Andaz San Diego To Host Its First Free-To-Attend Salon Event Of 2016 On January 28

January 18, 2016

Get ready for a free night out at one of the nicest hotels in downtown San Diego! Andaz San Diego in the Gaslamp Quarter will host an artistic evening on Thursday, January 28 from 6 to 9pm, inviting San Diegans and visitors alike to experience local music, bohemian-chic jewelry, contemporary art and complimentary food and drink at its first social and cultural Andaz Salon series event of the year.

San Diego's Bird Rock Coffee Roasters Awarded Title Of Best Coffee In Country Rachel Peterson

Rachel Peterson, Chuck Patton and Elke Patton

January 17, 2016

Bird Rock Coffee Roasters, which currently has three locations in San Diego, beat out coffees from companies around the US to win the coffee category at the 2016 Good Food Awards in San Francisco, with the awards ceremony and celebration taking place this weekend. The winners of the Good Food Award are meant to represent the forefront of conscious American food purveyors, required to produce products that are not only delicious, but also respectful of the environment and connected to communities and cultural traditions. This is a national award with winners from 33 states that were amongst almost 2,000 entries. Bird Rock Coffee Roasters is the only recipient of any Good Food Award in San Diego, and one of only three coffee awardees in the State of California.

Madison On Park Offers Delicious Value & Comfortable Charm In University Heights

January 16, 2016

Upon entering the newly-opened Madison on Park, we felt something special, an inviting warmth. It's difficult to describe, but sometimes a restaurant just feels comfortable, like home, and you know that it's going to be a neighborhood gathering place. After sitting down to sample a delicious dinner at University Heights' newest dining destination, we are confident in saying that the eatery has a bright future ahead. Madison offers an eclectic menu, great value, plentiful portions and a Zen-like atmosphere.

Convoy's Common Theory Public House To Host 9-Course Price Fixed Dinner With All Star Line Up Of Local Chefs | Monday, January 25

January 15, 2016

The Convoy District's Common Theory Public House is hosting its first ever pop-up, multi-course dinner on Monday, January 25. This nine course prix-fixe, beer-pairing dinner will showcase dishes from nine different chefs from acclaimed San Diego restaurants, including Ironside Fish & Oyster, George's at the Cove, Juniper + Ivy and more, who will each prepare a course highlighting their unique talents. For each of the dinner’s courses, an Alesmith Brewing Co. beer will be selectively paired to complement its dish. We know that we already included this supper in our round-up of culinary events for this month, but with the level of chefs involved, this one deserves some special attention!

Chef Anthony Sinsay Makes Duke's La Jolla His Own

January 14, 2016

There is a saying that "cooking is love made visible." Taking that as truth, we think Chef Anthony Sinsay must really, really love us. The young and exceedingly talented chef has made us some of our most memorable meals to date and always does so with humble passion. From his time at Harney Sushi, to his tenure at Enlightened Hospitality's Burlap, to his short stint at La Villa, we've made it a point to visit him at each of his recent San Diego restaurants. And in tracking his development, we know that Chef Sinsay has a long and triumphant career ahead of him. Now leading the kitchen at the newly opened Duke's La Jolla atop of the picturesque La Jolla Cove, Chef Sinsay is putting his twist on a developed brand and making it his own, elevating its cuisine substantially in the process.

Karl Strauss Brewing Company To Host 27th Anniversary Changing Of The Barrels Celebration | Saturday, January 30

January 14, 2016

Karl Strauss Brewing Company will celebrate their 27th year of brewing delicious craft beer on Saturday, January 30, from 5-8pm, with the annual "Changing of the Barrels" party at their Tasting Room & Beer Garden in Pacific Beach. To honor the occasion, they are debuting their 27th Anniversary Bourbon Barrel-Aged Double Chocolate Imperial Stout and a chance to taste their 28th Anniversary brew before it spends a year in barrels.

San Diego's Culinary Community And Foodie Faithful Unite On Facebook | The Rise Of Eating & Drinking In San Diego

EDSD Founder Edwin Real repping one of his favorite spots

January 13, 2016

The description reads: "Food in Real Time. Open to all passionate eaters and drinkers in San Diego. Share all your tips, all your gossip, all your favorite places in the county." Edwin Real started the Facebook Group Eating and Drinking In San Diego in January 2015 and in a year's time, the group has accumulated over 7,300 members, made up entirely of San Diego residents. It's a place where local chefs, restaurateurs, industry insiders and foodies share photos, recommendations and openly discuss the food trends in San Diego's evolving culinary community. We recently sat down with Edwin and discussed his passion for food, his local favorites and the inspiration behind EDSD.

The Hake Kitchen & Bar To Close For Massive Renovation

January 13, 2016

The Hake Kitchen & Bar in La Jolla is about to undergo a massive renovation that will add 2,000 square feet and 60 seats to the existing restaurant, along with ocean views and a revised menu.

San Diego Symphony May Soon Have A Permanent Waterfront Venue | Board Of Port Commissioners Considering Proposal For Embarcadero Marina Park South Stage

January 12, 2016

Artistic rendering of San Diego Symphony proposed permanent venue

Today the San Diego's Board of Port Commissioners received a presentation from the San Diego Symphony on its proposal to construct a permanent outdoor concert venue in Embarcadero Marina Park South where it has operated a Summer Pops concert series since 2004. The Board voted to direct staff to further explore and study the project, including an environmental review, and to commence negotiations with the Symphony. San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer spoke publicly in support of the item at the Board meeting, as did philanthropist Dr. Irwin Jacobs.

San Diego Winter Brew Fest Returns For 4th Year | Save On Passes With SDVILLE & Enter To Win VIP Tickets

January 11, 2016

Escape San Diego's unseasonably cold winter and head into the Hall of Champions in Balboa Park this February 19 & 20, as the San Diego Winter Brew Fest returns for its 4th year, featuring 2 nights of unlimited craft beer samples from some of the country's finest breweries. In addition to offering promo code SDVILLE to save on tickets (limited to the first 100 passes purchased), we are also raffling 2 VIP passes!

Catamaran Resort's Oceana Coastal Kitchen Offers Sea-Inspired Sunday Brunch

January 10, 2016

After being under the weather and cooped up in our apartment for a week, we were in need of a revitalizing, upscale Sunday Brunch, so we headed to Catamaran Resort & Spa in Pacific Beach for a seafood and sushi-dominant buffet featuring bottomless champagne at the hotel's newly-redesigned, bayfront restaurant Oceana Coastal Kitchen. What we didn't know is that we would also come away from brunch with a delicious dinner for later!

Sea & Smoke Closes In Del Mar | Company Behind True Food Kitchen Purchases Space For Healthy Concept

January 10, 2016

After nearly two and a half years in Del Mar's Flower Hill Promenade, Chef Matt Gordon has sold Sea & Smoke. The longtime local restaurateur, who also owns North Park's Urban Solace and Solace & The Moonlight Lounge in Encinitas, made the announcement on the restaurant's Facebook page earlier today and closed the doors to the restaurant after Sunday brunch service. The space will be taken over by Fox Restaurant Concepts, which owns True Food Kitchen, for the opening of Flower Child.

Chef Katherine Humphus Secures Space To Expand Meal Kit Delivery Service | Savory Made Simple Aims For Big Things In 2016

Chef Kat Humphus dropping in from ten thousand feet

January 9, 2016

Chef Katherine Humphus is a bad ass. Many know her as the former executive chef that launched BO-beau in Ocean Beach at age 22. She also helped the Cohn Restaurant Group open a couple other restaurants, including the gigantic BO-beau in Long Beach. She was one vote away from beating Bobby Flay on his television program, aptly named Beat Bobby Flay. She came out victorious on an episode of Guy's Grocery Games. On the last day of 2014, then 26-year-old Kat left her position as executive chef within the Cohn Group to become her own boss. She launched her own cooking website, Kat's Kitchen Collective, the very next day, which she recently evolved into a meal kit delivery company named Savory Made Simple. This week, she secured expansive space in San Diego to grow her company in 2016.

First Female Guru In Nearly Three Centuries To Visit San Diego | World Renowned Spiritual Master Sai Maa To Make Rare Visit To San Diego February 12-14

Her Holiness Sai Maa

January 8, 2016

Spiritual master and humanitarian, Sai Maa, the first female Jagadguru (highest ranking “guru”) in nearly three centuries, will travel to San Diego in February for a 3-day speaking event on wisdom and enlightenment. This is a rare opportunity for San Diegans to see and meet Her Holiness, as this is Sai Maa’s only West Coast appearance scheduled for 2016 (and one of only two U.S. appearances), an event that is expected to draw crowds from around the world.

Biga Now Open On Broadway In Downtown San Diego | Offering Fast-Casual Italian Cuisine Using Fresh Ingredients & An Age Old Process

January 7, 2016

House made mozzarella, traditionally made Italian dough, and many other made-from-scratch ingredients may set San Diego's newest casual Italian eatery ahead of the pack. Right before the new year, a new concept in Italian dining opened for business on the corner of 6th and Broadway in the historic, 1920s-era Samuel Fox Lofts building. BIGA, named after an age-old fermentation process used for Italian breads and pizza doughs, is a celebration of classic Italian cuisine using fresh ingredients readily accessible in San Diego's Mediterranean-like climate. Serving up Neapolitan pies made from their 200-year-old “mother dough,” is just a taste of what is sliding out of their two 5000-pound, wood-fired ovens at this elegant, yet affordable, eatery.

Highly Anticipated Gelson’s Markets To Celebrate Grand Opening Of First San Diego-Area Store In Del Mar On January 14

January 6, 2016

A favorite Los Angeles supermarket chain of chefs and celebrities is moving south, set to open its first San Diego county store next week. Gelson’s Markets will debut its brand in San Diego at 2707 Via De La Valle in Del Mar at the former Haggen location on January 14, with two other branches set to unveil in America's Finest City later in 2016.

Mardi Gras In The Gaslamp Celebrates 22 Years On Saturday, February 6 | Save On Passes & Enter To Win 2 VIP Tickets

January 5, 2016

The biggest Mardi Gras celebration west of the Mississippi returns to downtown San Diego on Saturday, February 6, from 5pm to midnight, aiming to be bigger and better than ever before. San Diego’s nationally recognized Gaslamp Quarter Mardi Gras Parade and Celebration will bring glitz, glam, floats, beads, vivacious energy, a silent rave, and even a live performance by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony to celebrate its 22nd year, moving to a new day and time to make this extravagant celebration more accessible than ever. We attended last year for the first time and had an absolute blast. It's so much fun to be able to drink and party on the streets of the historic Gaslamp Quarter. As an added benefit to our readers, promo code SDVILLE saves $5 on GA tickets and $10 on VIP passes, and we're also raffling off 2 VIP tickets for one lucky reader. Read on for all the details and be sure to enter.