{"id":245514,"date":"2012-10-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-26T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/international-restaurant-row-designated\/"},"modified":"2012-10-26T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-10-26T07:00:00","slug":"international-restaurant-row-designated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/international-restaurant-row-designated\/","title":{"rendered":"International Restaurant Row designated"},"content":{"rendered":"

Proclamation announced at first Taste of Mission Hills event<\/strong><\/p>\n

Por Antonio Rey | Editor SDUN<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Branding for International Restaurant Row includes new banners. (Photo by SDUN)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Council President Pro Tem\u00a0Kevin Faulconer joined restaurant owners and community members for the first Taste of Mission Hills event on Oct. 16, in part to inaugurate International Restaurant Row. The new designation includes businesses within the Mission Hills Business Improvement District (BID) along India Street from Redwood to Washington streets.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know that we have such a unique neighborhood that attracts so many people from throughout the city and all parts of the state,\u201d Faulconer said. \u201cThis neighborhood has really grown in stature as one of the best places to come enjoy a fantastic meal from so many different cuisines and cultures.\u201d<\/p>\n

The councilmember read a city proclamation, signed by the City Council and Mayor Jerry Sanders,\u00a0<\/strong>declaring Oct. 16, 2012 as \u201cInternational Restaurant Row Day.\u201d Banners with the new moniker were unveiled as well, which are now hanging on street lamps throughout the area.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m proud to partner with Uptown businesses to rebrand north India Street as International Restaurant Row, and share one of San Diego\u2019s best kept secrets with the entire region,\u201d Faulconer said after the event. \u201cThis conveniently walkable area features half a dozen cultural cuisines and some of San Diego\u2019s most famous restaurants, all within a few blocks.\u201d<\/p>\n

Interest in the designation dates back almost 30 years, Saffron owner Su-Mei Yu said after the proclamation. Located on India Street, Saffron is one of the restaurants on International Restaurant Row and also participated in the Taste of Mission Hills event.<\/p>\n

\u201cSaffron opened \u2026 27 years ago, and we have always felt that this whole block is an international block,\u201d Yu said. \u201cWe would like for you to come and savor, and take a little bit of culture from different countries back with you.\u201d<\/p>\n

The branding effort was reexamined in 2005, through former Councilmember Michael Zucchet, but once again stalled. With the current Mission Hills BID, under Executive Director Gerri Trussell, the businesses and council decided it was time to move forward.<\/p>\n

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(l to r) Mission Hills BID President Tom Curl and Executive Director Gerrie Trussell hold the proclamation from the city. (Photo by SDUN)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Faulconer highlighted how the designation would help the future of the area, saying the evening festivities were also about helping the economy. He invited \u201call San Diegans\u201d to support the local restaurants.<\/p>\n

\u201cTonight is celebrating what we have, but it\u2019s also about growing our economy,\u201d he said. \u201cRebranding this area \u2026 will help play a vital role, I think, in promoting India Street-north restaurants, and attracting new business [and] more visitors. That\u2019s what this is all about.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shakespeare\u2019s Corner Shoppe owner Selina Stockley, who has been active on the Uptown Community Parking District, participated in the evening\u2019s activities. She said concerns over parking played into the rebranding efforts, and was looking forward to what the designation would mean for the future as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are ready for bigger and better things. It\u2019s always been great, but it\u2019s gonna get better,\u201d Stockley said. \u201cThis is the start of a new beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n

New to India Street, Rubicon Deli co-owner Evan Corsiglia also spoke at the dedication, saying his business was thankful to be a part of a growing neighborhood. \u201cWe look forward to being here for a long time, and it\u2019s nice to be in the midst of a change and growing feel on this street,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In addition to Saffron, Shakespeare\u2019s Corner Shoppe and Rubicon Deli, International Restaurant Row includes several other restaurants, some of which were part of the first Taste of Mission Hills. Overall, 15 eateries participated in the Taste from within the entire business district. Old Town Trolley provided free shuttle service from India Street in lower Mission Hills to restaurants near the intersection of Washington and Goldfinch streets.<\/p>\n

Participating establishments for the Taste included: Saffron, Shakespeare\u2019s Corner Shoppe, Rubicon Deli, Gelato Vera, Shakespeare Pub & Grille, Starlite Lounge and The Regal Beagle on India Street, as well as Brooklyn Girl Eatery, Lefty\u2019s Chicago Pizzeria, Olivetto, The Wellington, The Red Door, Meshuggah Shack and Venissimo Cheese near Goldfinch and Washington streets. Cake Bakery, located on Reynard Way, participated as well, offering samples at Meshuggah Shack.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Proclamation announced at first Taste of Mission Hills event By Anthony King | SDUN Editor Council President Pro Tem\u00a0Kevin Faulconer joined restaurant owners and community members for the first Taste of Mission Hills event on Oct. 16, in part to inaugurate International Restaurant Row. The new designation includes businesses within the Mission Hills Business Improvement […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":726,"featured_media":245515,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"11555","_seopress_titles_title":"International Restaurant Row designated","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[11547,11551,11550,11555],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-245514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","category-news","category-top-stories","category-uptown-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245514","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=245514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245514\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/245515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=245514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=245514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=245514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}