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Cowboy Star opened in downtown San Diego's East Village with a restaurant, bar and adjoining butcher shop. Chef Victor Jimenez serves contemporary American cuisine with a Western flair and his menu includes Painted Hills Farm and Meyer Natural Beef hand-cut steaks; slow-braised rabbit leg with house cured pancetta-verjus emulsion, carrot risotto and red radish; and pan roasted halibut with asparagus, sunchoke puree, fingerling potato and mustard beurre blanc. The bar at Cowboy Star offers large leather booths, a fireplace and hand-crafted cocktails. Cowboy Star, 640 Tenth Ave., San Diego, CA 92101, 619-450-5880.
Chef Roy Yamaguchi launched Roy's at the San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina in downtown San Diego. Based on the flavors of Hawaii, Yamaguchi's menu features local ingredients, European sauces, Asian spices and a focus on fresh seafood. Signature dishes include hibachi-grilled Atlantic salmon, Szechwan-spiced BBQ baby back pork ribs and Roy's blackened island ahi. Roy's, 333 W. Harbor Dr., San Diego, CA 92101, 619-234-1500, 800-228-9290.
Dish has opened along with its nightclub sibling Universal on Hillcrest’s University Avenue. Chef Antonion Friscia’s menu focuses on organic comfort foods including beef pot roast with Madeira gravy, deconstructed matzo ball soup and wiener schnitzel featuring Vande Rose pork. A bar menu with small plates will also be available. A lounge menu is also available with small plates like sliders with truffle aioli, bacon, Gruyere and Kennebec shoestring fries, and organic black rice croquettes with char sui Jidori chicken or tofu, Chino Farm’s pea shoots, ginger and chili. Dish at Universal, 1220 University Ave., San Diego.
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Dine in the Dark
The Opaque: Dining in the Dark experience is now available at the W San Diego. Opaque seats guests in a pitch-black dining room where they enjoy a multi-sensual culinary experience. The three-course meal includes dishes like spice-crusted New York strip steak with Pinot Noir demi glace and spring vegetable en croute with tomato concasse. The meal is served by trained blind servers from the San Diego Center for the Blind who guide guests through every dish. Opaque is held every Saturday at 7 p.m. For more information, visit www.darkdining.com. W San Diego, 421 W. B St., San Diego, CA 92101, 619-231-8220.
The Brunch Bunch
The newly-opened Red Marlin in the Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Spa and Marina is now offering a California-modern brunch each Sunday. Seating options include the open-air terrace or the main dining room–both with panoramic views of the water. Dining choices range from seafood Provençal to tuna tataki to eggs Benedict to fluffy pancakes, mimosas and specialty desserts. Brunch is from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and is $40 per person and $19 for children aged 4-12. (Children under 4 are free.) Red Marlin, Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Spa and Marina, 1441 Quivira Rd., San Diego, CA 92109, 619-221-4868.
No More Corkage Fee at Marine Room North County denizens are sorry to see Riko Bartolome and wife/partner Kim close their much-loved restaurant Asia-Vous Restaurant in Escondido. The couple plan to move to Maui. DMood Restaurant & Lounge, the cozy Mediterranean restaurant in University Heights, has closed its doors. Bistro D’Asia and Sushi Bar of Coronado will open a new location on this site soon.
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