MENU GAWKING: Bijou
First look at the menu from James Beard nominee William Bradley
FIRST LOOK: Don Chido
RMD Group taps chef Antonio Friscia for fanciful Mexican joint
Off the Chain
Top of the Market is not reclaimed, re-crafted or re-branded. Remarkably, it’s still enjoyable.
INCOMING: Juice
Consortium brings juice bar, two big cocktail brains to San Diego
Beer Scholarships Are Real
Chula Vista man gets his UCSD-approved beer studies paid for
OPEN/CLOSE
Zenbu closing La Jolla, opening Downtown? And more more more more.
Three Dots and a Hunger, May 23
New chef at La Valencia; Catania going into former Jack’s
INCOMING: Catania
Whisknladle Hospitality Group to open new coastal Italian concept in La Jolla
Three Dots and a Hunger, May 16
Richard Walker’s opens in La Jolla; Schoos does Puesto again; Jay Porter in Oakland
Three Dots and a Hunger
Toby Keith coming to SD; Carnitas will strike again; Blind Lady to Balboa Park
INCOMING: Muy Bueno Coconut Ice Creams
Spread owner and top bartender Ian Ward to reinvent the Ice Cream Man
RAISING THE BAR
Bartending is now big business. Snake Oil Cocktail Co. is good at it.
HELLO, THERE: Bull Taco Leucadia
Eating chicken hearts on paper plates with a manic man
FIRST LOOK: Ironside Fish & Oyster
Behold. Ye maiden photos of Consortium’s mythical sea beast.
The Best Food & Drink Events: April 2014
Bombay Bazaar, Barrel-Aged Bourbon Tasting, Eat. Drink. Read., Supper Club, Northeats, Bloom Bash, and Strawberry Jam
The Best Things I Ate This Month: April 2014
The Siren at Supernatural Sandwiches, Pork Belly at Jsix, and Kakumi Ramen at Tajima
FROM THE DEPTHS
One of America’s top chefs lost it all. Food brought him back.
FIRST LOOK: Tidal
Paradise Point unveils its new attraction
FIRST LOOK: Bull Taco Leucadia
Bull Taco teams with pro skater Bucky Lasek—and just signed in Del Mar
SD FOOD NEWS, March 28
Anti-smartphone beer mug; San Diego lime shortage; “bulletproof” coffee trend
SWEET SURRENDER
Award-winning pastry chef Jack Fisher joins Jsix. Pastry chefs are dead.
G’NIGHT: The Green Flash
Iconic boardwalk eatery in Pacific Beach to close
THE EXIT: Camron Woods
Longtime Amaya chef bolts for The Ranch in Laguna Beach
SD FOOD NEWS, March 14
Carnitas on hunt; new Searsucker chef; East Village rises
The Best Food and Drink Events: March 2014
Chef’s Table at Neighborhood House Association Kitchen, Sta. Rita Winegrowers Tasting & BBQ at Marina Kitchen, Oakquinox 2014 at Stone Brewing
The Best Things I Ate This Month: March 2014
Ceviche Verde at Puesto Headquarters, Housemade Pretzel at Waypoint Public, Champon Noodle Soup at Izakaya Sakura
