San Diego Magazine's Happy Half Hour

Troy Johnson, Jackie Bryant

clairej@sdmag.com

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Booking Overview

A weekly, San Diego-focused guide to what to eat and drink—plus the people behind the scene—blending on-the-ground reporting with lighter, personality-forward segments. It’s a good booking target for local restaurateurs, chefs, brewers, farmers, and hospitality leaders looking for credibility with food-and-culture audiences.

Metrics

Episodes: 300

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Instagram: 321.0k followers

Contact Information

clairej@sdmag.com

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Host

Troy Johnson - Award-winning food writer and Food Network host who co-hosts the weekly guide to San Diego’s food + drink scene.

Jackie Bryant - San Diego Magazine’s culture brain and co-host who contributes field notes and perspectives on restaurants, bars, and chefs.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Local or regional food-and-drink leaders with a strong tie to San Diego: chefs, restaurant owners/operators, beverage founders/CEOs, brewers, farmers, and makers; occasionally prominent entertainers involved in a San Diego food/culture event with a local mission.
Required Achievements:  
Own or lead an established local hospitality concept (restaurant/bar/venue), Operate or launch a food, beverage, or spirits brand with San Diego relevance, Lead a chef team or concept known for distinctive dishes/drinks, Be a key figure in a major local food competition, festival, or community-focused event

Recent Guest Discussions

Preston Caffrey - Agave/tequila Sips; Hidden Cocktail Den; Favorite Hidden Gems And Local Bar/restaurant Spots (as Part Of The Episode’s Live Broadcast).

Chad Butler - Bro-am Week; Taking The Episode To A Local Poke Spot (fish 101); The Feel-good Mission Behind The Festival And Local Food Recommendations.

Jon Foreman - Bro-am Week; Taking The Episode To A Local Poke Spot (fish 101); The Feel-good Mission Behind The Festival And Local Food Recommendations.

Recent Topics

Restaurants, Food, Cocktails, Hospitality, Chefs

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
San Diego Magazine's Happy Half Hour
:

North County Finally Has Its Hidden Cocktail Den — and We're Not Supposed to Tell You About It

June 25, 2026

Encinitas just got its first-ever speakeasy — or rather, its first hidden cocktail den — and the Happy Half Hour crew couldn't even find the front door. In this week's episode, hosts Troy Johnson and Jackie Bryant broadcast live from inside Anigma, the stunning new bar tucked behind the legendary Roxy on First Street, joined by Bebemos tequila CEO Preston Caffrey to sip on some of San Diego's best agave and name their favorite hidden gems across the city. Built by the same team behind the Rox...

All the Winners of the San Diego County Fair-tastic Food Competition

June 16, 2026

We tried 18 dishes across savory and sweet categories, these are our favorite dishes Every year, the San Diego County Fair becomes the city's biggest pop-up restaurant with 150+ vendors, a million visitors, and one very serious food fight. In this episode of Happy Half Hour, Troy Johnson and Jackie Bryant go behind the scenes of the Fair-tastic Food Competition, now in its fourth year. Troy and Jackie try all 18 dishes across savory and sweet categories before sitting down with the winners. F...

Switchfoot Takes Us to Their Poke Spot

June 11, 2026

It's Switchfoot Bro-Am week. The epic, annual, San Diego-est thing—one of the best free beach parties in the country that does good for kids who need a community to rally around them. Doesn't just raise money, but makes the kids part of it. For this episode of Happy Half Hour, we asked Switchfoot lead singer Jon Foreman and drummer Chad Butler to take us to one of their favorite local spots—and they manifested poke bowls at Fish 101. Bro-Am is more rare and awe-striking than most people re...

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