RePost: San Diego Is The Capital Of Craft

August 23, 2018

The San Diego Brewers Guild, in partnership with Paradeigm PR + Social, has produced a beautifully shot video highlighting our city and its thriving craft beer community. San Diego Beer Week returns this November 2-11.

BeShock Ramen Will Bring Second Outpost To North County San Diego

August 22, 2018

BeShock Ramen & Sake Bar, which first launched in 2016 in San Diego's East Village, has targetted The Shoppes at Carlsbad for its second location, anticipated to open by year's end. The restaurant will join other new additions to the North County retail center, which is undergoing a major renovation, including Texas de Brazil Brazilian Steakhouse, Grubby’s Poke & Fish Market, Breakfast Republic and Wokcano.

A Toast Restaurant Is Opening In North Park

August 22, 2018

From the founding chef behind Grater Grilled Cheese, Son Of A Toast will soon install within a North Park space that last housed a tattoo parlor and offer an array of sweet and savory toasts, complimented by a variety of coffee drinks.

La Jolla's The Marine Room Losing Longtime Chef De Cuisine Ron Oliver

August 21, 2018

After two decades working as Chef de Cuisine of La Jolla's iconic The Marine Room, Ron Oliver will move on next month to take the role of Corporate Chef for San Diego-based Meditteranean restaurant chain Luna Grill.

Dog Haus Biergarten To Open In Downtown Vista With More San Diego Locations On The Way

August 21, 2018

The celebrated gourmet hot dog and craft beer chain, Dog Haus Biergarten, will be opening a location in downtown Vista later this year as part of a huge national expansion that includes up to ten additional San Diego branches.

Buzzfeed's Tasty Video Recipes Appoints San Diego Chef To Talent Program

August 20, 2018

As part as BuzzFeed's move to expand its super popular video recipe series Tasty into an original series, the company has appointed a culinary team to drive the brand's expansion, including world-famous chef and restaurateur Marcus Samuelsson as its first-ever Executive Chef-in-Residence to oversee a team of eight additional chefs that include San Diego's own Claudette Zepeda-Wilkins, Executive Chef/Partner of Liberty Station’s El Jardin restaurant and Top Chef and Top Chef Mexico alum.

The Outpost Urban Food Hall To Open In Poway As Part Of $35 Million Mixed Use Development

August 19, 2018

As part of a new, 35 million mixed-use development project breaking ground in San Diego's Poway area next week is a new urban food hall called The Outpost, a two-story project that will house 15 artisan food tenants from the company behind The Barrel Room and Urge Gastropub.

Indian Eats Heading Into San Diego's South Park | Get Ready To Be Curious About Curries At Curryosity

August 18, 2018

Moving into the 1,900 square-foot, long-dormant space that last housed Fire Horse Asian Bistro in South Park is Curryosity, a modern Indian restaurant from the owner of Spice Lounge in Pacific Beach.

A New Weekly Food & Retail Market To Launch In Downtown San Diego | Lane Field Park Markets Begins On August 26

August 17, 2018

A new weekly food and retail market is launching in downtown San Diego! Lane Field Park Markets is an exciting food fair that will launch on Sunday, August 26 and take place each week at Lane Field Park. The event will be free-to-attend and showcase 20+ area artisanal food vendors, complimented by live music, art and outdoor games.

Duck Foot Brewing Company Debuts East Village San Diego Brewery Restaurant This Week

August 16, 2018

Duck Foot Brewing Company, the gluten-reduced craft beer company that launched in San Diego's Miramar neighborhood in 2015, will open its previously announced East Village brewery restaurant on Friday, August 17, with a grand opening taking place later this month.

Long Awaited Modern Mexican Eatery Lola 55 To Open On August 22

August 15, 2018

Located on the street level corner unit at the new IDEA1 Apartments in San Diego's East Village, Lola 55 is a 3,200-square-foot bar & restaurant that aims to bring a high-end twist to the fast-casual taco shop model. The eatery has been in development for more than three years, and after holding frequent focus groups and pop-up parties to test its dishes, Lola 55 will finally open to the public on Wednesday, August 22, offering a menu based around vegan and woodfired meat grilled tacos created by executive chef and partner Andrew Bent.

San Diego South County Brewery Novo Brazil To Open Brewpub Restaurant

August 14, 2018

Three-year-old San Diego South Bay brewery, Novo Brazil has announced that it will open a 12,000 square foot brewpub and restaurant only a couple miles from its original location.

Blue Bridge Hospitality Debuts El Roy’s Tequila Bar + Kitchen At The Coronado Ferry Landing In San Diego

August 13, 2018

After Candela's on the Bay shuttered in the beginning of the year, one of San Diego’s leading restaurateurs - David Spatafore, principal of Blue Bridge Hospitality (Leroy's, Liberty Public Market) - took over management and operational responsibilities of the prime Coronado Ferry Landing space and transformed it into El Roy's Tequila Bar + Kitchen, which will officially open its doors to the public on August 15.