Girard Gourmet’s Fashionable Cookies
Thanksgiving is here! #AD Girard Gourmet Bakery and Deli on Girard Ave, La Jolla, decorates cookies according to the seasons and these fall cookies have been gobbling in the case. Chef/Owner Francois Goedhuys was born in Belgium and learned his pastry skills throughout Europe. He and his wife Diana, opened their specialty bistro over 25...
Remembering a legendary man
What better place to pay tribute to our departed and greatly admired Chief/Sheriff Bill Kolender than at his favorite deli, D.Z. Akin’s. He often spoke about eating here and the owners, the Akin’s, were dear to him. Over a colossal sandwich, I talked with server Jennifer Peacock who waited on him many, many times. Jennifer...
