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Lauren Mapp

San Diego
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Kanienʼkehá꞉ka, Black journalist/co-founder @daylightsdnews and reformed bartender tweeting about Star Wars & food. Priors @sdut, @inewsource & @thedailyaztec.

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This Valentine’s Day, spoil your partner (or yourself) with a luxury box of San Diego-made Denouement chocolate

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By Lauren Mapp
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Biting into a box of Denouement chocolate bonbons is a journey. In eating the luxurious box of sweets, you’ll traverse the globe through the unique combinations of flavors and ingredients artfully combined by San Diego writer and chocolatier Barbarella Fokos. Fly to Thailand through tasting the Pantai Thai Tea-infused white chocolate. Walk along the cobblestone streets of Austria with the Ischler Törtchen filled with raspberry jam and toasted hazelnuts.
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Fish Taco Journey, Part II: Sensational shrimp tacos sizzle in San Diego

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By Lauren Mapp
| Substack
Eating fish tacos was a totally bizarre concept for me when I — a New England-raised transplant — first moved to San Diego. But as a shellfish loving East Coaster, shrimp tacos took way less wrangling to get me to try. And once I tried them, I absolutely fell in love. The joy I felt while eating my first shrimp tacos is what ultimately helped open my mind to eating fish tacos.
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New bottle shop in Pacific Beach sells non-alcoholic drinks to San Diego shoppers

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By Lauren Mapp
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It’s Jan. 31, which means there’s only one more day of skipping the booze if you’re observing Dry January. But if you don’t drink alcohol or — like me — will be transitioning into Damp February, there’s a new bottle shop in San Diego offering a wide selection of alcohol-free beer, wine and spirits.
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