SanDiegoVille

Founding Chef Out At San Diego's Nomad Donuts

Chef Kristianna Zabala and Nomad Donuts' owner Brad Keiller

May 19, 2018

The founding chef behind North Park's popular bagel & donut shop, Nomad Donuts, has been terminated by the company, and it appears that a local restaurant consulting group may have already taken over the kitchen.

May 19, 2018

Celebrate 8 years of delicious craft beer at Mike Hess Brewing's annual anniversary beer festival - HessFest- taking over Grim Avenue in North Park on Saturday, June 9! Enjoy some of Hess Brewing's favorite local breweries and eateries, including special collaboration brews and casks, as well as live music, great folks and excellent vibes. SanDiegoVille is offering $5 savings on tickets with promo code SDVILLE, as well as raffling off 2 VIP passes to the festivities.

May 18, 2018

Le Parfait Paris owner Guillaume Ryon has teamed up with his partner Mark Hoffman of the once-upon-a-time-in-development DAM Park urban market to open a classy craft beer kiosk outside the Fashion Valley Mall food court. Terrace Tap is now pouring in Mission Valley.

May 17, 2018

The hospitality group behind The Barrel Room, Urge Gastropub, Brothers’ Provisions, Mason Ale Works, Mason Coffee Works and 101 Proof speakeasy is gearing up for the opening of its second location of The Barrel Room Restaurant that will be neighbored by the company's first standalone Mason Ale Works tasting room. The company is also opening a bar and restaurant in Tijuana, Mexico.

May 16, 2018

Socialize, sip & savor from over 50 wineries, breweries & restaurants, with live music under the stars at Estancia La Jolla's Taste Of Baja, taking over the resort's beautiful gardens on Friday night, May 25. This all-inclusive event will feature Mexican-inspired culinary creations from area chefs, as well as wine from Mexico's Guadalupe Valley. Promo code SDVILLE saves 15% on tickets for a limited time.

May 15, 2018

The Waypoint Public location at Del Sur Town Center in San Diego's 4S Ranch area, which was opened by local hospitality firm ELE Collective in Spring 2017, will close for business this week. The original North Park outpost will remain in operation.

May 15, 2018

Del Mar Heights' incoming One Paseo mixed-use development is continuing to sign prominent culinary tenants to its handpicked lineup of eateries. Joining the likes of International Smoke, Tocaya Organica, Sweetfin Poké, Ways & Means Oyster House, Shake Shack, Parakeet Café, and Tender Greens is three new prominent restaurants - Copenhagen-based Joe & The Juice, Orange County's The Butchery market, and Fox Restaurant Concepts' North Italia.

May 14, 2018

San Diego may soon be the country's top "Ramen City"! Last year, Takashi Endo brought his first Menya Ultra restaurant to America's Finest City, which has since been lauded as one of the best ramen shops in the country. Coming this June to North County, award winning Japanese ramen master Ryuichiro Shinagawa of Tokyo’s famed Basso Drillman restaurant will debut his first United States outpost in Oceanside called Ramen Menma Basso Drillman.

May 14, 2018

San Diego-based hospitality company Eat.Drink.Sleep (Tower23 Hotel, JRDN restaurant, Decoy Dockside Dining) has been removed from their management role at Belmont Park in Mission Beach. New changes will soon take place at the beachside entertainment venue, including reconceptualizing Wavehouse, adding new menus and bringing back live music.

May 13, 2018

Named after the San Diego North County city's seven-mile stretch of coastline, 7 Mile Kitchen will grand open on June 14 within Carlsbad's revamped Sheraton Carlsbad Resort & Spa, offering a menu of wood-fired pizzas, craft beer, gourmet burgers and homemade gelato.

May 12, 2018

Dining Out San Diego Magazine has released a deal book featuring two-for-one entrées and other offers at more than 70 top notch restaurants across San Diego, good until May 2019. Normally $99 per book, SanDiegoVille readers can get a huge discount by entering promo code SDVILLE to purchase the Dining Out Passbook for only $39 for a limited time, and we are also raffling off one Passbook.

May 11, 2018

Candela's On The Bay shuttered earlier this year, but Coronado's leading restaurant group has come to the rescue. Blue Bridge Hospitality - which runs such establishments as Leroy's Kitchen + Lounge, Stake Chophouse & Bar, and Liberty Public Market - has taken over management of the bayfront restaurant.

May 10, 2018

Moving into the space that last housed Shima Japanese Steahouse in Coronado is a bar and restaurant from Liberty Call Distilling Co., with a kitchen led by San Diego chef Miguel Valdez, who previously worked as Executive Chef of The Red Door in Mission Hills.

May 9, 2018

Fashion Valley Mall is trying to step up their food game to compete with the likes of La Jolla's ever-expanding Westfield UTC! In addition to two new restaurants from Fox Restaurant Concepts heading into the retail destination later this year, there is also a second outpost of Carlsbad-based Pure Burgers that will open by year's end.

May 8, 2018

Located in San Diego's Hillcrest community, The Brew Project launched in Fall 2015 as a beer-focused bar & restaurant, but this June the eatery will reconceptualize into Project Bar & Grill, shifting the focus from craft beer to put a larger emphasis on cocktails and food.

May 7, 2018

Almost two years in the making, Denver-based restaurant group Punch Bowl Social is nearly ready to unveil its 20,000 square foot "eatertainment" venue in San Diego's East Village, scheduled to grand open on June 9 with two levels of dining & entertainment space with multiple bars, arcade games, a bowling alley, and an eclectic menu from James Beard Award-winning celebrity chef Hugh Acheson.

May 6, 2018

The owners of San Diego's Caribbean Escape food truck are selling their mobile business in order to set roots in Mission Beach.

May 5, 2018

Moving into a 1920s-era home on University Avenue in North Park is Deja Brew Lounge - a coffee, tea, soft serve and pastry business set to open this Summer.

May 4, 2018

After recently unveiling mini-outposts in Santa Ana's 4th Street Market and Tijuana's newly opened Telefónica Gastropark Country Club as well as plans for a full-scale restaurant in San Diego's Little Italy, sea-to-sandwich sensation SuperNatural Sandwiches has revealed plans to open a branch in Pacific Beach, taking over the space that previously housed Nom Nom Bento.

May 4, 2018

San Diego's Stone Brewing Co. has renovated a 10,000 square-foot, iconic building in downtown Napa, CA, and will be bringing its bold craft beer to the region well-known for its amazing wine. The company's newest outpost, located on 3rd Street and Soscol Avenue, will include a 10-barrel brewing system, a dining experience, growler fills and Stone merchandise with a grand opening celebration scheduled for this Sunday, May 6.

May 3, 2018

The owners of the super popular Encinitas scoop shop Handel's Homemade Ice Cream are bringing a new concept into downtown San Diego. Opening on Market Street in the Gaslamp is Cali Cream Homemade Ice Cream, a scratch-made ice cream parlour that will offer up to fifty rotating flavors every day!

May 2, 2018

Moving into downtown Carlsbad is The Village Yard, an outdoor food hub and cocktail garden being constructed out of shipping containers by industry veteran James Markham, known as a founder of such chains as MOD Pizza, Pieology, and Project Pie.