Stop by the Botanical Building in Balboa Park for their free annual poinsettia display sponsored by Friends of Balboa Park and the city’s Park & Rec Department. It’s a great setting for a holiday photo. (Open every day but Thurs. thru January 5)
Noah Tafolla (at right w/Charles Kaufman and lower right), the producer of Wonderland, a popular KPBS series featuring San Diego neighborhoods, visited Hillcrest the first week in November to film segments for an upcoming feature. Noah made an early morning stop at Bread & Cie where he learned the craft of baking perfect artisan loaves with Charles, the multi-talented owner of the successful business at 350 University Avenue.
Next, he stopped by the Crest Cafe where he talked to the father-daughter team of Luis & Cecelia Moreno along with her cousin Ruben Medina (left) who oversees the kitchen. Noah waited tables and tried his hand at the grill cooking a butter burger and other tasty dishes in the homey cafe located at 425 Robinson Avenue.
The following day Noah took a tour around Hillcrest in the HillQuest electric car and learned about the history of our neighborhood with publishers Ann Garwood & Nancy Moors (also founders of the who shared a few early stories of our great neighborhood. Noah has weaved together a wonderful piece on our neighborhood including three segments which may be viewed on YouTube now by clicking on the photos above. KPBS (Cox channel 11) will first show the Wonderland episode featuring Hillcrest onWednesday, January 5 at 10:30pm. Following next month’s debut, the Hillcrest episode will continue to air serveral times. Enjoy!!
