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Earl Of Sandwich To Open Location In Downtown San Diego

September 20, 2018

From the descendants of the inventor of everyone's favorite lunch meal, Earl Of Sandwich will open a location in downtown San Diego, taking over the 2,700 square foot space that last housed Crocevia Coffee for an early 2019 opening.

September 20, 2018

The Patio Group has announced that it will close its health-focused Harvest By The Patio concept in San Diego's East Village next month and rebrand the location into an outpost of Himmelberg's - a fast-casual, California-style bar & grill named after a longtime friend of the company's founder.

September 19, 2018

Opening later this year in San Diego's coastal neighborhood of Pacific Beach is Powerhaus Pizza, a fast-casual eatery centered around a healthy menu of signature pizzas, kombucha, and superfood salads & smoothies.

September 19, 2018

There are eight full days of dining deals taking place from this Sunday, September 23 through Sunday, September 30 for the fall installment of the biannual San Diego Restaurant Week, so we thought it best to pick one eatery for each day! Check out what would constitute our perfect week of discounted price-fixed meals!

September 18, 2018

Kampai! To celebrate World Sake Day, San Diego's BeShock Ramen and Quartyard are teaming up to host the first-ever San Diego Sake Festival on Saturday September 29, from 2-6pm. Patrons will get a chance to taste some of the best sake from Japan, meet local brewers, and enjoy hibachi pairings curated by Cowboy Star. We are raffling off two tickets to this event, so read on for details and be sure to enter!

September 17, 2018

After 5 years in business, Nicky Rotten's Bar & Burger Joint in Rancho San Diego was shuttered over the weekend. The Coronado branch, which has been under completely separate ownership and management for a few years, continues to thrive.

September 16, 2018

Chef Works and Kitchens for Good are teaming up to make celebrity chefs rethink kitchen waste at WASTED: A Celebration of Sustainable Food - a fundraising tasting event taking place on Sunday, October 14 at Liberty Station in Point Loma. We are raffling off two tickets to this fun & delicious event! Read on and be sure to enter.

September 15, 2018

After great success in its first year, the Valle Food & Wine Festival returns for a second run with a star-studded lineup of chefs, including celebrity chef Rick Bayless, Netflix Chef’s Table stars Nancy Silverton and Dominique Crenn, acclaimed Baja chef Javier Plascencia, Top Chef Jonathan Waxman, and many more, as well as over 25 of Baja California’s most lauded winemakers, brewers, musicians and artists. The only event of its kind in one of the world’s buzziest travel destinations, the multi-faceted festival will take place this October 5-7 in the heart of Mexico’s wine country, Valle de Guadalupe, amidst rugged terrain and lush vineyards only a short 2 hour commute from downtown San Diego.

September 14, 2018

Moving into the 2,000 square-foot space that last housed Tandoori Chef in La Jolla is a new branch of Sipz Vegetarian Kitchen, a longtime San Diego restaurant chain devoted to providing healthy, vegetarian and vegan versions of classic Asian fusion dishes.

September 13, 2018

San Diego's century-old U.S. Grant Hotel is reviving its Prohibition-era cocktail bar. Rendezvous the Wonder Bar, is expected to debut this fall at the historic downtown property, offering a French-themed speakeasy ambiance and classic decor to compliment signature drinks and frequent live music.

September 12, 2018

After nearly 20 years dishing out festive decor paired with a seasonally driven menu, Barbarella in La Jolla Shores has been purchased by a new set of owners who intend to maintain the bar & restaurant as a fun neighborhood destination.

September 11, 2018

The family behind Little Italy's incredibly popular Civico 1845 is opening a new restaurant in San Diego's Bankers Hill community. Located on the ground floor of the building that houses the iconic Mister A's, the unnamed concept will be an upscale "Calabria meets San Diego" fusion eatery with dishes that combine Italian and Southern Californian influences including a healthy menu devoted to vegan options.

September 10, 2018

Pizza Port has targeted the South County San Diego neighborhood of Imperial Beach for the company's 6th location, expected to move into the 3,168 square-foot retail building at 204-208 Palm Avenue that currently houses Luna's Beauty Designers, TNT Surf Shop and West Coast Cafe for a 2019 opening.

September 9, 2018

This October 6 & 7, Maker Faire San Diego will take over Balboa Park, offering a hands-on visual feast of invention and creativity. This interactive celebration of technology, arts, crafts, science, and the do-it-yourself mindset is organized in partnership with the San Diego Art Institute and features fun and thought-provoking exhibits with over 250 local and regional makers displaying their creations around the park and inside participating museums.

September 8, 2018

Launching later this new month is a new San Diego delivery service aiming to reduce food waste. Imperfect Produce will start delivery "ugly" fruits and vegetables to consumers and area businesses starting on September 17.

September 7, 2018

We are taking a break from reporting on our usual subject matter - San Diego hospitality happenings, events, and food news - to focus on another topic, mainly because of the ineptitude of our local mainstream media, which is failing to diligently investigate and report. What happened to Frederick Jefferson? He was sentenced to 7 years for assaulting an SDPD officer one week ago today and was found dead in his prison cell in the early morning hours. Only one media outlet has published information on his death mentioning him by name. The circumstances surrounding his death remain unknown.

September 7, 2018

Opening today in the space that last housed Salt & Cleaver in San Diego's Hillcrest neighborhood is Common Stock, an upscale bar & restaurant ready to serve up dishes rooted in American nostalgia.

September 6, 2018

Fresh off the opening of his first location in Miami's South Beach, celebrity rapper and entertainer, Nick Cannon, will open the second outpost of his Wild'N Out Sports Bar & Arcade concept in downtown San Diego as part of the Theatre Box project being built at the former Reading Cinema in the Gaslamp.