Italian-style coffee and pastries at Il Giardino di Lilli

If you like your coffee and pastries Italian style, then Il Giardino di Lilli in La Jolla is for you. Named for a family member of the owner’s business partner, Stefania Sciomachen, Lilli, “Lilli’s garden” in Italian, is owned and operated by Giuseppe Scognamiglio, who doubles as the eatery’s pastry

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Arroyo Canyon—a secret trail under historic ‘wiggly’ bridge

By CYNTHIA G. ROBERTSONOur exploration of urban canyons in Uptown neighborhoods this time around is Arroyo Canyon, a small trail tucked behind a private residential area. After enjoying a lunch of enchiladas and a couple cups of cinnamon-infused Café Olla at Jimmy Carter’s, we went for a walk. Going

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Two more Chinatown treasures

By 1881, 800 Chinese immigrants were living in San Diego, most of them men who had come to work on the railroad at the request of Ah Quin. As they were far from home, marginalized and relatively poor, they needed resources by which they could have their basic needs met and also find individuals for

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