Local Chefs Showcase Asian American Cuisine To Kick Off San Diego Asian Film Festival’s 20th Anniversary On October 10

September 28, 2019

Presented by Pacific Arts Movement, the San Diego Asian Film Festival returns this month for its 20th year and will kick off with Chew The Scene, a film and food event with food and drink samples from 20 San Diego chefs, restaurateurs and bartenders at the San Diego Natural History Museum on Thursday, October 10.

East Village's Popular LOLA 55 Modern Taqueria Gearing Up For San Diego Expansion

September 27, 2019

San Diego's popular LOLA 55 modern taqueria, which celebrated its one year anniversary in the East Village earlier this month, is gearing up for a local expansion that includes future outposts in Mission Valley and downtown La Mesa.

40-Year-Old Black Angus Steakhouse In San Diego's East County To Be Replaced By In-N-Out & Starbucks

September 27, 2019

The 40-year-old Black Angus Steakhouse location in San Diego's Grantville area will soon shutter to be replaced by new outposts of In-N-Out Burger and Starbucks Coffee.

Holy Paleta To Add Boozy Ice Pops To Menu For Little Italy Location

September 26, 2019

Bonita-based Holy Paleta is in the process of opening a paletero in San Diego's Little Italy which will offer a large variety of frozen popsicles, including boozy varieties like Michelada, Paloma and Sangria, as well as variations made to be paired with wine and beer.

Tommy Bahama Marlin Bar, Restaurant & Store Coming To San Diego's Fashion Valley Mall

September 26, 2019

The Hawaiian shirt-ification of San Diego will be in full force in 2020. First, news broke that Paradise Point Resort would become Jimmy Buffett-themed Margaritaville Island Resort and now we've received word that a Tommy Bahama Marlin Bar concept is set to install within Fashion Valley Mall next year.

The Barrel Room To End Run In San Diego's Carmel Valley With Sister Concept Brothers Provisions Also Set To Shutter In Rancho Bernardo

September 25, 2019

Fresh off the recent closure of their Oceanside Urge location, the hospitality group behind Urge Gastropub and Mason Ale Works has confirmed it will soon shutter the second location of The Barrel Room Restaurant concept, which opened last spring within the Merge mixed-use complex in San Diego's Carmel Valley, as well as Brothers Provisions in Rancho Bernardo

Empanada Kitchen Launches Second San Diego Location In North Park

September 25, 2019

A local purveyor of authentic handmade Argentinean empanadas, Empanada Kitchen has opened its second San Diego storefront in North Park.

RakiRaki Team To Replace Pokirrito Concepts In Little Italy & Kearny Mesa With Plant-Based The Yasai

September 25, 2019

The team behind San Diego's Rakiraki Ramen + Tsukemen is rebranding their Pokirrito locations in Little Italy and Kearny Mesa to become The Yasai, an all-vegan Japanese izakaya concept set to unveil this fall.

San Diego's Cohn Restaurant Group Will Oversee The Patio Group Restaurants With Fireside & The Patio On Goldfinch Set To Shutter At Month's End

September 24, 2019 

The court-appointed receiver for Gina Champion-Cain's American National Investments announced today that it will place The Patio on Lamont, Surf Rider restaurants in La Mesa and Ocean Beach and Saska’s under the operational guidance of San Diego's Cohn Restaurant Group effective September 30. All other concepts, except for The Patio Marketplace, will shutter.

Publisher Of Pizza & Pasta Unveils In San Diego's North County | Blade 1946 Is Now Open

September 24, 2019

Now open in the North County neighborhood of Oceanside is Blade 1946, a newspaper-themed pizza and pasta destination from two experienced San Diego chefs of Italian descent.

The Patio Group's Businesses Begin To Close Amidst Vast Fraud Accusations

September 23, 2019

The house of cards that is San Diego's The Patio Group is beginning to crumble amidst accusations by the federal government alleging a $300 million fraud by the company's founder, as three of the group's businesses have shuttered over the past week.

18th Annual San Diego International Film Festival Takes Over America's Finest City This October 15-20 | Save On Tickets & Enter To Win Festival Passes

September 22, 2019

The San Diego International Film Festival returns to America's Finest City for the 18th year this October 15-20, with a lineup filled with star-studded events and film screenings. Produced by the San Diego Film Foundation, the five-day event will feature 100+ independent films, studio premieres, panels with celebrities and industry insiders, red carpet events, parties, all-star tributes and filmmaker awards. In addition to offering promo code SDVILLE for 15% savings on any festival or film tickets, we are also raffling off 2 Festival Passes (a $700+ value). Read on for all the details and be sure to enter!

WhipHand Taps Out Of Downtown San Diego

September 21, 2019

After less than a year in business in San Diego's East Village, WhipHand American Brasserie + Beer Bank has shuttered.

Spanish Street Food Comes To San Diego | Pintxos Now Serving In La Mesa

September 20, 2019

Specializing in Basque comfort foods, Pintxos Spanish Street Food is now open in San Diego's La Mesa neighborhood.

Chef Brian Malarkey's Upscale Animae To Unveil In Downtown San Diego This Weekend

September 19, 2019

San Diego celebrity chef Brian Malarkey will unveil his nearly $6 million, 9,300 square-foot Animae restaurant this weekend on the ground floor of downtown's 41-story Bosa luxury condominium tower.

Despite SEC Complaint, The Patio Group Continues To Move Forward With Expansion Of Its The Patio Marketplace Concept

September 19, 2019

With an asset freeze and a Federal Securities and Exchange Commission complaint alleging $300 million "egregious fraud" looming over the company's founder, The Patio Group continues expansion plans for its The Patio Marketplace mini-market and cafe concept, with new locations in the works for Los Angeles and La Jolla.

Bottega Louie Chef Brings Pasture-Raised Chicken Concept To San Diego

September 19, 2019

The founding chef behind Los Angeles' ever popular Bottega Louie is taking a chance at the fast-casual market with the opening of PLUCK, a farm-to-table “slow food” concept focusing on natural, pasture raised chickens and all natural farmers market produce opening this weekend in San Diego's North County.