PRICE:
Frommer's Highly Recommended

Forging on through a transfer of ownership and an awkward series of name changes, Whisknladle (once known as Fresh) has proven to be remarkably resilient. Serving a menu of small-plate fare created from top-quality products at modest sums, Whisknladle also passes along retail pricing on wine. Chef Ryan Johnston, a protégé of French Laundry's Thomas Keller, is fanatical about making things from scratch, doing everything from curing and smoking meats to baking the bread and churning the ice cream in-house. The restaurant's covered patio segues into a down-tempo lounge on Friday and Saturday, offering another much-needed late-night alternative in sleepy La Jolla. Brunch is served on the weekends.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's San Diego 2009, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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