@sandiegomag: Get the octopus. Check the speakeasy. Eat in your finest flip-flops. This is SDM’s guide to San Diego’s food + drink scene. Favorite places, dishes, drinks, people.  Today, Christophe Cervantes. Chef-owner of Beeside Balcony in La Jolla (and Del Mar). Grew up in the south of France, learning to spearfish. Worked in his dad’s kitchen when he was a young kid. Grandad owned a restaurant, too. He moved to San Diego, after working as a manager for Eddie V’s for years, took a chance on Beeside. He helped serve frontliners during the bad part of the pandemic, gained a following. Now he’s doing the unthinkable and bringing a touch of nightlife in La Jolla (even got a little speakeasy in the back). At his home in north county, a hive of bees took up residency. Now he uses the honey in his cocktails, sells it in jars. WHAT YOU NEED TO TRY: Grilled Spanish octopus with potato fondant, onion and bacon jus, white truffle, arugula salad. These are the people of San Diego’s food and drink scene.

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Wednesday 15 November 2023 00:09:23 GMT