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Former Kensington Grill Now FISH PUBLIC: Jordan David New Chef

By WDSD News Staff   Restauranteur Tracy Borkum, the visionary behind Urban Kitchen Group which includes the very popular Cucina Urbana, named Jordan Davis Executive Chef for her newest concept. Davis brings...

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Wine & Dine San Diego (WDSD) is a comprehensive online guide and magazine that focuses on the quality and value offered by San Diego county's hospitality industry including restaurants, bars, accommodations & travel. WDSD is made up of profiles, stories and reviews written by award-winning journalists who cover all of San Diego County and beyond. Early in 2012 WDSD launched Wine and Dine San Diego broadcast radio show featuring food, drink, travel and the good life.

 

WDSD online magazine is a locally owned company led by veteran food industry journalists Ron James, David Nelson. We have fun, but we are serious about our journalism. All of WDSD's reporters follow our code of ethics and editorial guidelines. And every profile is reviewed and edited before it gets posted. We do not charge for our stories, listings or profiles in our online magazine or our radio show -- WDSD's revenues come from advertising, sponsorships and special placement.

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Ron James is the "wine and food guy." He is an award-winning veteran food and wine journalist. He pioneered online media beginning in 1994 with the first major online city publication, San Diego Magazine. He helped found Time Warner's Road Runner network and led the San Diego Union-Tribune's online editorial efforts for nearly a decade. The native Californian's nationally syndicated wine and food columns have appeared in newspapers and magazines around the world.

 

Ron has produced and directed food and lifestyle television shows for Time Warner Cable and has hosted over a hundred food and wine radio shows for World Talk Radio, SignOn Radio and Wine and Dine San Diego Radio. He is passionate about great wine and food and enthusiastically enjoys them every day!


 

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