Our Top 7 Event Picks For The 16th Annual San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival This November 10-17 | Check Out THE List & Enter To Win Tickets

November 5, 2019

The sixteenth edition of the weeklong San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival is coming up fast! We have covered Southern California's largest epicurean event for the past eight incarnations, and although the schedule varies year after year, we have a good idea of what to expect. After perusing the the lineup of over 40 meals, demos, classes, events and festivals taking place this November 10-17, we have narrowed them down to our top 7 picks. We are also raffling off 2 general admission tickets to the San Diego Wine & Food Festival's Grand Tasting on Saturday, November 16, as well as 2 passes to to the Taco TKO, so read on and be sure to enter for a chance to win!

Miracle Holiday Pop-Up Bar To Return To San Diego's Polite Provisions With New Location & Concept To Install Within The Grass Skirt

November 5, 2019

First launched in New York City in 2014, Miracle has become a roving Christmas pop-up concept that will install within 100 locations around the country this year, including returning to San Diego at Polite Provisions, as well as bringing a brand new concept, the tiki-themed Sippin' Santa, to The Grass Skirt in Pacific Beach.

Donut Bar Shutters In San Diego's South County With New Location Set To Open Next Week In Pacific Beach

November 4, 2019

After only 5 months in business, San Diego's born Donut Bar has shuttered its location in the South County community of Eastlake, marking the second shop closure for the brand in the past month. A new branch will open in the heart of Pacific Beach next week.

Karina Mexican Seafood Team Takes Over Taka Sushi In San Diego's Gaslamp

November 4, 2019

After 23 years in business on San Diego's bustling 5th Avenue in the Gaslamp, Taka Sushi has been acquired by the team behind South Bay-born Karina's Mexican Seafood, and the popular Japanese restaurant will be reopening this week with plans on redesigning the space in the coming months.

Trust Restaurant Group Opens Classic Steakhouse-Inspired Rare Society This Week In San Diego's University Heights

November 4, 2019

San Diego's rapidly growing Trust Restaurant Group finished converting its former Hundred Proof concept into Rare Society, a modern take on the classic American steakhouse opening this week in University Heights.

Animae-Adjacent NIMA Café Opens In Downtown San Diego

November 4, 2019

After unveiling his $5.5 million upscale Asian-fusion restaurant Animaé earlier this fall, Chef Brian Malarkey has opened NIMA Café in the adjacent base floor space at downtown San Diego's new Pacific Gate by Bosa luxury high rise.

San Diego Chef Shuffle Involves Fernside, Tiger! Tiger! & The Original 40 Brewing Company

November 3, 2019

A chef shuffle in San Diego has the founding chef of South Park's Fernside going to Tiger! Tiger! in North Park and being replaced by the chef at The Original 40 Brewing.

Japanese Megachain CoCo Ichibanya To Open San Diego Location

November 2, 2019

A Japanese curry rice chain with more than 1,000 branches around the globe, CoCo Ichibanya will soon open a location in San Diego. 

Slater’s 50/50 Founder To Introduce Two New Restaurant Concepts To La Jolla’s UTC Area This Month

November 1, 2019

The creator of Slater's 50/50 will debut two new fast-casual concepts side-by-side in the University City area of La Jolla later this month. Spitfire Tacos will feature unique inauthentic taco options like pastrami and Kalbi pork belly while Head Lettuce will offer healthy salads and bowls. Both restaurants will be completely cash-free, instead utilizing order kiosks for credit and debit purchases.

StreetCar Merchants Owner Takes Over Long Dormant Former RA Sushi Space In Downtown San Diego For New Concept

October 31, 2019

The team behind North Park's StreetCar Merchants Of Fried Chicken, Suckerfree Southern Plates & Bar in San Diego's Gaslamp, and incoming ShotCaller fast casual eatery has taken over the long dormant downtown space last occupied by RA Sushi for an entirely new concept.

Trust Restaurant Group No Longer Involved In Operations At University Heights' Small Bar

October 30, 2019

This past February, news broke that University Heights' decade-old Small Bar was partnering with San Diego's rapidly expanding Trust Restaurant Group to completely overhaul the bar and restaurant, including revising the food menu, adding a list of craft cocktail, and renovating the interior and exterior of the space. After only 8 months together, the partnership has ended.

Grind House Pulls Out Of San Diego's Historic Barrio Logan

October 30, 2019

After launching in Chula Vista in early 2017, Grind House opened a second San Diego location in April of this year in Barrio Logan, offering an all-day menu of coffee, craft beer, wine, and food. Less than 6 months since opening, the owners of Grind House have decided to permanently shutter the Barrio Logan location.

San Diego's Sicilian Thing Pizza To Change Hands In North Park

October 29, 2019

North Park's 12-year-old Sicilian Thing Pizza has been sold to an experienced local chef who plans on continuing to operate the pizzeria as-is but with the addition of more Italian-style menu items.

San Diego's The Lost Abbey To Open New Tasting Room The Sanctuary This Week In San Marcos

October 29, 2019

Popular San Diego craft brewery, The Lost Abbey, is expanding its presence in its home neighborhood of San Marcos with the opening of The Sanctuary, a 2,200 square-foot tasting room debuting this week in North County's San Elijo community.

La Catrina Tapas & Cantina Ends Run In North Park After Less Than A Year In Business

October 28, 2019

A sign on the door reads "Closed for remodeling", but La Catrina Tapas & Cantina has been shuttered since earlier this month, their phone is disconnected, and word on the street is the Baja-style bar & restaurant in partnership with the owner of City Tacos will not be reopening.

Get Your First Look At Brian Malarkey's Herb & Sea Before It Opens In Encinitas On November 4

October 28, 2019

Fresh off the opening of his boujie downtown San Diego Asian-fusion restaurant, local celebrity chef Brian Malarkey is almost ready to unveil Herb & Sea in downtown Encinitas, with the modern seafood restaurant expected to open early next week.

Straight Out Of Texas, The World Famous Tin Room To Open San Diego Location

October 27, 2019

A Chippendales-style gay dive bar from Dallas, Texas is opening a tamed-down, all-are-welcome location in San Diego's Hillcrest neighborhood, taking over the space last occupied by Brew Project (and short lived Project Bar). The World Famous Tin Room bar and restaurant is opening an outpost in America's Finest City by year's end.

$30 Million Portuguese-Themed Hotel & All Day Restaurant Coming To Point Loma's Bayfront

October 26, 2019

The first of Hilton's modern Tapestry Collection of properties to come to San Diego, The Monsaraz is opening in Point Loma next summer replacing the longstanding Dolphin Motel. The new hotel will come at an estimated cost of $30 million and boast a Portuguese-inspired design with marina views and a full-service bar and restaurant.

San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival Takes Over America's Finest City For 16th Year This November 9-17 | Enter To Win 2 Tickets To The Grand Tasting

October 26, 2019

Recently named the winner of the 2019 USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice travel award contest for Best General Food Festival, the San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival returns for its 16th installment this November 9-17, offering more than 40 delicious events all around America's Finest City. We are raffling off 2 tickets to the premier Grand Tasting, so read on for details and be sure to enter for a chance to win!