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Simply San Diego!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6261125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4475438398671952756.post-2175117463830829602024-03-18T12:16:00.000-07:002024-03-18T12:16:09.629-07:00Japan's Michelin-Recognized Baikohken Restaurant Unveils First Mainland U.S. Location In San Diego<b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz10ynukIigJ2bmgXy1hOO20AXAQB3bIIob0h82vmL7Hk3jHkWlvz7l1q0yyTlTteNs3ZkHTCgficdyul39Ts4jqQaLrv_vYO_WyTxP2OqnClZ-jnlsIKXu0KjANuEXcLDFUu6cL6YC68bSYgWryRAhDxy67SmjpeA1wiHRrZsYPU8VyqnYEAIrta73p2E/s1114/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-18%20at%2012.11.05%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="1114" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz10ynukIigJ2bmgXy1hOO20AXAQB3bIIob0h82vmL7Hk3jHkWlvz7l1q0yyTlTteNs3ZkHTCgficdyul39Ts4jqQaLrv_vYO_WyTxP2OqnClZ-jnlsIKXu0KjANuEXcLDFUu6cL6YC68bSYgWryRAhDxy67SmjpeA1wiHRrZsYPU8VyqnYEAIrta73p2E/w640-h404/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-18%20at%2012.11.05%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div>March 18, 2024<br /></b><br /> A Michelin-recognized Japanese restaurant with more than 50 years in business, Baikohken has unveiled its first mainland U.S. location in San Diego. <span><a name='more'></a></span><br /><br />Baikohken Ramen was founded in 1969 in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, where it remains a must-visit tourist attraction to this day. Today, the Japanese ramen chain has 12 location with branches sited in Japan, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Vietnam and Honolulu, HI. During the course of its more than half-century in operation, Baikohken Ramen has received several honors, including being awarded the grand prize at the Asahikawa Ramen competition and being featured in the Michelin Guide Hokkaido in 2012 and 2017. <br /><br />Baikoken's first California restaurant has opened in the space that <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2023/12/ramen-sensation-menya-ultra-permanently.html">last housed a branch of Menya Ultra</a> in San Diego's Hillcrest neighborhood. The restaurant's most popular ramen is their "W soup", with a broth cooked with beef, chicken, dried sardines and kelp to add more flavor and specially made medium-thin curly noodles. Baikoken's menu also includes shoyu, shio, miso and vegetable ramen soup, as well as rice dishes and sides like fried dumplings, Hokkaido-style deep-fried chicken, and potato croquettes.<br /><br />Baikoken Ramen is now open at 690 University Avenue in San Diego's Hillcrest. For more information, visit <a href="http://baikohken.com/">baikohken.com</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4475438398671952756.post-77107279534835488112024-03-18T04:00:00.000-07:002024-03-18T13:08:46.651-07:00San Diego's Consortium Holdings Hospitality Group Bringing Mediterranean Brasserie & Reservation-Only Oyster And Champagne Bar To Coronado<b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkCkd99wFSghXji5SejPw1oHbv5aAlln9_G5KiTfybcMK4fouv0PtcdNOCZ3RVwP_sAadNXstoOafkIhpx637GjjbZtAWgruCsQCFs55W-9470Obio9fTLrMAs87eR9b1devfr9QtGcMThv6bz6H1znGWGcIyIXQCK_b4szTRpYCN_U-lCO-pVJHWPf6XE/s2288/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-13%20at%203.28.15%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1212" data-original-width="2288" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkCkd99wFSghXji5SejPw1oHbv5aAlln9_G5KiTfybcMK4fouv0PtcdNOCZ3RVwP_sAadNXstoOafkIhpx637GjjbZtAWgruCsQCFs55W-9470Obio9fTLrMAs87eR9b1devfr9QtGcMThv6bz6H1znGWGcIyIXQCK_b4szTRpYCN_U-lCO-pVJHWPf6XE/w640-h340/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-13%20at%203.28.15%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div>March 18, 2024</b><div><br /></div><div>As part of the company's overhaul of La Avenida Inn in Coronado, San Diego's Consortium Holdings Hospitality Group is opening a new Mediterranean brasserie and reservation-only oyster & champagne bar. <span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div><br /></div><div>In May 2022, <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2022/05/san-diegos-consortium-holdings-purchases-third-area-hotel.html" target="_blank">news broke</a> that <span style="font-family: Open Sans;">Consortium Holdings founder Arsalun Tafazoli entered into a longterm lease for Coronado's 29 guest room La Avenida Inn, which was first built in 1957. Located off Orange Avenue in the heart of San Diego's picturesque Coronado, La Avenida Inn sits a block from the beach and historic Hotel del Coronado. In addition to housing the hotel, the adjacent La Avenida Plaza is home to numerous restaurants and retail shops including Stake Chophouse, Cotier, </span>and the incoming, Cheesecake Factory-owned <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2021/09/httpswww.sandiegoville.com202109cheesecake-factory-owned-fox-restaurant-concepts-expands-presence-in-san-diego.html" target="_blank">Blanco Tacos + Tequila Mexican restaurant</a><span style="font-family: "Open Sans";">. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv3BxFNA0Km_yCMelpw6S09dfglhYL6_HqHfvoBaknkMKJnJjzQwq_8qKpHXeCWQ1CmKEiYB1KmejRTRqZwA9xggK-wBq76O2eYDBJq91jk-cIqOUPpxo4B9mbCLkE7eNub5oDUrQdTLCaw0S_sCcuQHtTd5SttzzMpZCtFcuoDiIPIuCAkXFtf0Y3NMwz/s2712/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-14%20at%2010.13.06%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1754" data-original-width="2712" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv3BxFNA0Km_yCMelpw6S09dfglhYL6_HqHfvoBaknkMKJnJjzQwq_8qKpHXeCWQ1CmKEiYB1KmejRTRqZwA9xggK-wBq76O2eYDBJq91jk-cIqOUPpxo4B9mbCLkE7eNub5oDUrQdTLCaw0S_sCcuQHtTd5SttzzMpZCtFcuoDiIPIuCAkXFtf0Y3NMwz/w640-h414/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-14%20at%2010.13.06%20AM.png" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><div> Like they <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2023/07/first-look-lafayette-hotel-unveils-in.html" target="_blank">did with San Diego's historic The Lafayette Hotel</a>, Consortium Holdings is in the process of a complete overhaul of the La Avenida Inn property. The company is currently putting its design-forward touches on the decades-old hotel, renovating rooms, upgrading the pool, adding patio and lobby bars and building a brand new, 4,372 square-foot onsite bar & restaurant. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLGlmfzM4rHCKgVUG1bNtLgAGGK1_lKrVZvDbU6-_9ujZxArZ5lHORxjdDutaHWvu-WDvDIBAy37rlPjD_3TJQz5ldxRjacewq7FiJPRZVsxF3lRhvadABhju4meVr86Qf5bf1WRywQu15GqoCm67BhAiXUWYSUw7Y-GfDUxdalox32O0zvskSeblNE4E/s1024/CAFE-BAR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="637" data-original-width="1024" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLGlmfzM4rHCKgVUG1bNtLgAGGK1_lKrVZvDbU6-_9ujZxArZ5lHORxjdDutaHWvu-WDvDIBAy37rlPjD_3TJQz5ldxRjacewq7FiJPRZVsxF3lRhvadABhju4meVr86Qf5bf1WRywQu15GqoCm67BhAiXUWYSUw7Y-GfDUxdalox32O0zvskSeblNE4E/w640-h398/CAFE-BAR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>Consortium Holdings is replacing La Avenida's parking lot with an abundantly-landscaped outdoor restaurant. The main dining area will include outdoor seated dining with built-in banquette seating underneath an ivy-covered steel trellis structure painted black. Exterior of the banquettes will include large format organic cut flagstone and the seats will be covered in a printed cotton fabric. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgY4-sq8Jr9Hs3dB_nbHsZWmH0ngJxO0n2FexT2VPE-m_ZbCcVH9tjRytwApu4retA-lCyuyKe4-_Q4ErEPuqp2ibJW6gEz4s_nQzTByoYhrZTUv-hP51q9w2bAAD_baqt2qoZY0j4GhY5_FrPMlMO7TTzfFS1DqAfuHhaXl1D7WxtRxaMYrCHqwnBZJMt/s1024/RESTAURANT-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="637" data-original-width="1024" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgY4-sq8Jr9Hs3dB_nbHsZWmH0ngJxO0n2FexT2VPE-m_ZbCcVH9tjRytwApu4retA-lCyuyKe4-_Q4ErEPuqp2ibJW6gEz4s_nQzTByoYhrZTUv-hP51q9w2bAAD_baqt2qoZY0j4GhY5_FrPMlMO7TTzfFS1DqAfuHhaXl1D7WxtRxaMYrCHqwnBZJMt/w640-h398/RESTAURANT-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>A new walnut wood with a calacatta marble café bar will sit adjacent to the lobby area of the hotel and a patio bar will be installed behind the trellis-covered dining area overlooking the pool. A large rock waterfall consisting of various stone and rock formations will be installed along the north wall of the hotel's exterior. Th updated pool area will include new chaise lounges, scalloped edge umbrellas with contrasting piping, and four new ornate lampposts. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxbZaLdgzY4niNBlcmC9c4WC2aZANzqObUA1wlPHCDXjw41dWC4T5FG1MZVJdSoW9BW5dZ1DDWX0e_1srx_n9GUsqglFTLpqZL0xZvPrrl6uM4bmwiA0zBlCvrFB2-GhzmOGB1VNJ9mTy_CJ8NqXzPisEUPkGVhjy06SXhA2Am-yu5EPvNfp2tkWXbrCJa/s1024/OYSTER-BAR-2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="637" data-original-width="1024" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxbZaLdgzY4niNBlcmC9c4WC2aZANzqObUA1wlPHCDXjw41dWC4T5FG1MZVJdSoW9BW5dZ1DDWX0e_1srx_n9GUsqglFTLpqZL0xZvPrrl6uM4bmwiA0zBlCvrFB2-GhzmOGB1VNJ9mTy_CJ8NqXzPisEUPkGVhjy06SXhA2Am-yu5EPvNfp2tkWXbrCJa/w640-h398/OYSTER-BAR-2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>The property's yet-to-be-named incoming restaurant will be a Greek/Mediterranean-inspired brasserie with a menu by Consortium's <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2023/02/san-diegos-consortium-holdings.html">Director of Culinary Operations </a><a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2023/02/san-diegos-consortium-holdings.html">Perfecte Rocher</a>. The restaurant will offer a lush, tropical jungle decor and a full bar with an elevated cocktail list. There will also be a reservation-exclusive oyster and champagne lounge outfitted in mirror tiling with sea shell light fixtures. <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzd-kTjDgr-F1PnOhJu1LEgRcJxi_PW-6J6Gtksx3Z8jewZ3RtqKwNX_rbI9Y3Aahy92DhumH7V5i_aS6YVyvoNZ4pcFL9tvqJDmpUhLJ7T76OoDMc4rvPwBcgswkwMb-Lm-0zXduC4GAFCehRb1iRQ43nVtEecnLy6c_meD1slbdW9usQyxllzyCknElF/s1024/RESTAURANT-1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="551" data-original-width="1024" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzd-kTjDgr-F1PnOhJu1LEgRcJxi_PW-6J6Gtksx3Z8jewZ3RtqKwNX_rbI9Y3Aahy92DhumH7V5i_aS6YVyvoNZ4pcFL9tvqJDmpUhLJ7T76OoDMc4rvPwBcgswkwMb-Lm-0zXduC4GAFCehRb1iRQ43nVtEecnLy6c_meD1slbdW9usQyxllzyCknElF/w640-h344/RESTAURANT-1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>In addition to the upcoming Coronado bar & restaurant, Consortium Holdings is putting its finishing touches on <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2023/03/consortium-holdings-hospitality-company-opening-leila-persian-bar-restaurant-north-park-san-diego.html" target="_blank">Leila</a>, <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 16px;">a 5,000+ square-foot Middle Eastern-style bar & restaurant expected to open this June in San Diego's North Park. Leila will offer </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 16px;">a Middle Eastern, Lebanese and Persian-inspired fusion menu and design with an open kitchen, full bar and a running stream flowing around the ample space. </span></div><div> </div><div>Besides La Avenida Inn, Consortium Holdings, also known as CH Projects, has several additional projects in the works right now. The company in the process of <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2024/01/starlite-as-you-know-it-is-no-more-san-diego.html" target="_blank">restyling the 14-year-old Starlite restaurant</a> on northern India Street in San Diego's highway-adjacent Middletown neighborhood. <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 16px;">The restaurant is anticipated to become an old-school steakhouse-style bar & restaurant with a menu centered around dry-aged meat and a continued focus on craft cocktails. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 16px;">CH Projects founder Arsalun Tafazoli also recently acquired six properties on on Kettner, Juniper and India at the northern end of Little Italy at a cost of $13 million in order to <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2024/02/san-diegos-consortium-holdings.html" target="_blank">build Dreamboat, a boutique hotel, two restaurants, offices and a wellness center</a>. He is currently appealing a decision by the San Diego Airport Authority that his proposed Little Italy hotel project violates land use regulations due to its presence in a flight path. </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 16px;" /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div>The company is also adding a spa concept inspired by Russian, Roman and Turkish bathhouses to the The Lafayette Hotel, as well as a fine-dining, French-inspired restaurant named Le Horse Continental Room. CH founder Arsalun Tafazoli also <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2019/03/big-news-from-san-diego-restaurant.html">owns the shopping plaza at 3401 Adams Avenue in Normal Heights</a>, which sits across the street from Blind Lady AleHouse and approximately a half mile from CH's Polite Provisions. It is believe he is building a commercial kitchen and bakery in the unit. </div><div><br /><div>La Avenida Hotel is expected to reopen as early as this summer, with the restaurant opening by year's end, at 1315 Orange Avenue in San Diego's island city of Coronado. For more information, visit <a href="http://laavenidainn.com">laavenidainn.com</a>.</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4475438398671952756.post-24166534305263000302024-03-17T04:00:00.000-07:002024-03-17T04:00:00.158-07:00Pacific Beach Hideaway California-Inspired Bar & Restaurant Opening This Summer In San Diego<b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxjkZWaxI1tpOAPAJDia4KN117QVNjWSSDAWIUyV6FUIqDyEz-gD4AoR7p6pzw6jtoCx_1tt0uUB2lktKJF-7QHnaV-wu-OMt6_8XgRJh8XLlmodb5qQ1TvgeCPWmiXaTNL51OX5sz1cnNx-rrZ8DoDmP0Vk8BaBot276TU0bpCR4f91Q55W5yOQgj5SOG/s2000/01_exterior.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="2000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxjkZWaxI1tpOAPAJDia4KN117QVNjWSSDAWIUyV6FUIqDyEz-gD4AoR7p6pzw6jtoCx_1tt0uUB2lktKJF-7QHnaV-wu-OMt6_8XgRJh8XLlmodb5qQ1TvgeCPWmiXaTNL51OX5sz1cnNx-rrZ8DoDmP0Vk8BaBot276TU0bpCR4f91Q55W5yOQgj5SOG/w640-h426/01_exterior.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>March 17, 2024<br /></b><br />Los Angeles-based Baja Sharkeez Restaurant Group is gearing up for a summer opening of Pacific Beach Hideaway, a California beach bungalow-inspired bar & restaurant installing in the former Fat Fish Cantina Grill space. <span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div>For nearly three decades, Los Angeles' Baja Sharkeez Restaurant Group has opened numerous bars and restaurant in Southern California, including Palmilla in Hermosa Beach, five branches of Baja Sharkeez, Sandbar Mexican Restaurant & Tequila Bar in Santa Barbara, Panama Joe’s in Long Beach, Killarney’s Irish Pub in Huntington Beach, Esperanza Cocina de la Playa in Manhattan Beach, and Tower12 at Hermosa Pier. In 2022, the hospitality company took over the nearly oceanfront space last occupied by <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2021/08/after-10-years-in-business-fat-fish.html">Fat Fish Cantina Grill in Pacific Beach</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsijQSs8h7FCqvOWiYnmdZv6NXyh0MMXp3Sldwdx05w9Bt6N345fiFBdmpHAU_yJfIDy5hbrNuOTCGuLLtzJ5V_P0y8yxw8efCW03hjP0AIRNXRlRLKOHxrxC1UohXPdElz6rzteyLDMThHfightuBCzrkqcUqDc9l8K4EckoVRTKm5Ef0OMzud1HgyLTF/s4000/mZWB3Vud.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="4000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsijQSs8h7FCqvOWiYnmdZv6NXyh0MMXp3Sldwdx05w9Bt6N345fiFBdmpHAU_yJfIDy5hbrNuOTCGuLLtzJ5V_P0y8yxw8efCW03hjP0AIRNXRlRLKOHxrxC1UohXPdElz6rzteyLDMThHfightuBCzrkqcUqDc9l8K4EckoVRTKm5Ef0OMzud1HgyLTF/w640-h320/mZWB3Vud.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div>Expected to open in early summer, Pacific Beach Hideaway will be a 5,500 square-foot, California lifestyle-inspired restaurant with both an interior and outside, open-air bar, as well as several classic arcade games. Expect a menu created by corporate chef Raymond Alvarez featuring California-inspired spins on American classics, including shareable bar bites, wood-fired pizzas, sandwiches, burgers, salads and entrees. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSr6SabgKXrOgZq0Pq8Nd99iX19lxua5UfSId-vpsCMoIVf1Hu6QJt1XVcCq5986w75J_eGAqLD7dDCy5NsCWkyH8Xegnn27GRiYLRmQhMTpBjD8v23LgUgPXUdoLbp65OsfDvKdc4Jj2eM307q8tBc_YIHgswR2bEVdrC25bXxhN7EFyBHivJITtLE859/s4000/lnmMSNgv.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2668" data-original-width="4000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSr6SabgKXrOgZq0Pq8Nd99iX19lxua5UfSId-vpsCMoIVf1Hu6QJt1XVcCq5986w75J_eGAqLD7dDCy5NsCWkyH8Xegnn27GRiYLRmQhMTpBjD8v23LgUgPXUdoLbp65OsfDvKdc4Jj2eM307q8tBc_YIHgswR2bEVdrC25bXxhN7EFyBHivJITtLE859/w640-h426/lnmMSNgv.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div>Highlights from the food menu include Agua Chile Halibut Sashimi with avocado, Fresno chile, radish and cucumber; Grilled Ahi Niçoise Salad with line caught seared tuna, romaine lettuce, tomato, green bean, fingerling potato, cucumber, green olive, red onion, radish, hard boiled egg and house dressing; the Magic Mushroom Pizza with forest mushrooms, truffle gremolata, creme fraiche and arugula; the Tower Burger with hand crafted gourmet beef patties, American cheese, honey dijonaise, diced red onion, and pickles on an artisanal sesame seed bun; and the 12-Hour Braised Short Rib with brown butter mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus. The restaurant will also serve a weekend brunch. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoDMDjFVWlquzB_qmq7YoJNpozL5q_vlFJxwz5k2tc1-2OfnovHd5sX7WdEZBcm12FkMIy9jWJTzcbfwNA-uO3UZ0h3laK2pJGfw2HQ1GwlDtpUQl0icWCjWnDxZpXBnWn_0-70a7IpeYn4pymfqFGyTMJxnaOKhbAKsQQm4qGvZZaBqvQv1CcKnMKmUVl/s2286/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-15%20at%203.57.19%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1342" data-original-width="2286" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoDMDjFVWlquzB_qmq7YoJNpozL5q_vlFJxwz5k2tc1-2OfnovHd5sX7WdEZBcm12FkMIy9jWJTzcbfwNA-uO3UZ0h3laK2pJGfw2HQ1GwlDtpUQl0icWCjWnDxZpXBnWn_0-70a7IpeYn4pymfqFGyTMJxnaOKhbAKsQQm4qGvZZaBqvQv1CcKnMKmUVl/w640-h376/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-15%20at%203.57.19%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div>In addition to the food program, the former Fat Fish space will feature a full service bar specializing in handcrafted cocktails, shareable "Social Bowls", spirits, wine and 30 local brews on tap. Located just steps away from the Crystal Pier, at the intersection of Garnet and Mission Boulevard, the new bar and restaurant will feature a beach bungalow feel with a wraparound, outdoor patio and interconnected rooms with a casual, homey vibe. The bar & restaurant will most closely resemble Baja Sharkeez Tower12 concept in look, food and feel. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi8Ywldqs_7et1lkB55taKnLssRMqlEKwQO1KC-PMLE6LHbSKSz7F95IvaHHhyphenhyphendDa98OyXEEMMRv7pi4kjOEI_cPBlhSyVq5uOq4nwpfdeDwh-HKInKDzv-WmIgA6cP7Dc0-2lUKDhp6RmzgpxU1crOX1QJmrvNLIwYYArCSxiIz-E_OKtfOPMPSqx-sNm/s1083/image002__2_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="721" data-original-width="1083" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi8Ywldqs_7et1lkB55taKnLssRMqlEKwQO1KC-PMLE6LHbSKSz7F95IvaHHhyphenhyphendDa98OyXEEMMRv7pi4kjOEI_cPBlhSyVq5uOq4nwpfdeDwh-HKInKDzv-WmIgA6cP7Dc0-2lUKDhp6RmzgpxU1crOX1QJmrvNLIwYYArCSxiIz-E_OKtfOPMPSqx-sNm/w640-h426/image002__2_.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>Leading up to its summer opening, PB Hideaway is hiring for all positions. Applicants are invited to submit their resumes via email and/or attend one of the open interviews, currently scheduled for April 18-19. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ccq1QeEN4Gg5SS873QqqC2srdUTkyD0x_RAK05KpmHUUWWR32on8XPumkpVSZcNaH4_VQVFmn4E-SBZ6jrrxlwO4Ft4wS0SFqhn8pnVc0H57adU0DJNI37Z9HiJd-jvvEIXItHc01CTQrHGsrZ0CLgvqOKVzqZdO-A9Ziq0XvYgmrUsvED-3Ql7dNEUf/s1225/thumbnail_Hideaway-Hiring-4x6_white_.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1225" data-original-width="825" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ccq1QeEN4Gg5SS873QqqC2srdUTkyD0x_RAK05KpmHUUWWR32on8XPumkpVSZcNaH4_VQVFmn4E-SBZ6jrrxlwO4Ft4wS0SFqhn8pnVc0H57adU0DJNI37Z9HiJd-jvvEIXItHc01CTQrHGsrZ0CLgvqOKVzqZdO-A9Ziq0XvYgmrUsvED-3Ql7dNEUf/w432-h640/thumbnail_Hideaway-Hiring-4x6_white_.jpeg" width="432" /></a></div><div>Pacific Beach Hideaway is anticipated to open this June at 4474 Mission Boulevard in San Diego's Pacific Beach. For more information, follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hideawaypacificbeach?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==" target="_blank">Hideaway on Instagram</a> and check out the sample menus below.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBMMJqRnibfDgJg7ta8DcHe5ASzc3m9S-vz-5IthXwnVtZGYtaqXrm8QKBucRptVAA0E6jcSMmxs1eEhxTsbjQLxgtPnLYhAYRILv1LIz9tiCvIRUReLhk1yznULWq5ZCr1c6vHJk1QAd9LmfQ02VdFxqW04Ez9N5BFHBzpw6RnX8whOySqgR4CuX5N-ZD/s2560/TOWER-Menu_front_final-color_11.2022_-scaled.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBMMJqRnibfDgJg7ta8DcHe5ASzc3m9S-vz-5IthXwnVtZGYtaqXrm8QKBucRptVAA0E6jcSMmxs1eEhxTsbjQLxgtPnLYhAYRILv1LIz9tiCvIRUReLhk1yznULWq5ZCr1c6vHJk1QAd9LmfQ02VdFxqW04Ez9N5BFHBzpw6RnX8whOySqgR4CuX5N-ZD/w392-h640/TOWER-Menu_front_final-color_11.2022_-scaled.jpg" width="392" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="726" data-original-width="1272" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit2KlA5VOkJ5SDH65kMvnm4ZtX-hVOkObTpQxghSU8kPw-l5Pg987JqK8akTgURnmxzNl9NJghSez2hwMawwvbELlOVyJpDaCL2AjAwBvuifGy520WYXbI49qCpjyVnsSoCwdSfBzm8nwGEThRL7oQYW4lHa9eJIROgfOcH_M0SBK_84uhMcJM_xnVXzRK/w640-h366/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-16%20at%2012.22.15%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></b></div><b>March 16, 2024</b><p></p><p>The frontman of San Diego-born rock band Slightly Stoopid is part of a the new ownership team of The Harp Irish bar in Ocean Beach. <span></span></p><a name='more'></a><div>Founded in 2003 by Anthony Fleming, The Harp is an Irish bar and eatery located on Newport Avenue in the heart of San Diego's Ocean Beach neighborhood. Last October, Fleming suffered a stroke and subsequently died on October 18, 2023, at the age of 63. Earlier this year, <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2024/01/following-owners-recent-death-harp.html">news broke</a> that the 5,000 square-foot bar and grill was being sold for the asking price of $495,000.<div><br />The Harp is now owned by a new ownership group that includes Miles Doughty, the lead singer of Ocean Beach's rags-to-riches musical success group Slightly Stoopid. Doughty is an OB native and started the band in the beachside neighborhood with Kyle McDonald and Adam Bausch back in 1994. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Harp's daily operations will be in the hands of long time Sunshine Company bartender Steve Ashton, industry veteran Tyson Green, and Hodad's company president Jeremy Diem. Upon assuming ownership of The Harp, it has been reported that most, if not all, of the former employees were terminated abruptly, without prior notice.</div><div><br /></div><div>The 20-year-old Irish bar will remain mostly as-is for the time being but will eventually close for a renovation and rebranding. With a rockstar as part of the new ownership team, expect the venue to host more musical acts.</div><div><br />The Harp Irish Pub & Grill is located at 4935 Newport Avenue in San Diego's Ocean Beach. For more information, visit <a href="http://harpob.com/">harpob.com</a>.</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4475438398671952756.post-12159028988435854252024-03-16T10:08:00.000-07:002024-03-17T05:45:36.215-07:00BAD Chefs Bringing Late Night Brunch To Downtown San Diego<p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif5zk6jDAs4f_comKmOueBVPr1Ed4FB1ZQjMfzwbw7pXJIAuGmbjWzyiall6n2reVHRp7cCoSAxWhCFclqyATWeJB6dOXvjRdnb5xd6BD_Fl9qmRMrBvnFJu-4oQCypvxL_XQ-FQyj0mOSvv0O9t41e-hcPjg5tnYdsz27FwJbdRIOGXJ67U7iwu-CgneY/s1278/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-14%20at%206.36.35%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1278" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif5zk6jDAs4f_comKmOueBVPr1Ed4FB1ZQjMfzwbw7pXJIAuGmbjWzyiall6n2reVHRp7cCoSAxWhCFclqyATWeJB6dOXvjRdnb5xd6BD_Fl9qmRMrBvnFJu-4oQCypvxL_XQ-FQyj0mOSvv0O9t41e-hcPjg5tnYdsz27FwJbdRIOGXJ67U7iwu-CgneY/w640-h340/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-14%20at%206.36.35%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></b></div><b>March 16, 2024</b><p></p><p>Opening later this month in the long-vacant downtown San Diego space last occupied by RA Sushi is BAD Chefs, a late night, weekend-only brunch bar & restaurant. <span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p>In summer 2021, longtime U.S. Navy chef <a href="http://sdvoyager.com/interview/meet-geoff-cole-admirals-experience-lamesa/">Geoff Cole</a> opened Chefs restaurant and social lounge in the 3,000 square foot space previously occupied by <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2019/01/the-morning-after-launches-in-san.html">The Morning After</a> on the corner of 6th Avenue and F Street in downtown San Diego. The bar and restaurant quickly became a hot spot due to its unique dinner service where rotating celebrity and local chefs would showcase their own specialties with their dishes then featured on a weekly basis.<div><br /></div><div>Unfortunately, Chefs SD <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2023/08/downtown-san-diego-restaurant-claims.html">closed last year after its </a><a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2023/08/downtown-san-diego-restaurant-claims.html">liquor license was revoked</a> by the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC). In a statement announcing the impending closure, Cole's representative claimed the revocation was racially motivated and that the SDPD had been essentially harassing the establishment by shining a spotlight onto the building every Friday and Saturday nights.<br /><br />Chef Cole has now taken over the 5,000+ square-foot space on the ground floor of the Viridian Lofts Apartments in downtown San Diego that has been dormant for more than eight years since the 2016 closure of RA Sushi. On Easter Sunday, Cole will open BAD, which stands for "brunch after dark". Expect a menu of elevated brunch cuisine served on Friday and Saturday from late night until early morning, as well as all-day Sunday with live music and mimosas. <br /><br />BAD Chefs will open on March 31 at 474 Broadway in downtown San Diego. For more information, follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/badchefssd?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==">BAD Chefs on Instagram</a>.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4475438398671952756.post-87713721075055578342024-03-15T04:00:00.000-07:002024-03-15T16:40:42.130-07:00Farmer's Table Restaurant Changing Course In San Diego's Little Italy<b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXgPIVg-xKSyfGZtavVWKxXzumzijzljo1bUZYhb979Aj414et24ADRibG9ydE3qLMQGH1duB-bMcl68oE9lIVf7RjpJZlw1-uf9v-L_-sp-OihkdngNqkayjHCRM0SYk6jYg5Nsh_OMiAxjpI9WF_-rKHHedMPWdA_B9tgU4KHbERiMfOUPQilYZS_90/s1400/farmers0106.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="933" data-original-width="1400" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXgPIVg-xKSyfGZtavVWKxXzumzijzljo1bUZYhb979Aj414et24ADRibG9ydE3qLMQGH1duB-bMcl68oE9lIVf7RjpJZlw1-uf9v-L_-sp-OihkdngNqkayjHCRM0SYk6jYg5Nsh_OMiAxjpI9WF_-rKHHedMPWdA_B9tgU4KHbERiMfOUPQilYZS_90/w640-h426/farmers0106.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>March 15, 2025<br /></b><br />After five years in business, San Diego-born farm-to-table restaurant Farmer's Table has ceased normal operations in Little Italy and will soon rebrand to become an Italian restaurant & bar concept. <span><a name='more'></a></span><br /><br />Farmer's Table is a restaurant concept from two established San Diego chefs and restaurateurs, Alberto Morreale and Vincenzo Loverso of San Diego Dining Group. The company owns and operates a variety of restaurants around the county, including Greystone The Steakhouse, Osetra The Fishhouse, Osteria Panevino, Saltwater, Rusticucina, The Butcher's Cut, Breakfast & Bubbles, Allegro, Farmer's Table, InPasta, Zama, Truffle Neighborhood Cucina, and the recently opened <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2024/01/the-heights-closes-in-san-diegos-little.html">Roman Wolves Cucina Romana</a>. Other partners in some of San Diego Dining Group's establishments include Antonino Cusimano and Marco Provino. <br /><br />The original Farmer's Table opened in La Mesa Village in 2017 and replicated in several neighborhoods around San Diego with one branch in Tijuana. The Little Italy location originally opened in 2018 within Little Italy's European-style town square Piazza della Famiglia. <div><br /></div><div>With the Little Italy Food Hall and Graze By Sam restaurant <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2024/01/little-italy-food-hall-graze-by-sam.html" target="_blank">both up for sale</a>, there is a change of tides happening soon in Little Italy's open-air piazza. As such, Farmers Table is also switching it up. For the time being, the restaurant is only open during morning and afternoon hours and will soon close in order to undergo a complete rebrand to become an Italian restaurant. <div><br />This is the second Farmer's Table location to change course within the past year. Last May, the branch in Clairemont Village in Bay Park closed after five years in business, and the 3,500 square-foot space was transformed into <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2023/06/two-italian-pasta-queens-bringing-la.html" target="_blank">La Pastaia Cucina Italiana</a>. The Little Italy location will become a similar concept to La Pastaia. </div><div><br /></div><div>San Diego Dining Group's yet-to-be named new Italian bar & restaurant is expected to unveil this spring at 550 West Date Street, Suite A, in San Diego's Little Italy. For more information, visit <a href="http://myfarmerstable.com">myfarmerstable.com</a>.</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4475438398671952756.post-74590737428657523542024-03-14T14:00:00.000-07:002024-03-14T15:27:45.060-07:00San Diego Barbecue Favorite Coop's West Texas BBQ Announces Impending Closure<b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYftYpNNPtFysZWt6GcXKQUkcogmKZ9H7XaAAlJiguLOdM_FWH0m5LUIIsiOctT0SIgmGGxkYHg2WxuVI9fmimeZRbCtY4nmmk726kUPtNG8q-udsb5LPPE0axA9nDNh5e7ak9zSSB_5LS3h3m4AVeiYqJh3ZzK5QLzgIuCKakD7h7N5uqxTOQbgWK6yq/s1498/Coops%20BBQ%20frontage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="1498" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYftYpNNPtFysZWt6GcXKQUkcogmKZ9H7XaAAlJiguLOdM_FWH0m5LUIIsiOctT0SIgmGGxkYHg2WxuVI9fmimeZRbCtY4nmmk726kUPtNG8q-udsb5LPPE0axA9nDNh5e7ak9zSSB_5LS3h3m4AVeiYqJh3ZzK5QLzgIuCKakD7h7N5uqxTOQbgWK6yq/w640-h454/Coops%20BBQ%20frontage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>March 14, 2024<br /></b><br />After nearly 14 years in business, San Diego barbecue destination Coop's West Texas BBQ has announced its impending closure. <span><a name='more'></a></span><br /><br />Texas transplant Bradrick "Coop" Cooper left his job as a registered nurse after more than a decade and opened the Coop's West Texas BBQ in San Diego's East County city of Lemon Grove in October 2010. The 26-seat restaurant quickly became known as one of San Diego's top destinations for low-and-slow, Texas-style barbecue. Building on the success of his barbecue eatery, Coop took over a neighboring space in 2016 and opened Da Chicken Coop fried chicken restaurant, but that concept closed several years ago. <br /><br />Earlier this year, Coop launched a <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/for-the-love-of-coops-bbq" target="_blank">GoFundMe campaign</a> with a $25,000 goal, indicating a dire need for support, but only was able to raise a little more than $3,000. He has now announced that he will be closing his restaurant after end of service this coming Sunday, March 17. Coop's West Texas BBQ has earned rave reviews over its almost 14 year tenure and was even named as one of Yelp's Top 100 Places to Eat in the U.S in 2014 & 2016. Most recently, Coop's was among several San Diego barbecue restaurants that <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2024/03/texas-bbq-authority-highly-rates.html" target="_blank">received a rave review</a> in the latest installment of TexasMonthly Magazine. <div><br /></div><div>"This is really tough for the family, however we have to let go in order to move forward," read the announcement on Coop's social media. "Although the restaurant will be closing we will continue to cater and do pop-up events.. please continue to follow us on social media to stay tuned!!! We love and appreciate all who have been supporting us for 13 YEARS.. do not worry this is not the end but a new beginning."<br /><br />Coop's West Texas BBQ is located at 2625 Lemon Grove Avenue in San Diego's east county community of Lemon Grove. For more information, visit <a href="http://coopsbbq.com">coopsbbq.com</a>.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdSPr_1AVccF-P_GUDJeHre2EUt-i6Gs2Dda4zDYyAWxo6MUqzi72X51ZnMkzezF4qyPU0MDWapkky2kjuiFaZnf4_JV-ZiGRmUvxlDI1PX7YCv-L7iZ6sAeO_zMUFu0FeunoG_6L8XV-ZBEOAXdN8oWM9rxLtDqrZYuZgA-mzWQqNY7oTeCj4DzqUVFyW/s960/433133804_10160515392447631_2031468559814736843_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdSPr_1AVccF-P_GUDJeHre2EUt-i6Gs2Dda4zDYyAWxo6MUqzi72X51ZnMkzezF4qyPU0MDWapkky2kjuiFaZnf4_JV-ZiGRmUvxlDI1PX7YCv-L7iZ6sAeO_zMUFu0FeunoG_6L8XV-ZBEOAXdN8oWM9rxLtDqrZYuZgA-mzWQqNY7oTeCj4DzqUVFyW/w480-h640/433133804_10160515392447631_2031468559814736843_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4475438398671952756.post-58657512944068420182024-03-13T17:30:00.000-07:002024-03-17T05:46:41.827-07:00San Diego's KAABOO Music & Cultural Festival May Not Return After New Lawsuit Filed By Solana Beach<div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 16px;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCJyECNw3vqdrrIbOsH9R2Jbhgruxr2vw1cS57fwbsuqVvcguVXYWcorOaoS_SPwYaBFf8KpApu6CcKGKbwi90Y9qeNN9nEK7gOpdTQOgtCLnceIrj4oUVUtZY9-bCHxN5Xm70sPzNySDgqaCseQjjRYEArc49vT1GBw8rzaXoZ5B5Oh6zl_uNkztDPIRI/s1280/VC_KaabooDelMar_Stock_ED_490007884_1280x640.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCJyECNw3vqdrrIbOsH9R2Jbhgruxr2vw1cS57fwbsuqVvcguVXYWcorOaoS_SPwYaBFf8KpApu6CcKGKbwi90Y9qeNN9nEK7gOpdTQOgtCLnceIrj4oUVUtZY9-bCHxN5Xm70sPzNySDgqaCseQjjRYEArc49vT1GBw8rzaXoZ5B5Oh6zl_uNkztDPIRI/w640-h320/VC_KaabooDelMar_Stock_ED_490007884_1280x640.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>March 13, 2024</b></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 16px;"><b><br /></b></span></div>After a four year hiatus, San Diego's KAABOO music and entertainment festival was set to return to the Del Mar Fairgrounds and Race Track this coming September, but the once-popular event may be stalled due to a new lawsuit filed by the city of Solana Beach.<span><a name='more'></a></span><br /><br />The city of Solana Beach is suing the Del Mar Fairgrounds in attempt to stop the return of the KAABOO music festival. The lawsuit claims the 22nd District Agricultural Association Board of Directors, which controls the Del Mar Fairgrounds and Race Track, approved the return of the event without proper environmental review. Claims state the festival was approved without properly researching the environmental impacts, including possible air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, noise, traffic, and threats to public safety.<div><br /></div><div>This is far from the first legal issue the KAABOO festival has dealt with following its tenure at Del Mar Fairgrounds from 2015 to 2019. In 2021, we <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2022/05/kaaboo-festival-parent-company-sues-san-diego-padres.html#">reported that San Diego's KAABOO music and cultural festival was mired in debt and litigation</a>, which resulted in industry-wide speculation that the event was done for good. </div><div><br /></div><div>As <a href="https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/festivals/8544539/kaaboo-festival-lawsuit">reported thoroughly by Billboard Magazine</a>, the 2019 KAABOO festival came a hair away from cancellation in Del Mar before a last-minute purchase from former KAABOO partner and executive Jason Felts through his new company, Richard Branson-backed Virgin Fest LLC, which allegedly occurred just one day before the 5th annual event was scheduled to take place. <br /><br />Following the purchase, KAABOO founders Bryan Gordon and Seth Wolkov <a href="https://courtconnect.courts.delaware.gov/public/ck_public_qry_doct.cp_dktrpt_frames?backto=P&case_id=N19C-11-092&begin_date=&end_date=">sued Virgin Fest LLC in the Superior Court for New Castly County in the state of Delaware,</a> accusing Felts of "pursuing a Trojan Horse strategy" to "infiltrate KAABOO" "and take possession of its most valuable assets," according to <a href="https://courts.delaware.gov/Opinions/Download.aspx?id=315380">court filings</a>. Felts and Virgin Fest countersued, claiming KAABOO's financial statements had been misconstrued by Gordon. Gordon was also sued in 2019 by Molly Kingston, his former wife, who alleged he had misappropriated $22 million from the couple's accounts to fund the festival. Gordon faced several additional lawsuits related to KAABOO. <br /><br />On the final day of the 2019 event, KAABOO officials surprised San Diego (and the management team behind Del Mar Fairgrounds & Race Track) by reporting that they had reached a multi-year agreement with the San Diego Padres to host the 3-day annual festival <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2019/09/Kaaboo-festival-moving-to-petco-park.html">at its new home at Petco Park in downtown San Diego</a> from September 18-20, 2020. This resulted in the Del Mar Fairgrounds announcing it was <a href="https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/del-mar-fairgrounds-exploring-legal-action-after-kaaboo-move">considering legal action</a> against KAABOO for violating terms of their contract. Upon announcing the new venue for 2020, KAABOO pre-sold early-bird tickets for the ultimately-cancelled 2020 event. It has <a href="https://www.10news.com/news/team-10/kaaboo-ticket-holders-still-left-in-the-dark">been reported</a> that many ticket purchasers have still not received a refund to this day. <br /><br />According to the complaint filed in January 2022 in San Diego Superior Court by KAABOO's parent companies against Padres L.P., negotiations between the Padres and KAABOO to host the event at Petco Park were never truly finalized, as the companies only entered into a written, term sheet agreement in September 2019. KAABOO's position was that such discussions were only in preliminary stages in late 2019 and then completely ceased at the outset of the global pandemic, leaving them to pursue another site to host the festival. However, once restrictions were lifted and the world began to open again in late 2021, KAABOO then sought to resurrect their former contract with the Del Mar Fairgrounds to bring the event back to that original venue in 2022. At that point, KAABOO ownership was notified by Padres that they hold the exclusive rights to host a KAABOO festival at Petco Park. <br /><br />The complaint stated that Padres demanded over $2 million from KAABOO for breach of contract. KAABOO argues no contract was ever entered and so any early discussions are unenforceable, including an exclusivity term that would prevent KAABOO from hosting the event anywhere within 100 miles of Petco Park. Through its lawsuit, KAABOO sought a declaration from the court that there is no enforceable contract between the Padres and KAABOO ownership, which would pave the way for KAABOO to return to Del Mar or another local venue. Through communications included as exhibits, it is shown the Padres assert the initial terms laid out in the September 2019 term sheet constitute a binding and enforceable contract. <br /><br />Also mentioned in the complaint is the fact that KAABOO's lender threatened to foreclose on then parent-company Virgin Fest in October 2020, resulting in Virgin Fest entering into a Settlement and Assignment In Lieu of Foreclosure Agreement, pursuant to which the rights to KAABOO and the license to use the KAABOO name and brand were assigned to the lender. Virgin Fest's unnamed lender then sold the rights to KAABOO to another entity, who thereafter transferred the license to a chain of other companies. Virgin Fest has since seemingly ceased to exist and the complaint with the Padres has allegedly been settled. <br /><br />The 22nd District Agricultural Association Board of Directors, which controls the Del Mar Fairgrounds and Race Track, on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gBmlT_K8_k">voted</a> this past September to proceed with a contract with Festival Licensing and Acquisition Corporation (FLAAC) to host KAABOO in September 2024 with options to renew in subsequent years. FLAAC is a new entity that has secured the rights to remount the KAABOO festival, and is different than the one that previously organized the festival. </div><div><br />The Del Mar Fairgrounds last played host to the KAABOO festival in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The festival featured food, art, comedy, and more. KAABOO's five years at the Del Mar Fairgrounds featured headliners such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Aerosmith, Jimmy Buffet, Hall & Oates, Grouplove, Dana Carvey, Bob Saget, Wayne Brady, Pink, Kings of Leon, and Imagine Dragons.<br /><br />"We look forward to seeing KAABOO return to the Del Mar Fairgrounds next year," said Moore. "In the five years prior to the pandemic, KAABOO Del Mar attracted top names in music, art, and entertainment, created countless memories, and generated excitement in San Diego County and beyond. The festival’s organizers have told us they hope to recapture that magic here in September 2024."<br /><br />The board voted unanimously in favor of the contract and to authorize Moore to make additional adjustments to the agreement before it is executed. There has been no indication whether the KAABOO revival would refund the 1,500-2,000 ticket holders who are still owed an estimated $500,000 in ticket refunds from the cancelled 2020 event. We reached out to FLAAC executive Chris Racan for more information about ticket holder reimbursements but did not receive a response.<br /><br />During the meeting for approval KAABOO's return, FLAAC members presented a <a href="https://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=-2F9ddeOywDWIA4xFilMNh4y2PLmGd0g-2Fgfh4ExP4PB-2F2XWOt8rmFXcKfipfIED7BVL2B5z9z9SxAcg8YmRjpNUZKD885dQv8C5wFFr-2FOKXUFm9tHQzIl2KowN8qgqHfxWBrS8RBZbZyQcg0ZZoCP01cFdmYhUoZ-2F7kCEFEgpeEOA2oDqIjAiJhEfAzxk9X0bpxUMr-2BTVClZmmEln5bBqHUA8MaMzw85PttVdVvHwN6Tw6V1Pa8uuW4FjK61vM0WjhiFhw8ljgvKDCvaKwp1uZOPFCDcrMj2NiLNJBmkgm1D8HVdI7Upz6svR2qmZlJcsBKA9AHayb2ifoJXehwqN2AC87NanHM9jYovXBQKQqFKZlS1q7OFEWhU1qhiD-2BlXPSyDljF16QfAcRnm7KLX806Y-2BZTyvS3MqLokujhpSRGFYjK7EKLzXszdEhUA0qQWX2YOWZ-2FLNU-2Bt-2B5ZOrFd5Znf07rCrLmSFYkDR2Z6FRy8rS93NqPBa8r968TlLHVZ4hZgu3GO3xhwT3TrghqS2awxZNmovQ4897CMQZo4zF-2BrHGtqXgajXjUPyWJ10jvs4Sia9KRkMAfqPJ4EzsjD7hfx6YjzXYM0hK4Qf-2FZ4TWBunbP0Oyz8xskBO6-2Ff-2FbOfJHdly-2B46Ete5bJGCF-2FAAOckxME2-2Fj9I7j-2BGg7U-2FQuexRx-2B8VHX-2FMxQhfb-2FBcCyWPUJ5DDBu_d5yXc9FTfCuPTSjxkF-2FNzdEOvjg8x2qa0SdcCsZnTLRzxcgctjAZmD5aqTV-2BSAZhCKU992fmw76F4NrdQn-2BCaYE88wO19csoqwmraIInPZYKc5-2FxDWlekFbVAMfTCUxKXMBH7wUhtdMcUPuXQiEQ74hFBFcrE5-2Fl-2B4aM9DyIZ3VfwN96qbI7Nxqz1r-2BSNQAqOneikzYoIaXTS6Y8CSTGgkMIgvRm-2FR-2FU7OyBaYnOGHrgb3qxIwhWqHUa4zIhapvRjZ0R75ZgD6XOzUiZ2P2z2CL7vCEkPbEsTJFo8G5m740U-2FCe2XHeIr8Sl1dDNikiSlObIQMVsWdkArQat4AVrH-2BZsfoW97U81pvER1vWhYDZhU-2Ft9NAVGPI-2Fn4gkSbDBA8xc-2Ft062QGP-2BN9LArIx6Xg-3D-3D">sizzle reel video</a> that showcased the history of the event and discussed plans for security, noise and traffic mitigation, as well as food and beverage operations. In addition, FLAAC provided a <a href="https://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=-2F9ddeOywDWIA4xFilMNh42FnLmAEM7zmNfZv31eZXgiWkY0xlfgEq-2FUGwvBiZQxF4r1hBORXwDWOHctURL8-2BugLqRgREZoolCmmsDvzYXxezOv-2FRJoYPqyYB7gUzJaP0zmaMJGpauV6OliC1G7TYEKfR49ebR-2FeZ6B4qiUn3rRc-3DqYPd_d5yXc9FTfCuPTSjxkF-2FNzdEOvjg8x2qa0SdcCsZnTLRzxcgctjAZmD5aqTV-2BSAZhCKU992fmw76F4NrdQn-2BCaYE88wO19csoqwmraIInPZYKc5-2FxDWlekFbVAMfTCUxKXMBH7wUhtdMcUPuXQiEQ74hFBFcrE5-2Fl-2B4aM9DyIZ3VfwN96qbI7Nxqz1r-2BSNQAqOneikzYoIaXTS6Y8CSTGgkMIgvRm-2FR-2FU7OyBaYnOGHoOoNhogWqJ1ZraLJMfrCgaXOX64GqqK93gVsqjK-2B3xcXmGFNW2Wj95PeFn-2F82RdxeGqZS8zQ4Xj-2B3EqupceuBYbNZDk547wXYHv4TmEr0N0wyi8ZYLwdr0-2BZXQ-2F5t2ys-2FdMIdglEKe9-2BzXaXNyquKNflu86DgdVkJWkC5QajTldA-3D-3D">letter to the District</a> before the meeting and also issued a statement.</div><div><br /></div><div> "We are very proud and excited to be able to remount KAABOO at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. The beloved festival will continue to bring a world-class experience of music, art, comedy, and culinary for the community to enjoy. Stay tuned for updates coming in the near future."</div><div><br /></div><div>KAABOO has yet to make any announcement as to concrete plans for the event's return in 2024. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4475438398671952756.post-2414393383099194852024-03-13T12:56:00.000-07:002024-03-13T14:51:18.981-07:00Juvenile Gray Whale Spotted In San Diego's Mission Bay For Past Two Weeks<p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivKOtrOXlY1GdsxsPyzsMCgZnuhKC0vjlrED4j0ku4isvP3h7u6B3w5t5bGS9GN29whZ7rnVEMtQQGy1sqQrtjZRTcqmFczRedFvCimnU8ruYcR9d2vByCNhXbxVdsq9kzUD2zPafpIG4H-TGX4ZCc8WgQM3j3k9l6Q_k1v3oZruA9-8KJo5jnyvSBNPSW/s1278/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-13%20at%2012.31.38%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1278" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivKOtrOXlY1GdsxsPyzsMCgZnuhKC0vjlrED4j0ku4isvP3h7u6B3w5t5bGS9GN29whZ7rnVEMtQQGy1sqQrtjZRTcqmFczRedFvCimnU8ruYcR9d2vByCNhXbxVdsq9kzUD2zPafpIG4H-TGX4ZCc8WgQM3j3k9l6Q_k1v3oZruA9-8KJo5jnyvSBNPSW/w640-h384/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-13%20at%2012.31.38%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></b></div><b>March 13, 2024</b><p></p><p>For two weeks now, a juvenile gray whale has been spotted swimming around San Diego's Mission Bay.<span></span></p><a name='more'></a><div>The gray whale was first spotted on the evening of February 29 and has since been seen several times around Mission Bay, most recently yesterday afternoon near the channel entrance. It is believed the whale is foraging for ghost shrimp and native crustaceans from the sea floor, while filtering sediment through its baleen plates. <p>The gray whale has been spotted in the South Cove, Fiesta Bay and Mission Point areas of San Diego's Mission Bay. 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The Mission Bay whale is the latest in a series of unusual whale encounters that have occurred in San Diego in the past few months. </p>A juvenile gray whale recently washed ashore in San Diego's La Jolla Shores community. On the afternoon of February 22, 2024, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries was alerted to a live stranded gray whale at the beach at La Jolla Shores, San Diego. The whale died that evening. The whale was estimated to be about 1–2 years old. It measured 24 feet long, and weighed about 11,000 pounds. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsEfh6dSDHG5ClP-QmbkSUgv9niQGtvBbywT9L2qWe1RFxtRY0ZFeoIe29wmMM2e6tg6Vw7cnJIxyDIVIfiWaBss6_MLYjXgE-VT67_0h5j-LcM0d8zwfZbjNcl2TuydyQL9iie9vDv0kikyjo4UeSCMwqAIkMamlhk_Ca_T8qs9OOfZrfVqwRf9Kpzknu/s800/strandedgraywhaleLaJollaShores.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsEfh6dSDHG5ClP-QmbkSUgv9niQGtvBbywT9L2qWe1RFxtRY0ZFeoIe29wmMM2e6tg6Vw7cnJIxyDIVIfiWaBss6_MLYjXgE-VT67_0h5j-LcM0d8zwfZbjNcl2TuydyQL9iie9vDv0kikyjo4UeSCMwqAIkMamlhk_Ca_T8qs9OOfZrfVqwRf9Kpzknu/w640-h426/strandedgraywhaleLaJollaShores.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>On February 23, a NOAA Fisheries marine mammal stranding response team conducted a necropsy with partners from the Pacific Marine Mammal Center. They confirmed the whale was a male and in poor body condition. There were no obvious signs of human impact. The team collected a full suite of biological samples for further analysis.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrDfzICCq_tyFFH3kDK6wFDvDYBgqut0D8mPX6lV_RtNqsGCpfw-7ZxMoIGYDDDR5sxOW6h0M8g7J5KA8AiheHLpuX02tUjG3jzfx_zjBvNutz_gnbDQfgTyW5OqzWHuXfi7jEViaye63uqgoljV9yeHeizYll29sJZNmv3m3-mqljP0cwq834gv0WJ0sJ/s1179/IMG_6568-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="591" data-original-width="1179" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrDfzICCq_tyFFH3kDK6wFDvDYBgqut0D8mPX6lV_RtNqsGCpfw-7ZxMoIGYDDDR5sxOW6h0M8g7J5KA8AiheHLpuX02tUjG3jzfx_zjBvNutz_gnbDQfgTyW5OqzWHuXfi7jEViaye63uqgoljV9yeHeizYll29sJZNmv3m3-mqljP0cwq834gv0WJ0sJ/w640-h320/IMG_6568-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>Last December, an enormous, 52-foot-long female, juvenile <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2023/12/whale-washes-ashore-in-san-diegos.html" target="_blank">Fin whale was found dead</a> on the beach on the border of Pacific Beach and Mission Beach. NOAA had tractors struggling to push the whale back into the ocean. The endangered fin whale had bite marks from orcas (killer whales) over its body, which may have led to its death, according to NOAA. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4475438398671952756.post-18362029099579300202024-03-13T11:43:00.000-07:002024-03-14T09:44:45.244-07:00Snake Oil Cocktail Opening New Bar & Restaurant On Downtown San Diego's Bay Front Area<p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 16px;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh69Jzrm1HEIYawtwHuc15xPyn8ZYbd2vmMgyo7H8jWxoMdokIh6I_nKTR2aho_IB6W_CpqUZtNa6qZ5uOU6nJ6pyezsPqgJJbJRZ7dnekYEPwjaBki0SGF2qlT1jCFzWiHP6ojZD1vO-utaDEev84MA0exVAOjYmgrRCXHbhBAOtkUiZE8g3Aeet6ZMAwq/s1266/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-12%20at%203.58.22%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="1266" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh69Jzrm1HEIYawtwHuc15xPyn8ZYbd2vmMgyo7H8jWxoMdokIh6I_nKTR2aho_IB6W_CpqUZtNa6qZ5uOU6nJ6pyezsPqgJJbJRZ7dnekYEPwjaBki0SGF2qlT1jCFzWiHP6ojZD1vO-utaDEev84MA0exVAOjYmgrRCXHbhBAOtkUiZE8g3Aeet6ZMAwq/w640-h412/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-12%20at%203.58.22%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></b></div><b>March 12, 2024<br /></b><br />San Diego-born beverage catering and mixology experts Snake Oil Cocktail Company is opening a full-service bar & restaurant at San Diego's incoming Manchester Pacific Gateway high rise currently under construction on downtown's bay front. <span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div>Founded by Michael Esposito in 2010 as the beverage partner for the opening of celebrity chef Brian Malarkey's now-defunct Searsucker restaurant, Snake Oil Cocktail Company is now one of Southern California’s most sought after beverage catering companies and cocktail consulting firms. Snake Oil specializes in creating mixology menus and beverage experiences for select bars, special events and restaurants nationwide. </div><div><br /></div><div>In 2019, Snake Oil became the exclusive food and beverage management partner for La Jolla's <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2019/01/snake-oil-cocktail-company-to-lead.html">The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center</a>, but they are no longer working with the music hall and private event space. Later that year, the company took over the former 57 Degrees building off the I-5 minutes from downtown San Diego for the opening of Julep, a 12,000 square-foot multifunctional cafe and event center that features a full service restaurant, an event banquet hall and onsite cafe.</div><div><br /></div><div>Public records show that Snake Oil Cocktail Company has filed a liquor license application for the opening a new bar & restaurant at "Papa" Doug Manchester's incoming Manchester Pacific Gateway compound currently being constructed in downtown San Diego's bay front district across from the Navy Pier. Once complete, the 12-acre Pacific Gateway project will have a total of seven buildings, including the 1,035 room, 34-floor One Broadway Hotel, five office buildings, and a 17-story Navy Headquarters office. There are also plans for a 1.9-acre public waterfront park, an internal pedestrian paseo, including public art, plazas, cafes, and entertainment venues, and approximately 3,000 below-grade parking spaces.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0LqMb1mECgQmWD2yViwlYbtQSHHbYb_sWUwbkWHMURIuOdP5N_LIwBCbvul7TY45BUvmUXvHR7CO6Xj2_xmdRvjCjycP13DAqVaXXWzbmsYH1DN0kYVXhWgbddB8GkjcoFiFiedd-nOKwXX1sLcdNSiUSxqLAP4Dbhb26n2wXgZk5pNhK4e12fvACLwk/s894/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-13%20at%2011.39.08%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="894" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0LqMb1mECgQmWD2yViwlYbtQSHHbYb_sWUwbkWHMURIuOdP5N_LIwBCbvul7TY45BUvmUXvHR7CO6Xj2_xmdRvjCjycP13DAqVaXXWzbmsYH1DN0kYVXhWgbddB8GkjcoFiFiedd-nOKwXX1sLcdNSiUSxqLAP4Dbhb26n2wXgZk5pNhK4e12fvACLwk/w640-h450/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-13%20at%2011.39.08%20AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div>Specific details on Snake Oil Cocktail Company's incoming bar & restaurant remain unclear and very much in development. We reached out to Snake Oil's CEO Michael Esposito and Director of Mixology Frankie Thaheld for more information, but they did not respond by the time of publication. </div><div><br /></div><div>Snake Oil Cocktail Company's new bar & restaurant will open on a yet-to-be-determined date at 975 Waterfront Place, Unit 400, in downtown San Diego. For more information, visit <a href="http://snakeoilcocktail.com">snakeoilcocktail.com</a> and <a href="http://manchesterpacificgateway.com">manchesterpacificgateway.com</a>. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4475438398671952756.post-21159997324318232092024-03-12T16:52:00.000-07:002024-03-13T20:19:23.054-07:00Madison On Park Owners To Open New Location Of Brunch-Focused Madi Restaurant In San Diego's Hillcrest<b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGuC8W4hiYfalhzBwOxlb2qK1DRDF9KD9yCwOMOqUS1cp4AH8YCrdrIsjW9VwS4ue274ok3Q0170Pb5q8oRbb13MnVJovEreP1vSXINYjPWI_Wx1kwLzmOyIrSUjS7lfjrzwcodXQk8dLVHOai5T_eMs_dbmcmVeAASRKDfSDWur4uLTh2aLsSuPzYHxt6/s1234/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-12%20at%204.36.15%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="1234" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGuC8W4hiYfalhzBwOxlb2qK1DRDF9KD9yCwOMOqUS1cp4AH8YCrdrIsjW9VwS4ue274ok3Q0170Pb5q8oRbb13MnVJovEreP1vSXINYjPWI_Wx1kwLzmOyIrSUjS7lfjrzwcodXQk8dLVHOai5T_eMs_dbmcmVeAASRKDfSDWur4uLTh2aLsSuPzYHxt6/w640-h364/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-12%20at%204.36.15%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div>March 12, 2024<br /></b><br />In addition to a new wood-fired pizzeria and Italian liqueur-centered concept opening later this year, the owners of University Heights hotspot Madison on Park are bringing a new location of their brunch-focused Madi restaurant to San Diego's Hillcrest.<span><a name='more'></a></span><br /><br /><div>In early 2016, <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2016/01/madison-on-park-offers-delicious-value.html">Madison on Park unveiled in the former Lei Lounge space</a> in San Diego's University Heights. A collaboration between experienced San Diego industry insiders, Madison is owned by Jeffrey Fink, a longtime attorney who also long-operated M-Theory Music and FLUXX nightclub, and General Manager Matt Sieve, a third generation restaurateur who once ran now-defunct Isabel's Cantina in Pacific Beach. <br /><br />In 2022, the Madison team took over the 2,058 square-foot Normal Heights building that previously housed Pachamama, a <a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">controversial-from-the-start</a> South American restaurant that <a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">abruptly shuttered in fall 2021</a>. The indoor/outdoor space received an impressive retro-style redesign from Dave and Anna Sindelar of ARCHISECTS and opened in August 2022 as Madi, a brunch-centric, globally-inspired restaurant, cafe and bar.<div><br /></div><div>The Madison on Park team will open a second location of Madi in the long-vacant restaurant unit that last housed a Panera Bread within The Hub shopping center in Hillcrest. Like the original location, expect a menu of fresh pastries and an array of breakfast & lunch dishes, although this new location will have more of a diner vibe. </div><div><br /></div><div>Highlights from the menu include the famed waffle churro sticks served with jalapeño blackberry sauce, maple cream cheese and fresh berries; a chicken-fried steak and eggs smothered in country gravy served with crispy potatoes, toast and jam; blackberry and goat cheese pancakes with maple syrup, powdered sugar and whipped butter; and the Oklahoma onion smash burger with 1/3 pound of grass-fed beef topped with aged melted Amercan cheese, thinly sliced white onion, and burger sauce on a brioche bun, sided by house fries and pickles. The restaurant will also serve beer, wine, mimosas, low-ABV cocktails and mocktails. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Madison on Park crew has also partnered with Sicilian-born chef Francesco Bonsinetto and partner Adisa Ziric, who also operate catering & event business Cucina Migrante, for the opening of a new pizza-based concept. Set to open as early as this summer in the 3,500-square-foot space that last housed Florabella Flower Shop, located a stone throw from Madison on Park in Univeristy Heights, the yet-to-be-named restaurant will have a menu of Neapolitan style, wood-fired pizza, as well as Italian-inspired appetizers and entrees. From the bar, expect a devotion to Italian liquors, especially Amaro, an Italian herbal liqueur that is commonly consumed as an after-dinner digestif.<br /><br />The second location of Madi restaurant will open in 2025 at 1270 Cleveland Avenue in San Diego's Hillcrest. For more information, visit <a href="http://brunchlikemadi.com">brunchlikemadi.com</a> and check out the new Madi menu below. </div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiALAeOKTNnl7o4eF1bLcYM42B8E3ZpQHQUbpNPGbHkHBNzXM2d3P76IXdEHxXkZoWbZCDGUfsdarNCWn1D9WspBbNRBm_zXbfNdFOwipknF_qzW_9Hpj1bFeCt3Y_g25Bc1Ct0JlYWXjS8biYJ4UGhTyeLdKvSEbXDzub-4bV7Tx27mWxGBpbX3PkXXqAb/s1280/menu.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="778" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiALAeOKTNnl7o4eF1bLcYM42B8E3ZpQHQUbpNPGbHkHBNzXM2d3P76IXdEHxXkZoWbZCDGUfsdarNCWn1D9WspBbNRBm_zXbfNdFOwipknF_qzW_9Hpj1bFeCt3Y_g25Bc1Ct0JlYWXjS8biYJ4UGhTyeLdKvSEbXDzub-4bV7Tx27mWxGBpbX3PkXXqAb/w390-h640/menu.png" width="390" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6QuJTzKBLImkUKLez6JmbosqghxJuPPCRAq-Tgqf911JzDWH2kZ8HRF5yswWqLT56r-t3AROpefp9JM98Axx5y6JEg4mZkfXoXjpjgCtEsdPj6lu2afBbqfi5xwtYp4cwxPWNQRWRKWnSkQS7KQISL8_A7D82EJQ5wgdML6rDV5Iqz94KrPf7FkSMw9Ua/s1280/thumbnail_image6%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="778" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6QuJTzKBLImkUKLez6JmbosqghxJuPPCRAq-Tgqf911JzDWH2kZ8HRF5yswWqLT56r-t3AROpefp9JM98Axx5y6JEg4mZkfXoXjpjgCtEsdPj6lu2afBbqfi5xwtYp4cwxPWNQRWRKWnSkQS7KQISL8_A7D82EJQ5wgdML6rDV5Iqz94KrPf7FkSMw9Ua/w390-h640/thumbnail_image6%20(1).png" width="390" /></a></div><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4475438398671952756.post-51855514398547139522024-03-11T14:21:00.000-07:002024-03-13T15:50:02.984-07:00Owner Of San Diego's Famed Lamborghini Yacht Filmed Threatening Downtown Dock Worker & Also Sues Second San Diego Restaurant<p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaU5f4sdXoTUOY5VJYfWCf6wFGHb9i1SOguYQnwCGaWDm0pPvVr9N32PhDrHA77roWy2WkB3d0aIWIU0oCvA_hWMI4SQ-22ZHWPcxS2zUbtRvaqDSVZLE_zXZR1HKXz2hJw-hsEq3qmTP9G6m0cUVj3P7zGEDe_YZtAYJGqmMr7kfOvIe1BnSWrvWsL19-/s1179/IMG_143B8EAD5F91-1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1179" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaU5f4sdXoTUOY5VJYfWCf6wFGHb9i1SOguYQnwCGaWDm0pPvVr9N32PhDrHA77roWy2WkB3d0aIWIU0oCvA_hWMI4SQ-22ZHWPcxS2zUbtRvaqDSVZLE_zXZR1HKXz2hJw-hsEq3qmTP9G6m0cUVj3P7zGEDe_YZtAYJGqmMr7kfOvIe1BnSWrvWsL19-/w640-h416/IMG_143B8EAD5F91-1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></b></div><b>March 11, 2024</b><p></p>A video is circulating showing what appears to be the owner of San Diego’s famous Lamborghini yacht threatening a dock worker in downtown San Diego. The boat owner is also in the process of civil litigation with a second San Diego restaurant. <span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div>The owner of San Diego’s famous Lamborghini yacht was filmed threatening to "kill" a 21-year-old employee of Seaforth Boat Rentals in downtown San Diego. He recently made news after former UFC champion <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2024/02/former-ufc-champion-filmed-falling-off.html" target="_blank">Chuck Liddell fell off his yacht in San Diego Bay</a>.<div><br /></div><div>"I'll kill you! I will kill you! You know I'll kill you! I will kill you! I will kill you!", the man on the Lamborghini boat is heard shouting, as the dock worker responds inaudibly. "Yea I doubt it! Ace Rogers, call me! 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It is reported that the interaction quickly became heated, resulting in the boat owner berating the employee, then verbally threatening him, as well as reportedly throwing money in the water as he allegedly insulted the employee's social status.</div><div><br /></div><div>In a second video, it appears the man on the boat pulls his pants down and makes lewd gestures toward the people on the dock. 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The bright blue boat is the only Lamborghini yacht sited on the United States' West Coast and only the second seen in the United States. Thakore made news in late 2021 after he was publicly accused of harassing a La Jolla pizza eatery. <br /><br />In November 2021, <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2021/11/la-jollas-american-pizza-mfg-harassed-by-decal-clad-car-and-banner-flying-plane.html">we reported on allegations</a> that American Pizza Manufacturing in La Jolla was dealing with a unique version of criticism that reportedly began somewhat normal enough with disparaging posts about the eatery and its owner on review sites and social media. American Pizza Manufacturing founder Andrew Melone stated that the antagonization then progressed to a Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600 SUV and a very limited <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ6T6PliQkb/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link">Ford Raptor Shelby Baja edition</a>, both covered with decals of various fonts reading "Take N Bake Pizza Sucks", parked in the spaces directly in front of the take-and-bake pizzeria. <br /><br />The pizza shop owner also reported a plane flying over the area pulling a banner with messages like "Just Say No To Take N Bake Pizza" and "Carinos Pizza Is Better Than Take N Bake". The aforementioned Carino's restaurant, which has since permanently closed, sat directly next door to American Pizza MFG and was in business starting in 1972.<br /><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C23ACEoSj_h/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style="background-color: white; background: repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 0px 0px 1px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15) 0px 1px 10px 0px; margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px; width: calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding: 16px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C23ACEoSj_h/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style="background-color: white; background: repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 0; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; width: 100%;" target="_blank"> <div style="align-items: center; display: flex; flex-direction: row;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; 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In response to Melone's public accusations, a <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2021/12/following-allegations-of-harassment-10.html">lawsuit was filed</a> on November 10 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California by Gopher Media LLC (formerly known as Local Clicks and doing business as <a href="https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Doctor-Multimedia-Reviews-E2150687.htm?sort.sortType=OR&sort.ascending=true&filter.iso3Language=eng">Doctor Multimedia</a>) and Ajay Thakore. In the complaint, Plaintiffs assert they were organizing a First Amendment-protected boycott against American Pizza Manufacturing following racist treatment by the restaurant's owner. <br /><br />"Thakore has and does urge a boycott of AMP due to its practice of harassing members of the public that try to park in the Parking Spot that are not approved of by Defendants and/or that are not customers of AMP," reads paragraph 48 of the complaint. "Thakore has also urged a boycott of AMP because of its false representations and advertising to the public regarding the freshness and quality of its ingredients and the food products it sells. Thakore has also urged a boycott of AMP because of its discriminatory and racist treatment of and attitude toward those of Arab, Indian (from India), and/or Asian descent. Thakore has also urged a boycott of AMP because of its discriminatory and racist treatment of and attitude toward members of the LGBQTIA community."<br /><br />The lawsuit against American Pizza Manufacturing and Andrew Melone asks for "an award of actual and compensatory damages in an amount of $10 million and/or an amount to be proven at trial." In response to the lawsuit, American Pizza Manufacturing <a href="https://www.lajollalight.com/news/story/2022-01-06/la-jolla-pizza-maker-files-countersuit-against-resident-over-relentless-and-ongoing-campaign-of-harassment">filed a countersuit</a> in early 2022 accusing Thakore of "relentless and ongoing campaign of harassment" against the restaurant while "libeling [APM and] ... unfairly interfering with APM's business." As of time of publication, the lawsuit between Thakore and American Pizza Manufacturing remains ongoing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfOQy3PAnRjz0EgzBkvPA-GtOhco6-emq0FLsgMfYTk3JyKRSCFGUezlNzET8RsB3a8qXqvgg-vTg9qZUShtpwcHmYlpWE6xieyCTIsrO0KEpQwfHCJ1exYaoSk7x1doDf1U9dukyEZxRUCreBNXmLmiZfFhOsfCa1-gSayLiZV0EtS-MYTfCo9LKJS6Oo/s2804/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-11%20at%204.14.10%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="610" data-original-width="2804" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfOQy3PAnRjz0EgzBkvPA-GtOhco6-emq0FLsgMfYTk3JyKRSCFGUezlNzET8RsB3a8qXqvgg-vTg9qZUShtpwcHmYlpWE6xieyCTIsrO0KEpQwfHCJ1exYaoSk7x1doDf1U9dukyEZxRUCreBNXmLmiZfFhOsfCa1-gSayLiZV0EtS-MYTfCo9LKJS6Oo/w640-h140/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-11%20at%204.14.10%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div>According to the San Diego County Superior Court Register of Actions, there are several other lawsuits pending between Thakore and other persons and entities. Among the civil lawsuits, there is a complaint filed by Thakore against the parent company that owns Nautilus Tavern in San Diego's Bird Rock community of La Jolla, once again alleging the restaurant discriminated against Thakore.</div><div><br /></div><div>"Upon information and belief and thereupon so alleged, NT [Nautilus Tavern] discriminates against anyone that appears to be of Arab or Asian decent to include but not limited to those of Indian descent like Thakore," reads the complaint filed by Thakore against Nautilus Tavern. "NT also harasses, threatens and try to intimidate anyone that express an opinion about NT, its business practices, the quality or lack of quality of its food, its treatment of the public, and/or its discriminatory or harassing treatment of members of the public to include Thakore and his business DMM. NT also allows it customers and its employee to engage in such practices against other customers, like Thakore, but does nothing to stop it."</div><div><br /></div><div>In the Cross-Complaint filed by Nautilus Tavern ownership against Thakore, claims include stalking, intentional infliction of emotional distress, intentional interference with prospective economic relations, and negligent interference with prospective economic relations. The cross-complaint goes as far as to accuse Thakore of urinating on the floor of the La Jolla bar. </div><div><br /></div><div>"Thakore repeatedly bullied and harassed staff and patrons at Nautilus Tavern, causing multiple employees and managers to quit, and he was banned from the business," reads a section of the Cross-Complaint. "Once banned, Thakore continued to threaten Nautilus Tavern’s employees, including Odmark and his family, and on one occasion Thakore came into the bar and urinated on the floor. Prior to being banned from Nautilus Tavern, Thakore spent money lavishly at the business. In doing so, Thakore made clear to the business's employees that his spending should entitle him to certain privileges. Among them, Thakore demanded: that patrons who he called ‘poor losers’ be removed from Nautilus Tavern at his discretion; that certain managers at the business be prohibited from speaking to him and fired; that the company should install a sign that said 'don’t talk to Ace unless he talks to you'; and that the bar should reserve a permanent seat and dog bed for him and his dog."</div><div><br /></div><div>The lawsuit between Ajay Thakore and Nautilus Tavern ownership MLT Encinitas LLC is still ongoing. A civil case management conference is scheduled for June 28, 2024. </div><div><br /></div><div>In addition to <a href="https://doctormultimedia.com" target="_blank">Doctor Multimedia</a> and <a href="https://localclicks.com" target="_blank">Local Clicks Digital Marketing</a>, Thakore allegedly has ownership interests in <a href="https://aspens.com" target="_blank">Aspen's Dog House</a> within The Shops at La Jolla Village, <a href="https://tlcroasters.org" target="_blank">Three Legs Coffee Roasters</a> in La Jolla, and <a href="https://www.flowerpotcafe.org" target="_blank">The Flower Pot Bakery & Cafe</a> in La Jolla.<br /><br />The Lamborghini yacht, named "Aspen & Delilah" after Ajay "Ace Rogers" Thakore's daughter and three-legged dog, is currently docked in the downtown San Diego Bay area. A crew made up of 20-30 people purportedly help maintain the one-of-a-kind 63' boat.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4475438398671952756.post-4368058321134280082024-03-11T13:51:00.000-07:002024-03-11T19:06:02.316-07:00Swagyu Opening Butcher Shop & Eatery In San Diego's Little Italy<div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb3U-xgKFnhwamu3uOG-nZelGfrAPC7wr77E-4bmxJL4QYJT_QVnOVplw4JRy5B9zyInFDFli3yxLuM7W5DinJAM_oxAUvd_s4Ww5slJ3hC6cKi8vE1oVrNEzdVO03Arwt0BqfvZ7QPykP1gEMyMf2LtrwhUn_GyJjoKLakGEQ8cIYARMze5IoFUDNap_M/s1820/IMG_0737.7%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1213" data-original-width="1820" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb3U-xgKFnhwamu3uOG-nZelGfrAPC7wr77E-4bmxJL4QYJT_QVnOVplw4JRy5B9zyInFDFli3yxLuM7W5DinJAM_oxAUvd_s4Ww5slJ3hC6cKi8vE1oVrNEzdVO03Arwt0BqfvZ7QPykP1gEMyMf2LtrwhUn_GyJjoKLakGEQ8cIYARMze5IoFUDNap_M/w640-h426/IMG_0737.7%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>March 11, 2024</b></div><div><br /></div>The ups and downs continue at San Diego's ever-expanding-yet-dwindling Swagyu, as the company is now reportedly planning to open a butcher shop and eatery in Little Italy. <span><a name='more'></a></span><br /><br /><div>Chef Steve Brown opened his first Swagyu Chop Shop in summer 2020 at 1002 Palm Avenue in Imperial Beach, with a second location launched in Poway soon after. In 2021, Brown <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2021/05/swagyu-burger-shop-wagyu-butchery-to.html">took over the 19-year-old Isabel's Cantina</a> in Pacific Beach for a branch of his butcher shop and steakhouse Swagyu Burger & Chop Shop. </div><div><br /></div><div>Other branches of Swagyu were in the works for the space previously occupied by Schooner Station Pizzeria & Sports Pub in <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2021/07/swagyu-burger-restaurant-wagyu-butchery-encinitas.html">Encinitas</a> and as part of the currently under-construction Freeman Collective in <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2022/04/swagyu-chop-shop-to-bring-wagyu-beef-to-oceanside-san-diego.html">South Oceanside</a>, but neither of those projects came to be. A complaint for breach of contract was filed against Brown's parent company regarding the Oceanside lease. There have also been several other small claims suits filed against Brown in recent weeks. The Oceanside space is now set to become the <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2023/11/a-michelin-starred-chef-is-opening.html" target="_blank">first brick-and-mortar location of Tanner's Prime Burgers</a>, which is scheduled to open soon. <br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFIitB5RIlzNw95hk_jq5ogpPX9B67oKzJxQnVMMtLO2W0bylrHZEjH7FMi2jc4sUVbgVWiaUaCENRLC1mb17t1WxFbkCKLNW3a7vXYpbh4xuDelMRHgiUV-43gkPKc-F0FFOSZGWeaO4urepkSHthZzOzdTQ9Nl09EMa3P4UuiCnBipRI6aa29GIdZFeb/s1896/Screen%20Shot%202023-09-01%20at%202.21.52%20PM.png"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFIitB5RIlzNw95hk_jq5ogpPX9B67oKzJxQnVMMtLO2W0bylrHZEjH7FMi2jc4sUVbgVWiaUaCENRLC1mb17t1WxFbkCKLNW3a7vXYpbh4xuDelMRHgiUV-43gkPKc-F0FFOSZGWeaO4urepkSHthZzOzdTQ9Nl09EMa3P4UuiCnBipRI6aa29GIdZFeb/w640-h98/Screen%20Shot%202023-09-01%20at%202.21.52%20PM.png" /></a><br />Last summer, Swagyu's Pacific Beach location shuttered and Brown claimed at the time it was going to be repurposed to become a new concept dubbed <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2023/07/swagyus-pacific-beach-location-to.html#google_vignette">Beach Bum Burger Bar</a>, but that ultimately was not true. This is far from the first time a promised restaurant from Brown has fallen through. <br /><br />In mid-2016, after <a href="https://www.latimes.com/food/dailydish/la-dd-gardner-junction-restaurant-20150813-story.html">opening a short-lived restaurant in Los Angeles</a>, Brown returned to his home town of San Diego and immediately began announcing ambitious projects bolstered by local media attention (us included). Most of those eateries never came to fruition, including a promised <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2016/06/after-cooking-around-world-local-chef.html">shipping container restaurant</a> in his hometown of Imperial Beach, a <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2017/03/chef-driven-bar-logan-to-open-in-barrio.html">brewpub in Barrio Logan</a>, and a <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2017/12/chef-steve-brown-plans-restaurant.html">restaurant as part of the revival of Chula Vista's historic Vogue Theatre</a>. The one eatery that actually did open as expected in 2017 was <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2017/06/temp-by-cosecha-anticipated-to-open-in.html">Temp° by Cosecha in Chula Vista</a>, but it was not long after that Brown was disassociated from the bistro and the name was condensed to Temp Restaurant. Temp ended up <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2018/06/chula-vistas-temp-restaurant-announces.html">shuttering after less than a year in business</a>. <br /><br />In 2018, Brown moved to the Bay Area where he signed on as Executive Chef of the Wagyu-focused Niku Steakhouse, which opened in the San Francisco's Design District in February 2019. Brown was out at Niku by late March 2019 and replaced by Chef Dustin Falcon. Brown then returned to San Diego in April 2019 and news immediately broke that he was seeking a restaurant space to open a 12 to 20 seat, omakase-style eatery in Little Italy, a neighborhood in which Brown had previously stated <a href="https://www.pacificsandiego.com/photos-videos/podcasts/pac-dish-it-up-episode-2-story.html">he would never open a restaurant</a>. Suffice it to say, Brown has not opened a restaurant in Little Italy. </div><br />But things may now change, as Brown claims to have taken over the small space that long housed a branch of Grab N Go Subs and most recently was the short-lived <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2021/02/blue-box-butcher-to-open-first-location-in-san-diego-little-italy.html">Blue Box Butcher</a> on India Street in San Diego's Little Italy. In the space, Brown will open Butcher Shop by Swagyu Cattle Co., which will sell meat from Brown's Swagyu Wildlife Ranch in Ramona, as well as cuts of American, Japanese and Australian Wagyu. Brown also states he will use the space to host multi-course tasting menu meals. <br /><br />Last September, Brown opened a branch of Swagyu Burger within a CloudKitchens space at 1750 Newport Boulevard in Costa Mesa, CA. There is also a branch located at 14149 Twin Peaks Road in San Diego's Poway neighborhood. The Swagyu Imperial Beach location, which Brown previously stated would be his flagship branch moving forward, has been closed since early August. Brown has assured this is only temporary and the IB location would reopen soon, but it is not listed on the company's website. The <a href="http://swagyuburger.com/">Swagyu Burger website</a> currently lists locations coming soon to Barrio Food Hub, <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2023/12/swagyu-burgers-planning-return-to-san.html" target="_blank">Pacific Beach</a>, UTC/Westfield, Coronado, and Los Angeles. <br /><br />Butcher Shop by Swagyu Cattle Co. is anticipated to open by month's end at 2102 India Street in San Diego's Little Italy. For more information, visit <a href="http://swagyuburger.com">swagyuburger.com</a>.</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4475438398671952756.post-28994787183866925942024-03-10T23:36:00.000-07:002024-03-11T15:36:45.023-07:00Actress Sofia Vergara Spotted Inside Downtown San Diego Club Over The Weekend<b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqwsxJnNkI9aVsJ5nLw89xQopMqbI_M-wtic3AcKfd-4SkOH_sB92CxmpoAFHKSdlINsuzOJkwbb5FYtcGCmtMi6Wswyol2GttDpaZXkNLH1DTYbOqdmMy8UUIsOhD0YkZFLQT9UOcQBYbatDGEVYfKUJRVDpaphMD8D9G8b64TpXUU6mfMWmIX7wFO3I-/s1179/IMG_9853.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="956" data-original-width="1179" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqwsxJnNkI9aVsJ5nLw89xQopMqbI_M-wtic3AcKfd-4SkOH_sB92CxmpoAFHKSdlINsuzOJkwbb5FYtcGCmtMi6Wswyol2GttDpaZXkNLH1DTYbOqdmMy8UUIsOhD0YkZFLQT9UOcQBYbatDGEVYfKUJRVDpaphMD8D9G8b64TpXUU6mfMWmIX7wFO3I-/w640-h518/IMG_9853.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>March 10, 2024<br /></b><br /> Before she hit the Vanity Fair Oscar party on Sunday night, global superstar Sofia Vergara was spotted in downtown San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter on Friday night.<span><a name='more'></a></span> <br /><br />Looking dazzling in a glamorous salmon gown, the stunning actress and star of Netflix hit "Griselda" was at Oxford Social Club at Pendry Hotel San Diego to attend a private event to promote her skin care line, Toty, where she mingled, posed for photos and danced the night away.<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4TeyUaPIWD/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style="background-color: white; 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The sold-out crowd had a rare opportunity to see the rap and hip-hop sensation for a live, up-close performance. Paak stayed late into the night, enjoying the unbeatable vibe of the swanky boutique club while sipping on Don Julio Blanco tequila.<br /><br />Named to USA Today’s Top10 list for Best Nightlife in San Diego in 2018, Oxford is celebrating its seventh anniversary on March 22 and has hosted countless VIPs throughout the years including Lebron James, Jack Harlow, Brody Jenner, NFL All-Pro Reggie Bush, Super Bowl champion Lance Moore, Chase Crawford, former San Diego Padres Tommy Pham, “Ballers” star Donovan Carter and rapper Freddie Gibbs to name a few.</div><div><br /></div><div>Oxford Social Club is located at 435 Fifth Avenue in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter. For more information, visit <a href="http://theoxfordsd.com">theoxfordsd.com</a>.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4475438398671952756.post-7059018544886576852024-03-10T23:30:00.000-07:002024-03-11T17:11:11.505-07:00Alleged Robbery Followed By Shooting Take Place Outside The Friendly Restaurant In San Diego's Pacific Beach <div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzqzpMxk1HDyD3lczdSrNdbYLcntmElw0Fbm7SToP9J9Voio7CByJAoDqMVnvExIRPAZWAGfO6ZpYoem7dRvT4AQZpxAKCi-TpRPOax13e-y2kiFnBuSmXt5qm4AjrjkhxKDviw9ENgNEtHYK-rEzXKB_BZb_98iMSh3Bjr3-AqY2lHVapSAsRpoFeaO3Q/s1454/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-11%20at%2012.39.08%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="932" data-original-width="1454" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzqzpMxk1HDyD3lczdSrNdbYLcntmElw0Fbm7SToP9J9Voio7CByJAoDqMVnvExIRPAZWAGfO6ZpYoem7dRvT4AQZpxAKCi-TpRPOax13e-y2kiFnBuSmXt5qm4AjrjkhxKDviw9ENgNEtHYK-rEzXKB_BZb_98iMSh3Bjr3-AqY2lHVapSAsRpoFeaO3Q/w640-h410/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-11%20at%2012.39.08%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div>March 10, 2024</b></div><div><br /></div>The San Diego Police Department is investigating an alleged robbery and shooting that took place outside The Friendly restaurant in Pacific Beach.<span><a name='more'></a></span><br /><br /> An investigation is currently underway following an alleged robbery and shooting incident outside a popular burger & pizza establishment in San Diego's Pacific Beach on Sunday night. The incident occurred outside The Friendly, situated on the 1300 block of Garnet Avenue, at approximately 10:15pm.<br /><br />According to law enforcement, as the suspect departed in a vehicle driven by another individual, the suspect purportedly discharged a gunshot towards a business owner, resulting in the bullet striking the building of The Friendly. The suspect swiftly fled the scene in the vehicle. As of 11pm, SDPD stated that no one had been apprehended.<div><br />The motive behind the robbery remains unclear, leaving authorities uncertain whether the target was an individual at the establishment or the business itself. The police department confirmed that no injuries were reported in connection with the incident.</div><div><br /></div><div>According to witnesses, the suspect actually robbed a smoke shop near The Friendly. After hearing commotion, staff of The Friendly went outside to see what was happening and ran into the assailant. The smoke shop's owner then caught up to robber and tackled him. During the scuffle, the suspect took out a firearm and got a shot off, then fled to a black BMW and sped away. </div><div><br /></div><div>"Last night, two Hispanic men entered the Beachwave Smoke Shop in Pacific Beach," wrote San Diego Police Department Public Information Officer Daniel Meyer. "Both men approached the cashier and asked about a product the store sells. After the cashier produced the item, one of the men took the item before they both exited and attempted to leave in their vehicle. A brief struggle ensued before a witness observed one of the men produce a firearm. A shot was heard by the witness. Both men left the area and are not currently in custody. Suspect 1 is described as a Hispanic Male, 20’s, thin, 5’06”, wearing a pink Hoodie, Black Sweatpants & White Shoes. Suspect 2 is described as a Hispanic Male, 20s, medium build, 5-5, Blue Mariner's BB Cap, Dark Sweatshirt, Tan Shorts & Black Shoes. The suspect vehicle is described as a dark SUV." </div><div><br /><div>Anyone with information on the Sunday night shooting and robbery outside The Friendly Pacific Beach is asked to call San Diego Police Department Central Division at 619.744.9500.</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4475438398671952756.post-5385919794811535132024-03-09T16:30:00.000-08:002024-03-11T15:05:09.293-07:00Texas BBQ Authority Highly Rates Several San Diego Barbecue Restaurants<p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCX9PL8t2rfBvMjCKipdAqBYAHqgMAJwRh_m5Qzx13iifBW9wQmV3c5dELEJ3rLoophX9rw7RyVeGyPBpTJZfQKIxqGqtWyC3om14_ALN3iGf9pSAibq-__zlEIvjT5_BQ_K-a_dwLeTlcYEcxDd6oGxRILI6pKRkD7lHa53USNVy_ymTF9yGTsogc6y6S/s1360/2023-11-06-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="766" data-original-width="1360" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCX9PL8t2rfBvMjCKipdAqBYAHqgMAJwRh_m5Qzx13iifBW9wQmV3c5dELEJ3rLoophX9rw7RyVeGyPBpTJZfQKIxqGqtWyC3om14_ALN3iGf9pSAibq-__zlEIvjT5_BQ_K-a_dwLeTlcYEcxDd6oGxRILI6pKRkD7lHa53USNVy_ymTF9yGTsogc6y6S/w640-h360/2023-11-06-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><b>March 9, 2024</b><p></p><p>A Texas BBQ authority has published an article giving high praise to several San Diego barbecue restaurants. <span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p>TexasMonthly magazine has published <a href="https://www.texasmonthly.com/bbq/san-diego-barbecue/" target="_blank">an article</a> entitled "Sunny San Diego Proves to Be a Bright Spot for Barbecue," wherein the publication extols the barbecue at a total of six San Diego restaurants. The bulk of the barbecue bluster was aimed at Papalo restaurant in San Diego's La Mesa, where Chef Drew Bent cooks up his take on Mexican-style smoked meat. </p><p>"While there are a handful of great Texas-style joints in the area, it was the Sonoran style of Papalo that most wowed this barbecue editor," reads the article's byline. </p><p>Last fall, Chef Andrew "Drew" Bent reopened his Papalo Sonoran BBQ concept in the over 2,250 square-foot space previously occupied by <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2022/02/boss-bird-kitchen-opens-in-la-mesa-san-diego.html">Boss Bird Kitchen</a> in the heart of downtown La Mesa. The menu of slow-smoked, Sonoran barbecue meats come in both sandwich and platter form, along with a distinctive selection of specialty dishes and rotating menu items. Highlights include the Mole BBQ chicken, Mexican saffron fried rice, ground brisket smoked cheeseburger, and beef short rib. The restaurant also features a full bar offering craft cocktails, local beer, agua fresca and Mexican sodas.</p><p>In addition to Papalo, the Texas Monthly article praises Lemon Grove's Coop's BBQ, as well as Smokin' J's BBQ, which has branches in Poway, Miramar and San Diego's Gaslamp. The piece goes on to mention Grand Ole BBQ and even longtime San Diego hotspot Phil's BBQ, which is frequently criticized by barbecue purists for not smoking their meat with the traditional low and slow cooking method. </p><p>"Out in El Cajon, about thirty miles inland, Grand Ole BBQ converted an old biker bar into one of its locations," writes author Daniel Vaughn. "I appreciated the nod to Texas in the Lockhart TX Charcuterie plate, featuring excellent house-made hot links, Saltines, jalapeños, pickles, and mustard barbecue sauce for dipping. The cooks just need to trade out the thick wedges of American cheese for cheddar if they want that to taste just like Lockhart. And it’s not Texas-style, but I’ve got to give a hand to Phil’s BBQ for its impeccable onion rings."</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4475438398671952756.post-15648561826460708262024-03-09T12:11:00.000-08:002024-03-09T12:11:30.696-08:00Steamy Piggy Team To Bring New Vietnamese Fusion Chicken Eatery To San Diego's University City<b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHBibJ5R47XkS8IzZaX_UQwzdr_yVFXSGswe4s84RKmOmtNXCxZbSFipLkuJ0WXBwVGUtm-KIshmWTKaAEG7IylcFH4EctZh7YTRHEw8_Ymsagln0ldQPHoZc9wQXLJO9AF3937d25pl1KLUEyqZLkcGBEv_oWHBFEzq21brzJSBcR1Lp-10qAGinicgv_/s1186/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-09%20at%2012.08.48%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="1186" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHBibJ5R47XkS8IzZaX_UQwzdr_yVFXSGswe4s84RKmOmtNXCxZbSFipLkuJ0WXBwVGUtm-KIshmWTKaAEG7IylcFH4EctZh7YTRHEw8_Ymsagln0ldQPHoZc9wQXLJO9AF3937d25pl1KLUEyqZLkcGBEv_oWHBFEzq21brzJSBcR1Lp-10qAGinicgv_/w640-h368/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-09%20at%2012.08.48%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div>March 9, 2024<br /></b><br /> From the team behind Steamy Piggy, Formoosa, Flama Llama, and Bok Bok Dok restaurants comes incoming concept VietNom, a Vietnamese-fusion eatery opening soon in San Diego's University City. <span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br />In 2017, Franklin Chou-Chan launched dumpling-focused Chinese restaurant Steamy Piggy in the plaza that houses the original Tajima off bustling Convoy Street in San Diego's Kearny Mesa. In 2022, Chou-Chan unveiled Formoosa Tawaiianese restaurant in the Kearny Mesa plaza that also houses RakiRaki and O’Brien’s Pub, then launched Flama Llama Latin American eatery, also off Convoy. Last year, he opened Bok Bok Dok in the space that long housed <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2019/10/hoping-to-expand-point-lomas-embargo.html">Embargo Grill/Little Cay OB</a> within Midway Towne Center in Point Loma.<br /><br />Chou-Chan's next project is opening VietNom restaurant in the space that last housed a branch of Mochinut within Renaissance Towne Center shopping plaza in UTC. The restaurant will offer a menu of traditional and modern takes on Vietnamese cuisine. Expect a variety of pho noodle soups, side dishes like spring rolls and crullers, and specialty drinks ranging from thai tea to Vietnamese coffee and even a sparkling yuzu lemonade. <br /><br />VietNom will soft open on March 15 at 8895 Towne Center Drive, Suite 109, San Diego's University City. For more information, visit <a href="http://vietnomsd.com">vietnomsd.com</a>.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4475438398671952756.post-60281369264553342352024-03-08T22:59:00.000-08:002024-03-09T12:38:04.503-08:00San Diego Mountain Lion Seen Earlier This Week Apparently Found Dead On Side Of Road<p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjKeLCizjJ0pkM4oAlrrEklkYJGh5pLCjiCGF3uKAECP0hbRBygj2uXL2vFtIVgFggECxMVwecFBAlrS4XgAuwg4SqugJFPJ9EF125h05UlKOQDe3z2iywYhpzor-EO2ayesWaNECgulhWlkbGX1lMMtlfH95_9cfOg1AccJ5mrT1jV0al_jawUbDkI9Cq/s1200/75-21.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="1200" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjKeLCizjJ0pkM4oAlrrEklkYJGh5pLCjiCGF3uKAECP0hbRBygj2uXL2vFtIVgFggECxMVwecFBAlrS4XgAuwg4SqugJFPJ9EF125h05UlKOQDe3z2iywYhpzor-EO2ayesWaNECgulhWlkbGX1lMMtlfH95_9cfOg1AccJ5mrT1jV0al_jawUbDkI9Cq/w640-h334/75-21.jpeg" width="640" /></a></b></div><b>March 8, 2024</b><p></p><p>The mountain lion spotted roaming around North San Diego County earlier this week has apparently died after being hit by a vehicle. <span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p>Earlier today, at around 7:25 pm, the lifeless body of a mountain lion was found on North River Road east of Wilshire Road in San Diego's North County city of Oceanside. An alert passerby noticed the deceased feline on the road and carefully moved it aside to prevent further collisions with vehicles. Subsequently, the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center was notified by a witness, and Fish & Wildlife took possession of the animal's remains.</p><p>This week, <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2024/03/mountain-lion-spotted-roaming-around.html" target="_blank">reports surfaced</a> about multiple sightings of a large, young mountain lion prowling the streets of Oceanside in North County, San Diego. The cougar was observed in various locations from Monday to Wednesday evenings, including the 200 and 300 blocks of North Coast Highway near Oceanside City Hall, the 1100 block of South Coast Highway, State Route 76 at Rancho Del Oro near Ivey Ranch Park, and Regal Cinemas on Mission Boulevard in downtown Oceanside. Surveillance cameras captured the mountain lion walking through a courtyard near Oceanside City Hall, crossing a busy street, and being spotted within a parking garage near city hall.<br /><br />While it has not been definitively confirmed that the mountain lion found dead today is the same one observed earlier this week, the species is known to maintain territories averaging 100 square miles. Mountain lions occasionally linger or repeatedly return to urban areas, making it highly likely that it is the same cat. A representative from Fish and Wildlife claim there is no known way to determine with certainty that it is the same animal. </p><p>We have obtained photographs of the deceased creature but are not sharing due to the sensitive nature of the images. Below is an image of the cat's paw, which has been circulating online. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfd0u-JUm3sn0eMt1zbZ2kRacLWzfeHfD3JA8v7Tyjss_dIpiyAR90WrRnv9E5LTjme3hTB3gE01YyxQ9azLdcg5CylwpBfmlc_Aw5sO7fIky_y26AN6E7-hPCF21T2JrxnsQY-Ej12dI3SjyXIvbhS4TEeB0zkzsPTl-NSujSvyKcFoaas7zvn3_3KFzg/s1423/431328341_7311527842265296_8914666935573383053_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1423" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfd0u-JUm3sn0eMt1zbZ2kRacLWzfeHfD3JA8v7Tyjss_dIpiyAR90WrRnv9E5LTjme3hTB3gE01YyxQ9azLdcg5CylwpBfmlc_Aw5sO7fIky_y26AN6E7-hPCF21T2JrxnsQY-Ej12dI3SjyXIvbhS4TEeB0zkzsPTl-NSujSvyKcFoaas7zvn3_3KFzg/w486-h640/431328341_7311527842265296_8914666935573383053_n.jpg" width="486" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4475438398671952756.post-45045611055003584182024-03-08T13:42:00.000-08:002024-03-08T15:46:58.175-08:00Once Named Yelp's #1 Bakery In U.S., Izola No Longer Reopening In Original Space In San Diego's East Village<b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiX2UsDYJxxPd0YTxSKdAmYmOj-_P7b2Ny_pY52BgFBU-SaBo0O5a3gsKaAFsH_wIijePeiBfq_6U0CNLa8paYsO_hxXOAlzavC_eRwPosTufTCqWahK_-HZsDooSkpES8ezzzaOrSkkFh9sFdiDpeiBFNmfqYUDdwgSK1NSEEv1geRIpNnhDLmbJHx6oo/s1204/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-08%20at%201.19.41%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="1204" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiX2UsDYJxxPd0YTxSKdAmYmOj-_P7b2Ny_pY52BgFBU-SaBo0O5a3gsKaAFsH_wIijePeiBfq_6U0CNLa8paYsO_hxXOAlzavC_eRwPosTufTCqWahK_-HZsDooSkpES8ezzzaOrSkkFh9sFdiDpeiBFNmfqYUDdwgSK1NSEEv1geRIpNnhDLmbJHx6oo/w640-h364/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-08%20at%201.19.41%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div>March 8, 2024<br /></b><br /> Once named the #1 bakery in the United States by Yelp, Izola has announced it is unable to return to its original cafe space in San Diego's East Village after shutting down last fall due to violation of food permit requirements. <span><a name='more'></a></span><br /><br />In early 2020, Jeffrey Brown and Jenny Chen returned from a trip to Europe to find themselves in forced quarantine together. After jumping aboard the bread-making trend that emerged in the early days of the pandemic, the duo began selling their breads and pastries from a tiny space above Brown's former photo studio in a building on 13th and G streets in San Diego's East Village. Using rock climbing equipment, the couple would take pre-orders and lower a rigged basket to the sidewalk beneath to maintain social distancing with customers. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhkNCbfWNS-0AN8_sgputdc9cbZrI0Pci_DOnwKOCnIjN9dHH0nvP3QZteBwtUt9t3r56OHsapskxoi16pk7oOvb7P74VPrih0M88ms3qR9WRPWeTiaerGHork0fzYQc0SzZUPnz7buCbrzrRruwYoPbbw7kMTEDSId4vtX1OIKzrzujVV6VHLgI9MC6SV/s1200/san-diegos-famed-izola-bakery-temporarily-closes-for-kitchen-renovations-until-january-2024.webp.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="795" data-original-width="1200" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhkNCbfWNS-0AN8_sgputdc9cbZrI0Pci_DOnwKOCnIjN9dHH0nvP3QZteBwtUt9t3r56OHsapskxoi16pk7oOvb7P74VPrih0M88ms3qR9WRPWeTiaerGHork0fzYQc0SzZUPnz7buCbrzrRruwYoPbbw7kMTEDSId4vtX1OIKzrzujVV6VHLgI9MC6SV/w640-h424/san-diegos-famed-izola-bakery-temporarily-closes-for-kitchen-renovations-until-january-2024.webp.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><div>On their first day in business in June 2020, 12 croissants were lowered from their third floor window to customers below. The word quickly spread and curiousity of the operation flourished, as did the couple's passion for their newfound hobby-turned-business. As the pandemic subsided and restrictions were lifted, Izola repurposed the former photo studio into a cafe space for customers to enjoy their baked goods with coffee and live musical performances. The space eventually became a destination for hungry customers with long waitlists and lines out the door. Demand grew to a boiling point when in June 2022 crowd-sourced review platform <a href="https://blog.yelp.com/community/top-22-bakeries-2022/">Yelp named Izola the #1 bakery in the United States</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKUiZ_yklAgBTt7Czi6E5WVwaeleH4Lt5Adwl_UG96aN1VOMEQkBYAIq7h19mL2-90gH59OXBq8WFTc4CNvDx0rVtYaPCNhQpRoFJegoQLsZoJ8goqt0RLCENMtd6_Am_lzZI6-oEeo24FRBiEi-00g7bza2yTrKGg-5Yh_L8IO3m2trA-009b7Cg62rY/s1280/izola3-2-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKUiZ_yklAgBTt7Czi6E5WVwaeleH4Lt5Adwl_UG96aN1VOMEQkBYAIq7h19mL2-90gH59OXBq8WFTc4CNvDx0rVtYaPCNhQpRoFJegoQLsZoJ8goqt0RLCENMtd6_Am_lzZI6-oEeo24FRBiEi-00g7bza2yTrKGg-5Yh_L8IO3m2trA-009b7Cg62rY/w640-h360/izola3-2-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>Izola operated for more than three years at 710 13th Street with only a Class B Cottage Food Operation food permit issued by the Department of Environmental Health and Quality Food and Housing Division, which is typically limited to extremely small businesses making food products in their own home kitchen. Because they were operating a far larger operation than their food permit allowed, late last year the bakery was forced to either scale back its operations or substantially upgrade the kitchen and restaurant space. Izola <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2023/10/once-named-yelps-1-bakery-in-us-izola.html" target="_blank">ultimately closed its East Village bakery last fall</a>, hoping to perform renovations necessary to reopen in the space in early 2024. </div><div><br /></div><div>"Over the past several months, we've hit many challenges along the way, which is an expected part of renovating a 100-year-old building...and we've worked through them," wrote Jeffrey Brown in an email to Izola subscribers. "Until now......During the 2nd review of the 13th St. plans, additional requirements were placed on the renovation, such as the requirement to increase the structural capacity of the dining room up to 2024 standards in order to obtain our kitchen renovation permit..... to 140,000 lbs. Argh....that was a sucker punch. And it's just not economically feasible. With a heavy heart Jenny and I have decided that IZOLA must move. Heartbreaking! We raised our son at 13th St. We started IZOLA at 13th St. And we met all of you at 13th St."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ocR0zTND0HsXdtKxxq7M3_b5aHocZdrrY6pqfCXQYke19Sx4YWsINQPe5eEyJj9jpGtQ-9i9qqIyD-wcQq9Kz-WwUFC7ogSmR-sYiL5fGElh89icQcnk_yqZaEQ2oaUm_lF1RXubqr-YH_BLCXs-_ddVfVxbMQzgdvEFSOt4mta5quUovvKEAzQ9c2BR/s1800/32205IZOLA-bakery-croissants-sourdough-hand-made-artisan-sourdough-downtown-san-diego-east-village-Jeffrey-Lamont-Brown_52A2334_1-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ocR0zTND0HsXdtKxxq7M3_b5aHocZdrrY6pqfCXQYke19Sx4YWsINQPe5eEyJj9jpGtQ-9i9qqIyD-wcQq9Kz-WwUFC7ogSmR-sYiL5fGElh89icQcnk_yqZaEQ2oaUm_lF1RXubqr-YH_BLCXs-_ddVfVxbMQzgdvEFSOt4mta5quUovvKEAzQ9c2BR/w640-h426/32205IZOLA-bakery-croissants-sourdough-hand-made-artisan-sourdough-downtown-san-diego-east-village-Jeffrey-Lamont-Brown_52A2334_1-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Izola ownership claims they are already in discussions regarding three potential new locations, but they are asking their following for suggestions for an ideal spot for them to reopen their bakery. The company is even offering a year worth of free croissants (52 six packs) to the person that connects them to their new home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_m3Pw_NCFeDrzjCJN1_ZLLdwJ7N7Zgqx4rS_cXR1pju195mdOMpWrgrBPFT0-tjLpHdnP2CK_yI2DippWydarVVJEbN7ckUBMvq-_K-z_i5p-IUlbRtGCorfCvLZg4o2vHkucfFDUPLwrx-KSmCakuBfrPz9p9rPbrCsqYk_o_J5sXjLCXVtkJ3H4JMrk/s1455/dbf033ae48b473c975c50637e2d212fd.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="1455" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_m3Pw_NCFeDrzjCJN1_ZLLdwJ7N7Zgqx4rS_cXR1pju195mdOMpWrgrBPFT0-tjLpHdnP2CK_yI2DippWydarVVJEbN7ckUBMvq-_K-z_i5p-IUlbRtGCorfCvLZg4o2vHkucfFDUPLwrx-KSmCakuBfrPz9p9rPbrCsqYk_o_J5sXjLCXVtkJ3H4JMrk/w640-h368/dbf033ae48b473c975c50637e2d212fd.png" width="640" /></a></div><div>For well over a year, Izola has promoted planned to move into a 4,790 square-foot building in the Azalea Park neighborhood of San Diego's City Heights in order to scale their operation to meet demand. In addition to opening a new production facility and cafe, the team hoped to purchase a bake truck in order to ship their breads and pastries to eateries around the city, as well as launch an Izola bake-at-home program. . IZOLA has already received more than $1.6 million in investment funds through <a href="https://mainvest.com/b/izola-san-diego">Mainvest</a>, but claims it is not enough. Ownership claims that building their zero-emission dough factory and bakeshop is a $7.5 million dollar project.<br /><br />"Currently, IZOLA is licensed to sell food to consumers from its current location at 710 13th Street (Ste 300) San Diego, CA, under a Class B Cottage Food Permit issued by the Department of Environmental Health and Quality Food and Housing Division (the “DEH”)," explained the Izola team on <a href="https://mainvest.com/b/izola-san-diego#data">its Mainvest page</a> when it closed last October. "The Class B Cottage Food Permit requires that a permittee have no more than one full-time equivalent employee (other than owners and their immediate family and household members) and no more than $50,000 in annual revenue. IZOLA currently exceeds those limitations (IZOLA currently has 16 full-time employees and generates approximately $150,000 in monthly revenue)."</div><div><br /></div><div>Class B Cottage Food Operation businesses are legally not permitted to have more than $150,000 in gross annual sales in a calendar year, but Izola was surpassing that limit on a monthly basis. The company also had between 16-33 employees, whereas licensed Cottage Food Operation are limited to only having one non-family employee.</div><div><br />For more information about Izola Bakery, visit <a href="http://izolabakery.com/">izolabakery.com</a>.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4475438398671952756.post-51599550075026065422024-03-07T22:00:00.000-08:002024-03-13T10:59:48.723-07:00Where To Celebrate St. Patrick's Day 2024| San Diego's Top Irish Bars & St. Paddy's Day Party Spots<p></p><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBsSm9DRuq32VpfamDzHhfLO6VISdV7JV656pcUF39lDY_Jto_EAyJU0bNZRFg_5XGjaLt0_067d-5BNwi8ZQQJU_0Ub601LXxZa9R9YL9DBYGMX_LvDwDaM-ztEa3s2EGXVTbWeD-RWOIr0m7_YBSCXmaJgOYRt66t0lYy4viVg1BVkEUXRlQR3Z6WXTH/s4000/SHAMROCK2022_0312_161509-06484_Eric_Scire.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2667" data-original-width="4000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBsSm9DRuq32VpfamDzHhfLO6VISdV7JV656pcUF39lDY_Jto_EAyJU0bNZRFg_5XGjaLt0_067d-5BNwi8ZQQJU_0Ub601LXxZa9R9YL9DBYGMX_LvDwDaM-ztEa3s2EGXVTbWeD-RWOIr0m7_YBSCXmaJgOYRt66t0lYy4viVg1BVkEUXRlQR3Z6WXTH/w640-h426/SHAMROCK2022_0312_161509-06484_Eric_Scire.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>March 7, 2024</b></div><div><br />Calling all lads and lassies, in anticipation of St. Patrick's Day 2024, we have made a list of the nearly 20 Irish pubs sited around San Diego County. <span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div><br /></div>Get ready to shamrock and roll, as San Diego is an excellent city to celebrate St. Paddy's Day. In addition to incredible St. Patrick's themed parties like the annual <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2024/02/coming-events-concerts-merch-san-diegos.html">ShamROCK Music & Beer Festival</a> (promo code <b><i>SDVILLE</i></b> saves on tickets) in downtown San Diego and the <a href="https://events.com/r/en_US/tickets/luck-o-loma-weekend--st-patricks-2-day-celebration-san-diego-march-921340/affiliate/GOODFAM">Luck O' Loma St. Patrick's Day Block Party</a> in Point Loma, San Diego is home to a great many Irish bars. <div><br />So get your best green outfit, collect your lucky charms, gather your favorite leprechauns, and head out to one of the Irish pubs listed below on Sunday, March 17. <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfmboSniVTijPKOX6sE_oKQsMnJ1NQyTSFzX0GEd5dhBnKp5tSEUUZNStA1HNebQJfKsczpwi2V_R07eBS78HCg_mXtB1GRiAvEIIWO6oiUQfFQpIbeJgveYBr2ihutWbP1SLx3laeRtbiRUUkUXHsiqEdvu2SCpeviXu2NMPX_Q28KcbAOPxUwMAPBg/s1028/IMG_6551.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="664" data-original-width="1028" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfmboSniVTijPKOX6sE_oKQsMnJ1NQyTSFzX0GEd5dhBnKp5tSEUUZNStA1HNebQJfKsczpwi2V_R07eBS78HCg_mXtB1GRiAvEIIWO6oiUQfFQpIbeJgveYBr2ihutWbP1SLx3laeRtbiRUUkUXHsiqEdvu2SCpeviXu2NMPX_Q28KcbAOPxUwMAPBg/w640-h414/IMG_6551.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.thepubinbaypark.com" style="text-align: start;">The Pub (formerly Dan Diego's)</a><span style="text-align: start;"> - 2415 Morena Boulevard, Bay Park</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxqAoEUaWV_ThAW04Xj_EMlMR28UoHMvIosO_fe0amGDLX9PXHKvOraMuVtDwDpGuYiyYp0Xwa71rmtCKSPpFE0dCqC4aBWQ6jeWJLf6hdMl4QlXAXzNn8jbY-7Om3vwoe59w1MIW1gzTZwYdVo7Eo6xRJTkA6R02OJ0nym_xS0gZbjVQzqWSaDPrwA/s550/mcp-s.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxqAoEUaWV_ThAW04Xj_EMlMR28UoHMvIosO_fe0amGDLX9PXHKvOraMuVtDwDpGuYiyYp0Xwa71rmtCKSPpFE0dCqC4aBWQ6jeWJLf6hdMl4QlXAXzNn8jbY-7Om3vwoe59w1MIW1gzTZwYdVo7Eo6xRJTkA6R02OJ0nym_xS0gZbjVQzqWSaDPrwA/w640-h480/mcp-s.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://mcpspub.com" style="text-align: start;">Mc P's Irish Pub</a><span style="text-align: start;"> - 1107 Orange Avenue, Coronado</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJpJOIfc3Flg-TIvgZGaZeOtyudxgCouc3vyVDrX4waRNVf3Rizqrmv8kKq-vDaI9ygSkTvdnx_jweiHesTAsrzbl-eGiVEgMwDeP1tnJv5Uc9Zkgfc-3tcMA-6J4dqpPBOaqabqSYNc5xzy8VN6e2cg6WU7AVZGl18Vh_2fgr0DobGWxQknxWdey2RA/s2486/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-04%20at%205.16.01%20PM.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1526" data-original-width="2486" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJpJOIfc3Flg-TIvgZGaZeOtyudxgCouc3vyVDrX4waRNVf3Rizqrmv8kKq-vDaI9ygSkTvdnx_jweiHesTAsrzbl-eGiVEgMwDeP1tnJv5Uc9Zkgfc-3tcMA-6J4dqpPBOaqabqSYNc5xzy8VN6e2cg6WU7AVZGl18Vh_2fgr0DobGWxQknxWdey2RA/w640-h392/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-04%20at%205.16.01%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.longstoryirishpub.com" style="text-align: start;">Long Story Irish Pub</a><span style="text-align: start;"> - 4204 Voltaire Street, Point Loma</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFvk5v-i8W4wXzyBsGDd0hqD40sbt2b7MYlZm5m0OV0Fz6lYbxToNcpLWYPR1Pordehv5zgNgHPL_5Ur9MLnYB5LqxrjMXsbn1A_UKlt2L6hMYeXkf_BN-2tQ1q36FUGGUDLN2EEn9TNOZNJ_088xPIvOzGOk0lvIOHbd84fAAhy8gQ99OF7DxtT_ZPA/s1360/2022-02-26.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="881" data-original-width="1360" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFvk5v-i8W4wXzyBsGDd0hqD40sbt2b7MYlZm5m0OV0Fz6lYbxToNcpLWYPR1Pordehv5zgNgHPL_5Ur9MLnYB5LqxrjMXsbn1A_UKlt2L6hMYeXkf_BN-2tQ1q36FUGGUDLN2EEn9TNOZNJ_088xPIvOzGOk0lvIOHbd84fAAhy8gQ99OF7DxtT_ZPA/w640-h414/2022-02-26.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.hennesseystavern.com" style="text-align: start;">Hennessy's</a><span style="text-align: start;"> - 7811 Herschel Avenue, La Jolla & 2777 Roosevelt Street, Carlsbad</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Tahc1hoaq-Gy0n3ncH47dojNzokCNpgopBJ8UK4Q9ba11KiAE0PKtl1Y-KdXeTS1OjqwlwQYkQQdc66nkvnhG2KND0_IaO_tBANj0ghNLGdrAIO-XXKN9ULqY_ngpMHgH4b-pH8BjZ9xaKgm2Rp4FMpAmqZNsJqNfL1jmgSp42_7I_9CGniaZ9CUsQ/s1200/1520963941.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Tahc1hoaq-Gy0n3ncH47dojNzokCNpgopBJ8UK4Q9ba11KiAE0PKtl1Y-KdXeTS1OjqwlwQYkQQdc66nkvnhG2KND0_IaO_tBANj0ghNLGdrAIO-XXKN9ULqY_ngpMHgH4b-pH8BjZ9xaKgm2Rp4FMpAmqZNsJqNfL1jmgSp42_7I_9CGniaZ9CUsQ/w640-h428/1520963941.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://theouldsod.com" style="text-align: start;">The Ould Sod</a><span style="text-align: start;"> - 3373 Adams Avenue, Normal Heights</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIp1dvvjwalUidD6di4HAE94gZGMOlTXP2Pk_QXUl6sbfrau82_xyIYtrD_ESbkNeUtWPTy5-5bZrL7Bf-NGrM6muUCK-S0siFaJX4HjnAqgJeOdUwKrDLbdK5VHqoV5rl8RMrv4imTo8nzQFK-QrTSTQxqgVCXeWfeTZfWDnQMDSyM93x_DNLCRzjNA/s550/a-view-from-the-outside.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="309" data-original-width="550" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIp1dvvjwalUidD6di4HAE94gZGMOlTXP2Pk_QXUl6sbfrau82_xyIYtrD_ESbkNeUtWPTy5-5bZrL7Bf-NGrM6muUCK-S0siFaJX4HjnAqgJeOdUwKrDLbdK5VHqoV5rl8RMrv4imTo8nzQFK-QrTSTQxqgVCXeWfeTZfWDnQMDSyM93x_DNLCRzjNA/w640-h360/a-view-from-the-outside.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/blarneystonepubsd" style="text-align: start;">Blarney Stone Pub</a><span style="text-align: start;"> - 5617 Balboa Avenue, Clairemont & 510 Fifth Avenue, Gaslamp</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ofKgoim6_VdOiql11ZRt4LulvJ375dGdw7L1lr3eq552uVsK2KxcyLpxEPybdhE1-HZNDilu4JrGpUH_lwvxoOFJ6Fyl2mlvddRX18WpfmvyvjI1TyUQHQ4wMxvdqZIGgqzWU8ulyKrh7mZUrQvcBj77G_I_2UYwGHTlgcqH4GdCUv3E6QZ52Jk5yw/s1200/about_slide_1-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ofKgoim6_VdOiql11ZRt4LulvJ375dGdw7L1lr3eq552uVsK2KxcyLpxEPybdhE1-HZNDilu4JrGpUH_lwvxoOFJ6Fyl2mlvddRX18WpfmvyvjI1TyUQHQ4wMxvdqZIGgqzWU8ulyKrh7mZUrQvcBj77G_I_2UYwGHTlgcqH4GdCUv3E6QZ52Jk5yw/w640-h426/about_slide_1-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://henryspub.com" style="text-align: start;">Henry's Pub</a><span style="text-align: start;"> - 618 Fifth Avenue, Gaslamp</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpEn24J5EJZvzn5i6IhwPnPxPrP33CCM6VjP98A58dskuV17KyMR61MraBtnantbAJrQQ59onHvAy01hhg3a_gyR9LW12M5cz6SGBgfrK_0qRb3GTLH5m7ul6NkgJ-0XxwlMHa1aDKRZ_x7XUme6fnGmrBYHxR8LDirAtTIy5NSPkUJxcjcX4ChTusKg/s1200/dsc_0095-edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpEn24J5EJZvzn5i6IhwPnPxPrP33CCM6VjP98A58dskuV17KyMR61MraBtnantbAJrQQ59onHvAy01hhg3a_gyR9LW12M5cz6SGBgfrK_0qRb3GTLH5m7ul6NkgJ-0XxwlMHa1aDKRZ_x7XUme6fnGmrBYHxR8LDirAtTIy5NSPkUJxcjcX4ChTusKg/w640-h426/dsc_0095-edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://harpob.com" style="text-align: start;">The Harp</a><span style="text-align: start;"> - 4935 Newport Avenue, Ocean Beach</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6abKX4FJlxOOA361ZSuX4NCNg_Nki2lftalEK8bcTPdniKl1-8xVejx9czy5bkSZo9KcchSbDMKf25HTR7FQxH54jfUrF8gq6yA6ETFC7ePgZvm2us9HpcKujVxb0os-x1hJFXN4tgYGwTNPJaeNIn5Z8isKCc3q3MoPfHDGt1qL0zcFFrwyarM5lxg/s1078/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-04%20at%205.23.31%20PM.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="766" data-original-width="1078" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6abKX4FJlxOOA361ZSuX4NCNg_Nki2lftalEK8bcTPdniKl1-8xVejx9czy5bkSZo9KcchSbDMKf25HTR7FQxH54jfUrF8gq6yA6ETFC7ePgZvm2us9HpcKujVxb0os-x1hJFXN4tgYGwTNPJaeNIn5Z8isKCc3q3MoPfHDGt1qL0zcFFrwyarM5lxg/w640-h454/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-04%20at%205.23.31%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ConwaysIrishPub/" style="text-align: start;">Conway's Irish Pub</a><span style="text-align: start;"> - 11040 Rancho Carmel Drive, Carmel Mountain Ranch</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoJzkhNLv4GarkFXpg9pLHzAxYxyrDHWuGyXlDIjfNH5HnzccuVt2fje6NoufwN-XKwv91PzFE2ny8WjGhC8tWOp1qXpoomAPox3IAMEPNIMYLnMmxRosPrjYGZL6GLBo_ARhPqyuM79ZFPbPUpuR_zh8S_3pt6e2ys7_FEEZsqEyQTpr-VySl3FBoeQ/s1200/the-field-irish-pub.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoJzkhNLv4GarkFXpg9pLHzAxYxyrDHWuGyXlDIjfNH5HnzccuVt2fje6NoufwN-XKwv91PzFE2ny8WjGhC8tWOp1qXpoomAPox3IAMEPNIMYLnMmxRosPrjYGZL6GLBo_ARhPqyuM79ZFPbPUpuR_zh8S_3pt6e2ys7_FEEZsqEyQTpr-VySl3FBoeQ/w640-h480/the-field-irish-pub.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://thefield.com" style="text-align: start;">The Field Irish Pub</a><span style="text-align: start;"> - 544 Fifth Avenue, Gaslamp</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLzMuOhZvVsnrj8hUaKtAJfHU8bCfX1s_xp9VbjfCkrfbMa7etwbSno0Q48QFX71u63puD0CeVbtq2UWwklf2Aa4a8xx_Qi5yy3kbKrCfZHz3XLEXNT8tMHUl_uGNJ9XXCLPKhW5DdT1czFhbuV5gMP7Cqm-cRCrZiZDDXdcgSqR7Th1fRFrXaRQFSHA/s1514/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-04%20at%205.27.18%20PM.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1082" data-original-width="1514" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLzMuOhZvVsnrj8hUaKtAJfHU8bCfX1s_xp9VbjfCkrfbMa7etwbSno0Q48QFX71u63puD0CeVbtq2UWwklf2Aa4a8xx_Qi5yy3kbKrCfZHz3XLEXNT8tMHUl_uGNJ9XXCLPKhW5DdT1czFhbuV5gMP7Cqm-cRCrZiZDDXdcgSqR7Th1fRFrXaRQFSHA/w640-h458/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-04%20at%205.27.18%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.powaysirishpub.com" style="text-align: start;">Poway's Irish Pub</a><span style="text-align: start;"> - 13314 Poway Road, Poway</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8qy9czoheU4TWYHzKzdIC4CrOgWTX7QIt5UdvZUGWpApS0M7Lfm5lFrKs1v9qF1IyEH41JNRI9lUsXn2SmQkFc10dmJcCq7QhG9_ekMi31GpMsHqlDC2Yw-bozCMTtXX3YpGR6FnSDxpe299qZ5eFl2QsFgzWchQeIm7DSUQhICqDy_uDgl3jsicK2Q/s900/ilovesandiego-900x500-main-image-rosie-ogradys.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="900" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8qy9czoheU4TWYHzKzdIC4CrOgWTX7QIt5UdvZUGWpApS0M7Lfm5lFrKs1v9qF1IyEH41JNRI9lUsXn2SmQkFc10dmJcCq7QhG9_ekMi31GpMsHqlDC2Yw-bozCMTtXX3YpGR6FnSDxpe299qZ5eFl2QsFgzWchQeIm7DSUQhICqDy_uDgl3jsicK2Q/w640-h356/ilovesandiego-900x500-main-image-rosie-ogradys.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://rosieogradyssd.com" style="text-align: start;">Rosie O'Grady's</a><span style="text-align: start;"> - 3402 Adams Avenue, Normal Heights</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI59SrMDUELuYjPA-ZKkV8oEN6FJlX-Zs3lBBH_ipT5Ncp_MBzhBHllArg5av71ytNnEB6MhYkrmPGHepcdYuHo0STMEKftoEByGhZp0TwkcvRuu1ymiT0PKr3TJFZCn4Eftzd4eUvLiNMw8kjCL5AuKI0cBE_6EO10CyXYZoKp8mX7qiW5Vk5fnKNtA/s1214/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-04%20at%205.30.09%20PM.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="938" data-original-width="1214" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI59SrMDUELuYjPA-ZKkV8oEN6FJlX-Zs3lBBH_ipT5Ncp_MBzhBHllArg5av71ytNnEB6MhYkrmPGHepcdYuHo0STMEKftoEByGhZp0TwkcvRuu1ymiT0PKr3TJFZCn4Eftzd4eUvLiNMw8kjCL5AuKI0cBE_6EO10CyXYZoKp8mX7qiW5Vk5fnKNtA/w640-h494/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-04%20at%205.30.09%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://osullivansescondido.com" style="text-align: start;">O'Sullivan's</a><span style="text-align: start;"> - 118 East Grand Avenue, Escondido</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhct_CsafeIeeakhSBaU9wGIbD4w155dGyvdpwsxrkPLN2nVA-1diMmvhkxGLZmiIcBz5AzDYuZoU4Jf6JDd_aXsc7WI0USzRg1QNjtCyHgXIzgmNjpfE9Q_als3kMRnyDVjua3vavxmeEFSRd0khoLicMX7GsE410ZNCKKzsFdcoZsSNVLkPqMPqSTFw/s900/Patricks.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhct_CsafeIeeakhSBaU9wGIbD4w155dGyvdpwsxrkPLN2nVA-1diMmvhkxGLZmiIcBz5AzDYuZoU4Jf6JDd_aXsc7WI0USzRg1QNjtCyHgXIzgmNjpfE9Q_als3kMRnyDVjua3vavxmeEFSRd0khoLicMX7GsE410ZNCKKzsFdcoZsSNVLkPqMPqSTFw/w640-h426/Patricks.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.patricksgaslamppub.com" style="text-align: start;">Patrick's Gaslamp Pub</a><span style="text-align: start;"> - 428 F Street, Gaslamp</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9FHQgXPo4X0VACxdBY7Bba_Jtg3QC8thgwMNW4ADFPGIodUaMsZWRtJR5ISOfISdhPIWpJ0855ptt11foZTE0caf-YIp7AJmGT8oPhcmV-4PyhkT65E0UmQOUdeej0k-pYQef89ZOj4TAQ8_Y93M5HK4IW8d_X_9zBoxU1t_WOnazCjjnlWa-mF7Z0g/s1000/1623429685199-o-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9FHQgXPo4X0VACxdBY7Bba_Jtg3QC8thgwMNW4ADFPGIodUaMsZWRtJR5ISOfISdhPIWpJ0855ptt11foZTE0caf-YIp7AJmGT8oPhcmV-4PyhkT65E0UmQOUdeej0k-pYQef89ZOj4TAQ8_Y93M5HK4IW8d_X_9zBoxU1t_WOnazCjjnlWa-mF7Z0g/w640-h320/1623429685199-o-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://obrienspub.net" style="text-align: start;">O'Brien's Pub</a><span style="text-align: start;"> - 4646 Convoy Street, Kearny Mesa</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-8KAI4jUZF3oGPVOOo9DckSCZL5REWOWPWKV-jt0xvMfMPM85xdOkRJ--587sydujr0cE-SmBx4uMAPA4IxyEU8euoTpL2yVvLroSThX_1j8-Sa4NoyFoeh_UJwTMQUISVFgz6hTeAGIddgvJnAObnVKkK1vYN7FzNeaENXv9GBYjoSxHLzlgemtYXQ/s1024/15879947139_cc450822a4_b.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1024" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-8KAI4jUZF3oGPVOOo9DckSCZL5REWOWPWKV-jt0xvMfMPM85xdOkRJ--587sydujr0cE-SmBx4uMAPA4IxyEU8euoTpL2yVvLroSThX_1j8-Sa4NoyFoeh_UJwTMQUISVFgz6hTeAGIddgvJnAObnVKkK1vYN7FzNeaENXv9GBYjoSxHLzlgemtYXQ/w640-h500/15879947139_cc450822a4_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://kellyspublichouse.com" style="text-align: start;">Kelly's Pub</a><span style="text-align: start;"> - 15817 Bernardo Center Drive, Suite 113, Rancho Bernardo</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbRd1DcwAesBSYi_OW3LyupEjksdC2OQ7T19fMp4z2RqaELVNFvDeSM2tGelFUEIV6sBhM0I6ow-nBFZV70guic_pBGZtHUyjrg4-tca6e_QVvSI5XC7PcVk4pCkpfAz_iLfaI2dIkxQZAcq7DjLZI01VVqLMNpJPYq41sHTfmL_W277HaX4F9G-Gdmw/s1442/widen-1680-noupsize;44012-entire-venue-room.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="962" data-original-width="1442" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbRd1DcwAesBSYi_OW3LyupEjksdC2OQ7T19fMp4z2RqaELVNFvDeSM2tGelFUEIV6sBhM0I6ow-nBFZV70guic_pBGZtHUyjrg4-tca6e_QVvSI5XC7PcVk4pCkpfAz_iLfaI2dIkxQZAcq7DjLZI01VVqLMNpJPYq41sHTfmL_W277HaX4F9G-Gdmw/w640-h426/widen-1680-noupsize;44012-entire-venue-room.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://hooleys.com" style="text-align: start;">Hooley's Public House</a><span style="text-align: start;"> - 2955 Jamacha Road, El Cajon & 5500 Grossmont Center Drive, La Mesa</span><br style="text-align: start;" /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8pojbvnYTueVkbcCvdsQnBbOUqodzTjxMSy4FFMqxUpshAoQ9pS7LjOStdfUckPFW4YjgLFYv1ieAwlZm164LukaG0VrFqsU4iJhktIWDnRW0th1iolgJR46P_8xU-jIDxv-h7YrbCTRXRAx7R1JsGbansvEA8aewuXJ_ED0SvTiHXrsl2rCHFQt5LA/s2048/TF_The_bona_fide_Irish_public_house_on_Sixth_Avenue.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8pojbvnYTueVkbcCvdsQnBbOUqodzTjxMSy4FFMqxUpshAoQ9pS7LjOStdfUckPFW4YjgLFYv1ieAwlZm164LukaG0VrFqsU4iJhktIWDnRW0th1iolgJR46P_8xU-jIDxv-h7YrbCTRXRAx7R1JsGbansvEA8aewuXJ_ED0SvTiHXrsl2rCHFQt5LA/w640-h426/TF_The_bona_fide_Irish_public_house_on_Sixth_Avenue.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.stoutsd.com" style="text-align: start;">Stout Public House</a><span style="text-align: start;"> - 1125 Sixth Avenue, Downtown</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div><br /></div>Whatever you do to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, be safe out there and have fun! Sláinte!!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4475438398671952756.post-89633897646843863242024-03-07T17:30:00.000-08:002024-03-08T08:23:19.555-08:00Cheesecake Factory-Owned Fox Restaurant Concepts Bringing Culinary Dropout Restaurant Concept To San Diego<b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgunTonleBmYG7x3l7j89s2McAl9eTkJF59vOIxYpvq6-vgCHhwXGSqRyOWjwaUmnLBk1OOSkj_W1LSkW15GHPpRnLSOR_U_WRMB-zteiPcbfJ-j2594XuWygQpeto2VZzYmvd3g6RUDPAGomCIApBPGXEs5Z79K_38p0uPegb7wyAE5nbf2F0wtBKxevnL/s1847/12%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1171" data-original-width="1847" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgunTonleBmYG7x3l7j89s2McAl9eTkJF59vOIxYpvq6-vgCHhwXGSqRyOWjwaUmnLBk1OOSkj_W1LSkW15GHPpRnLSOR_U_WRMB-zteiPcbfJ-j2594XuWygQpeto2VZzYmvd3g6RUDPAGomCIApBPGXEs5Z79K_38p0uPegb7wyAE5nbf2F0wtBKxevnL/w640-h406/12%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>March 7, 2024<br /></b><br />The Cheesecake Factory-owned Fox Restaurant Concepts is looking to bring the first California location of its Culinary Dropout live music bar & restaurant to San Diego. <span><a name='more'></a></span><br /><br />Fox Restaurant Concepts, the Arizona-based restaurant conglomerate majority owned by The Cheesecake Factory, has has submitted plans to open a location of its Culinary Dropout restaurant in the space that currently houses Tilly's within Del Mar Highlands Town Center. This will be the first California branch of the modern American comfort food chain, with other outposts sited in Arizona, Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, North Carolina and Texas. <br /><br />Culinary Dropout is an American tavern food restaurant and live music concept from Sam Fox, who has owned more than 100 restaurants since dropping out of the University of Arizona when he was 20 years-old. Since launching in 1998, his Fox Restaurant Concepts evolved to over a dozen different restaurant brands, including The Henry, North Italia, Flower Child, and Blanco's Tacos & Tequila, which all have locations in San Diego. In summer 2019, <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2019/07/the-cheesecake-factory-to-take-over.html">the Cheesecake Factory purchased Fox Restaurant Concepts for $308 million</a> - resulting in the sale of 45 restaurants across 7 states and Washington D.C.. The deal also included an additional $45 million to be due based on profitability over the next four years. <br /><br />Fox Restaurant Concepts claims it continues to operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary from its headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona. Fox allegedly owns a home in Coronado and splits his time between San Diego and Arizona. <br /><br />In March 2020 during the first phase of the COVID-19 outbreak, <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2020/03/fox-restaurant-concepts-team-relief-fund-gofundme.html">Sam Fox launched a GoFundMe campaign</a> entitled Fox Restaurant Concepts' Team Relief Fund. The crowd-sourcing campaigned raised nearly $90,000 of its half million dollar goal to "help furloughed employees", despite being owned by a company that generated approximately $2 billion in revenue worldwide in 2020. Fox Restaurant Concepts also ruffled feathers in San Diego after they <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2020/07/coronados-cheesecake-factory-owned-the-henry-covid19.html">failed to report employees testing positive for COVID-19</a> during the height of the pandemic when they were required to alert the County Health Department and public.<br /><br />Fox Restaurant Concepts is also working on <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2021/09/httpswww.sandiegoville.com202109cheesecake-factory-owned-fox-restaurant-concepts-expands-presence-in-san-diego.html">a new location of Blanco Tacos + Tequila</a> to open later this year in Coronado. Blanco offers a menu of Mexican starters like nachos and guacamole, as well as larger portion items like quesadillas, salads, over 10 taco options, fajitas, burritos, rice bowls, and enchiladas. <br /><br />There is no timeline on when Culinary Dropout is expected to open at 12875 El Camino Real within Del Mar Highlands Town Center in San Diego's Del Mar area. For more information, visit <a href="http://culinarydropout.com">culinarydropout.com</a> and check out the sample menu below.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbgtV3hzEFi8gg8J6VjUp5UdHXIbcN_AZEc75waSsxYgOgy80Vh_LSBvqFlX6sZdmLfz3255NhK51va3LQeDDNuxt94lT-59IEcxRA9pkaBt6Vxc4y_5868Qm_SNy_qijIUnRRTehzOxIEQPX_Kq8IiDz5Ica2CgwvOCMVdm-z46wA00wDk3hJans5QvPX/s1768/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-08%20at%208.20.32%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1768" data-original-width="998" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbgtV3hzEFi8gg8J6VjUp5UdHXIbcN_AZEc75waSsxYgOgy80Vh_LSBvqFlX6sZdmLfz3255NhK51va3LQeDDNuxt94lT-59IEcxRA9pkaBt6Vxc4y_5868Qm_SNy_qijIUnRRTehzOxIEQPX_Kq8IiDz5Ica2CgwvOCMVdm-z46wA00wDk3hJans5QvPX/w362-h640/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-08%20at%208.20.32%20AM.png" width="362" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqscR-AGHDT1IdyL662M6uCP_URPLLx-gIpFpoFWCxWDl9MC5IR4sXLCe0pu8gNkfxKCz-OlWZHLFB-FUBEXtmPYh75Sb0X0p4N5mE4cAG1xYxY06u40U7QsmDO3lZyeose0xiCaoQxyP7pK4ZlMf8yGFcIbwbQb4mIhXo4Pj2U7L_tj7HT1F7qTEswg1l/s1768/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-08%20at%208.20.42%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1768" data-original-width="1002" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqscR-AGHDT1IdyL662M6uCP_URPLLx-gIpFpoFWCxWDl9MC5IR4sXLCe0pu8gNkfxKCz-OlWZHLFB-FUBEXtmPYh75Sb0X0p4N5mE4cAG1xYxY06u40U7QsmDO3lZyeose0xiCaoQxyP7pK4ZlMf8yGFcIbwbQb4mIhXo4Pj2U7L_tj7HT1F7qTEswg1l/w362-h640/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-08%20at%208.20.42%20AM.png" width="362" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4475438398671952756.post-11110608301112943212024-03-07T15:54:00.000-08:002024-03-07T16:31:57.324-08:00Mountain Lion Spotted Roaming Around North San Diego County<p></p><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQJ_uxL97o9DtgNaYw6XGn4Px0mkv9YsmXsmqXs8R32dVQWinyL0ztNJN9mF-wUBxryTySZQIM1MEME3ZvWBOwmCAzv5e0r4pa4IuNx-E6SxRzK47r6TVFvtZXkd-wiWpZYhKAx9yhZOErD4atEYqm8_2irGu4LESVZfF9Ah6c1cZTb4HVtfefDzWZE_l/s1179/IMG_9728.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="759" data-original-width="1179" height="413" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQJ_uxL97o9DtgNaYw6XGn4Px0mkv9YsmXsmqXs8R32dVQWinyL0ztNJN9mF-wUBxryTySZQIM1MEME3ZvWBOwmCAzv5e0r4pa4IuNx-E6SxRzK47r6TVFvtZXkd-wiWpZYhKAx9yhZOErD4atEYqm8_2irGu4LESVZfF9Ah6c1cZTb4HVtfefDzWZE_l/w640-h413/IMG_9728.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>March 7, 2024<br /></b><br />A large mountain lion has been spotted roaming the streets of North San Diego County, including peering through the door of a local cinema. <span><a name='more'></a></span><br /><br />A representative from Oceanside Police Department has confirmed recent sightings of a mountain lion prowling the streets of San Diego's North County city of Oceanside throughout this week, even photographed peering through the window of Regal Theater cinemas. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh6FvQGh4l35HCIlXm7d-ckLDtA5oUupxfEEseQcC7QfWaQM9Y4NFF06H4W15LLCTWoCwlFHnrocgBvkQI7NMb_BNuiQkU0xH3qHkbRAV0rWH0GNHpgJqIJBVMTzoySslqQSuNaVdiQa-3-hXbU0V5V2lT8iZt9Bt0AZsj-x0MlRTD_WGYB4ZjxRMeZ86t/s900/431262991_791980722960854_2157095629114111379_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh6FvQGh4l35HCIlXm7d-ckLDtA5oUupxfEEseQcC7QfWaQM9Y4NFF06H4W15LLCTWoCwlFHnrocgBvkQI7NMb_BNuiQkU0xH3qHkbRAV0rWH0GNHpgJqIJBVMTzoySslqQSuNaVdiQa-3-hXbU0V5V2lT8iZt9Bt0AZsj-x0MlRTD_WGYB4ZjxRMeZ86t/w640-h480/431262991_791980722960854_2157095629114111379_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>The mountain lion was seen in numerous areas between Monday and Wednesday evenings, including at the 200 and 300 block of North Coast Highway near the Oceanside City Hall, 1100 block of South Coast Highway, State Route 76 at Rancho Del Oro near Ivey Ranch Park, and Regal Cinemas on Mission Boulevard in downtown Oceanside. The mountain lion was captured by surveillance cameras walking through a courtyard near Oceanside City Hall, crossing a busy street, and sited within a parking garage by city hall. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHmMYydyJp0vzeKc1Ijv3ovxri62W4kvMBVSPrnSWhoQ6eWqTg_umiEJJgiwak8F091llz5OTl30FVW5YThQOROILg-ZBzOgZdaARqsF80B8OErJVQtNL1TiJ_dU4Dj_u6QcGa4BtiI76wpFglIpETRyWNXUlwJMc1vm6Ni9tW-ZJtZYuVe6MRf1y5XZA-/s900/431328620_791980679627525_119233201419386460_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHmMYydyJp0vzeKc1Ijv3ovxri62W4kvMBVSPrnSWhoQ6eWqTg_umiEJJgiwak8F091llz5OTl30FVW5YThQOROILg-ZBzOgZdaARqsF80B8OErJVQtNL1TiJ_dU4Dj_u6QcGa4BtiI76wpFglIpETRyWNXUlwJMc1vm6Ni9tW-ZJtZYuVe6MRf1y5XZA-/w640-h480/431328620_791980679627525_119233201419386460_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>Oceanside olice have notified the California Department of Fish and Wildlife of the presence of the cougar in the city, according to OPD public affairs. Anyone who sees a mountain lion is urged not to approach or otherwise disturb it and to immediately report the sighting to the Oceanside PD at 760.435.4911, or call 911 if the animal is near a school or park, or seems aggressive.</div><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4O6QSCPzxv/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style="background-color: white; background: #FFF; border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 0px 0px 1px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15) 0px 1px 10px 0px; margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px; width: calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding: 16px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4O6QSCPzxv/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style="background-color: white; background: #FFFFFF; line-height: 0; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; width: 100%;" target="_blank"> <div style="align-items: center; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIt6AZumAqY6zGgY4S5luLjWH9piGVnxDWQ5kTb9AoKDbgqJ4TZZ8GGmmPLAXDGk-nIzoSiQyavzBlNOo1YCC9zGPedSHG0ehAqnfpLzALhfpBfQStwc_2TvdS_p74KiSMtLo4VeAMEoYgmbp9WJNulNkrargx9un3ByNYYXU_xSXuXX36vbIvIBB0BRsL/s1430/Brewjeria-Company.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="908" data-original-width="1430" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIt6AZumAqY6zGgY4S5luLjWH9piGVnxDWQ5kTb9AoKDbgqJ4TZZ8GGmmPLAXDGk-nIzoSiQyavzBlNOo1YCC9zGPedSHG0ehAqnfpLzALhfpBfQStwc_2TvdS_p74KiSMtLo4VeAMEoYgmbp9WJNulNkrargx9un3ByNYYXU_xSXuXX36vbIvIBB0BRsL/w640-h406/Brewjeria-Company.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>March 7, 2024</b><div><br /></div><div>Los Angeles-based Brewjeria craft brewing company is opening a tasting room and restaurant in San Diego's South Bay. <span><a name='more'></a></span><br /><div><br /></div><div>"Guess what?! We’re opening a second location in Chula Vista!!!", wrote Brewjeria on its <a href="https://www.instagram.com/brewjeriacompany/p/C3bQ-6avI90/?img_index=1" target="_blank">Instagram page</a>. <div>"It’s been a whirlwind and it’s still not over…but we hope to keep growing Brewjeria Company in Southern CA. We will be updating our progress as we move forward, but we’ll start taking over some taps at the current location very soon and hope to transition to Brewjeria Taproom & Kitchen by mid-year. Our family is originally from San Diego, so while it was a tough decision to open a second location far from Pico Rivera, we also thought it was a great opportunity to expand Brewjeria in familiar territory."<div><br /></div><div>After a decade of home brewing, Agustin Ruelas founded Brewjeria Company in the Pico Rivera area of East Los Angeles in 2020. Originally from San Diego, Ruelas quickly looked into the Chula Vista space that currently housed El Cruce + 241 restaurant when it was listed for sale late last year. </div><div><br /></div><div>Brewjeria Company will take over the El Cruce unit on Third Avenue in Chula Vista later this month. In April, he hopes to unveil Brewjeria Taproom and Kitchen, offering a menu of shareable dishes, tacos and entrees, as well as wine and a tap list featuring Brewjeria craft brews and guest beers. </div></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Brewjeria Taproom & Kitchen aims to open this spring at 241 Third Avenue in downtown Chula Vista. For more information, visit <a href="http://brewjeriacompany.com">brewjeriacompany.com</a>.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4475438398671952756.post-12490800100693039502024-03-06T14:37:00.000-08:002024-03-06T14:59:55.979-08:00Vega Caffe Mexican Deli Replacing Lolita’s At The Park In San Diego's East Village<b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB2ghVn0Rapl3rRJiLj7bLi5NWoMAkb2ZGQwAjREyzo8JXIlQiFtHVzjtthAg0caUf06GRWK8zBeI_vDDuz5HDvYQS3c4QA2e_pNDoy5xtt2wLQUXXIUzsQ-nSMXmWR8427FuBENa-TgS2m_ZM9Kg3YFZx112_8-noFuujMyrTnWUSY3UUn9rW11ETzyfQ/s1200/Lolitas-mexican-restaurant.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB2ghVn0Rapl3rRJiLj7bLi5NWoMAkb2ZGQwAjREyzo8JXIlQiFtHVzjtthAg0caUf06GRWK8zBeI_vDDuz5HDvYQS3c4QA2e_pNDoy5xtt2wLQUXXIUzsQ-nSMXmWR8427FuBENa-TgS2m_ZM9Kg3YFZx112_8-noFuujMyrTnWUSY3UUn9rW11ETzyfQ/w640-h360/Lolitas-mexican-restaurant.png" width="640" /></a></div>March 6, 2024<br /></b><br />South Bay's Vega Caffe Mexican Deli is opening a new location near Petco Park in the space that long housed Lolita's in San Diego's East Village. <span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div>Martha & Omar Vega opened the first Vega Caffe in San Diego's South County community of Otay Mesa in 2002. The couple eventually took over the neighboring space to launch a Mexican-American fusion deli, then expanded to a second branch in the Eastlake area of Chula Vista in 2008. Earlier this year, Vega Caffe ownership signed a lease to take over the Petco Park-adjacent space that housed a branch of Lolita's Mexican Food for 14 years before the <a href="https://www.sandiegoville.com/2023/09/lolitas-mexican-food-to-shutter-petco.html" target="_blank">restaurant closed last fall</a> on the final day of the San Diego Padres 2023 season. <br /><br />After remodeling the former Lolita at the Park space on the base floor of the Park Terrace Condominiums right outside San Diego Padres Petco Park, Vega Caffe Mexican Deli will open in mid-March. Like the other two locations, the East Village outpost will offer a menu of sandwiches, salads, tortas, tacos, burritos, salads, soups, bagels, smoothies and fresh juices, as well as rotating specials. <br /><br />Vega Caffe Mexican Deli will open the week of March 11 at 202 Park Boulevard in downtown San Diego's East Village. For more information, visit <a href="http://ordervegacaffesandiego.com">ordervegacaffesandiego.com</a>. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4475438398671952756.post-30612814908343290482024-03-06T13:03:00.000-08:002024-03-06T13:03:02.116-08:00Dog Haus Biergarten Ends Run In Downtown San Diego After Eight Year Run<b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgvMHTZK1xkbaaz5AsDBifumMSYldxsM3yuRCJbJ-kRHzNTiN7QxGeubpF2fyp36eM0ePQtYmsKnBOBSw1-TP5WTN2BnXpN8Gi0bh8XiE3on0paPSYtwHVnghOZlcvFucy-CVrNabD6f9A4SX0My3UI3yHXpfD3Vn5ntcBC4wl8pipdgo0NKruhdfF602/s1360/161021_doghaus_039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="1360" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgvMHTZK1xkbaaz5AsDBifumMSYldxsM3yuRCJbJ-kRHzNTiN7QxGeubpF2fyp36eM0ePQtYmsKnBOBSw1-TP5WTN2BnXpN8Gi0bh8XiE3on0paPSYtwHVnghOZlcvFucy-CVrNabD6f9A4SX0My3UI3yHXpfD3Vn5ntcBC4wl8pipdgo0NKruhdfF602/w640-h426/161021_doghaus_039.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>March 6, 2024<br /></b><br />Los Angeles-based gourmet hot dog and craft beer chain Dog Haus Biergarten has permanently closed its eight-year-old location in downtown San Diego. <span><a name='more'></a></span><br /><br />Founded by partners Hagop Giragossian, Quasim Riaz and André Vener, the first Dog Haus opened in Pasadena, California in 2010. With a menu centered around hot dogs, sausages, burgers and chicken sandwiches all made on Hawaiian rolls, Dog Haus has grown to nearly 100 branches dotted around the United States. <div><br /></div><div>Dog Haus entered America's Finest City with the opening of a location at 969 Ninth Avenue in downtown San Diego's East Village in fall 2016. A Vista outpost opened in 2018 at the corner of South Indiana Street amd Broadway in historic downtown Vista.<br /><br />Dog Haus recently shuttered its downtown San Diego location, although ownership has indicated a desire to return to the area. The space around the restaurant has since become a homeless encampment, which may have been cause for the chain's abrupt exit. The North County branch remains in business at 227 East Broadway in Vista. </div><div><br /></div><div>"We had to make the difficult decision to close that location, but we're looking for opportunities to re-enter the area," explained a representative from Dog Haus. "We've loved serving the community over the years!"<br /><br />For more information about Dog Haus Biergarten, visit <a href="http://www.doghaus.com/">doghaus.com</a>.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com