Nine-Ten

João Canziani

Restaurants

La Jolla, California

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Jason Knibb, the first local to head to Iron Chef America, is shaking up the La Jolla dining scene at Nine-Ten. He borrows from his Jamaican roots for the jerk pork belly with plantain, black-eyed peas, and spicy jellies. And his innovation shines in pan-roasted squab with sunchoke purée and dolmas wrapped in Swiss chard grown in the restaurant’s garden.

Last Reviewed May 2012