San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival Named Best Food Festival In United States By USA Today

March 22, 2019

It's our favorite food festival in the country, but we thought we could be biased. Today, the San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival was named the winner of the 2019 USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice travel award contest for Best General Food Festival in the United States.

Wrench & Rodent Owners Secure Location For Plant-Based Restaurant | The Plot To Open In Oceanside As Early As This Summer

March 21, 2019

We announced in late 2017 that the husband-and-wife powerhouse behind Oceanside's rockstar sushi destination Wrench & Rodent Seabasstropub was in the process of seeking a location to open The Plot, a plant-based, no-waste restaurant and catering service. Well the dynamic duo has finally found the ideal spot and will open their all-vegan eatery in the 4,000 square-foot South Oceanside space that currently houses Hon Sushi.

Big Expansion News From San Diego Restaurant Group Behind Born & Raised | Consortium Holdings To Partner With Modern Times For New Coffeehouse, Will Open Butcher Shop & Reboot East Village's Neighborhood

March 21, 2019

The hospitality group behind such San Diego hotspots as Born & Raised, Ironside Fish & Oyster, Craft & Commerce and many others is showing no signs of slowing down. Consortium Holdings is in for a busy 2019, with a brunch-focused restaurant near completion in Little Italy and a 19th story cocktail lounge set to unveil later this year at downtown's InterContinental Hotel. We have also received word that the rapidly-expanding company is opening a sandwich shop, Negroni Bar, and Modern Times-partnered coffee house in the East Village, as well as revamping its 12-year-old Neighborhood bar & restaurant.

San Diego's KAABOO Del Mar Releases Lineup For 5th Annual Event To Take Place September 13-15 | Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon, Mumford & Sons To Headline

March 21, 2019

San Diego's top cultural and arts festival, KAABOO Del Mar has officially dropped its music and comedy lineups for its fifth annual event happening this September 13-15. Nashville Rock chart toppers Kings of Leon, live music icons Dave Matthews Band, and British folk-rock luminaries Mumford & Sons will headline on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, respectively. They will be joined by a lineup of cross-genre hit-makers including Duran Duran, Black Eyed Peas, OneRepublic, Sheryl Crow, a special collaboration from hip-hop stars Snoop Dogg + Wu-Tang Clan 25th Anniversary Set, plus Mark Ronson, The Revivalists, REO Speedwagon, The Bangles, The Cult, Sublime with Rome, Boyz II Men, and many more, including a yet to be announced special performance from the 2019 American Idol winner. Comedians Bert Kreischer, Pete Holmes & Friends, Wayne Brady, Bob Saget, Kevin Smith and more will lead the laughs on the HUMOR ME stage.

Controversial Former Argentinean Tennis Pro & Model To Open Pachamama South American Eatery In Previous Cafe Cabaret Space In Normal Heights

March 20, 2019

Moving into the space that last housed Cafe Cabaret in San Diego's Normal Heights is Pachamama, a mostly plant-based South American restaurant from a controversial Argentinian former tennis pro and model.

Societe Brewing Breakup | Founding Brewer Leaves San Diego Craft Brewery

March 20, 2019

In a blog post entitled "A Letter to Our Extended Family Members", San Diego's Societe Brewing Company has announced that its founding brewmaster will be leaving the company due to "increasingly divergent" visions of how the craft brewery should evolve.

San Diego Food Critic Proclaims Los Angeles "King Of Mexican Food"

March 20, 2019

My mouth was left agape incapable of believing what I just heard. Did he really say that Los Angeles has better Mexican food than San Diego?!? Roll back the tape. He did. He really did. San Diego Magazine's resident food critic spoke what many San Diegans deem to be blasphemy on the most recent edition of the magazine's food-focused podcast.

Wine Country-Inspired Route 29 Ends Run In San Diego's Gaslamp | Butchers Cut Steakhouse By Greystone To Open In Its Place

March 19, 2019

After less than 9 months in business, the Napa Valley-inspired Route 29 bar & restaurant has ended its run in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter. The owner will revamp the concept to become meat-focused The Butchers Cut by Greystone.

Craft Beer Bottle Shop, Tap Room & Restaurant Ale Tales To Open In San Diego's East Village

March 19, 2019

Ale Tales - a craft beer bottle shop that currently has locations in Albany, CA, and San Diego's Linda Vista - will open a fullscale beer retail shop, tap room and eatery at East Village's new Shift residential tower.

Enjoy San Diego's Top Cheesesteaks On National Cheesesteak Day This Sunday, March 24

March 19, 2019

In honor of National Cheesesteak Day on Sunday, March 24, we are listing off the top 15 cheesesteak sandwiches served around America's Finest City.

California Fish Grill & Max's Restaurant To Open In Former Fuddruckers Space In San Diego's Mira Mesa

March 18, 2019

The former Fuddruckers space in Mira Mesa Mall will be subdivided to become the second area locations of both Orange County-based California Fish Grill and famed Filipino fried chicken chain Max's Restaurant.

Eighth San Diego Location Of Breakfast Republic Set To Open In Former Fig Tree Cafe Space In Hillcrest

March 18, 2019

The eighth location of Breakfast Republic will open in Hillcrest later this year, taking the place of the founder's first concept Fig Tree Cafe.

Bankers Hill Bar + Restaurant Appoints Jason Gethin As New Chef De Cuisine

March 17, 2019

Bankers Hill Bar + Restaurant has announced the appointment of talented local chef Jason Gethin as the new chef de cuisine. Gethin joins the neighborhood restaurant after two plus years working as the director of culinary operations for Brian Malarkey's office park restaurants.

Feeding San Diego's Pairings With A Purpose Tasting Event Returns With Brunch Theme On April 13 | Enter To Win 2 Tickets

March 17, 2019

Feeding San Diego will bring its annual Pairings With A Purpose culinary competition, tasting event and charity fundraiser back to Bobby Riggs Tennis Club & Museum in scenic Encinitas on Saturday, April 13 from 12-3pm, offering a delicious afternoon of tastings from some of San Diego's top chefs, breweries and wineries. We are raffling off two tickets! Read on for details and be sure to enter.

Arizona-Based Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers To Open North County San Diego Location

March 16, 2019

Arizona-based Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers, which entered America's Finest City with the opening of a downtown location in fall 2016  - will be taking over the space the last housed 83 Degrees in Carlsbad Village for the opening of a second area outpost.

Cirque du Soleil Returns To San Diego With VOLTA | Popular Performance Group Brings First Big Top Show In 7 years To Del Mar Fairgrounds This April 3 - May 5!

March 16, 2019

Cirque du Soleil returns to San Diego with VOLTA - its first Big Top show to visit America's Finest City in seven years - which will take viewers on a captivating voyage of discovery when it touches down in the Del Mar Fairgrounds this April 3 through May 5.

Fox Restaurant Concepts To Bring The Henry All-Day Bar & Restaurant To Coronado

March 15, 2019

From Fox Restaurant Concepts - the Arizona-based hospitality company behind such San Diego eateries as True Food Kitchen, Flower Child, Blanco Tacos & Tequila, and North Italia - The Henry all day restaurant and bar is coming to Coronado, moving into the space that housed Costa Azul for two decades.

Detroit's Justin Vauciunas Named Executive Chef Of Downtown San Diego's Incoming Guild Hotel

March 14, 2019

San Diego's incoming Guild Hotel is shaping up to be quite the culinary destination. In addition to poaching Gordon Ramsay's former VP of Restaurants to be the boutique resort's general manager, The Guild recently hired executive chef Justin Vaiciunas to relocate from Detroit to lead the culinary operations.

Hash House Owners Behind Incoming Mission Hills European-Style Café | Wolf In The Woods Has Been Cleared For Arrival

March 13, 2019

After a nearly two year delay, the founders of Hillcrest's Hash House A-Go-Go & Great Maple and the team behind Kettle & Stone coffee house have been approved to move forward with Wolf In The Woods, an all-day European-style bar and café heading to Mission Hills.