Opening with a Bang!

Bang Bang in downtown San Diego
Diner’s Club: Great Maple

Local guy saves well-loved diner from chain-ification
The Best Things I Ate This Month: August Main Dish

Lobster Poutine @ Great Maple | Pumpkin Sesame Donut @ Paris Baguette | Beef kebab @ Grill House Cafe
Top Food Events: August Main Dish

Stone 17th Anniversary & Invitational Beer Festival | Summersalt Cocktail Showdown | “Mexitalian” Showdown
Everyday Eats: Supreme Nacho Burger at Slater’s 50/50

The special burger for the month of August makes for some messy (and delicious) eating
INCOMING: American Voodoo

Filmmaker and Southern food guy Josh Hamlin opens University Heights joint
Everyday Eats: Brussels Pie at Voila

This new salad bar in La Jolla also stocks some tasty desserts
INCOMING: Diner En Blanc, Part Deux

Date announced for the city’s biggest, whitest dinner party
Local Bounty: July 29

Heirloom Tomatoes from Specialty Produce
Everyday Eats: The Regina at Pommarola

Authentic Neapolitan pizza comes to Point Loma.
THE REINVENTION: Indigo Grill

Deborah Scott taps chef Jason Maitland to overhaul her Little Italy concept
Inside Sea & Smoke

Sea & Smoke in Del Mar officially opens to the public on July 24
Everyday Eats: Two Salads to Try at Tender Greens

We’re loving the happy vegan and southern fried chicken salads at the new Tender Greens
Local Bounty : July 22

Collared at Catalina Offshore Products
Salt & Cleaver San Diego

The Missing Link
Eat: Bits & Bites

Food porn, ode to the old, and the food dude
Lobster West

Lobster West in Encinitas, not everything on your plate comes from our backyard
10 Hot Plates

Rumors, openings, and coming-soons in San Diego
Best Wines from San Diego County

Put down the pint and grab a glass of these homegrown gems
Grand Cuisine at Bellamy’s

Troy Johnson reviews Bellamy’s in Escondido
FIRST LOOK: Bang Bang

Mauricio and Johnny’s highly anticipated new joint opens this weekend
INCOMING: Richard Sandoval

Superstar Latin chef finally opening spot in San Diego?
Local Bounty : July 16

Cukes From Rivas Family Farms
The Best Things I Ate This Month: July Main Dish

Steak Sandwich @ Miho Gastrotruck | Beet Salad @ Bellamy’s | Gazpacho @ Brockton Villa
Everyday Eats: Grilled Mac and Cheese Sandwich at Craft & Commerce

Yep, you read that right: mac and cheese is now available in sandwich form.
INCOMING: Waypoint Public

Bottlecraft owners take over The Linkery, plan sausage-and-beer house