Sirena Reopens In San Diego's Little Italy With New Name & Menu

February 10, 2016

There’s a hot 'new' Latin restaurant set to make big waves in Little Italy, whose look is as fresh as the food they prepare. After closing for a refresher, Sirena has reopened as Sirena Cocina Latina, offering a new design and menu from Chef Jaime Chavez to compliment their perfected plating.

Eight San Diego Eateries Make Yelp's Top 100 Places To Eat In U.S. List 2016

February 10, 2016

The online citizen review aggregation site, Yelp, has released its Top 100 Places to Eat in the U.S. in 2016 list, and eight San Diego County restaurants made the list, including Phil's BBQ, Coop's West Texas Barbecue and Oscar's Mexican Seafood. Yelp released it's inaugural Top 100 list in early 2014, and San Diego County had eight eateries listed that time around, followed by nine in 2015.

TRUST Restaurant Opens In Hillcrest

February 10, 2016

TRUST Restaurant will be making its debut today as the first tenant to open in Jonathan Segal’s neighborhood-redefining “Mr. Robinson” building on the corner of Park and Robinson in Hillcrest. Led by Executive Chef Brad Wise (formerly of JRDN, Cannonball, Draft), TRUST will serve urban rustic food made with locally sourced ingredients.

Rock Star Beer Festival Returns For 4th Year On Saturday, March 5 | Save On Passes & Enter To Win VIP Tickets

February 9, 2016

Toast to the best of California's craft beer and live music at San Diego's Rock Star Beer Festival, taking place on Saturday, March 5 at the Silo in Makers Quarters in the East Village. From the crew behind the San Diego Beer & Music Festival and Beer X, Rock Star Beer Productions is bringing it's namesake festival back to San Diego for the 4th year after selling out the past three incarnations. As usual, promo code SDVILLE saves on tickets and we are also raffling off 2 VIP passes to attend, so read on and be sure to enter.

Andaz San Diego Debuts Daily Pop-Up Beer Garden At RoofTop600

February 8, 2016

Andaz San Diego’s RoofTop600 has undergone a vibrant transformation to include a pop-up Beer Garden, open daily starting at 12pm through April, where locals and visitors alike can drink great beer and chill. The German-inspired food and drink menus feature local craft beers and perfectly paired bites. The hotel has also set up a selection of games for guests to play while sipping and snacking.

Cheeses Of Europe To Bring Pop-Up Educational Cheese Tasting To San Diego | February 19-20

February 8, 2016

Cheeses of Europe, a European Union-financed cheese board devoted to promoting everything French cheese in the U.S., are on their Cheeses of Europe Tour, and they are bringing their pop-up, educational cheese tastings - which have been a major hit in cities like New York, San Francisco and Miami - to San Diego on Friday, February 19 & Saturday, February 20, from 11am. to 6pm both days.

Capriotti's To Offer $2 Sandwich & Soup Or Salad To Celebrate New Menu Items

February 8, 2016

Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop is introducing its CAPture 2 menu, featuring a half sandwich with soup or salad on February 17 and to celebrate, the longtime sandwich empire is offering up the special for $2 for a few days! This will be the company's very first menu expansion since its inception 40 years ago.

Save On Tickets To The 5th Barrel Smoker Dinner - The Paella Edition - Thursday, February 18

Gustaf Rooth & Ricardo Heredia 

February 7, 2016

On Thursday, February 18, from 6-9pm, Planet Rooth Design Haus is once again opening up its beautiful gallery in Bankers Hill to showcase the breadth of culinary possibilities of the revolutionary iQ Barrel Smoker at the Barrel Smoker Dinner Series V: The Paella Edition. Joining hosts Gustav Anders Rooth and Fernando Gaxiola of Baja Wine + Food for this feast are guest chefs - two time World Food Champion Ricardo Heredia and Paella Master Carlos S. Cervantes. Because we never want our readers to pay full price, promo code SDVILLE saves 10% on tickets to this incredible event!

iFLY Set To Deliver The Dream Of Flight To San Diego | World's Largest Indoor Skydiving Operation To Debut In America's Finest City On February 8

February 7, 2016

The world’s largest indoor skydiving operation, iFly, will began delivering the dream of flight to adventure seekers throughout San Diego starting on Monday, February 5. The new location in the heart of Mission Valley marks the 15th iFLY facility in the United States.

Pliny The Younger Is Coming To Town | Where In San Diego To Find This Rare Triple IPA

February 6, 2016

You can make the trek northward to Russian River Brewing Company in Sonoma Valley, California and deal with an 8 hour-or-so line, or you can keep reading and get your taste of this ever-so-popular, award winning, seasonal triple IPA at one of San Diego's best beer bars. The extremely limited release of the 12th Anniversary Pliny The Younger is being distributed throughout San Diego by none other than Stone Brewing Co., so whatever bars receive kegs of "The Younger" will be getting them directly from Stone. We've got the scoop on when and where it will be arriving, so keep reading and get a taste of one of the world's most coveted brews.

This Month's Top Epicurean Events | Special Dinners, Beer Fests, A Sausage Throwdown And More

February 6, 2016

One of our endeavors for 2016 is to list the top San Diego epicurean events each month so that our readers know where to find the best in beer and wine pairing dinners, multi-course meals and all-around delicious occasions. Here we're tracking the shortest month of the year -  February - including an extra day of leap year indulgence in 2016!

Sea Lion Pup Found Cozied Up At Booth Inside La Jolla's Marine Room

February 5, 2016

La Jolla's Marine Room had an unexpected visitor this week. Employees found a malnourished sea lion pup sleeping in a booth at the restaurant when they came in to open on the morning of Thursday, February 4. Was he waiting for some delicious seafood from Chef Bernard Guillas? A high-tide brunch, perhaps?

CH Projects Releases Details About Little Italy Steakhouse Project | Born & Raised To Open At Former Nelson Photo Location As Early As This Summer

February 4, 2016

Occupying the former Nelson Photo Supplies building at 1909 India Street in Little Italy will be Born & Raised - the latest endeavor from San Diego-based hospitality collective, CH Projects (Ironside Fish & Oyster, Craft & Commerce, UnderBelly). Slated to open in late summer 2016, Born & Raised will pay homage to America’s greatest dining institution, the classic steakhouse.

Chef Antonio Friscia On Board For The Patio Group's Liberty Station Project | Fireside By The Patio To Open March 9

February 4, 2016

The Patio Group has brought aboard Chef Antonio Friscia (previously of Don Chido, Rustic Root, Gaijin) as the consulting chef for their new Liberty Station behemoth - Fireside by The Patio - on track to open its doors on Wednesday, March 9. Fireside hopes to tap into Chef Friscia's knowledge to bring elevated, wood-fired and smoked globally inspired cuisine to Point Loma. Located in the historic Naval Training Center’s former firehouse, Fireside by the Patio will attempt to replicate the same level of sophistication and design that The Patio restaurant patrons have come to love, but with a rich bohemian flare influenced by the world’s cultures.