Food is at the heart of many of San Diego’s most fascinating stories. Our food community is vibrant, diverse and unique, full of history, passionate people and delicious treasures. Join Su-Mei Yu, noted local cook, author and restaurant owner, as she explores and cooks her way around San Diego sharing the captivating tales of our culinary bounty in the Emmy-nominated series Savor San Diego.
A special kind of tangerine is grown in the sunny orchards of Jamul. On this episode of the Emmy-nominated series, Su-Mei follows the trail of Kishu traveling from the groves of Rancho del Sol Farms to Specialty Produce a purveyor prized by local chefs that makes it possible for small growers like Rancho del Sol to get their products to market.
San Diego's many community gardens serve their surrounding neighborhoods in a variety of ways. On this episode of teh Emmy-nominated series, Su-Mei visits two unique growing grounds, New Roots Garden in City Heights and Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center in National City to see how they grow healthy foods and cultivate better communities.
In this episode of the Emmy-nominated Savor San Diego, Su-Mei visits Bella Vado Splendid Oils in Valley Center to learn both about the process of making avocado oil and the family behind this unusual "Green Goddess" product. She then heads to Hillcrest's Whole Foods Market to discover how local products like Bella Vado find their way onto area retail shelves.
In this episode of the Emmy-nominated series, Su-Mei visits Noel Stehly of Stehly Farms in Valley Center to learn how a modern organic farmer operates in San Diego. She then follows some of the farm’s produce to the Linda Vista Farmer’s Market. At the market, Su-Mei creates a delicious rice salad using the freshly harvested ingredients from the farm.
In this episode of the Emmy-nominated series, host Su-Mei Yu takes viewers on a journey from sea to plate that begins at local fishing docks to explore San Diego’s fresh catch and rich fishing history, including the families that have made it so, and then heads to famed distributor Catalina Offshore to learn the details of processing uni, one of our area’s most interesting treasures from the sea.
Indulge in chocolate and coffee with Chef Su-Mei Yu as she visits a pair of successful local entrepreneurs who derive delicious creations from coffee and cacao in this episode of the Emmy-nominated series Savor San Diego.
Chef Su-Mei Yu goes south of the border to Baja California's fabulous enclave of cuisine and wine, and the unique lifestyle that has arisen around both in this episode of the Emmy-nominated series.
This episode of the Emmy-nominated series Savor San Diego starts off in City Heights. Here, the non-profit Pro Kids organization uses golf as the hook to involve more than 1500 children with various types of learning, including healthy eating and fitness.
Just across the border in Tecate, the legendary Rancho La Puerta continues under the guidance of founder Deborah Szekely, a pioneer of spa cuisine. Get some rest and relaxation with this episode of the Emmy-nominated series Savor San Diego.
This episode of the Emmy-nominated series highlights San Diego's recent emergence as the center of the craft brewing universe. Explore the evolution of the beer industry in San Diego with Chef Su-Mei Yu as she visits key local producer and industry forerunner Ballast Point to learn about the art of brewing craft beer and then the fascinating White Labs in Mira Mesa to learn about brewer's yeast.
In this episode of the Emmy-nominated series, a working garden in Valley Center designed to teach the business of agriculture, Archi's Acres provides veterans with skills and experiences they can use to support themselves and their families.
In this episode of the Emmy-nominated series, we'll visit local food artisans Prager Brothers Breads and a local artisan food shop Venissimo Cheese to highlight the passion, dedication and art behind these small food related businesses.
Su-Mei will explore the burgeoning Asian community in the Convoy District. At each stop she'll incorporate food related lessons and discoveries including how to make kimchi at Zion Market, Dim Sum at Jasmine and treats at Pangea. Join the culinary journey of tonight's episode of the Emmy-nominated series.
This episode of the Emmy-nominated series highlights Little Italy's rich history, evolution and many treasures. Su-Mei will visit Mona Lisa, one of the early neighborhood restaurants that's still around today, and discuss the family's long-time history in the area as well as learn how to make sausage and the perfect meatball sub with the owners.
This episode of the Emmy-nominated series will highlight foods/products/companies that actually help our environment, as well as a local restaurant that is implementing green practices to preserve our environment and why they think it is important.
We'll discuss today's various food trends/diets with a nutritionist to try to decipher/shed light on what are the right (or wrong) way(s) we should eat. We'll try to find out if there is a "best" practice and explore some of these trends i.e. juicing at a local juice bar and more in this episode of the Emmy-nominated series.
In this Emmy-nominated episode, Su-Mei will take viewers on an exciting and delicious adventure in Tijuana while she explores the city's up-and-coming culinary scene. We will visit the new culinary school in TJ, food hot spots and some of the talented chefs leading the way for the city's growing reputation for world-class cuisine in this episode of the Emmy-nominated series Savor San Diego.
Su-Mei visits a local sake brewer to learn how to make sake then visits an area Japanese restaurant that specializes in authentic sushi to discover delicious sake pairings. She then experiences an izakaya and learns about another Japanese style spirit called shochu.
Su-Mei discovers that there's more to Julian than just apple pie. On this episode she visits a variety of foodie destinations in the quaint nearby town of Julian including a brewery, vineyard and cider producers.
Su-Mei visits several local non-profit programs for children and adults who have faced difficulties and discovers how food has played a role in helping them heal from their trauma.
Su-Mei explores unique and energy saving ways to cook and grow food at the Energy Innovation Center then visits Farm Lab, a program in the Encinitas Unified School District with educational activities that focus on learning about nutrition and the environment on a fully functioning organic farm.
Su–Mei visits El Cajon and discovers this vibrant community’s unique collection of middle eastern restaurants and markets. She also visits a non-profit organization called Yalla that provides invaluable academic services and support to the area's large population of children from refugee families.
Explore various native foods and plants and learn how the Kumeyaay used them for meal preparation and medicinal purposes in their culture.