Summer may be the time for grilling, but autumn is the season for tailgating. Luckily, living in San Diego, you can do both at the same time well into November and beyond. I've been barbecuing professionally since 1994 and I've learned a few things along the way. Grilling and tailgating go great together, and I have some tips that can help make sure that your party is hotter than the grill you're using!
Continue Reading Tailgating Do's and Don'ts: Right Tools, Keep it Cool
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09/16/2009
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Greg Newman
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During Bad-Ass Kegs & Eggs Sunday-Funday Football Brunch, sip bottomless breakfast cocktails and hit up the made-to-order buffet as many times as you can handle from 7am – 2pm for $24.95 per person. Grab a seat with your crew and make yourself comfortable. Kegs & Eggs isn’t just brunch, it’s an all-day event. And from personal experience, I assure you it is definitely Bad-Ass...
Continue Reading Kegs and Eggs Sunday Football Brunch at Sneak Joint
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09/16/2009
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Michelle Guerin
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The ambiguous “Vegetarian Prix Fixed menu available” at the bottom of some menus on the San Diego Restaurant Week website lends itself to instigate the daunting task of the vegetarian to now call up each and every restaurant and ask what they might be served. Taking the fear out of Restaurant Week for “locavores”, the health-conscious, and veggies, I present to you a breakdown of local eateries offering thoughtful and flavorful fare during San Diego Restaurant Week...
Continue Reading Vegetarian Menu Options for San Diego Restaurant Week
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09/14/2009
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Taylor Doms
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A growing food movement of “Gourmet To-Go” or “Mobile Gourmet” dining has emerged in the industry, offering more accessible, convenient options to diners searching for fine dining-inspired food at a lower price. Chef Ryan and I have spent a lot of time in New York and San Francisco and we saw this trend emerging long-ago...
Continue Reading Food Movement: Gourmet To-Go in San Diego and Beyond
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09/11/2009
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Arturo Kassel
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Having opened a few restaurants here in San Diego (including Bleu Boheme), people often ask me my opinion about the future of restaurants in this beautiful city. But you can't just open a restaurant in a neighborhood and expect immediate loyalty. You have to reflect the community. Bleu Boheme in Kensington has a different vibe than it would in Hillcrest, Mission Hills or North Park...
Continue Reading Neighborhoods Are Home to Future of San Diego Dining
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09/11/2009
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Philippe Beltran
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O’Brothers has catapulted onto the San Diego scene, bringing a fresher and healthier view of the classic All-American burger. Boasting the only fully certified organic kitchen in California, owners Derek and Craig Cowling promise that “everything that touches your lips, including cups and napkins, is 100% certified organic.”
Continue Reading O'Brothers Serves Organic Burgers to Horton Plaza
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09/10/2009
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Ryan Eisenacher
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The late summer run of 2009 Restaurant Week hits San Diego September 13 – 18, featuring the best San Diego restaurants with special three-course menus for $20, $30 or $40 per person, depending on the restaurant you choose. San Diego Restaurant Week is our city's largest and most successful dining event, putting over 150 of the best restaurants in San Diego in the sizzling spotlight...
Continue Reading Picks and Tips for 2009 San Diego Restaurant Week
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09/02/2009
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Michelle Guerin
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The late summer run of San Diego Restaurant Week is one of our favorite times of the year. With so many great restaurants to choose from, our dinner schedule tends to fill up fast. If you need some guidance as to what restaurants to try, it’s always a safe bet to stick with Cohn creations...
Continue Reading Stick with Cohn Creations for San Diego Restaurant Week
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09/02/2009
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Michelle Guerin
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Inspired by the spirit of American independence, All American Grill is passionate about patriotism in a way that extends far beyond barbeque basics. From the food to the drink menu, wherever possible, all ingredients have been sourced from the American artisans, workers, and entrepreneurs...
Continue Reading Patriotism Beyond Barbeque Basics at All American Grill
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09/02/2009
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Michelle Guerin
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Continually raising the bar and keeping foodies on their toes, Chef Coulon now introduces a new menu packed with flavor and local ingredients, just in time for the end of summer. With farm-stand fresh produce, the menu takes advantage of summer’s abundance. The Quarter Kitchen’s new Great Beginnings include an Heirloom Tomato and Burrata Salad, Whole Blue Shrimp and Yellow Tomato Gazpacho...
Continue Reading Chef Coulon Presents Fresh Local Menu at Quarter Kitchen
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09/01/2009
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DiscoverSD
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Italian angels heard our desperate cries for creamy chocolate and rich gelato, and delivered the gift of our very own San Diego Chocolat, straight from Milan in September of 2008. Nearly a year later, this go-to Gaslamp café is adding wine, champagne and mimosas to the already delectable menu of crepes, hand-made chocolates, fresh bistro bites, and authentic Italian gelatos...
Continue Reading Spirits Join Sweets at Chic and Creamy Chocolat in Gaslamp
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08/12/2009
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Michelle Guerin
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The San Diego Hilton Garden Inn is known for offering unique dining and hospitality events at an always-affordable price, and this August is no different. Bistro 39 at Hilton Garden Inn presents an evening of Chocolate and Wine Tasting with local Austrian-influenced chocolatier on Friday, August 7, 2009 starting at 7:30pm...
Continue Reading Chocolate and Wine Tasting at Hilton Garden Inn San Diego
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08/04/2009
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DiscoverSD
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The Fleetwood is an innovative restaurant and lounge concept in downtown San Diego that is known for keeping local patrons on the edge of their seat with new dining events and specialty menus every month. The first week of August The Fleetwood will present a Provenance Wine Dinner to satisfy your midweek cravings with the flavors and spirits of summer...
Continue Reading Provenance Wine Dinner at The Fleetwood
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08/04/2009
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Michelle Guerin
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San Diego’s original celebrity chef – Brian Malarkey – is taking an extended vacation from the restaurant business, namely from his very own highbrow eatery Oceanaire Seafood Room in the Gaslamp Quarter. The restaurant and its chef are both well-known throughout the country; Malarkey as a finalist on Bravo’s “Top Chef” and now as a local celebrity chef with...
Continue Reading San Diego Celebrity Chef Brian Malarkey Leaves Oceanaire
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08/03/2009
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Rachel Newman
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An iconic restaurant and night club in San Diego – Jack’s La Jolla – has officially shut its doors after more than four years of successful business and positive reputation in the downtown La Jolla area. Remembering Jack: The labyrinthine restaurant of endless nooks and graceful levels, was also one of the community’s favorite locations to spend a lively evening...
Continue Reading Iconic Restaurant Jacks La Jolla Closes Doors for Good
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07/31/2009
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Michelle Guerin
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