Riverside?

[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, …

Inland Empire - help!

I’ve moved from LA to Crestline, in the San Bernardino Mountains. I own my own home, am raising chickens and gardening, and it’s a cottage core dream… …except for the food. Please help me find places to eat in the Inland Empire. There must be some! Currently I’ve been driving to Arcadia, San Gabriel, etc, but I’d love to find some nice places to eat closer to me. Anywhere good in San Bernardino or Lake Arrowhead? Riverside? Redlands? Outdoor seating or takeout a must. I like everything. Looki…