San Diego's New Trailer-Park-Themed Restaurant - Perpetuating The Trend Of Treating America's Impoverished As Entertainment

August 20, 2017

By Brooke Binkowski

A new restaurant has opened in San Diego’s Gaslamp District. That in and of itself would not be something remarkable but for the name and theme of this particular eatery - Trailer Park After Dark. The underground restaurant and self-described “five star dive bar” features fashionably mismatched furniture, shopping carts & wheelbarrows for seating, wood wall paneling, and actual trailers scattered around the room. Were this mere 1970s nostalgia, I would have no issues with this restaurant. Even if this was the theme, if done respectfully, I still would have no qualms. But the way this place is set up and presented, with its stench of classism and whiff of racism, is wrong.

Louisiana-Based Fast Food Fried Chicken Chain To Enter San Diego | Raising Cain's Chicken Fingers Is Coming To Santee

August 19, 2017

Popular Louisiana-based, Southern fried chicken chain Raising Cane's will open it's first San Diego location in the Santee area in early 2018, bringing its revered chicken fingers and soulful menu to America's Finest City.

San Diego Tacos, Beer & Tequila Fest Returns On September 2 | Save On Passes & Enter To Win VIP Tickets

August 19, 2017

The San Diego Tacos, Craft Beer, & Tequila Festival returns to downtown San Diego's Lane Field Park on Saturday September 2 for a day of unlimited samples of over 60 craft beers and tequila companies. Plenty of fun and unique tacos will be available from different area restaurants, and the party will be bumpin' thanks to live performances from pop-rap sensation Shwayze, Sky Blu of hit electronic dance music duo LMFAO, San Diego-based rock band The Silent Comedy, and more. You know it - promo code SDVILLE saves $8 per ticket and we are also raffling off a pair of VIP tickets to attend!

Los Angeles Based Seafood Concept Swims Into Del Mar | Seasurf Fish Company To Open Its First San Diego Location

August 18, 2017

Fast-casual, Los Angeles-based seafood restaurant Seasurf Fish Co. is heading south to San Diego, with their first area location coming to Del Mar Heights this September.

More Information On Golden Road Founder's Incoming San Diego Brewpub | The Bell Marker Is Heading Into Downtown's The Beer Company Space

August 17, 2017

Earlier this year, we broke the news that Golden Road Brewing Co-Founder Tony Yanow, who has been on a bar buying spree in Los Angeles this year, was taking over the space last occupied by The Beer Company at 602 Broadway in downtown San Diego for a new brewpub. We have received word from Yanow's Artisanal Brewers Collective that the name of the new concept going into the prime downtown corner location is The Bell Marker, and it will be a modern American brasserie with an onsite brewery headed by Noah Regnery, a UCSD-graduate that previously worked as a lead brewer for Pizza Port Brewing.

San Diego Restaurants Unite In Support Of Local Farms During 2nd Annual Farm To Fork Week This September 9-17

August 16, 2017

In the wake of the heartbreaking and shocking closure of Suzie’s Farm earlier this summer, there has never been a better time to remind San Diegans of the importance of supporting our local farms and all the area restaurants that depend on them. After a successful inaugural celebration last January, San Diego Farm to Fork Week is back this September 9-17, bringing together a community of independent and loyal local purveyors for a week of dining deals and events to nourish the soul, while also promoting wider awareness of local and sustainable food systems.

Green Flash Brewing Targets Nebraska For 3rd Brewery & First Full-Service Restaurant

August 15, 2017

Less than one year after opening doors to their Virginia Beach brewery, Mira Mesa-based Green Flash Brewing Co. has announced that they are expanding into the Midwest and opening a third brewing outpost - in Lincoln, Nebraska - which will also house the company's first full-service restaurant.

Enter To Win 2 Tickets To Coronado Island Marriott Resort & Spa's Baja Vs. Cali Ceviche Challenge on September 3

August 15, 2017

On Sunday, September 3, chefs from Mexico and the United States will face off at Coronado Island Marriott & Spa for the Baja vs. Cali Ceviche Challenge - a cross-border culinary competition - and we're raffling off 2 tickets for one lucky reader.

Enter For A Chance To Win Passes To KAABOO Del Mar | San Diego's Music, Comedy, Food, Art & Culture Festival Returns This September 15-17

August 14, 2017

For the third year, San Diego's largest music, comedy, food, art & cultural festival returns to Del Mar Racetrack and Fairgrounds! KAABOO Del Mar takes place this September 15-17, featuring live appearances from Muse, Tom Petty, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pink, DJ Diesel (aka Shaquille O'Neal), David Spade, Arsenio Hall, Chef Robert Irvine, and so many more. The daily lineups are out, and single-day, 2-day and weekend passes are moving quickly!  Download the app, start planning your schedule, and enter our giveaway raffle for a chance to win a pair of HANG LOOSE weekend passes.

Former "Top Chef" Contestant To Open Fish Market & Eatery Inside 57 Degrees Bar & Event Warehouse In Mission Hills

August 14, 2017

Opening up along the south wall within 57 Degrees Bar & Event Warehouse in San Diego's Mission Hills area is Fishmonger's Market & Seafood Bar - a fish market and eatery from Chef Frankie "The Bull" Terzoli, a former Top Chef contestant and winner of Food Network's Cutthroat Kitchen.

Popular Facebook Group Eating & Drinking In San Diego To Host "Le Grand Ole Boucherie & Seafood Boil" At Lot 8 In Mission Valley On September 10

August 13, 2017

San Diego's most popular gastronomy-centric Facebook Group - Eating & Drinking in San Diego - will bring together friends Eco Caters, Grand Old BBQ y Asado, Mastiff Sausage Co., and incoming Lola 55 for a delicious feast on Sunday, September 10, featuring a low-country seafood boil, smoked pig, sausages and tacos, as well as plenty of locally-produced beer and drink.

Salt & Whiskey Now Open At Historic Horton Grand Hotel In Downtown San Diego

August 11, 2017

San Diego's historic Horton Grand Hotel has recently unveiled the results of its revamped drinking and dining establishment, now dubbed Salt & Whiskey. Centered around the centuries-old spirit, the bar and restaurant helmed by Chef Aaron Thomas is going against the grain and transcending all trends by presenting a timeless approach to both its cuisine and design. Ripe with a sense of nostalgia for the bygone eras of yesteryear (think Red Fox Room and the sadly-shuttered Albie’s Beef Inn), guests can expect dark leather booths and an intimate 10-seat mahogany bar where they’ll have access to more than 600 whiskeys and nearly 1,000 spirits.  

Long Cloud Brewing Company Taps Into University Heights For New Brewery & Restaurant

August 10, 2017

Heading into the 4,077 square-foot Mueller Center building at 4601-4607 Park Boulevard in University Heights is Long Cloud Brewing Company, a family-owned restaurant and craft brewery.

Authentic Thai Food With Modern Appeal To Open In North Park | Soi 30th Debuts This Month

August 9, 2017

Heading into the space that last housed Amorcito Corazón Mexican Bistro at 3442 30th Street in San Diego's North Park is Soi 30th, a modern Thai fusion gastropub set to debut later this month.