{"id":2128,"date":"2025-11-11T22:38:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T22:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/720designpythons.com\/ecm\/?page_id=2128"},"modified":"2025-11-27T22:17:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T22:17:47","slug":"food-and-drink-articles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/720designpythons.com\/ecm\/food-and-drink-articles\/","title":{"rendered":"Food and Drink Articles"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2128\" class=\"elementor elementor-2128\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eacad3b\" data-id=\"eacad3b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3818d35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3818d35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcountymagazine.org\/sites\/eastcountymagazine.org\/files\/2024\/November\/SupremeCourt.png?119\">Supreme Court halts federal government SNAP payments; Trump orders states to return those payments<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5314a0 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5314a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">November 10, 2025 (Washington D.C.) &#8212; The Trump Administration is escalating its legal battle over the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), demanding that states immediately &#8220;undo&#8221; full SNAP benefit payments that were distributed, following last week\u2019s court orders, <\/span><a style=\"font-weight: 400;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/trump-admin-demands-states-undo-full-snap-benefit-payouts-11018765\" data-extlink=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">according to Newsweek<\/span>(link is external)<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb54162 elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fb54162\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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elementor-element-3ea2353 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ea2353\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcountymagazine.org\/november-calfreshsnap-benefits-being-delivered-local-beneficiaries\">November CalFresh\/SNAP benefits being delivered to local beneficiaries<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d767ed1 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d767ed1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>Nov. 7, 2025 (San Diego County) &#8212; San Diego CalFresh\/SNAP beneficiaries are starting to see their full November benefits loaded on to their EBT cards.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>CalFresh is the federal food assistance program also known as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 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elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no\" data-id=\"3590787\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2cd0b38\" data-id=\"2cd0b38\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6d029f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e6d029f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"267\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/720designpythons.com\/ecm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Snapdragon-SNAP-Food-Distribution_11_02_2025-51-267x400-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2136\" alt=\"\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcountymagazine.org\/thousands-san-diegans-receive-emergency-food-assistance-snapdragon-stadium-amid-federal-shutdown\">Thousands of San Diegans receive emergency food assistance at Snapdragon Stadium amid federal shutdown<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0b5029 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0b5029\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\">November 3, 2025 (San Diego) &#8212;<\/span><span lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\">In a powerful show of community partnership and coordination, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tracking.us.nylas.com\/l\/7efaed7335af4386b0e304b95cb6d2a9\/4\/fcd93c5c396207caf8b861b4b4e5ca098a41371b96cb8fcefd5875798faa429a?cache_buster=1762123441\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-extlink=\"\">Jacobs &amp; Cushman San Diego Food Bank<span class=\"ext\"><span class=\"element-invisible\">(link is external)<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on Sunday hosted a large-scale emergency food distribution to support 2,181 individuals at San Diego State University\u2019s (SDSU) Snapdragon Stadium. In advance of the event, the Food Bank mobilized more than 63,000 pounds of food, equivalent to 53,500 meals, including dry goods, frozen ground turkey, eggs, and fresh, nutritious produce such as yams, pears, spaghetti squash, and onions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04d6f79 elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"04d6f79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcountymagazine.org\/thousands-san-diegans-receive-emergency-food-assistance-snapdragon-stadium-amid-federal-shutdown\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read Full Article<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9fae30f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no\" data-id=\"9fae30f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6fef05e\" data-id=\"6fef05e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecc45c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ecc45c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0c655e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcountymagazine.org\/tour-de-tapas-starts-lunch-service-downtown-la-mesa\">Tour de Tapas starts lunch service in downtown La Mesa<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdea77a elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cdea77a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/tourdetapas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-extlink=\"\">Tour de Tapas<span class=\"ext\"><span class=\"element-invisible\">(link is external)<\/span><\/span><\/a>, which opened last December with dinner service only, is now featuring its \u201cEuro Small Plates &amp; Sips\u201d in La Mesa Village at lunch.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>Dinner service is available 4 to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday at the restaurant at\u00a08323 La Mesa Blvd.,\u00a0but lunch is also now available from 11 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58f3ee4 elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"58f3ee4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcountymagazine.org\/tour-de-tapas-starts-lunch-service-downtown-la-mesa\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read Full Article<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d50881\" data-id=\"0d50881\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18f6baa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18f6baa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcountymagazine.org\/feeding-san-diego-expands-emergency-food-assistance-federal-workers-and-cal-fresh-recipients-during\">Feeding San Diego expands emergency food assistance to federal workers and Cal Fresh recipients during ongoing government shutdown<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d792a98 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d792a98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">October 23, 2025 (San Diego)\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0As the government shutdown enters the fourth week,\u00a0<span class=\"yiv9737735121normaltextrun\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us.cisionone.cision.com\/c\/eJwszEtu7CAQQNHVwIwWn3IBAwY96W20MFW40fPnxZAoyeojR5neKx1KNhTQKDkZj8aCnayTrwS-OHZR6wjsuU4uIFL05L0xWE2VLWGoGSkUg6XYp7FFa22MDlgF6N6I_7U3teW28tmVnwqVCeZ5VusnvubbNeSaXmP878LdhX0I-6jM1Pal550aL8ftOBdhH3JjalmdvHLurBql3_D8C8LdjdcRnDwTUxvHKUBz7qMc7_v42vKSv9vOFyb7OJm3iwgTQZgdqawtKIgVVTQcVXZIk8_V1wryI9mfAAAA__-ftllT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-extlink=\"\">Feeding San Diego<span class=\"ext\"><span class=\"element-invisible\">(link is external)<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"yiv9737735121normaltextrun\">\u00a0has expanded food assistance services to federal workers impacted by the loss in pay, including the over<\/span><span class=\"yiv9737735121textrun\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"yiv9737735121normaltextrun\">110,000 members of the military that call San Diego home.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3393b1f elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3393b1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcountymagazine.org\/feeding-san-diego-expands-emergency-food-assistance-federal-workers-and-cal-fresh-recipients-during\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read Full 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sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80da86d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"80da86d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcountymagazine.org\/our-guide-local-farms-and-farm-fresh-products-sold-directly-consumers\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/720designpythons.com\/ecm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/East_Country_Magazine_Website_-_Ads_-_Change_-_05-02-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1523\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/720designpythons.com\/ecm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/East_Country_Magazine_Website_-_Ads_-_Change_-_05-02-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/720designpythons.com\/ecm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/East_Country_Magazine_Website_-_Ads_-_Change_-_05-02-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/720designpythons.com\/ecm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/East_Country_Magazine_Website_-_Ads_-_Change_-_05-02-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/720designpythons.com\/ecm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/East_Country_Magazine_Website_-_Ads_-_Change_-_05-02-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/720designpythons.com\/ecm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/East_Country_Magazine_Website_-_Ads_-_Change_-_05-02.jpg 1042w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-672088d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"672088d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcountymagazine.org\/our-guide-restaurants-san-diegos-inland-region\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/720designpythons.com\/ecm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/East_Country_Magazine_Website_-_Ads_-_Change_-_05-01-1-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1524\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/720designpythons.com\/ecm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/East_Country_Magazine_Website_-_Ads_-_Change_-_05-01-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/720designpythons.com\/ecm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/East_Country_Magazine_Website_-_Ads_-_Change_-_05-01-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/720designpythons.com\/ecm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/East_Country_Magazine_Website_-_Ads_-_Change_-_05-01-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/720designpythons.com\/ecm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/East_Country_Magazine_Website_-_Ads_-_Change_-_05-01-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/720designpythons.com\/ecm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/East_Country_Magazine_Website_-_Ads_-_Change_-_05-01-1.jpg 1042w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64f2e9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64f2e9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More local food and drinks:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-580a111 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"580a111\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcountymagazine.org\/our-guide-breweries-and-distilleries-san-diegos-inland-region\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Breweries &amp; Distilleries Guide<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcountymagazine.org\/our-guide-coffee-shops-san-diegos-inland-region\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Coffee Shops<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcountymagazine.org\/our-guide-restaurants-san-diegos-inland-region\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Restaurants (all)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcountymagazine.org\/our-guide-restaurants-san-diegos-inland-region\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Restaurants, American<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcountymagazine.org\/columns\/east-county-eater\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Restaurant Reviews<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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