• Phyllis Sakaria's "Harvest" A New Book from a Lifelong Friend,John Bertsch

    Phyllis Sakaria's "Harvest" A New Book from a Lifelong Friend

      Phyllis Sarkaria’s Harvest: A New Book from a Lifelong Friend By John Bertsch I’ve known Phyllis Sarkaria since we were both six years old, living in a small town on the edge of West Texas. That’s a considerable amount of shared history. I’ll leave the arithmetic to you. There’s something lovely a

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  • Divine Dining at Trattoria Cori Pastificio in North Park,John Bertsch

    Divine Dining at Trattoria Cori Pastificio in North Park

    Trattoria Cori Pastificio 2977 Upas St, North Park   There are restaurants you admire, and restaurants you simply enjoy being in. Cori Pastificio manages to do both. Trattoria Cori Pastificio   It's built around the cooking of Sicilian-born chef Accursio Lota. Lota has earned some attention over the

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  • It's Hot Outside!,John Bertsch

    It's Hot Outside!

    I've lived in San Diego for over 30 years and this is the hottest summer I can remember! Our temperatures are running 5 - 6 degrees higher than average. Did you know that it was fairly uncommon to find any homes with air conditioning in the inner neighborhoods until well into the 2000's? The first t

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