San Diego: This Weekend (Dec. 13-16)
Top events around San Diego this weekend include 12 Bars of Charity, Hillcrest Taste ‘n’ Tinis, Lil Jon at Omnia and San Diego Santa Run.
Eat | Drink | Puff
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Saint Archer alums are back with a new brewery and tasting room at One Paseo
With bankruptcies more common than successful exits, some might say San Diego’s craft beer scene is tapped out. It’s certainly not the right climate to launch an all-new beer brand with an expansive (and expensive) tasting room at Carmel Valley’s also all-new One Paseo development. Or is it? Josh...
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Cannabis regulations take small businesses on roller coaster ride
Compliance has required changing of packaging, hiring a lawyer for guidance on changing cannabis laws and licensing fees, all of which come at a cost.
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Dish It Up: The crazy guy who does the weird stuff
The sky's the limit when chef Davin Waite masterminds the dishes behind his restaurants Wrench and Rodent, and The Whet Noodle in Oceanside.
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Council Brewing is closing, while Benchmark Brewing is on the brink
A one-two punch staggered San Diego beer this week, as Council Brewing announced its demise and Benchmark Brewing declared it is seeking a buyer. “I think a lot of this is over-saturation,” said Curtis Chism, co-founder of Council. “It’s a dogfight out there.” Founded in May 2014, the Kearny Mesa-based...
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Benchmark Brewing Company seeks a buyer
A Facebook post from owners went up on Tuesday sighting issues with distribution sales, landlord at Grantville headquarters.
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Beer Q&A: What is the origin of the '99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall' song?
Song has been around since at least the early 20th century.
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Acres of untoned, untanned skin adorn pages of 2019 brewers calendar
After a year hiatus, "sexy" — in a geeky, PG-13 way — project returns as fundraiser for San Diego nonprofit.
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San Diego: This Weekend (Dec. 6-9)
Big events going on this weekend in San Diego include December Nights, Tequila, Taco & Cerveza Fest, Toast of Gaslamp and Over the Edge for Brain Cancer.
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5 San Diego places to try Argentine empanadas, the perfect pastry pocket
Empanadas just might be the perfect food. Depending on the filling, the little hand pies can be breakfast, lunch or dinner, a snack, a party food or dessert; eaten as part of a meal or on the run as a quick pick-me-up. My favorite way was how I ate them in Argentina — daily at 4:30 p.m., with a...
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Can Morning Glory build a better brunch?
They hate brunch. So they’re getting into the brunch business. CH Projects, the prolific team behind such sophisticated San Diego spots as Born & Raised, Raised By Wolves and Polite Provisions, want to do with the first meal of the day the same thing they’ve done with steak, seafood, cocktails...
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It's last call for the legendary Red Fox Room's 59-year location
The Red Fox Steakhouse, an El Cajon Boulevard staple for more than half a century, will be closing early next year because its lease will not be renewed. But longtime loyal customers need not despair. The darkened restaurant and lounge, with its red vinyl booths and piano bar, will be replicated...
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In a city of craft beer and wine, year-old Bivouac Ciderworks has been brewing up something special
A few years ago, Matthew Austin asked himself: In Southern California, where there’s a proliferation of wineries and craft beer breweries, was cider next? He sure hoped so. “I’ve been interested in the craft beverage industry for 10 to 15 years,” Austin says. “I’ve been home brewing — beer, wine...
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Harumama brings cute buns to Carlsbad
Restaurant also will feature ramen, bowls and sushi, incorporating cuisine from Japanese, Chinese and Korean cultures.
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Cute, soft, cuddly and edible: Check out Harumama's tasty character buns
When James and Jenny Pyo opened their Asian restaurant Harumama in Little Italy last February, they thought their cute character steamed buns might please a few pint-sized customers. They never imagined the buns would become a runaway Internet sensation with fans of all ages. Harumama’s Japanese-style...
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Local cannabis companies give back
Despite certain roadblocks, many local dispensaries and businesses host events, fundraisers that benefit local organizations.
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Forbes' '30 Under 30' list includes Puesto co-founder
Along with his brothers and cousins, 25-year-old Alexander Adler helped launch the restaurant brand in 2012 and expand to multiple locations across California.
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Saffron Thai opens a restaurant in La Jolla, with more expansion plans to come
Two years after the longtime San Diego Thai restaurant, Saffron, was sold to a local restaurateur, a hoped-for expansion is now a reality, with the opening of its new La Jolla location. The 2,000-square-foot restaurant is located on Torrey Pines Road, the site of a former Chipotle Mexican Grill...
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For Harrah's Resort SoCal bartender, crafting the perfect cocktail requires a lot of tasty trial and error
One in an occasional series spotlighting casino employees A rough day at the “office” for Grace Skarra is having to taste-test cocktail recipes. Over and over again. As the casino operations beverage manager for Harrah’s Resort Southern California — a San Diego-area casino known for such industry...
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San Diego casinos get into the holiday spirit with festive cocktails
Pull up a seat at the bar, San Diego: area casinos are getting into the holiday spirit with specially crafted cocktails for the season. Whether festive, fruity, frosty or fancy, these delicious drinks are a way to celebrate the most wonderful time of year — with bells on. “Cocktails and the holidays...
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Making pint glasses bright
Harrah’s Resort Southern California offers liquid holiday cheer at SR76 Beerworks.
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Take it from the tap: Thirst quenching
A local beer to spend some time with: 9 Bonfires Blazing from Karl Strauss Brewing, San Diego.
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Help — and beer — is on the way
In the fiery wake of the Camp Fire, Sierra Nevada brews up a liquid aid package that involves some local brewers.
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Limited-edition pop-up bar arrives in a retrofitted steamer trunk at Coronado hotel
The Bellhop Bar allows guests to choose from local, pre-batched libations as well as domestically-produced wine, to be poured, mixed and served on demand.
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Season's eatings: A dashing list of 15 new restaurants, bars and distilleries is sure to make spirits bright
The ideal culinary stocking-stuffers: Consider a gift card from one of these newly opened or soon-to-open restaurants around San Diego County.
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San Diego: This Weekend (Nov. 29-Dec. 2)
The holidays have arrived with several parades and tree lighting ceremonies taking place around San Diego, as well Miracle on 30th and SoNo Fest & Chili Cookoff.
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Stunning Del Frisco's adds to San Diego's sizzling steakhouse scene
If fine dining is dead, the afterlife sure looks swanky. In conventional culinary wisdom, so-called white table cloth restaurants — pushed to the buzz-o-meter back burner by the perpetual proliferation of fast casual spots, “eatertainment” playgrounds and gastro-bars and pubs — have been deemed...
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Full plate: December food and drink events
Fill your holiday plates and glasses with fun food and drink events including Cold Brew City, 12 Bars of Charity, Toast of Gaslamp and SoNo Fest & Chili Cookoff.
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Keurig now sells a machine that makes cocktails instead of coffee
Keurig machines are known for being a quick way to make a variety of hot drinks, from coffee to tea to cocoa to cider, using prepackaged K cups, also called pods. But now Keurig and Anheuser-Busch have partnered to produce a similar machine that does the same thing for cocktails: The Drinkworks...
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Kiss My Glass: The thoughtfulness of taking care of somebody
When it comes to fine dining, Jason O’Bryan, of The Lion's Share and Tortoise, recognizes that to do it successfully, it really comes down to a thoughtful attention to detail.
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Miracle on 30th returns to North Park
Annual event known for vintage decor, clever cocktails, and kitschy glassware takes over Polite Provisions through Dec. 24.