Whisknladle Hospitality Sells PrepKitchen Locations To Focus On New Endeavors Including Multi-Concept Food Hall

December 24, 2017

Whisknladle Hospitality owner Arturo Kassel and Chef/Partner Ryan Johnston have sold the restaurant group’s three Prepkitchen locations to a Las Vegas-based hospitality company in an effort to shift the group’s focus. Kassel and Johnston will still remain owners of the flagship Whisknladle property as well as Catania, the company’s newest addition to its culinary portfolio, and are in the process of opening Gravity Heights brewery restaurant and another new concept - Park Commons - in Sorrento Valley.

Salt & Straw Ice Cream Starts Scooping In San Diego's Little Italy On December 26

December 22, 2017

The iconic Portland-based, family-run ice cream purveyor Salt & Straw - known for its taste provoking, imaginative cold creations - officially opens its first San Diego scoop shop in Little Italy on Tuesday, December 26!

Wildly Popular Hello Kitty Cafe Truck Returns To San Diego This January

December 21, 2017

The hugely popular Hello Kitty Cafe Truck will be returning to San Diego on Saturday, January 6 at Fashion Valley Mall from 10am-8pm. 

Longtime San Diego Staple Rebecca's Coffee House To Shutter

December 20, 2017

A staple in San Diego's South Park community since 1993, Rebecca's Coffee House will close this week after a battle with their landlord has forced them to vacate the property. 

Check Out Shake Shack's Secret Menu Before The Second San Diego Location Opens This Week In Mission Valley

December 19, 2017

The premier San Diego Shake Shack location debuted within the renovated Westfield UTC this past October and the second location will unveil in Mission Valley this week - with more rumored to be in the works. In anticipation of the local expansion of the mega-popular fast-casual burger concept, check out Shake Shack's secret menu!

Jump Into 2018 With Saska's Polar Plunge

December 18, 2017

Saska's, a San Diego steakhouse staple since 1951, is bringing back their annual Polar Plunge to Mission Beach this year on New Year's Day. Get your swimsuit on and get ready to chill out to start 2018!

Breakfast Republic Cracks Open In Pacific Beach With Incoming Fast-Casual Eggie's Eatery & Nighttime-Focused Bar Retribution

December 17, 2017

The seventh location for the Breakfast Republic brand has launched in Pacific Beach, opening in the two-story space that previously housed sports bar Miller’s Field. The restaurant will also add two new concepts from Rise & Shine Restaurant Group in 2018 - fast casual breakfast and coffee eatery Eggies and upstairs night-focused bar Retribution.

Upscale Japanese Izakaya Cloak & Petal Debuts In San Diego's Little Italy | Get Your First Look At The Menus

December 16, 2017

Unveiling this weekend for friends and family in San Diego's Little Italy neighborhood and anticipated to soft open on December 22 is Cloak & Petal - a stunning 7,500 square-foot "Japanese social dining" experience built and managed in partnership with the owner of the Tajima family of restaurants.

MillerCoors-Backed Saint Archer Brewing To Open Encinitas Tasting Room

December 15, 2017

Heading into the retail storefront at 978 North Coast Highway 101 that last housed the Fern clothing and accessory shop is a tasting room from MillerCoors-backed Saint Archer Brewing Co.

After More Than 50 Years In Business, Nati's Mexican Restaurant Changes Hands In Ocean Beach

December 14, 2017

After nearly 60 years in operation, Ocean Beach's Nati's Mexican Restaurant has been sold to an unnamed buyer.

Del Frisco's Steakhouse To Open Downtown San Diego Waterfront Location

December 13, 2017

Heading into a new development at downtown San Diego's waterfront is Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse, a Texas-based upscale restaurant concept with many locations around the country.

San Diego's Jaynes Gastropub Now Offering Popular, Plant-Based Impossible Burger

December 12, 2017

Now available at Jaynes Gastropub in the University Heights/North Park area of San Diego is the Impossible Burger - a 100% plant-derived meat substitute patty known to cook and taste like actual beef.

Chef Steve Brown Plans Restaurant & Concert Venue For Chula Vista's Historic Vogue Theater

December 12, 2017

Chef Steve Brown has thrust his way into San Diego's culinary spotlight since returning to his hometown of Imperial Beach in Summer 2016. He's been linked to more restaurants than he's opened, but Brown remains a mainstay in local food news due to his frequent multi-course wagyu popups and the opening of his first brick-and-mortar bistro earlier this year. The latest concept in the pipeline from the ambitious chef is The Vogue - a restaurant, bar, and concert theater project anticipated to land at the historic Vogue Theater in Chula Vista.

Nomad Donuts Woodfired Bagels Now Available At All Barons Market Locations

December 12, 2017

Answering the call for a grab-and-go breakfast option, San Diego-based Barons Market has teamed up with its North Park neighbor Nomad Donuts to bring artisanal bagels to all seven Barons locations in Southern California. Shoppers can now snag one of four bagel flavors - plain, everything, sesame and poppy seed for a gourmet morning meal on the go.