From The Guy Behind Coop's West Texas BBQ - Da Chicken Coop To Open This March

Bradrick Cooper showing off his chicken and waffle

February 15, 2016

Bradrick "Coop" Cooper has made a name for himself in San Diego County as the purveyor of some of the most delicious barbecue in town, but come March 1, Coop will be adding fried chicken to his full-time repertoire, as he will open Da Chicken Coop in the same shopping plaza that houses his original concept - Coop's West Texas BBQ.

Documentary On Baja California Cuisine Set To Debut At San Diego Latino Film Festival Along With Latin Beer & Food Festival

February 14, 2016

Get ready to savor the culinary delights of Baja California without hopping the border when documentary Baja Taste debuts at this year's 23rd annual San Diego Latino Film Festival, set to take place March 10-20 at AMC Fashion Valley 18. The documentary will premier on March 19 alongside the ticketed Sabor Latino Beer and Food Festival, which will offer attendees a chance to sample paired craft beer and food from both sides of the border.

Mission Valley Craft Beer & Food Festival Returns To Offer Best Beer Fest Value In Town On Saturday, March 26 | Save On Passes & Enter To Win VIP Tickets

February 13, 2016

Over the course of its five previous installments, the Mission Valley Craft Beer & Food Festival has come to be known by many as the tried-and-true, locals-friendly, best-value-in-town craft beer festival. MVCBF has always been reasonably priced and includes unlimited food and craft beer samples (plus spirits!) as well as great music. On Saturday, March 26, the event will return to take over the gigantic practice field at Qualcomm Stadium for a day devoted to America's finest craft brews paired with some of our city's best restaurants and chefs. As always, SanDiegoVille readers save on any ticket type with promo code SDVILLE and we are also raffling off two SOLD OUT VIP passes to attend.

Civico 1845’s Builds New Vegan Menu With Famed Italian Chef Luca Zannoni | Restaurant’s February 24 Unveiling Will Raise Money For The Humane League

New Polpettine di Miglio in Tre Salse

February 12, 2016

Little Italy's Civico 1845 has brought renowned Italian/vegan chef Luca Zannoni to San Diego to help design its new Spring incarnation of its vegan menu. With a resume that includes creating menus for restaurants and hotels across the globe - including the Grand Hotel Rimini, Harry’s Bar in London and Il Bacco Ristorante in New York - Zannoni has cultivated an international reputation as an expert in organic, vegetarian and vegan cooking.

Six San Diego Spots To Satisfy That Late Night Hunger

February 11, 2016

Famished after a night out on the town, but tired of all the usual fast food suspects and 24-hour taco shops? For those looking for late night eats, we've rounded up 6 spots to satisfy your cravings. Give these local San Diego restaurants a go next time you have a case of the midnight munchies.

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?