Solana Beach’s food scene expands with new restaurants
SOLANA BEACH — Solana Beach is welcoming several new restaurants along Coast Highway 101 and in the Cedros Design District, which its owners hope will...
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Del Mar Wine & Food Festival draws thousands over weekend
The Del Mar Wine & Food Festival, a six-day event highlighting the San Diego region’s culinary scene, wrapped up this weekend after drawing thousands of...
Solana Beach begins plans for permanent outdoor dining policy
SOLANA BEACH — Restaurants in Solana Beach that have come to rely on outdoor dining to keep their businesses afloat as a temporary COVID-19 measure...
Fast, casual Japanese delights at Naegi in Oceanside
I don’t keep track of chef appearances in Lick the Plate, but I’d venture to guess that William Eick is near the top of the...
Let’s Thai One On!
I’ve had plenty of Thai food in my life but never really took the time to dive deep into it — to educate myself on...
Encinitas extends outdoor dining for another 18 months
ENCINITAS — For at least another year-and-a-half, the City of Encinitas will continue to allow outdoor street dining for restaurants along with other relief provisions...
Lick the Plate: Creativity, cuisine thrive at Oceanside’s Communal
On a recent trip to Oceanside, we popped into a stylish place called Communal and I made a mental note to revisit this stretch of...
Lick the Plate: Peruvian-Cali fusion at Coya in Del Mar
In certain culinary circles the term fusion is scoffed at, and I’ve never understood that....
Hit the Road: ‘Made in California’ chronicles history of homegrown food chains
My husband and I make it a ritual, during our road trips to Arizona, to stop in Quartzsite on Interstate 10, about 10 minutes past...
Oceanside Chamber argues Gonzalez’s FAST Recovery Act will hurt small businesses
OCEANSIDE — The Oceanside Chamber of Commerce is opposing a bill proposed earlier this year by a San Diego lawmaker that aims to raise workplace...
County begins notifying restaurants of permit fee refunds
REGION — San Diego County began notifying restaurants today of $4.5 million in permit fee refunds for the period of March 16, 2020 through June...
Several North County restaurants get additional COVID-19 relief
OCEANSIDE — After more than a year of adjusting and modifying business models to survive the pandemic, one downtown Oceanside bakery and another 76 restaurants...
Business owners call for Carlsbad officials to review COVID-19 enforcement
CARLSBAD — When Gov. Gavin Newsom lifted statewide COVID-19 restrictions in various regions on Jan. 25, news spread quickly among small business owners in Carlsbad....
San Marcos City Council backs lawsuit against outdoor dining restrictions
At the Jan. 12 meeting, council members voted 5-0 to file an amicus brief to support the restoration of outdoor dining....