Chef-partner Deborah Scott uses inspirations from Mexico to Alaska to infuse her contemporary Southwestern cuisine. Indigo Grill has both a stone interior and a broad terrace whose cool breezes do nothing to moderate the chilies that heat such one-of-a-kind offerings as stacked beet salad, pecan-crusted trout, salmon roasted on a well-seasoned wooden plank, and beautifully flavored venison chops. ...
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In Short Chef Deborah Scott's bold menu and décor draw mostly young professionals from nearby high-rises. Many start their evenings with pipian crusted brie, an appetizer so popular that it's now sold at the nearest Whole Foods in Hillcrest. The coastal menu-with influences stretching from Alaska to Oaxaca-also boasts inventive vegetarian dinner items like butternut squash with caramelized ...
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Posted by Citysearch
on April 03, 2008, (Edited June 12, 2006)
Hip neighborhoods need hip eateries. Even if you can't afford to live in the trendiest areas you want to be part of the scene. San Diego has Little Italy, and Little Italy has Indigo Grill.
The recent renaissance of this Italian enclave near downtown meant the "new" Indigo Grill got a gorgeous space in the ground floor of an upscale condo building, just a short walk from the restaurant's original ...
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Bracing "aboriginal" cuisine of the Pacific coast -- from Mexico to Alaska -- is showcased at Chef Deborah Scott's Little Italy adventure. This dance of diverse cooking ingredients and styles is as perilous as a tango, but memorable for its quantity of shrewd moves. Root veggies, game, and fruit are integral to the menu, and unusual spices are used liberally. Yes, occasionally the reach is too far ...
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