Inland Empire - help!

[robert]

Sushi Miguel Style - Colton

This is one of my local friend’s favorite places. The chef-owner used to work at a nearby conventional sushi bar, got a reputation for making fusion rolls, and went out on his own. [image] Mixed tostada tasted a bit like Chinese chicken salad. [image] “SocCal burrito” was closer to something you’d get in a sushi place but spicier. [image] Jalapeño roll was seriously spicy but also had a nice green-vegetable flavor from the raw chiles and cucumber. [image] Octopus sashimi Miguel’s sty…

La Volata - wood-fired pizza & more in Redlands

[image] I’m visiting serious foodie friends formerly of Oakland who have a farm in Mentone and they took me to their favorite place. The owner is a VPN-certified pizza cook, they have the same kind of Italian wood oven that Anthony Mangieri has at Una Pizza Napoletana in SF, and they use first-rate ingredients including local produce sourced directly from farmers (occasionally including my friends’ chiles and citrus). We started with a Redlands Citrus Pizza with thin-sliced, peel-on oranges, …

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Gerrards Grocery Store

Hangar 24 Craft Brewing