restaurants
Friends reunite for new Cardiff restaurant
CARDIFF-BY-THE-SEA — Chris Garza, his co-manager and the main chef at the newly opened Flat Rock grew up in the Bay Area and have been friends since they were teens. But they took very different paths to get to Cardiff.
City looks to ban restaurant patio smoking
OCEANSIDE — City Council took the first step to ban bar and restaurant patio smoking by directing the city attorney to draft a no smoking ordinance on May 1, which will be brought back to council for a final vote.
Curb cafes to come to Carlsbad
CARLSBAD — New patio dining areas may be popping up in the Village thanks to approval from City Council for a three-year curb café pilot program.
Local lobster prices continue on a roller coaster ride
Increasing demand from China causes restaurants to feel the pinch of the record high

