{"id":240531,"date":"2018-10-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-05T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/food-and-drink-blotter-october-2018\/"},"modified":"2018-10-05T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-10-05T07:00:00","slug":"food-and-drink-blotter-october-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/food-and-drink-blotter-october-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Food and Drink Blotter: October 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

San Diego\u2019s esteemed Cuban restaurant, La Habana 1920<\/strong>, will celebrate its one-year anniversary with a festive bang. Things kick off with a free VIP party at 7 p.m., Oct. 11. It will feature live music, salsa dancing lessons, a cigar-rolling station, mojito drink specials and more. Guests must register online in advance at havanayear1.nightout.com<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

From 4 to 8 p.m. the following day, Oct. 12, the restaurant will offer half-price rums as well as three-glass flights of Ron Barcelo rums for $25.<\/p>\n

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Premium rums will take center stage during Havana 1920\u2019s one-year anniversary festivities. (Courtesy of Havana 1920)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Oct. 13, guests will receive complimentary desserts. And the next day, on Oct. 14, guests can enjoy free empanadas and cafecitos on Oct. 14. 548 Fifth Ave., 619-369-1920<\/em>, havana1920.com<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Replacing Waters Fine Foods<\/strong> along the trolley tracks of west C Street is the first brick-and-mortar venture by the Wild Thyme Company,<\/strong> which has run a catering business for the past 13 years. The restaurant, named The Wild Thyme Table<\/strong>, opened Oct. 1, and operates from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays only. The menu offers salads, sandwiches and sides with healthy spins, and there\u2019s also a gourmet deli case stocked with hearty grain dishes, pasta salads, roasted fish and poultry, and desserts.<\/p>\n

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The C St. burger with white cheddar and roasted balsamic onions at the new Wild Thyme Table (Courtesy of Wild Thyme Company)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re doing a similar concept with counter-service that Waters did here, but with different recipes,\u201d said owner Dawn Carvajal, adding that she plans on introducing happy hour next month once the beer and wine license transfers over. 555 W. C St., 619-269-7091<\/em>, thewildthymetable.com<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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For fans of the popular C\u00edvico 1845<\/strong> in Little Italy who sometimes can\u2019t land a table during peak times, its sibling owners, Dario and Pietro Gallo, plan on opening a second, similar concept not far away in Bankers Hill. Due early next year, the Calabrian-born brothers have taken over a ground-level space in the Mister A\u2019s building for the project, marking the first culinary tenants to occupy the remodeled floor. Still unnamed, the restaurant will focus on cuisine from Italy\u2019s southern coast. 2550 Fifth Ave<\/em>., civico1845.com<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The new El Puerto by the Park<\/strong> across the street from parque petco <\/strong>is all the rage among stadium-goers and downtown denizens. With a focus on local farm-raised seafood, the fast-casual eatery offers indoor seating and flat screens. The menu spotlights a range of tacos, burritos, tostadas and fresh oysters. Among the top sellers are \u201cFriar fries\u201d topped with smoked tuna, cheese and house sauce; bacon-wrapped shrimp; and classic fish tacos. Open daily from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., it also sells breakfast burritos, beer and micheladas. 317 10th Ave., 619-236-8156<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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el nuevo ruta 29<\/strong> in the Gaslamp Quarter recently joined the ever-growing list of restaurants serving weekend brunch. With its overall \u201cwine country\u201d theme, replete with elements of wood, iron and copper, the brunch offerings follow suit with sustainable and organic ingredients that show up in dishes such as shrimp omelets with green onions and bell peppers; short rib Benedict with lemongrass polenta; and bananas foster French toast with brown sugar and rum.<\/p>\n

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Route 29\u2019s new brunch service features bloody Marys you can chew. (Courtesy of Alternative Strategies)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Of course, there\u2019s a swooped up bloody Mary in the lineup as well. It\u2019s called When Pigs Fly, a house creation featuring duck wings, bacon, fried lotus root, and more.<\/p>\n

The menu is available from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays. 644 Quinta Avenida, 619-235-8144<\/em>, route29restaurant.com<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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One of the most ambitious projects the Gaslamp Quarter has seen in a while is Theatre Box<\/strong>, a two-story luxury theater, dining and entertainment complex due to open (in part) sometime in October at Fifth Avenue and G Street.<\/p>\n

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(Courtesy of Wicked Creative)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Spearheaded by TLC Chinese Theatre (of the famed Hollywood movie palace), the 73,000-square-foot edifice will dominate a full city block and first offer dine-in cinema in eight separate theaters. The first phase will also bring in the arrivals of The Chocolate Lounge <\/strong>y Sugar Factory American Brasserie<\/strong>, the uber-chic chain with locations in New York, Las Vegas, Miami, Dubai, The Philippines and other locales.<\/p>\n

Coming with the project\u2019s second phase is a 6,000-square-foot rooftop bar and Nick Cannon\u2019s Wild \u2018N Out Sports Bar and Arcade<\/strong>. Those are set to materialize in the winter. 701 Fifth Ave<\/em>., theatrebox.com<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2014Frank Sabatini Jr. puede ser contactado en fsabatini@san.rr.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

San Diego\u2019s esteemed Cuban restaurant, Havana 1920, will celebrate its one-year anniversary with a festive bang. Things kick off with a free VIP party at 7 p.m., Oct. 11. It will feature live music, salsa dancing lessons, a cigar-rolling station, mojito drink specials and more. Guests must register online in advance at havanayear1.nightout.com.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":726,"featured_media":240532,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"Food and Drink Blotter: October 2018","_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-240531","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\/240531","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\/726"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=240531"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240531\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/240532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=240531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=240531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}