Lauren J. Mapp is a food and travel writer in San Diego. Since 2008, she has written about restaurants, beverages, and her insatiable wanderlust on her blog Off the Mapp. In 2024, she launched Tides & Tacos, a San Diego food-focused Substack. Mapp honed her craft cocktail bartending skills during her 14 years in the restaurant industry and earned a culinary degree from San Diego Mesa College. Follow her on Instagram @sdredsoxgirl and on Facebook and X @laurenjmapp.

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