{"id":238877,"date":"2016-12-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-02T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/food-and-drink-blotter-december-2016\/"},"modified":"2016-12-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-12-02T08:00:00","slug":"food-and-drink-blotter-december-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/food-and-drink-blotter-december-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Food and Drink Blotter: December 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Por Frank Sabatini Jr.<\/p>\n

Chef Mark Kropczynski of conceder parrilla<\/strong> won \u201cChef of the Fest\u201d at this year\u2019s annual Festival de Vino y Comida de la Bah\u00eda de San Diego<\/strong> held in late November.<\/p>\n

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Mark Kropczynski grabbed top honors at San Diego\u2019s largest wine and food festival. (Photo by Denise Jones)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Vying for the top honor with numerous other local chefs, Kropczynski wooed the judges with grilled lamb loin accompanied by roasted, baby root vegetables, pumpkin seed oil and fig vincotto. His win resulted in a shared purse of more than $50,000 in cash and prizes dispersed to winners of other categories. 326 Broadway, 619-744-2077<\/em>,<\/em> grantgrill.com<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

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A popular beer hall in the Gaslamp Quarter now serves affordable lunch bowls, sliders and sandwiches (Courtesy Quad AleHouse)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Casa Quad Ale<\/strong> in the Gaslamp Quarter has introduced a lunch menu tailored to professionals on the go. Located above Taberna Gaslamp<\/strong>, the beer-centric establishment now offers such items as seasonal hummus served with veggies and pita bread; a barbecue chicken salad bowl with baby greens; twin ahi sliders with soy aioli; and an applewood-smoked pork belly sandwich. The new, midday dishes are priced at $11.50 or less. 868 Fifth Ave., 619-239-3339, quadalehouse.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Boozy barrels at The Nolen (Courtesy MediumRaw Arts)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The tradition of bottle service has taken a novel twist at The Nolen<\/strong>, the rooftop bar perched on the 14th floor of Marriott\u2019s Courtyard San Diego Gaslamp\/Convention Center<\/strong> hotel. Instead of the usual liquor bottles and mixers brought to your group, guests can now opt for craft cocktails served tableside in self-dispensing barrels that serve up to 16 people. The barrel options currently include a gin-based Dutchman Italiano; the rye whiskey and mezcal Fire in the Rye; and a rum with pine liqueur concoction named Christmas in Nicaragua. The cocktails start at $250 per liter. 453 Sixth Ave., 619-796-6536<\/em>, thenolenrooftop.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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More than 20 bars, restaurants and retailers are taking part in the third annual \u201cToast of the Gaslamp\u201d from 1\u20136 p.m., Dec. 10, to help holiday shoppers refuel with drink and food samples. Participates within the several-block area include Lotus Thai Cuisine, The Field Irish Pub,<\/strong> Whiskey Girl, Bandar<\/strong>, 1919<\/strong>, Bubbles Boutique<\/strong>, San Diego Trading Company<\/strong>, and more. Tickets are $25 if purchased in advance through toastofgaslamp.com, or $30 the day of event at the will call booth in front of Rustic Root, located at 535 Fifth Ave<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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A new tasting room at the Knotty Barrel
(Photo by Tim Otto)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Expansions to the Knotty Barrel<\/strong> in East Village are complete. The main dining is now double in size and features shuffleboard, darts, Giant Jenga and other games. A 2,300-square-foot dog-friendly patio and outdoor bar were added in the back, in addition to a 10-tap tasting room and brewing facility that went into the adjoining space previously occupied by Valentine\u2019s Mexican Restaurant<\/strong>. 844 Market St., 619-269-7156<\/em>, knottybarrel.com<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u2014Frank Sabatini Jr. puede ser contactado en <\/em>fsabatini@san.rr.com<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Frank Sabatini Jr. Chef Mark Kropczynski of Grant Grill won \u201cChef of the Fest\u201d at this year\u2019s annual San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival held in late November.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":816,"featured_media":238878,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"Food and Drink Blotter: December 2016","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[11547,11600],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-238877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","category-sdnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/816"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=238877"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238877\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/238878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=238877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=238877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=238877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}