozen paid full-time, part-time and student participants, and more than 100 volunteers.
At a time when state and federal funding for the arts is being slashed, D’Arrigo is aggressively expanding his operation to a new 18,000-square foot ARTS Center in National City, the poorest city in San Diego County. “It’s a huge need in the community,” D’Arrigo says, “and gives us more access to the kids.” One of those kids, Inocente, is poised to make a major impact. She’s been coming to ARTS since she was 12 and has learned how to channel the pain of homelessness into her art.
Inocente’s story was recently chronicled by Academy Award-nominated and Emmywinning filmmakers Sean and Andrea Fine. Their documentary, “Inocente,” which airs August 17 on MTV, has been racking up awards on the film festival circuit. D’Arrigo couldn’t be more thrilled. “It’s all about bringing organizations together and making people aware of the importance of art in kids’ lives,” he says. “It takes nonprofits, donors, volunteers. Just get involved.” areasontosurvive.org
“It’s all about bringing organizations together and making people aware of the importance of art in kid’s lives.”
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FAST FACTS: • 95 percent of the youth participating in ARTS come from minority, low-income households. • ARTS provides activities during the critical hours between school and home (3 to 6 p.m.), when at-risk kids are the least supervised and most likely to find trouble. • ARTS’ Van Go! program provides transportation for kids who would otherwise not be able to access the facility.
ARTS f o u nd e r a nd CEO M at t D ’A r r i g o w i t h a g ui ta r pa i n t ed by ART S s t ud en t K yle. O P P O S ITE : C era m i c elep ha n t creat ed by ARTS s t ud e n t Ke lse y. F I F T Y – nine
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T S E U Q N O I VIS INVISIBLE CHILDREN
Combating atrocities in Africa through video There’s viral. There’s mega-viral. And then there’s Invisible Children. A year ago, few people had heard about Invisible Children. Today, thanks to the overwhelming success of the nonprofit’s recent KONY 2012 campaign, few people haven’t. This is especially true in San Diego, where Invisible Children is headquartered, and one of its filmmakers was hospitalized after a much publicized incident in Pacific Beach in March. The KONY 2012 campaign (the
nonprofit’s 13th such endeavor) has effectively shined a spotlight on Joseph Kony, a Ugandan guerrilla and head of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). The 2006 film “Invisible Children” documents Kony’s practice of abducting children and subscripting them into his armies to commit atrocities throughout central Africa. “All of our films are about how individuals have been affected by the LRA,” says Chris Carver, Invisible Children’s COO. “We see it as our role to help mobilize the international
community to support the end of this 26-year-long rebel movement. We’ve just been trying to drive that as much as possible over the last nine years.” Although the documentary was made in 2006, the new KONY 2012 campaign – an effort to raise awareness resulting in Kony’s capture in 2012 – has been very successful in renewing attention to the cause. Invisible no more, Kony is finding it harder to hide. invisiblechildren.com, kony2012.com
“All of our films are about how individuals have been affected by the LRA”
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FAST FACTS: • March 2012: the U.N. announced a unified force of 5,000 to pursue Kony and the LRA. • April 2012: President Obama made a statement that the U.S. will continue its deployment of military advisers to the region. • June 2012: 3.7 million people signed a pledge (supporting the removal of Kony) that was delivered to the U.N.
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L L E W , L L E W , L L E W NIKA WATER
Breaking the flow of poverty with an outpouring of support A society without access to clean water will always be poor. “Lack of water means a lack of opportunity,” says Jordan Mellul, general manager of Nika Water. “Water is the essential hub of the poverty cycle.” In many poor countries, women and children must walk great distances to retrieve clean water. The health implications may be obvious, but these unfortunate people face additional challenges, including lack of education due
to time spent securing hydration. That’s where Nika Water comes in. It’s a for-profit San Diego company that sells premium bottled water and donates 100 percent of its profits to nonprofit partners. “We don’t make our money on fundraisers, donations or charitable giving,” Mellul says. “We make our money from product sales almost all the way.” Whether it’s a well or a water system, Nika finds a way to get water where it’s needed most. “For most of our projects,” Mellul says,
“it costs $20 per person to bring someone clean water…for the rest of their life.” For its latest endeavor, Água Pura Brasil, the price tag is even lower – about $11 per person. By teaming up up with ViX Swimwear (a company founded in San Diego by a Brazilian woman), Nika hopes to raise $50,000 to provide potable water for nearly 5,000 people living in the remote reaches of the Amazon River in Brazil. “Water for life,” Mellul says. nikawater.org
Clean Water Act San Diego-based company Gobie – which invented the first fully portable, reusable, zerowaste, filtered-water bottle – recently partnered with San Diego’s own Nika Water to bring clean drinking water to third-world countries. The two companies’ co-branded bottle package will be sold with a year’s supply of filters for around $60. And for every package sold, a $21 donation – an amount determined by dividing the cost of building and maintaining a well by the number of people who would use it – will provide a lifetime supply of drinking water to a third-world citizen. gobieh20.com —Allie Daugherty
“It costs $20 per person to bring someone clean water…for the rest of their life.”
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FAST FACTS: • Nika Water comes from the Sierra Nevadas and the Colorado River. It’s filtered three times before being treated with UV light to blast any remaining microbes. • Nika Water uses only 100 percent recycled plastic for its bottles. By planting trees in South America, it offsets its carbon footprint and is now considered a carbonfree company. • Approximately 20 percent of the world’s population lacks access to clean water.
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Helping the homeless on the homefront
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The intimate portraiture of Rob Hammer
It isn’t America’s finest life for people living on the streets of San Diego. But from college students collecting clothes for homeless veterans to a school providing afterhours refuge for at-risk youth to a woman of the cloth putting a roof over 1,200 heads each night, local nonprofits are giving some of our neediest neighbors another chance. A big hand for three of the city’s helping hands: Embrace, Monarch School and Father Joe’s Villages.
I’ve always been intrigued by people’s individual stories and how they got to where they are. Certainly homeless people couldn’t have any better stories in that category. I wanted to use these images to help raise awareness and money for the homeless. All of the people shown here were complete strangers that I approached on the street, alleys, under bridges, in homeless shelters, et cetera. At first, it was very intimidating to approach these people, and still can be, especially when they are in groups. Their reactions seem to go one way or the other, depending on the time of day and how intoxicated they are. After photographing homeless people for a while, I came to realize that they’re either totally out of their minds or really normal. I encountered a lot of them that could hold a normal conversation. In fact, if they were in regular clothes and I had met them in the supermarket, I never would have known know they were homeless. For the most part, these people say their current situation was caused by the economy and not being able to find work. A lot of them were construction workers and have since pawned off every last tool they once owned, which had allowed them to make money. The other half are really nuts – very obvious that they are on one or multiple substances during our meetings. And some have no problem admitting that drugs or alcohol led to their homelessness. A few of them have smoked crack right in front of me and try to say that they aren’t homeless. I shot one younger guy in a park who gave me a 20-minute speech about waiting in that spot for his spaceship to pick him up. And I believe that he believed that. Another guy talked of the money he was waiting on from the queen. Apparently, he has been writing letters to her for years, and she owes him a lot of money. Meth, crack, marijuana and alcohol seem to be the substances of choice. With woman, domestic abuse and drugs seemed to be the common factors. And none of them are natives of the city they are occupying. Paranoia is also very common. They all think that I am a cop when I approach, and expect to see their picture on “America’s Most Wanted.” “You da po-lice. You da po-lice?” From conversations with the sober
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Give it up for giving college kids By David Moye The recession has made finding employment tough for kids graduating college, but it has turned out to be a boon for nonprofits, like Embrace, which depend on volunteers. Launched in 2000, Embrace gives college students and recent grads a chance to use their skills to help the homeless, disabled veterans and underprivileged school children, while honing their own leadership and organizational abilities in a way they couldn’t in entry-level jobs. “The recession was a perfect storm for us,” says the organization’s founder and CEO, Sean Sheppard, a former weighttraining coach at SDSU who wants community service to be required of all college students attending state-funded institutions. “Our greatest growth has been in the last year, and you’d be hard-pressed to find another organization with as much diversity as ours. We have Muslims, Christians and Jews, all working together.” Embrace, which got a boost earlier this year when Sherri Shepherd of ABC’s hit television series “The View” asked her wedding guests to donate to the charity in lieu of buying toasters, became an officially recognized student organization at SDSU in June. embrace1.org
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San Diego’s fore Father steps down By David Moye What began as a small church for San Diego’s impoverished citizens 60 years ago grew, under the watch of Father Joe Carroll, into Father Joe’s Villages – the nation’s largest provider of services for the homeless. Now, 2,000 people each day turn to Father Joe’s for food, clothing, healthcare and more. At night, Father Joe’s puts a roof over the heads of more than 1,200 folks in need in San Diego and Riverside. In late-June, Carroll, 71, retired from his post as CEO of the Villages and its partner agencies, which include St. Vincent de Paul Village. Assuming Carroll’s position is Sister Patricia “Tricia” Cruise, who was previously (2003 – 2008) president and CEO of Covenant House, which provides services to more than 50,000 homeless kids annually in the Unites States, Canada and Central America.
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“Homelessness is not going away, but it is changing,” Cruise says. “You’re seeing people who used to be members of the Middle Class – people who used to volunteer to work with the homeless – becoming homeless themselves. Now, we need to create programs for former professionals.” The sluggish economy has forced more people into homelessness, but the silver lining, as Cruise sees it, is that it has also paved the road for charity to become a profession. “Colleges, until recently, didn’t have programs on how to run nonprofits, but that is happening now,” she says. “It’s important – you have to know how to run a business.” With Cruise in charge, Father Joe’s business of helping the homeless seems poised to keep paying big dividends to San Diegans in need. fatherjoesvillages.org
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people, I found out about intentional crimes. During winter months, they will figure out which crimes to commit so they can remain in jail until it gets warm again. Shooting down at a local shelter was quite something. The ones who allowed me to take their picture were thrilled about it and felt like celebrities. The others were very skeptical and did not treat me very well. Some of them were in real rough shape. One older gentleman had obviously soiled and urinated in his pants, but intelligently spoke with me about specific cameras, their functions and why I should switch back to film. At the end of each shooting day, I have weird feelings. Dirty for one, and depressed/sad for these people and how their lives are going. Sometimes it takes longer to shake than others, but it’s still very rewarding, somehow. Creatively, I wanted the portraits to be very intimate. Photographing the homeless is nothing new. However, I think it’s cheap when they are shot from far away without their permission or knowledge. I feel like a person’s face can tell a story, good or bad. And to see these people close up sort of brings you into their life a little bit. You can see what they have been through and continue to go through. I used a 50mm lens, which caused me to be extremely close while shooting. Too close, sometimes. The whole experience has been very humbling. Despite anything that’s going on in your life, it’s much better than theirs. They literally have nothing – nowhere to live, no belongings and no one to care for them. It really makes you think about the way you live and what you actually need. This project is ongoing, and I still hope to put the images to good use. —Rob Hammer
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FROM TO P : E m b r ac e CEO S e a n S h eppa r d k e e ps a p o s it iv e o u t l o o k ; S i s t e r T r i c i a assu m e s Fat h e r J o e C a r ro l l’ s p o s i t i o n as CEO o f Fat h e r J o e ’s V i l l ag es ; d own t ow n ’ s J oa n K ro c C e n t e r is r u n b y S t. V i n c e n t d e Pa u l , a pa r t n er o f Fat h e r J o e ’s V i l l ag es .
Compassion: concern for others and a desire to assist. Respect: an act of giving particular attention or special regard. Empathy: understanding, an awareness of and sensitivity to the feelings of others. Empowerment: helping others to help themselves. Dignity: counting all people worthy of our esteem.
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a stu d ent at Downtown’s M onarch Sch o o l, wh ich provides education an d refuge for 150 homele ss and at- risk children.
STREET SMARTS San Diego school educates and shelters homeless youth By Wendy Kitts and Allie Daugherty Downtown’s Monarch School offers more than just a safe and nurturing educational environment for 150 homeless and at-risk children, many of whom live in cars, shelters or on the streets. Every morning, the kids get breakfast. Every Monday and Friday, they and their families are given free dinner. A support staff provides social and psychological support, and there are many afterschool programs, which senior director Brian Daly says is key. “Homeless shelters close at six in the morning and they don’t reopen until 6 p.m.,” he says, explaining that it’s the time between when schools let out and shelters open that homeless kids face the greatest dangers. “Where does a second-grader go that’s safe? Where does a 10th-grader go where they might not get involved with the more risky elements of the community?” Monarch’s afterschool programs provide a safe haven for kids during those critical hours. One Monarch student, Cindy, came to the school in August 2010 after having lived in a Chevy Suburban with her parents and five brothers and sisters. “They’d been bounced around from one shelter to another – the typical depressing story most of our students come in with,” Daly says. However, thanks to Monarch, its staff and supporters, that otherwise sad story has a happy ending: Cindy and her peers just became one of the school’s largest graduating classes, the first ever to have its entire population continue to college. A recent $5 million donation by Nat and Flora Bosa (Nat founded San Diego-based Bosa Development Corp.), will help fund Monarch’s move to a new, larger facility just south of Petco Park. The new building, groundbreaking for which took place in February, will accommodate an additional 200 students. Helping forge brighter futures for these young San Diegans in need requires ongoing support from the community. Here are a few ways to get involved:
“They’d been bounced around from one shelter to another – the typical depressing story most of our students come in with”
Tutor students Help serve breakfast or lunch Sponsor a dinner for kids and their families Chaperone or drive students to field trips Facilitate music, phys. ed. or art classes for afterschool programs Buy a library book on Monarch’s wish list Donate to clothing and supply drives Give gift cards for grocery, clothing or school supply stores 619.658.8242, monarchschools.org
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G r a n t Gr i l l b r e a ks d ow n t h e c l ass i c s’more into it s b a s i c a n d delicious e ss e n t i a l s .
August 10 is National S’mores Day, as designated by the Girl Scouts of America, a group that legitimately claims dibs on the topic. The 1927 Girl Scout Handbook introduced the country to the idea of sandwiching toasted marshmallows and Hershey bar squares between graham crackers. Sticky, gooey, good, s’mores earn their name naturally, because one calls for a chaser, and another and another, until it’s time to hose down the chocolateand-crumb-crusted kids carousing around the campfire. Proving they’re just kids at heart, several San Diego chefs have created s’mores desserts that out-swank the original and can be enjoyed with creative cocktails, a definite upgrade on the swig-from-the-canteen that traditionally washes these sweets down the hatch. (continued on page 74) S E V E N T Y – T H R E E
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(continued from page 73) GAIJIN NOODLE + SAKE HOUSE 627 4th Ave., Gaslamp 619.238.0567, gaijinsd.com Hey, somebody had to add bacon to the original s’mores recipe. At the Gaslamp’s new Gaijin Noodle + Sake House, a hip haven for traditional yakitori skewers and s’mores made the campfire way, optional barbecued bacon crumbles add a funky kick. General manager Mike Aguilar, a master at cooking over the yakitori counter’s smoldering logs, skewers a pair of from-the-bag marshmallows, rotates them until toasty-gold, sandwiches the gooey orbs and a Hershey’s bar square between from-the-box graham crackers, adds sizzling bacon and then pops the $2 treat in front of you. Goes nice with Kishima Silk Deluxe sake, says Aguilar.
GRANT GRILL U.S. Grant Hotel 326 Broadway, Downtown 619.744.2077, grantgrill.com Book an elegant round table, bring the crew and pretend you’re circling a campfire while enjoying chef Chris Kurth’s revision of home-spun s’mores. Everything is made on-premises, a chic change from the out-of-the-bag, box-and-wrapper recipe perfected in backyards. On a vast white plate streaked with fudge, a toasted, discshaped marshmallow keeps company with sliced bananas in salted caramel sauce and a brittle chocolate tuile cookie centered with graham cracker ice cream. Whimsical rather than woodsy, it’s more down than down-home, and impacts the palate slickly. Says all-around Grant guy Jeff Josenhans, who oversees libations and more, “I think a Manhattan would pair well with it.” Of course it would! (continued on page 76)
Barbecued bacon adds f l a vo r t o G a ij i n Noddle + Sake House’s o t h e rw is e traditional s’more re n d i t i o n .
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(continued from page 74) DUCK DIVE 4650 Mission Blvd., Pacific Beach 858.273.DUCK (3825), theduckdive.com The Tableside S’mores at P.B.’s new Duck Dive are the real deal, served on a Lazy Susan tray with compartments for marshmallows, graham crackers and chocolate squares. A mini-hibachi in the center roasts those melting miracles into sweet, irresistible goo. It’s good stuff, and fun making them on your own. Priced at $7 for two servings (and $13 for four), the s’mores go down nicely with coffee, and even better with co-owner Billy Ramirez’ favorite house cocktail, The Jeffery Lebowski: Absolut Vanilla vodka, Kahlua Hazelnut and Tres Leches (triple cream) liqueur.
SPRINKLES CUPCAKES La Jolla Village Square 8855 Villa La Jolla Dr., University City 858.457.3800, sprinkles.com At the La Jolla branch of Beverly Hills-based Sprinkles Cupcakes, seasonal offerings huddle in a small display case like so many jewels, frosted in shades from ivory to dark chocolate, and relatively slender (if not slenderizing) at $3.50 each. Commencing August 3, the shop’s prized s’mores cupcakes will return to the case. Elegant but delightfully oozy and gooey, these are built of graham cracker-lined Belgian dark chocolate cake, filled with bittersweet chocolate ganache and topped with toasted marshmallow frosting. Sweet! KENSINGTON CAFE 4141 Adams Ave., Kensington 619.640.0494, kensingtoncafesd.com Cute, cool, comfy Kensington Cafe brings s’mores indoors with a refreshingly retro tabletop presentation that gets the whole room’s attention. Called Haven’s Cave S’mores (we’re in somebody’s memory bank here), the dessert is presented on a heavy, round wooden platter, the carved compartments of which accommodate marshmallows, graham crackers, neat portions of Hershey bar, wooden skewers and, in the middle, a miniature brazier in which solid fuel crackles hot enough to set a marshmallow ablaze. A charred marshmallow, by the way, has quite a wonderful flavor, but do watch out for the flames. Once the orb is toasted, the s’more is assembled and eaten in the usual way – creating sticky fingers and a big smile. (continued on page 78)
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(continued from page 76) SALTBOX Hotel Palomar 1047 5th Ave., East Village 619.515.3003, saltboxrestaurant.com Milwaukee-raised chef Simon Dolinky knows more about mosquito-infested backyards than most of us. He named his dessert “Campfire s’mores” because he smokes bittersweet chocolate to create a ganache (a plush dessert paste) that recreates the flavor of heated-over-wood s’mores. Everything’s made at Saltbox, including marshmallows so fluffy they tack a question mark onto Kraft’s “jet-puffed” claim of “America’s Favorite Marshmallow.” Thickly layered with chocolate and bruleed marshmallow (torched a fetching shade of brown), the graham cracker sandwiches are meant to be popped into the mouth by hand.
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If campfire s’mores don’t sound too hot, accessorize the basic ingredients into flavorful desserts fancy enough to finalize a dinner party with style. This is a dessert with options: use the best base materials, or basic supermarket stuff. Either way, the flavors will stand up and shout. Ingredients 3.5 oz. (or thereabouts) chocolate bar, dark for preference 1/2 cup heavy cream 1/4 cup rum (dark Jamaican rum would be best, but whatever) Marshmallows from the bag, two or three per person Rum raisin ice cream, or butter pecan, or plain old vanilla – your call Graham crackers Chopped Spanish peanuts for sprinkling Maraschino cherries Butter (to spread on aluminum foil-covered baking tray)
The Moves This is basically a sundae on the swell side. Break the chocolate bar into pieces in a small saucepan, add cream and submerge in a larger saucepan of barely simmering water. Stir until the chocolate is melted, smooth and combined with the cream. Be careful not to scorch the chocolate. Remove from pan of water, stir in rum and set aside. Position oven rack eight inches below the broiler, and heat broiler. Arrange marshmallows on the buttered, foil-lined baking sheet. When broiler is hot, slide sheet into oven and check after 15 seconds. When marshmallows look brown on one side, remove sheet from oven, turn marshmallows with a spatula (careful, they can cause burns) and return to oven to finish toasting. Remove from oven. Place ice cream in bowls, top with a couple of marshmallows, pour on a little chocolate sauce, sprinkle with peanuts, garnish with graham crackers.
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Driving home a carful of caring…and a new recipe for soup Story and photos by Brandon Matzek One of my favorite times of the week is Saturday morning. Brimming with produce, the tote bags I bring home from the market exude freshness on my kitchen table. Gorgeous globes of fiery red tomato. A whispy tangle of grassy cilantro. Two fat leeks with bits of dirt clinging to their root ends. I enjoy the act of unpacking my produce because I know that this bounty of beautiful fruit and vegetables will eventually turn into some seriously tasty meals throughout the week. These vegetables, in particular, were destined for this Tomato and Farro Soup, a recipe I designed for Mealson-Wheels Greater San Diego. By 2013, the largest age-segment of the U.S. population will be seniors, representing one in five citizens. For more than 50 years, Meals-On-Wheels Greater San Diego has been devoted to providing healthy meals to San Diego seniors, delivering almost 400,000 meals in 2011. However,
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the meat-and-potato generations are dwindling, and seniors are now looking for more diverse cuisine, including vegetarian, multi-cultural flavors, organic and gluten-free. In the past year, Meals-On-Wheels Greater San Diego has received several grants, allowing them to develop diverse menu items and break ground on a much-needed full commercial kitchen in which to prepare these hot foods. New menu items need to be low-sodium, low-fat, RDA (recommended dietary allowance) compliant and, most of all, flavorful. This Tomato and farro soup definitely qualifies. Fresh wedges of ripe tomato are blended with toasted spices, aromatics and nutty farro. Finished with a drizzle of coconut milk, golden almonds and chopped cilantro, this soup is bold, well-balanced and packed with texture. Not just for seniors, this healthy soup would fit in well at any latesummer soiree. (continued on page 84)
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(continued from page 82) According to Luanne Hinkle, director of development for Meals-On-Wheels Greater San Diego, the new menu items could potentially be rolled out to all Meals-On-Wheels organizations across America. These meals would reconnect participating seniors with two things I value the most in the kitchen: home-cooked flavors and local produce. Several techniques used in the recipe below can be applied to your weekly cooking endeavors to boost flavor without negatively impacting nutrition: Fresh herbs provide big flavor without adding calories. If you are preparing grains, seeds, whole wheat pasta or legumes, try adding the herb stems to cooking water for an extra layer of flavor. Sprinkle chopped leaves on your dish at the last moment to keep their grassy flavor
in tact. Purchase small potted herbs as an inexpensive way to keep your favorites accessible. Toast certain spices to unlock complex flavors. Whole spices like cumin, coriander, peppercorns and caraway benefit from a light toasting. Cook in a small pan just until fragrant. Ground spices can be cooked with aromatics for one minute to develop more flavor. Ancient grains and seeds are great sources of nutrients. Substitute rice with quinoa or farro (wheat available online or at Specialty Produce, specialtyproduce.com) to add a big hit of protein to your dish. Produce tastes better when in season. During the summer months, cook more tomatoes, zucchini, peppers, corn and berries. Nuts are packed with good fat, protein and fiber. They also add a textural note to your dish. Toast until golden and fragrant to add complexity.
Tomato and Farro Soup
(Makes 4 servings) Ingredients 1 1/2 cups farro, rinsed Fine grain sea salt 6 sprigs cilantro, stems and leaves separated 4 tablespoons olive oil 4 garlic cloves, sliced 2 fat leeks, white and light green parts only, rinsed well, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced 3 teaspoons curry powder 1 teaspoon ground coriander 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon chili flakes 3 1/4 pounds ripe tomatoes, cored and cut into wedges (or two 28 oz. cans of whole tomatoes) 1 cup light coconut milk 1/2 cup slivered, blanched almonds, toasted Additional cilantro leaves, chopped Lemon wedges CLOCKWI SE (from above) : Ripe tomatoes, ready for s licing; separated cilantro; quartered tomatoes, waiting to be boiled.
process Prepare the farro. Bring 4 1/2 half cups of water to a boil in a large pot. Add farro, 1 teaspoon sea salt and 6 cilantro stems, stirring to combine. Bring mixture back to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer until farro is al dente (soft on the outside, some bite left on the inside, about 25 minutes). Drain farro and set aside. Cook the aromatics and spices. Warm olive oil in a large, heavy-bottom pot over medium heat. Stir in sliced leeks and cook for 5 minutes. Add garlic and continue to cook until leeks are soft, but not caramelized (about 5 minutes more). Add curry powder, coriander, cumin and chili flakes, stirring to combine. Cook until spices are fragrant (about 1 minute). Stir frequently to keep the spices from burning on the bottom of the pot. Cook the tomatoes. Add tomato wedges and 6 cups of water, then bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until tomatoes are fall-apart tender (about 30 minutes). Blend tomatoes into the soup until smooth using an immersion blender or in batches with a regular blender. Add half of the farro and blend until the grains are broken down and the texture is somewhat chunky. Stir in the remaining farro and season to taste with sea salt. Garnish and serve. Ladle soup into bowls and top with coconut milk. Finish with a sprinkling of toasted almonds and chopped cilantro. Serve with lemon wedges.
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Watermelons are 92 percent water.
August 3 is National Watermelon Day (as if you didn’t know). Celebrate this auspicious holiday like a frat guy by pouring a bottle of cheap vodka into half a watermelon, then take the cold mess to the beach to turn yourself into a hot mess. Or, in case open-container laws prohibit 80-proof fruit, try something cooler: the Watermelon Cooler at Prospect Bar & Grill in downtown La Jolla. This most refreshing cocktail is made with watermelon juice, fresh cucumber (watermelon’s cousin), Pearl Cucumber vodka and a splash of soda. “It’s a pretty damn refreshing drink,” says general manager Gavin Linde. Watermelon Coolers are 10 bucks each. The salty breeze and ocean view (from a balcony overlooking Prospect Street) are free. Cool! Prospect Bar & Grill 1025 Prospect Street, #210, La Jolla 858.454.8092, prospectbar.com
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Watermelon, aka Citrullus lanatus, is cousins with cucumbers, pumpkins and squash in the botanical family Curcurbitaceae. The first recorded watermelon harvest occurred nearly 5,000 years ago in Egypt. Early explorers used watermelon rinds to store drinking water. Guinness Book of World Records (1998 edition) says the largest watermelon ever recorded weighed 262 lbs. and was grown in Tennessee in 1990. (Dying to know more? Visit watermelon.org.)
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AUGUST concerts By Tim Pyles 8/2: Real Estate @ Belly Up Tavern, bellyup.com
Summertime-infused indie jams from a band that resides in the Garden State (that’s Jersey, yo!). 8/3: Paul Wall @ 4th and B, 4thandbevents.com
This southern-fried hip-hopper sports a seriously nice grill. 8/3: Steel Pulse @ Del Mar racetrack, delmarscene.com
8/4: Cake @ Del Mar racetrack, delmarscene.com
Quirky alternative rockers from the ’90s. My theme song, “How do you afford your rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle?” is a classic of theirs. 8/5: Burt Bacharach @ Embarcadero Marina Park, sandiegosymphony.org
A songwriter for Dionne Warwick (among other stars), Bacharach wrote some of the biggest hits of the ’70s and ’80s, and he’s still performing at age 84.
Seal’s smooth soul pop, plus Macy Gray’s raspy delivery of R&B, makes this double-bill a big night of vocals by the waterfront. 8/7: Pitbull @ Cricket Wireless, livenation.com
Pitbull mixes his Miami-vibed rap/vocals with club beats to fill dance floors and stadiums. “I Know You Want Me!” At least Dude’s modest. 8/8: Norah Jones @ Copley Symphony Hall, sandiegosymphony.org
A singer/songwriter with a slew of hits, Jones is the daughter of Ravi Shankar and half sister to Anoushka Shankar. Question is, does she play the sitar?
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These legendary reggae artists have been at it since 1975.
8/6: Seal and Macy Gray @ Humphreys Concerts by the Bay, humphreysconcerts.COM
8/9: Donald Glaude @ FLUXX, fluxxsd.com
Expect a great mix of house tracks from this legendary co-creator of the West Coast’s early’90s rave-scene sound. 8/10: The Offspring @ Del Mar racetrack, delmarscene.com
Having started back in 1984, these O.C. punkers just released their ninth studio album, “Days Go By.” I wonder if Dexter will fly his plane to the show? (He’s a pilot, you know.)
Known to rock the glockenspiel and whistles like no other. The music is sublime.
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8/11: Andrew Bird @ SPRECKELS Theater, spreckels.net
8/11: Me First and The Gimme Gimmes @ House Of Blues, hob.com
Punk rock super group that does nothing but covers – like hard-core versions of Neil Diamond, Elton John and STYX. This show is always a good time.
Rock and heavy metal on the same stage in one night. KISS will be wearing makeup. Not sure Mötley Crüe will, but I’m sure Nikki Sixx still does. (continued on page 92)
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8/13: Franz Ferdinand @ House of Blues, hob.com
Alternative rockers and one of the few Scottish bands to be nominated for a Grammy. I’m sure you’ve heard their hit “Take Me Out.” 8/14: Neil Diamond @ Cricket Wireless, livenation.com
Good month for legends in S.D., and Neil will not disappoint. (His middle name is Leslie.)
8/17-18: Wilson Phillips @ Embarcadero Marina Park, sandiegosymphony.org
8/25: Three Mile Pilot @ Belly Up Tavern, bellyup.com
Thanks to the recent movie “Bridesmaids,” these pop singers are enjoying a resuscitated career that peaked with their song “Hold On,” which won Billboard’s Single of the Year in 1990. 8/18: Ben Harper @ Del Mar racetrack, delmarscene.com
Now reuniting and putting out new music, this epic local indie rock band formed in 1991 and spawned Pinback and The Black Heart Procession. 8/25: Unity Tour w/ 311 and Slightly Stoopid @ Cricket Wireless, livenation.com
8/15: Dead Can Dance @ Humphreys Concerts by the Bay, humphreysconcerts.com
Soul rocker and one of the nicest guys in music who performs with depth and meaning.
Blending reggae and punk, these two bands complement each other perfectly. Smoke ’em if you gott ’em!
Ambient-styled soundscapes with world music influences.
8/18: Identity Fest @ Cricket Wireless, livenation.com
8/31: Kottonmouth Kings @ House of Blues, hob.com
All-day electronic dance music festival bumping with some of the biggest names in the game: Kaskade, Steve Aoki, Pretty Lights, Disco Biscuits, Avicii, Porter Robinson, Nero, Paul Van Dyk, Wolfgang Gartner and many more.
Shock hip hop band and SoCal’s answer to the Insane Clown Posse, but with more weed.
8/15: fun @ Open Air Theater, as.sdsu.edu
Pop alternative rockers taking over the radio airwaves with their hit “We Are Young.” 8/16: Alabama Shakes @ House Of Blues, hob.com
Rock-infused blues band with a lead singer who has a little bit of Janis Joplin in her.
Franti (who’s been in The Beatnigs and The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy) mixes reggae, hip hop and rock into songs you will love.
This DJ eats everything from the electronic music platter, and then spits it out on the dance floor.
8/19: Hank 3 @ House Of Blues, hob.com
Expect a country, rockabilly, psychobilly and death metal from this grandson (and spittin’ image) of country music legend Hank Williams. 8/24: Jimmy Cliff @ Del Mar racetrack, delmarscene.com
Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famer and reggae legend.
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DJs and bands hit the road in San Diego On Labor Day weekend Saturday, an eight-block swath of East Village will be transformed into the inaugural SoCAL Music Festival. And with palm tree-lined streets, breezy cabanas and professional skateboarding demos, this event really is soooo Cal. Four stages will host performances by dozens of national electronic dance music DJs and live bands, including Cold War Kids, Too $hort, Krewella, Norin & Rad and Designer Drugs; plus local acts Hyena, Family Wagon and Vokab Company. (The event’s headliners were yet to be announced at press time, though the promoters are promising something big.) The blocks between peformance zones will showcase art installations and LED screens flashing imagery of Southern California awesomeness. “We are trying to do things that aren’t your typical ‘Here’s your festival with a stage,’” says Laurel MacFarlane, president of MacFarlane Promotions. “It has so many unique concepts to it.” Spawning the festival are the disco-charged brains of three of San Diego’s biggest party machines: RMD Group, owners and operators of FLUXX, Sidebar and F6ix nightclubs in the Gaslamp; Eventvibe.com, producers of major DJ shows at clubs and arenas from San Diego to L.A. and beyond; and MacFarlane Promotions, the promo team behind downtown’s ShamROCK, the Gaslamp Mardi Gras and other big-crowd events. Tickets (for now, anyway) are available online for $30 and up. socalfestival.com —Patricia B. Dwyer
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“Top of the World” Due: August 14, 2012 The Ocean Beach sextet returns with their seventh studio album, releasing 21 tracks of unmistakable summer/ partying/smoke-out listening. Miles, Kyle and company deliver much of their signature blend of reggae, rock, blues and punk via ganjaenthusiast party tracks like “We Don’t Wanna Go,” “Ska Diddy” and the quite ‘blunt’ “Marijuana,” featuring Jamaican reggae legend Don Carlos. The album does include a few departures from the ordinary, like the more psychedelic, socially conscious jam “Just Thinking” (featuring Chali 2na of Jurassic 5) and the Police-ish crooning of the Springsteen cover, “I’m on Fire.” While there are stretches where songs sound a little too similar, die-hard fans will be happy to know the band stays true to form – even if their latest effort doesn’t put them on top of the music world. Catch the boys live (with 311 and special guest SOJA), August 23 at Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre in Chula Vista. (continued on page 96)
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“O.N.I.F.C.” (Only Niggas in First Class) Due: August 28, 2012 Pittsburgh-reppin’ rapper Wiz Khalifa (born Cameron Jibril Thomaz) marks his sophomore studio outing with “O.N.I.F.C.” The title may refer to the fame and success following his 2010 release, “Black and Yellow,” but Khalifa makes a point of not actively seeking out another hit with his latest effort. The new album’s first single, “Work Hard Play Hard,” delivers the typical braggadocio exhibited by more commercial rappers on the heels of a big hit – talk of a bigger bank account, for example – while also acknowledging what it takes to maintain wealth and avoid the myriad pitfalls that come with it. “It’s Nothin’,” which features up-and-comer 2 Chainz, represents the album’s pinnacle (using the term loosely) of silly, over-the-top bravado, incorporating lines like: “What my swag is, retarded. What I’m drivin’, Ferrari. What I’m rockin’, Armani, Gianni, Versace, huh.” One plus for Khalifa is the laundry list of collaborations he’s conjured for “O.N.I.F.C.,” including Pharrell, Cam’ron, Curren$y and The Weeknd. He’s also (wisely) chosen to bring back Stargate – the production duo that handled his first hit – so the new release has a good shot at being a mainstay on radio waves and dance floors this summer. Dan Deacon
“America” Due: August 28, 2012 Baltimore-based Dan Deacon is known for his classically-composed electronic music and engagingly intimate live shows. On his follow-up to 2009’s “Bromst,” Deacon sticks to his modus operandi of the chaotic-meets-beautifully-slow-building sound. The single “Lots” tastes like his familiar fare of frenzied percussions, progressive looping and fuzzy vocals that are sure to piss off die-hard lyric transcribers. The standout track has got to be “True Thrush.” Evoking an ethereal, Postal Service-esque feel, the track steadily climbs through nearly five minutes of mesmerizing, dreamy electro pop while Deacon’s subdued vocals croon, “Spread those wings wide and take me along. Now show me the sky and tell me I’m on.” Shawn Brackbill
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BUCKS Mission Valley bartender has a tip for local charities By Allie Daugherty Photo by Kristina Moto Valerie Garza had a case of the Mondays. “You have to do a lot more work for not as much money, typically,” says the 30-year-old bartender at McGregor’s Grill & Ale House, a neighborhood saloon just east of Qualcomm Stadium. To motivate herself during otherwise sluggish early-week shifts, Garza decided to donate all of her Monday tips to charity. Her campaign of caring began in February, when she raised $650 for epilepsy research. Since then, her Monday booties have grown each month, accounting for a total take of nearly $5,000 by the end of June. These days at McGregor’s, the beginning of the week is anything but weak. Garza has lured new customers and made Monday diners out of the regulars, which means even bigger tips for the causes she picks out of a hat each month. “I think it’s awesome, especially in this economy, that so many people are willing to help me do it,” she says. “It reaffirms my belief that, if you put good in, you get good out.” Talk about a generous pour.
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The Dos and Don’ts of generosity between the sheets By Dr. Jenn Gunsaullus, Ph.D. When you think about your philanthropic endeavors, do bedroom activities come to mind? Many people assume that the more they give, the better lover they are, but the equation is more complicated than that. Here are several suggestions of Dos and Don’ts to keep in mind when giving in the bedroom.
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DO affirm your partner in every way you can. Compliment her, tell him what you find attractive or express your appreciation for his or her skills. Genuine gratitude is a powerful way to reduce sexual insecurities, creating greater trust, confidence and connection. DO be open to creative ways of giving, allowing more time for foreplay and playfulness. The 2011 erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey sparked a greater curiosity in bondage and power play. You might not want to go down that path, but given the book’s popularity, many people are clearly looking for different sexual experiences and new forms of excitement. DO ask questions and be open to feedback. Every partner – and every private part of every partner – is different. I once met a young man in a bar who claimed he knew how to make all women orgasm, and then demonstrated with his tongue and fingers. Don’t be an ass like him. And speaking of Don’ts…
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HIRE LEARNING Elevating the job interview By David Perloff / Photos by John Mireles Julieanne is a new marketing intern at PacificSD. She helps coordinate events and is part of the promo team that spreads cheer throughout the county from the back of a Kearny Mesa Fiat 500. (Wait, that sounded weird.) Joey used to sell factory time and services to the action sports industry, helping companies get their t-shirts printed, shorts manufactured, that kind of thing. Now, he’s applying for an advertising sales position at PacificSD. These two blind daters met for the first time about an hour ago in the Epic limo that’s about to drop them off at The Office (the bar in North Park). PacificSD’s office would be fine, but our insurance policy doesn’t cover heartbreak, and we don’t have enough food or alcohol (left) for a blind date. Before he-J and she-J arrive, let’s review the pre-date interviews.
Why do you want to work for PacificSD? JULIEANNE: I really love everyone who works in the office, and we have some of the coolest events in San Diego. JOEY: I want to work for PacificSD because of their involvement in the community and the fun style they portray. What’s the best job you’ve had? JULIEANNE: I was the director of statewide affairs on-campus at UCSD, and it allowed me to make amazing connections with incoming students as well as different groups of people all throughout California. JOEY: Doing product development for action sports brands like Quiksilver and Roxy, because I got to stay ahead of the curve and see the new clothing trends in advance. What are you looking for in a date, physically and/or otherwise? JULIEANNE: Physically, he has to be tall, because I’m 5’7” and I like wearing my heels. Athletic, but not too buff, because I’m sort of little, but I have a thing for arms and a nice smile. But, more importantly,
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someone who has a good sense of humor. JOEY: Physically, I’m looking for someone who is athletic and in good shape. I’m not picky, but I tend to be more attracted to brunettes than blondes, but I don’t discriminate. I’m also looking for someone who would much rather be outdoors doing something than sitting on the couch and keeping up with the Kardashians, even though that’s a pretty damn good show.
What’s your sign, religion or spiritual belief system, if any? JULIEANNE: My zodiac sign is Leo, and I am Catholic. JOEY: I’m a Scorpio and Catholic.
What is the sexiest thing about you? JULIEANNE: Physically, I’d say my eyes and legs. But I think the fact that I can be really silly and not worry about looking weird or looking ugly is a pretty sexy quality, too. JOEY: I’d have to say my sense of humor, even though no one’s ever told me I have a sexy sense of humor. They’re probably just too embarrassed to say it, but I know what they’re thinking.
What’s the best thing that could happen during the date? JULIEANNE: We click, actually have great conversations and laugh all night. JOEY: We have so much fun together that, after last call in San Diego, we jump a flight to Vegas and keep the party going there.
What do you like least about yourself? JULIEANNE: I tend to over-think about things. JOEY: My lack of dancing ability.
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Fill in the blanks: In general, the people I date are “blank” and “blank.” JULIEANNE: Funny and spontaneous. JOEY: Sweet and a little high-maintenance.
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Joey and Julieanne are laughing as they arrive at The Office and sit at the bar. They seem to be getting along so well, the bartender doesn’t believe they just met and asks how she can sign up for a blind date. After about an hour, the couple jumps back in the limo and heads to dinner at the redesigned Lei Lounge in University Heights, where the bar now sports a huge video wall, dining cabanas have become open lounge areas with fire pits, and moving images are projected on soaring outdoor screens. The daters have drinks at the bar, then order food at the table. Once they’ve had a chance to enjoy their appetizers, they’re split for mid-date debriefings.
PacificSD: How’s it going so far? JULIEANNE: It’s very good. He’s very funny, very engaging and he has a lot to say. I feel like we’re the same people; he’s just a man and I’m a girl. We’re very outgoing. JOEY: It’s going great. She’s a lot of fun. She’s kind of like the female version of me. I’m having a good time with her. What were your first impressions? JULIEANNE: He’s cute. JOEY: My first impression was she’s super cute. She’s very nice and she’s fun. How was The Office and what did you drink there? JULIEANNE: The Office was pretty chill. I liked it a lot. I had this cocktail called Brown Bunny and another one called the Whistle Blower. We also took a shot of Don Julio, which was pretty interesting, because we had it with a lime dipped in cinnamon. JOEY: The Office was fun. And the drinks were good and on the strong side, which is a good thing. I had two Jameson and ginger cocktails, and we had a signature shot called a Churro.
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Is this the type of person you would date normally? JULIEANNE: No, I usually date black guys… but he’s pretty cool. I wouldn’t mind dating him regularly. JOEY: She’s a little bit on the younger side of the girls I would normally date, but for her I would make an exception. She’s very mature for her age.
Would you kiss your date now if you could? JULIEANNE: Maybe later. JOEY: I would definitely kiss her.
What’s the most attractive thing your date has done so far? JULIEANNE: Just the fact that he’s very open-minded and that he’s very funny. JOEY: She’s been telling jokes left and right. My jokes, she’s been laughing at, and she’s been coming back with her own, which is super attractive.
Which would you choose between getting a job at PacificSD and having sex with your date? JULIEANNE: I think I’d have to go with the job, because sex is so easy. As a woman I can just get sex whenever, but a job is more meaningful to me at this time. JOEY: I would say getting a job at the magazine, only because we would work together and we’d eventually probably do it anyway.
Rate your date on a scale from 1-10 in terms of looks. JULIEANNE: 8.5. JOEY: Nine.
Thank you! Lei Lounge 4622 Park Blvd., University Heights 619.813.2272, leilounge.com
Rate your date on a scale of 1-10 in terms of personality. JULIEANNE: Nine. JOEY: Ten.
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How was Lei Lounge? JULIEANNE: The ambiance was nice, and I really liked the lighting and how the seating was arranged. We had a Patrón shot right when we got inside, and then I had another cocktail. We also had sushi, short ribs, calamari and ahi poke to share. The food was yummy. JOEY: Right when we walked in, I could tell it was going to be a fun place by the music playing and the amount of people that were there. We started off with shots of Patrón, then I had two Jameson and gingers at the table. For dinner we ordered four different dishes and decided to split them all. Everything was excellent.
kiss, because he did what he said he would, and I’m all about my word. JOEY: There was a kiss at the end the night in the taxi ride home, but nothing too hot and heavy.
What happened after the magazine crew left? JULIEANNE: We decided to take the limo to Eden in Hillcrest and met up with some of Joey’s friends. We took a cab home around midnight. JOEY: The limo took us to meet up with a couple friends of mine who were out in Hillcrest, and somehow we all ended up at Eden. We had another drink there and danced a little before calling it a night around 1 a.m.
What’s the first thing you’d say if you ran into your date at the office? JULIEANNE: I would say, “Oh, hey! Long time, no see. What was your name again?” JOEY: I would probably say something dumb like, “Hey, I had a lot of fun on our date. Sorry for dancing on the stage at a gay bar.”
Was there a kiss? JULIEANNE: Funny story – I had dared Joey to go up and dance with one of the dancers on the stage. He didn’t want to do it at first, but then he said, “If you give me a kiss, I’ll do it.” He ended up going up on the little stage for a second, so there was a
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AFTERMATCH: In his pre-date interview, Joey said he dislikes his “lack of dancing ability,” but he ended up on a go-go box in Hillcrest. Talk about taking one for the team (or at least working pretty hard for a kiss). As for Julieanne, her resume is enhanced by the fact that, compared to sex, “a job is more meaningful to me at this time.” Only problem is, PacificSD filled all open positions two weeks ago. Sorry, guys –
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CHARGERS PRE-SEASON HOME GAMES: 8/9: vs. Green Bay Packers 8/18: vs. Dallas Cowboys
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8/1-31: Shakespeare Festival HENR Y DIRO C C O
Location: The Old Globe, Balboa Park Admission: $20-85 Info: theoldglobe.org See Shakespeare’s plays “As You Like It,” “Richard III” and “Inherit the Wind” at the Old Globe, where the on-stage action pauses as lowflying planes thunder overhead.
PADRES HOME GAMES: 8/3-5: vs. New York Mets 8/6-8: vs. Chicago Cubs 8/17-19: vs. San Francisco Giants 8/20-22: vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 8/27-29: vs. Atlanta Braves
8/5: LifeGuard Games Competition
Location: National City Municipal Pool, National City Admission: Free Info: sdarc.org Watch more than 100 lifeguards compete in a series of events to promote the importance of water safety. 8/7-12: “La Cage Aux Folles”
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Location: Civic Theatre, Downtown Admission: $25-100 Info: broadwaysd.com Feather boas fly in this tuneful and touching tale of a family’s struggle to stay together as a nightclub owner’s son tries to hide the fact that his father is gay from his fiancée’s conservative parents. 8/11: Cardiff Dog Days of Summer
Location: Aberdeen Dr. and Newcastle Ave., Cardiff-by-the-Sea Admission: Free Info: cardiffdogdaysofsummer.com Bring your pup to this seventh annual doggy festival featuring a pooch agility course, K9 contests and more dog-related vendors than you can raise a leg at. 8/11-12: Fiesta Del Sol San Diego
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8/12: Bridal Bazaar
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Downtown Admission: $9-12 Info: bridalbazaar.com Taste wedding cakes, try on dresses and talk about your big day with more than 200 of San Diego’s top nuptial professionals pitching their goods and services. 8/12: Cityfest
Location: Along 5th Ave., Hillcrest Admission: Free Info: fabuloushillcrest.com More than 150,000 are expected to help celebrate Hillcrest’s community spirit and fabulousness at this 28th annual street fair featuring art, music, food and drink – not to mention a water slide and the Garden of Eden dance tent. 8/16-19: Tiki Oasis
Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Mission Valley Admission: $70-230 for weekend pass; single day tickets available Info: tikioasis.com Sip Mai-Tais poolside at this four-day meet-up of everything island oasis-related, including DJs and live bands, a car show and an exotic espionage theme.
8/16-19: Oceanside International Film Festival
8/23-26: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus: Dragons
Location: Various locations in Oceanside Admission: $10-50 Info: ocaf.info See final cuts of features, documentaries, and animation by independent filmmakers in San Diego County’s first festival of the 2012 season.
Location: Valley View Casino Center, Sports Arena Admission: $17-173 Info: ringling.com The Greatest Show on Earth (not counting the Cirque de Soleil shows, of course) returns to the Sports Arena.
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8/24-25: Beer-Con
Location: Spanish Landing Park, Point Loma Admission: $20-65 Info: sandiegomidnightmadness.org The agenda for this 39th annual event is simple: ride a bike along the harbor in costume, and then drink beer.
Location: Coronado Brewing, Coronado, and 57 Degrees, Midtown Admission: $119-150 Info: beer-con.com Join beer lovers and industry experts for brewery tours and tastings of some of the finest craft brews from San Diego and across the country.
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8/26: End of Summer Fire Run
Location: Oceanside Pier, Oceanside Admission: Free to watch; $50 entry fee to compete Info: worldbodysurfing.org Watch more than 350 of the world’s top bodysurfers compete for cash and glory.
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