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South Park’s Neapolitan pizza star Buona Forchetta is opening a second spot in Liberty Station by end of year.
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Architect Jonathan Segal’s next building (dubbed “Mr. Robinson”) will go into Hillcrest and get Trust, a new restaurant from chef Brad Wise (ex-JRDN).
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Kettner Exchange is opening a donut shop next door called Devil’s Dozen, with chef Brian Redzikowski’s bombolini as the star treat.
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Duke’s La Jolla – the 13,000-square-foot restaurant in the former Top of the Cove space – opens this month with Hawaiian-Californian food from chef Anthony Sinsay.
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Chef Brian Malarkey is prepping his new superconcept in Little Italy – part restaurant, part cafe/market – called The Herb Shop.
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The duo behind North Park’s beloved bistro Smoking Goat will open a new concept next door in November, called One Door North.
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The Keating has tapped Harney Sushi co-owner Kirk Harrison to open an izakaya (like a Japanese brewpub) in the hotel’s basement space.
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Golden Hill standout Counterpoint has tapped chef Fred Keller, who worked in the Michelin-starred Martini House in Napa and Roka Akor in Chicago.
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San Diego’s queen of Thai cuisine, Su-Mei Yu, celebrates 30 years as chef-owner of Saffron the week of October 19, with 30 percent off all week.
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Oceanside bistro star Flying Pig has opened its second spot, in Vista. North County inland, we fee a renaissance.
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