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Thanksgiving Throwback: Check Out The 1974 Thanksgiving Menu From San Diego’s Historic Hotel Del Coronado

As San Diegans gather around their tables for Thanksgiving 2025 - with prix fixe holiday meals at luxury hotels now running well into the hundreds of dollars - a newly resurfaced artifact from the Hotel del Coronado offers a vivid look back at how America once celebrated the holiday. The Del’s 1974 Thanksgiving menu, a beautifully printed keepsake from November 28 of that year, reveals not just long-gone prices and dishes, but a snapshot of a nation and a hotel in the midst of major transition.

Leu Leu, the eclectic coastal lounge that opened earlier this year in Leucadia, has entered a new chapter. The restaurant announced that Chef Jason Ambacher, a Michelin-recognized culinary talent celebrated for elemental, ingredient-driven cooking, is stepping in as the restaurant’s new chef. The transition comes just weeks after the dramatic and highly publicized departure of celebrity chef Claudette Zepeda, whose eight-month tenure made headlines throughout San Diego’s dining scene.

San Diego hospitality powerhouse RMD Group has unveiled its newest concept, Canvas Café and Lounge, an all-day restaurant and bar now open in the lobby of the Carte Hotel on the corner of West Ash and State Street in Little Italy. The opening marks another expansion for the group behind Lumi, Huntress, and Rustic Root, blending café culture, lounge energy, and contemporary design in one of the neighborhood’s busiest crossroads.

Better Buzz Coffee Roasters, one of San Diego’s fastest-growing homegrown café brands, is preparing to expand into Imperial Beach, marking its southernmost location to date. According to recent permit filings, the company is targeting the current home of a Burger King for its next opening.

The original San Diego outpost of 85°C Bakery Café is shutting down next month, marking the end of an era for one of the region’s most recognizable Asian bakery concepts.

A three-year-old girl and a second child were injured Tuesday night in a suspected coyote attack near the Westfield UTC mall in La Jolla, prompting an active investigation by state wildlife authorities and renewed concerns about human-wildlife encounters in one of San Diego’s busiest commercial districts.

HiroNori Craft Ramen, the acclaimed California ramen brand celebrated for its rich broths and traditional Japanese technique, is preparing to open its second San Diego location.

For decades, Rosarito Beach has been San Diego's south of the border playground - a sun-bleached stretch of coastline fueled by nightlife, cheap beer, weekend tourism, and the reliable churn of visitors who crossed the border for a burst of freedom they couldn't get at home. It was a place where clubs thumped until sunrise, Papas & Beer packed in thousands every weekend, vendors lined the boardwalk, and families from both sides of the border crowded its beaches. But a growing wave of residents, business owners, tourism workers and longtime Baja visitors are now voicing a starting question in online forums, community groups, and local conversations: Is Rosarito dying?

PastaPhony - a fast-rising California pasta chain known for its customizable bowls, house-made sauces, and quick-service approach to Italian comfort food - is preparing to open its first San Diego County location.

A family trip to San Diego turned into an hours-long rescue operation Sunday after a runaway dog was swept into the Ocean Beach rip current and carried nearly a half-mile out to sea - only to be miraculously found and saved by San Diego lifeguards.

San Diego has officially joined the nationwide “cash drop” phenomenon sweeping cities from Boston to Atlanta, where social media creators hide stacks of money in public places and post cryptic visual clues for followers to race out and find them.

Encinitas’ dining landscape is preparing for a significant transition as Aron and Pam Schwartz, the husband-and-wife restaurateurs formerly behind Ranch 45 in Solana Beach, move toward opening a new concept in the longtime Chiko space on North Coast Highway 101.

A weekend promotion at Orfila Vineyards & Winery ignited a storm of criticism across San Diego after the historic Escondido winery hosted a live giraffe on its property Saturday afternoon, drawing crowds — and immediate condemnation — from residents, animal-welfare advocates, and longtime wine club members.

Coronado residents are raising alarms over a man frequently seen wearing a full Grinch suit around the island - an eccentric presence some say has crossed into aggressive or unsettling behavior in recent weeks. The individual, described as bearded and often dressed head-to-toe in bright green fleece, has been spotted around the Ferry Landing, Orange Avenue, and various parks, prompting a wave of community discussion and calls for caution.

Grind & Prosper Hospitality (Miss B's Coconut Club, Coco Maya, Louisiana Purchase) is taking over the former Backyard Kitchen & Tap space in San Diego's Pacific Beach to open Coco Fuego, a stylish a Caribbean-inspired restaurant and bar.

The Whistle Stop Bar and the wider San Diego creative community are mourning the loss of Jfre Coad - a longtime bartender, artist, musician, and unmistakable fixture of South Park’s cultural heartbeat - who passed away peacefully at home on November 19 at the age of 56.

San Diego has a new food-world star, and he isn’t a chef, restaurateur, or TV personality. He’s a camera-toting content creator known only as The Taco Fiend, and he has become one of the most influential voices in Mexican street food.

Something big is cooking behind the scenes at Mike’s Red Tacos. The wildly popular San Diego birria brand, known for its crimson-dipped tacos and viral Crunchstack, is now reportedly teaming up with key players from Dave’s Hot Chicken - including franchise partners and even some of the Los Angeles chain’s founding investors - to lay the groundwork for a nationwide franchise rollout.

San Diego Zoo has lost one of the most iconic animals in its 109-year history. Gramma, the ancient Galápagos tortoise who spent nearly a century at the Zoo and was affectionately known as the “Queen of the Zoo,” died Thursday at what experts believe was the astonishing age of up to 141 years. Her death marks the end of an era - and deepens what has already been one of the most emotionally and operationally challenging years in recent memory for the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.