Description/Taste
Chive plants produce long, thin, tender green leaves that grow straight upward in dense clusters and spherical, spiky purple blossoms that grow atop tougher stems. The pencil-like leaves come to a point and are hollow like a straw. Chive plants are in the same family as onions and garlic, offering a similar yet more delicate flavor profile, but they do not have an edible bulb like their relatives. Both Chive leaves and blossoms offer a mild onion-like flavor with garlicky notes.
Seasons/Availability
Chives are available year-round.
Current Facts
Chives are a perennial herb botanically classified as Allium schoenoprasum, and they are the smallest growing species in the onion family, alongside garlic, onions, scallions, shallots, and leeks. They are also known as Common Chives or Onion Chives to differentiate them from Chinese chives, also called garlic chives, which are longer, broader, and flatter, and offer a more pronounced garlic flavor. Common Chives are known as one of the four Fines Herbes, a classic French herb blend that also contains tarragon, chervil, and parsley. Chives are often confused with green onions or scallions, but they can be distinguished by their thin and hollow leaves, solid green color, and lack of a white bulb at the end of their stems.
Nutritional Value
Chives are a good source of calcium, iron, phosphorus, and sulfur. They also contain high amounts of potassium, vitamin A, vitamin C, and B vitamins. Chives have been used medicinally for thousands of years, offering a mild stimulant effect and antiseptic, antibacterial, diuretic, and anti-inflammatory properties. They have historically been used to treat sore throats and are said to be beneficial for digestion and circulation.
Applications
Chives are best used fresh and are popular as a universal garnish for most savory dishes. They are commonly sprinkled atop baked potatoes, bagels with cream cheese and smoked salmon, and egg dishes, notably eggs benedict. Chopped Chives can impart a bright color and oniony flavor in dressings, dips, oils, marinades, potato-based dishes, quiches, scrambled eggs, or even butter to make a flavorful accompaniment for grilled steaks or roasted poultry. Chives also pair well with seafood and lemon and complement other herbs, especially parsley, tarragon, and chervil, which together make up the Fines Herbes blend popular in French cuisine. Fines Herbes can be used to flavor stocks and soups or chopped and mixed into salads. Chives should be added at the end of the cooking process to preserve their delicate flavor. Fresh Chives can be rolled in a paper towel and stored in a plastic bag in the refrigerator for up to a week as long as they are kept dry. They can also be frozen to extend their use.
Ethnic/Cultural Info
Chives have been cultivated throughout Europe since the Middle Ages. The Roma, commonly called Gypsies, would hang bunches of chives around their homes and doorways to ward off illness and evil spirits. They also used chives in fortune-telling rituals by tossing a bunch of leaves on a bare table and examining the arrangement of how the chives fell to determine the prophecy.
Geography/History
Chives are believed to be native to both China and Europe, with origins throughout the Balkans, Siberia, and China dating back to 3,000 BCE. Marco Polo is often credited with spreading Chives throughout Europe after his travels in the East, and later European colonists brought them to America. Chives have since become naturalized throughout most of Europe, Asia, and North America and are one of the most widely used garnishes worldwide. They can be found in most standard grocery stores and farmer's markets.
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858-459-0261
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858-454-8408
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858-964-8677
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619-206-7220
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619-390-4949
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San Diego CA
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858-220-0030
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619-814-4124
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760-827-2400
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619-719-6924
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619-255-2856
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619-925-7908
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858-551-5105
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San Diego CA
619-305-9525
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310-399-0711
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San Diego CA
619-764-5108
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619-822-3465
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San Diego CA
626-319-6878
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602-502-3460
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619-822-5493
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619-295-3172
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619-338-9655
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619-808-1556
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619-388-2240
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508-289-2667
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La Jolla CA
858-355-9218
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619-618-8820
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858-792-9090
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951-704-9703
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San Diego CA
610-310-5110
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619-964-3778
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760-761-4142
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619-795-9135
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760-448-1234
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662-832-3638
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619-381-4475
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619-358-9766
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760-797-5579
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707-758-6650
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334-689-2388
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858-454-1999
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Del Mar CA
619-417-2587
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619-581-3003
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858-999-0348
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619-232-3121
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858-232-4220
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858-350-7600
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Encinitas CA
510-366-3057
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760-743-4718
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760-822-4226
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858-245-3780
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619-295-3939
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San Diego CA
619-884-3899
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619-450-4040
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703-314-1486
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San Diego CA
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858-212-9054
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San Diego CA
619-232-7662
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619-955-5750
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619-232-3121
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619-573-0289
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619-802-9183
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619-410-1576
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858-488-0501
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The Kitchen at MCASD
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619-894-2051
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619-606-8424
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760-720-3737
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415-710-0510
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San Diego CA
619-228-9381
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760-637-5121
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619-295-3172
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619-886-1358
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619-450-7978
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San Diego CA
619-384-5993
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619-892-0553
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(619)738-1482
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619-816-8319
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858-454-9601
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858-527-0226
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619-450-4040
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760-761-4142
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619-434-4281
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760-445-9536
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858-314-1975
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858-925-4690
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949-547-9470
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858-675-8505
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San Diego CA
619-944-1631
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760-758-2800
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760-603-6360
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619-522-0077
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619-232-9840
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619-435-1848
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San Diego CA
619-275-2094
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Encinitas CA
805-539-9719
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619-239-1377
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San Diego CA
619-302-3682
Wildland
Carlsbad CA
619-385-0914
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858-551-7500
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Coronado CA
619-571-3367
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858-268-1030
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619-289-9240
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San Diego CA
858-444-8500
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San Diego CA
206-802-8320
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San Diego CA
619-501-9400
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619-295-3173
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619-615-0281
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619-276-6700
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858-263-7475
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619-683-9322
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619-581-3003
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888-488-8936
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520-205-1288
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San Diego CA
6192557644
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858-454-7393
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858-274-1733
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619-224-0606
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858-550-1000
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858-487-4022
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619-928-2086
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858-453-4420
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San Diego CA
858-268-1030
Bar Ella
San Diego CA
858-808-2286
Jake's Del Mar Del Mar CA
858-755-2002
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Carlsbad CA
858-231-0862
Park Commons - ARE
San Diego CA
619-295-3172
Brigantine Del Mar Del Mar CA
858-481-1166
Pizzeria Luigi
San Diego CA
610-539-7025
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San Diego CA
619-255-5979
Poseidon on the Beach Del Mar CA
858-755-9345
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La Jolla CA
858-740-0878
Callie
San Diego CA
619-947-9036
Inn at Rancho Santa Fe (Banquet)
Rancho Santa Fe CA
858-381-8289
Green Acres Campus
San Diego CA
858-450-9907
Valentina
Encinitas CA
207-522-1937
Gata
La Jolla CA
858-336-5550
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619-564-6924
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858-344-7098
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La Jolla CA
951-852-6730
264 Fresco (Kitchen)
Carlsbad CA
760-720-3737
Cutwater Spirits
San Diego CA
619-672-3848
El Sueno (TAKO)
San Diego CA
619-972-6286
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San Diego CA
619-669-5725
Barbarella La Jolla
La Jolla CA
858-454-7373
Merenda
Oceanside CA
703-459-4145
31ThirtyOne by Deckman
San Diego CA
619-495-9814
Pier 32 Water Front Grill National City CA
619-718-6240
Plant Based Meals
San Diego CA
858-255-0590
Dija Mara
Oceanside CA
760-231-5376
The Santaluz Club Inc - Main Dining
San Diego CA
858-759-3150
Humphrey's San Diego CA
619-224-3577
Sepulveda Meats & Provisions
San Diego CA
619-501-1878
Hilton Mission Valley San Diego CA
619-543-9000
Seneca
San Diego CA
619-588-2411
Royal Polaris Sportfishing
San Diego CA
619-226-8030
Cal A Vie Vista CA
760-945-2055
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858-228-9283
Wayfarer Bread
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805-709-0964
The Shout House San Diego CA
619-231-6700
Third Corner Ocean Beach San Diego CA
619-223-2700
Mission Pacific
Oceanside CA
760-450-7864
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San Diego CA
619-365-1858
Blue Ocean Carlsbad CA
760-434-4959
Scrimshaw Coffee
San Diego CA
951-663-2207
The Mission MB
San Diego CA
858-488-9060
Fort Oak
San Diego CA
619-795-6901
Mackenzie Elizabeth Personal Chef Services
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858-357-3455
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619-955-5750
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Gold Finch
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619-804-2051
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619-573-0289
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619-702-7933
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619-465-1935
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760-827-2400
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619-972-9345
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619-865-1918
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619-795-3299
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619-234-5200
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858-900-1224
Yoann Taboyan, Personal Chef San Diego CA
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619-861-4640
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619-798-8477
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619-955-5750
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760-519-3048
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858-926-8582
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Encinitas CA
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San Diego CA
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Encinitas CA
760-230-2899
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619 594-3576
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619-683-2748
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858-537-0890
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858-597-8008
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401-837-1740
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508-320-6644
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619-222-0438
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574-210-4025
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619-244-0416
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619-800-2203
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669-243-8403
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619-224-2871
Sago
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Javier Plascencia (Animalon)
Bonita CA
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619-436-7006
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619-296-2101
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858-355-9218
South O Brewing Catering
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Vista CA
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619-768-3986
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San Diego CA
619-335-6328
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619-522-6890
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Le Papagayo (Carlsbad)
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