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STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK™ IN CONCERT

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BEETHOVEN BY THE BAY

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CONTENTS AUGUST 2019

ON THE COVER: The San Diego sky (and our Insta feeds) popped off in brilliant shades of orange and pink as the sun set on June 29.

Local photographer Evgeny Yorobe captured this cover shot, titled Sunset Boulevard (but actually taken on Copley Drive in Kearny Mesa). He’ll he showing off more of his photos at Artwalk @ Liberty Station later this month. See p. 44 for more about Yorobe and the colorful art event that never fails to draw a crowd.

ON THIS PAGE: Moroccan carrots from International Smoke, a new restaurant from celebrity chefs Michael Mina and Ayesha Curry, that recently opened at One Paseo in Del Mar. See p. 54 for more new restaurants in San Diego.

CURRENTS 14 Eight.Nineteen August events calendar 32 Laughing Stock August stand-up comedy shows PULSE 44 Art Beat August gallery + exhibition openings 50 Curtain Calls August performing arts preview 52 The Reel Deal August motion picture preview TASTE 54 The Meal Deal 14 new restaurants that are sure to leave you satisďŹ ed 68 Full Plate August food + drink happenings 72 Take it From the Tap A monthly taste of beer from here GROOVE 74 Sounds Like a Plan August concert calendar 86 Take a Spin August EDM + DJ performances LOVE 88 One-Date Wonder Blind daters take an artistic trip to another space

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CURRENTS WHAT’S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW

BY MICHAEL BENNINGER

8.24

Third annual La Vuelta Summer Festival

Logan Avenue from Evans to 26th Street, Barrio Logan, lacasitadevero.com Featuring more than 70 merchants, art exhibits and food booths, this celebration of Barrio Logan’s distinct heritage also includes two craft beer gardens, live musical performances and a classic car show.

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8.1, 8, 15, 22 SUMMER & SONGS

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8.1-2 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK IN CONCERT

Embarcadero Marina Park South, Embarcadero, sandiegosymphony.org Listen to the San Diego Symphony’s live rendition of the Imperial March and other tunes from the second Star Wars film as the movie unfolds against a backdrop of the Big Bay.

Pacific Highlands Ranch, Carmel Valley summerandsongs.com Every Thursday this month, shop, dine and explore 160,000 square feet of the Village at Pacific Highlands Ranch, then sit back and enjoy exciting musical performances by some of the region’s most talented musicians.

8.2-4 BAZAAR DEL MUNDO’S LATIN AMERICAN FESTIVAL AND MARTA ORTIZ POTTERY MARKET

Bazaar Del Mundo, Old Town bazaardelmundo.com More than two dozen Latin American artists put their vibrant creations on display, while attendees groove to live music, feast on Mexican cuisine and watch Chihuahuan artisans create intricate pottery adorned with ancestral symbols.

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8.3 10TH ANNUAL LIVING COAST FARM TO BAY FUNDRAISER

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Living Coast Discovery Center, Chula Vista, thelivingcoast.org Treat your taste buds to samples from more than 30 of the county’s finest restaurants, wineries and breweries at this wildlife-focused fundraiser that features an auction, live entertainment and unforgettable animal encounters.

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8.3 BALBOA PARK 8 MILER

8.3 ISLAND VIBE MUSIC FESTIVAL

SDCCU Stadium, Mission Valley, islandvibemusicfestival.com Showcasing musical performances inspired by the people of the Pacific Islands, this one-day, 21-andup event also includes a beer garden, delicious grinds and unique cultural dances from Hawaii, Tahiti and Samoa among other tropical locales.

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8.3 GREAT INFLATABLE RACE

SDCCU Stadium, Mission Valley, thegreatinflatablerace.com Jump, dive and bounce through massive inflatable obstacles during this fun run that also features a two-lane bungee sprint and a gladiator-style jousting challenge.

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Pan American Plaza, Balboa Park balboapark8miler.com San Diego’s longest consecutively run race — and the only one that offers a full tour of Balboa Park — returns with an 8-mile route that features scenic trails, stunning bridges and windy roads along the way.

8.3 JULIAN NATURAL WONDERFEST

Jess Martin Park, Julian, naturalwonderfest.com Learn about crucial preservationist work occurring in Julian during this free, afternoon-to-evening affair focused on wildlife and wonder and featuring art, avian encounters and a late-night astronomy party, among other activities.

8.4 30TH ANNUAL VISTA ROD RUN

Historic Downtown Vista Village, vvba.org More than 350 auto enthusiasts showcase their classic and specialty cars while competing to win one of 30 coveted trophies at this gearhead get-together set amid Vista’s vibrant business district.

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8.7-11 TIKI OASIS 19: CATCH THE NEW WAVE

Bali Hai, Shelter Island and Crown Plaza, Mission Valley, tikioasis.com Following a “Catch the New Wave” theme inspired by ’80s music with a surfy spin, San Diego’s long-running tiki festival returns for five days — and nights — of island-inspired attractions including a costume contest, a Beauty BouTiki and a sprawling buffet featuring a wholeroasted suckling pig.

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8.7-11 OCEANSIDE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Brooks Theater, Oceanside, osidefilm.org Independent filmmakers from far and wide put their cinematic creations on display during this event kicking off San Diego’s film festival season. @PACIFICSD AUGUST 2019

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C URRENTS | EVENTS 8.10 IB SURF DOG

Portwood Pier Plaza, Imperial Beach surfdogevents.com Scores of splash-happy canines carve waves along the coast in the original surf dog competition, which includes a beer garden, awards ceremony and SurFUR Expo raising funds for the San Diego Humane Society.

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8.11 14TH ANNUAL CARDIFF DOG DAYS OF SUMMER

Encinitas Community Park, Encinitas cardiff101.com More than 100 rescue groups, adoption agencies and other canine-centric merchants gather for this free event that features an agility course, costume contests, a beer garden and more.

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8.11 36TH ANNUAL HILLCREST CITYFEST

Fifth Avenue, Hillcrest, fabuloushillcrest.com Celebrate equality, diversity and community spirit with 150,000 other locals in Hillcrest’s signature summer street fair and music festival, boasting oodles of eateries, creations from up-andcoming artists and more than 250 merchants.

8.17 CHULA VISTA HARBORFEST

Bayside Park, Chula Vista, cvharborfest.com Take in a lucha libre match, roll around in giant hamster balls or check out the Taco, Spirits & Craft Beer Festival at this culinary contest and music concert right on Chula Vista’s waterfront.

8.17 TVG PACIFIC CLASSIC

Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar, dmtc.com Del Mar’s richest and most prestigious horse race returns with a $750 betting challenge, a mandatory picksix payout and more than $50,000 in prizes.

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8.17 IMPERIAL AVENUE STREET FAIR

Imperial Ave. between 25th and 27th Streets, Logan Heights, imperialavenuestreetfest.com Blending art and soul from the community’s rich African-American roots to its strong Latino influence, this festival celebrates the rich history of Logan Heights with three blocks of live music, local artists and gustatory goodness.

8.17 FERRAGOSTO 2019

Amici Park, Little Italy, ferragostosd.org Following a “Pirates Invade Sicily” theme, Little Italy’s biggest party is back for its final year, closing out its run with casino games, line dancing and live music landlubbers will love.

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8.17-18 43RD ANNUAL WORLD BODYSURFING CHAMPIONSHIP

Oceanside Pier, Oceanside, worldbodysurfing.org Bear witness to nearly 400 bodysurfers from around the world as they compete for trophies and prizes in the sport’s signature event.

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8.18 AMERICA’S FINEST CITY HALF MARATHON & 5K

From Point Loma to Balboa Park inmotionevents.com Run along San Diego Bay from the tip of Point Loma, past the Star of India and into Balboa Park, where finishers can enjoy post-race festivities including live music, refreshments and a bountiful beer garden

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8.22-25 SAN DIEGO UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL

10th Avenue Arts Center, East Village sdundergroundarts.org The program for this year’s showcase of experimental films and videos includes eclectic narratives, live music and 16mm movies by local and international artists.

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8.25 BIKE THE BAY

Embarcadero Marina Park South, Embarcadero, bikethebay.net Don’t miss the only time this year cyclists can bike across the Coronado Bridge during this noncompetitive, 25-mile ride around the Big Bay that — for the first time — includes an optional 8-mile extension on some gravelly ground.

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8.25 CRISTIAN’S BIG HEART 5K

Rohr Park, Bonita, cristiansbigheart.org Help shed light on the dangers of an undiagnosed enlarged heart by taking part in this walk that celebrates the life of Cristian Acosta-Flores, a beloved local who succumbed to this condition on September 1, 2014 — one day before his 19th birthday 26

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8.31 THIRD ANNUAL REGGAE SPLASH BOAT PARTY

Grape Street Pier, Little Italy, reggaesplashsd.com Stir it up one last time before the summer ends aboard this reggae boat bash featuring three floors of jammin’ bands, three hours of breathtaking views and five fully stocked bars flanked by food stations.

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C URRENTS | E V E N TS 8.31-9.2 U.S. SAND SCULPTING CHALLENGE & DIMENSIONAL ART EXHIBITION

Broadway Pier, Marina ussandsculpting.com Master sand sculptors from around the world take on the country’s best builders during this three-day, silica-centric extravaganza where artists transform 300 tons of gravelly grit into more than 1,000 astonishing works of art.

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REAL ESTATE MARKET WATCH

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GOLDEN HILL MARKET UPDATE # of homes for sale: 16 # of homes sold: 6 Highest price: $889,000 Lowest price: $205,000 Average home price: $434,172

With interest rates at all time lows and the summer season starting, there is no better time to buy. Market activity is the strongest during the summer months. With the increase in buyers, it is a great time for sellers to list their homes as many people are ready to complete a real estate transaction during the summer season before the holidays start up again. Home prices are expected to continue to rise through 2019. For buyers looking to make a home purchase, the sooner the better while interest rates remain low.

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REAL ESTATE MARKET WATCH

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Laughing Stock August stand-up roundup

BY MICHAEL BENNINGER

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KEN JEONG

@ Pala Casino, palacasino.com

Vietnamese, they should f**king marry each other.

You know why? They shouldn’t marry me. You know why?

You guys have the same f**king last name. You know what I’m talking about?

It’s a Nguyen-Nguyen situation. Think about it.”

— Ken Jeong on Laugh Out Loud

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8.1-3 TIM DILLON

@ The American Comedy Co., americancomedyco.com

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Ben & Jerry’s always has one thing that does not belong in the ice cream. It’s like ‘We have fudge and M&Ms and pieces of my couch.’

‘We have caramel, popcorn and the W computer key, right there.’ It’s like, let’s have one person who’s not on acid when we make the f**king ice cream.”

– Tim Dillon on Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents

8.2-4 JAY MOHR

@ The Comedy Store, thecomedystore.com/la-jolla

“

Little girls are brutal. They will kick your ass. They say the meanest sh*t ever. And it’s always true and they never waste it. They wait until the most people are around. … Little girls wait until you have all your friends over for your fantasy football draft. And you’re like, ‘Could you not stand there?’ And she’ll be like, ‘How do you even know I’m yours?’

And all your friends are just looking down, don’t look up, you’ll be next.

Don’t look at her. If you look at her, she’ll attack.”

– Jay Mohr on the Laugh Out Loud Comedy Special

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8.9-10 SHERRI SHEPHERD

@ The American Comedy Co., americancomedyco.com

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I don’t get to come into New York much because I bought a house in New Jersey. And I was so excited I bought this house and it’s across the street from some woods. And I got this security system. And it chirps, you know, as soon as you come in the driveway. Chirp-chirp, when you open up the windows. And I was lying in bed the other day and I didn’t hear the chirp. I heard, ‘Warning, intruder. Get out of the house. Warning, intruder.’ And I jumped up, and I was looking for my wig, because I couldn’t find my wig. Because God forbid the burglars see me without my hair on. So I’m running around, and I run into my son’s room and he’s screaming in terror and I don’t know if he’s terrified because there’s burglars in the house or because his mama’s standing there butt naked with a wicker trash basket, looking like some version of National Geographic.”

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C URRENTS | C OM E DY 8.9-11 MICHAEL KOSTA

@ The Comedy Store, thecomedystore.com/ la-jolla

“

I live in Los Angeles. That’s where I live now.

I get a lot of parking tickets.

Well, I used to.

Not anymore. And you don’t have to get parking tickets if you do what Kosta did: I removed my windshield wipers. Where ya gonna put the ticket now, bitch?

Where are you gonna put the ticket now, bitch? Advantage — no tickets. Disadvantage — rain.

I should’ve thought about rain.

All the money I save on tickets goes to collision repair.”

— Michael Kosta on Just for Laughs

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8.16-17 JOSH WOLF

@ The Comedy Store, thecomedystore.com/la-jolla

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Do you know that in a lot of states in our great country, they’ve outlawed dodgeball? Do you know why? Because they say it humiliates the children. By the way, that’s ironically why we played the f**king game to begin with. Right? I was like, ‘Who we making cry today?’ ”

– Josh Wolf on YouTube

8.18 SEBASTIAN MANISCALCO

@ Viejas Concerts in the Park, viejas.com

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Can’t do a lot, though, I mean ...

My wife likes to do scuba diving.

That’s her big thing. Loves to scuba dive. I don’t do anything where there’s like a safety briefing prior to the activity.”

— Sebastian Maniscalco on Stay Hungry

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8.30-9.1 DAN CUMMINS

@ The Comedy Store, thecomedystore.com/la-jolla

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8.22-24 ORNY ADAMS

@ The American Comedy Co., americancomedyco.com

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Made it through another July 4th without having to take my shirt off. I picked the right party. Victory!”

— Orny Adams on Twitter

I feel like I get a lot of mixed messages regarding nutrition at home. Like, [my fiancée] likes to lecture me about healthy eating, which would come across as a lot more genuine if she didn’t also like to constantly bake me delicious treats. Which I guess is different instincts inside of her. Part of her DAN DION wants me to be very healthy, so I can live a long time and she doesn’t have to die alone. But another part of her wants to fatten me up just enough so that no other woman will ever love me.”

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8.30-9.1 T.J. MILLER

@ The American Comedy Co., americancomedyco.com

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My wife just said ‘I’m not being open to closed-mindedness’ — a bit close-minded, don’t you think?”

— Dan Cummins on CONAN

— T.J. Miller on Twitter

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8.24 BRIAN REGAN

@ Balboa Theatre, sandiegotheatres.org

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They ask the most insulting question when you go to check into a hospital: ‘What seems to be the problem?’ What seems …? Well, it seems, it seems like everything on my inside wants to be on my outside.

But I’m no doctor.”

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@ The Comedy Store, thecomedystore.com/la-jolla

Just complained about my fantasy player being hurt to a guy in a wheelchair.”

— Sarah Tiana on Twitter

— Brian Regan on I Walked on the Moon

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On par to rival the best worldwide, San Diego’s hot for-rent and for-sale properties are more than mere residential neighborhoods; they are wonderlands of resort-like like amenities and convenience with on-site gyms, recreation centers, multiple pools, on-site yoga classes, dog parks, concierge services, wine and beer bars, movie theaters and much more.

Ranging from stylish flats and studios to chic townhomes and opulent penthouses, take your pick of the best San Diego has to offer. Standard features in many new properties include quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, personal terraces, luxury bathrooms, interior washer and dryer units and more. But if you don’t know what bells-andwhistles are available, you might miss out on some features that you will later regret. With that in mind, here are some additional locally available amenities you might not know about, but are likely to love.

■ Lighted spice racks and undercabinet task lighting ■ Convenient charging stations, smart box wiring technology and MP3-programmable doorbells ■ An under-counter wine storage unit with dual temperature settings and a 34-bottle capacity ■ A pet spa with washing and drying stations ■ A high-definition golf simulator with five championship golf courses, advanced tracking and trajectory analysis ■ A lush courtyard with oversized soaking spa and day loungers ■ A large kitchen island with a built-in breakfast bar and USB connections ■ Electric car charging stations ■ A unique makers garage consisting of crafts and tools

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Making a list of must-have amenities is an excellent start, but that alone won’t do you much good if you’re not sure where to begin your search.

Fortunately, modern apps make it easier than ever to find the living space of your dreams. Here are several such tools you can use to find a place that exceeds your expectations.

■ Zumper — Get alerts as soon as an apartment that matches your criteria is available.

■ HotPads — Discover neighborhood details, and find out the hottest apartments around.

■ Homesnap — Get the lowdown on any home you see, whether or not it’s on the market.

■ Redfin — Access an uber-accurate real estate map and brokerage resource in one.

■ Trulia — View drone footage and find out what locals say about neighborhood safety.

■ Zillow — Pre-qualify for a mortgage and connect with real estate agents and lenders.

Ready to move into the apartment or condo of your dreams?

Check out the properties on the following pages to see some of the city’s hottest developments and their top-of-the-line amenities.

Happy hunting!

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CIVITA Mission Valley’s smart, recreation-rich, walkable community, offers a wide variety of residential options, including townhomes, rowhomes, single-level condos and luxury apartments. The award-winning community, developed by Sudberry Properties, blends the intimacy of a village with the vitality of an urban hub. Visitors are impressed with Civita’s sprawling resort-style rec center with lagoon pool and lap pool, the beautifully equipped 14-acre Civita Park, trails, dog park, and stylish architecture. Residents in this highly sustainable community have free access to a propane-fueled shuttle that provides commuters access to the San Diego Trolley.

Homes are available in many styles and price ranges.

Promontory is a national award-winning community of 133 modern attached homes in two neighborhoods built by The New Home Company (NEW HOME, NYSE: NWHM). It is located on the highest point in Civita with dramatic views of Mission Valley. The final phase of homes at The Heights is currently for sale, offering courtyard homes priced from the mid $700,000s.

The Bluffs offers single-story flats and three-story attached homes priced from the low $1 millions. Elevate by Colrich is a collection of attached homes featuring dramatic single-level and multilevel floor plans with two to four bedrooms and up to 2.5 baths, spacious great rooms and expansive decks priced from the mid $600,000s to the low $1 millions. Avella by Toll Brothers, which is located adjacent to both Civita Park and the private Civita Recreation Center, offers four contemporary, three-story townhomes with rooftop terraces. Home designs range from approximately 1,500–2,300 square feet. Home prices start in the low $800,000s.

AMENITIES

• A 14.3-acre, multi-level park with outdoor amphitheater, picnic tables, game area, basketball half-courts, and dog parks • Private Recreation Center with clubhouse, lagoon pool, lap pool, two spas and covered patios for year-round BBQs.

Civita Mission Valley civitalife.com)

• State-of-the-art fitness club with spin and yoga classes.

• Outdoor pool table.

• Vehicle charging stations and “smart energy community” program with SDG&E to help residents conserve electricity.

Plans: 2, 3 & 4 bedrooms Size: 1,400 sq. ft. to 2,400 sq. ft.

Rates: Starting at the low $600,000’s

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SPIRE SAN DIEGO Nestled in the heart of the East Village, Spire San Diego is the red hot new addition to the downtown skyline. Boasting the finest new amenity package in the city, residents enjoy several distinct outdoor lounge spaces, BBQ grills, a huge resident’s club house and game rooms with state-of-the-art video gaming pods! Luxuriously appointed 1,2 & 3 bedroom homes feature washer/dryers, imported Italian cabinetry, quartz countertops and private balconies in every unit.

AMENITIES

• Modern Kitchens with Island or Breakfast Bar • Stainless Steel Appliances • Designer Finishes with Granite Countertops • Underground gated parking • In-home Washer & Dryer • Private Balconies • Stunning Views of Downtown San Diego • 24-hr Resident Fitness Center • Lap Pool & Spa • Clubhouse with Gourmet Kitchen • Brand New Fault Line Park Plans: 1, 2, & 3 bedrooms Size: Approx. 600 sq. ft. to 1,900 sq. ft.

Rates: Starting at $2,080/mo.

Spire San Diego 424 15th St., San Diego, CA 92101, 619.272.6303 spiresandiego.com

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PINNACLE ON THE PARK Standing proud over 500 feet tall, Pinnacle on the Park commands attention as the tallest residential high-rise in San Diego! Take in the very best views in the city from the 45th floor penthouse, or soak in some rays by the oversized swimming pool. Luxurious 1,2 & 3 bedroom apartments offer condo-style finishes fully equipped with stainless steel appliances, granite countertops and in-unit washer/dryers.

AMENITIES • Modern Kitchens with Island or Breakfast Bar • Stainless Steel Appliances • Designer Finishes with Granite Countertops • Underground gated parking • In-home Washer & Dryer • Private Balconies

Pinnacle on the Park 424 15th St, San Diego, CA 92101, 619.272.6303 pinnacleonthepark.com

• Stunning Views of Downtown San Diego • 24-hr Resident Fitness Center • Lap Pool & Spa • Clubhouse with Gourmet Kitchen • Brand New Fault Line Park

Plans: 1, 2 & 3 bedrooms Size: Approx 600 - 1,860sf.

Rates: Starting at $1,900/mo.

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ALTAIR

Seize your chance to live in one of the premier apartment communities in Escondido. Altair provides its residents a wide selection of newly remodeled apartment homes.

COMMUNITY AMENITIES • Newly Renovated Apartment Homes • Wood Inspired Plank Flooring • Spacious Patio/Balcony • Stainless Steel Appliances; Quartz Countertops • In-home Washer & Dryer

• New Resident Lounge with Media Room, Game Room & Pool Table • Free WiFi in Resident Lounge • State-of-the-Art Fitness Center • 2 Sparkling Pools & Spas; Outdoor Living Area with BBQs & Firepits • Dog Park

PLANS: 1 & 2 bedrooms SIZE: 664 sq. ft. to 871 sq. ft.

RATES: Starting at $1,815*/mo. *Prices subject to change & availability.

1361 W. 9th Ave., Escondido, CA 92029 760.746.4844 altairescondido.com sandiegoapartments.com

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SALERNO

Featuring three- and fourbedroom luxury townhomes with custom-style finishes and thoughtful amenities. Located in Otay Ranch, with easy access to Olympic Parkway and the 125, and just minutes away from shopping, dining and entertainment.

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• Central Heating & Air • Patio/Balcony on Each Level • Clubhouse & Social Room with Kitchen • Lush Pool Deck with Heated Pool & Spa • Fitness Center • Onsite Pet Park

PLANS: 3 & 4 bedrooms SIZE: 1,833 sq. ft. to 2,297 sq. ft.

RATES: Starting at $3,700*/mo.

*Prices subject to change & availability.

1630 Paseo Monti, Chula Vista, CA 91913 619.272.6215 salernoliving.com sandiegoapartments.com

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PARK POINTE

Seize your chance to live in one of the premier East County apartment communities of Rancho San Diego in El Cajon, CA. Meticulous landscaping, comfortable homes, and amenities tailored to enhance your life.

PLANS: 1, 2 & 3 bedrooms SIZE: 670 sq. ft. to 1,095 sq. ft.

RATES: Starting at $1,625*/mo.

COMMUNITY AMENITIES • Large Private Patio and Balcony • Central Heat & Air Conditioning • In-home Stackable Washers & Dryers • Well Equipped Fitness Center • Resident Conference Room + Cyber Cafe • Pet Friendly Community with Private Pet Park

• New Pool & Spa areas with Resort-Style Experience • Lighted Tennis; Soccer Field; Shuffleboard • High Speed Internet Access • Close Proximity to San Diego with Easy Access to Highways 94, 125 & 8

*Prices subject to change & availability.

2450 Hilton Head Pl., El Cajon, CA 92019 619.442.7279 parkpointeliving.com sandiegoapartments.com

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V0RA

Indulge in the best of Southern California living at Vora. Set perfectly in Mission Valley, just 4 miles from San Diego’s historic Downtown Gaslamp District.

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• 24-hr Fitness Center • Resident Kitchen; Executive Conference Room; Private Media Room • Resort-like Grand Courtyard with Outdoor Pool • Onsite Storage Rooms • Pet Friendly Community with Pet-Washing Stations

PLANS: Studio, 1, 2 & 3 bedrooms SIZE: 571 sq. ft. to 1,398 sq. ft.

RATES: Starting at $1,899*/mo.

*Prices subject to change & availability.

4440 Twain Ave., San Diego, CA 92120 619.331.4020 voramissionvalley.com sandiegoapartments.com

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LUX UTC LUX UTC is the new intersection of San Diego, merging designer high-rise homes with resort-style amenities and instant access to shopping and dining – a Cosmopolitan high-rise living experience in the heart of UTC.

AMENITIES • Complimentary Town Car Service • Rise Rooftop Pool, Spa and Sundeck • Skyline Terrace with Outdoor Cook top, Fireplaces and Lounge • Strata Resident Club Lounge • Elevate State-of-the-Art Fitness Center • Hotel-Inspired Lobby with Co-Working Space

• 24-Hour Valet • Resident-use auto care station with air compressor and vacuum • Parcel lockers in mail room • Nest® Learning Thermostat • SkyBell®: Smart video doorbell • Whirlpool® stainless steel appliance package

LUX UTC 4200 Brooke Ct., San Diego, CA 92122 | 844.694.7971 www.luxutc.com

Plans: 1, 2 & 3 bedrooms Size: 908 sq. ft. to 2,805 sq. ft.

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8.10-11

ARTWALK @ LIBERTY STATION

Ingram Plaza 2751 Dewey Rd., Liberty Station artwalklibertystation.org

The Path to Light by Evgeny Yorobe

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Inside Out and Scrippshenge by Evgeny Yorobe

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eturning for its 14th year, ArtWalk will bring its mantra of “Connecting Creative Communities” to Ingram Plaza in Liberty Station on Aug. 10 and 11.

ArtWalk @ Liberty Station is one of three art festivals held throughout the year, alongside Mission Federal ArtWalk in Little Italy and ArtWalk Carlsbad. First launched in April 1984, the festival began as a true “walk” from Little Italy through the Gaslamp to the East Village. In the early 2000s, ArtWalk moved onto city streets, and by 2005 was filling

16 blocks of Little Italy.

ArtWalk expanded to its second location in 2006, and in 2013 introduced the third location at ARTS DISTRICT Liberty Station.

Notable artists who participated in past ArtWalk festivals include painters Walter Redondo, Ruth Fromstein, Uwe Werner, Harut Hakobyan and Christine Schwimmer, sculptors Karen Coburn and Kara Unland, glass artist Gustavo Santana, and jewelry artists Kathy Caldwell and Dorothee Naumburg.

In a grassy area surrounded by a lush rose garden, Ingram Plaza at

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Liberty Station offers easy walking and accessible paths, along with plenty of free parking for guests. The two-day free event hosts thousands of art-loving attendees with various mediums on display from more than 200 local, regional and international professional artists, including painting, sculpture, photography, glasswork and jewelry. While walking through the festival, guests are welcomed with live music, a wine and beer pavilion, street food and a KidsWalk for interactive fun with families.

Channeling Jackson Pollock and abstract expressionism this

From holding his father’s Minolta and Nikon film cameras as a child to having his own gallery in La Jolla with numerous accolades, San Diego native Evgeny Yorobe has taken the photography world by storm.

Celebrating the magnificence of the local topography, Yorobe is best known for his stunning landscape photography, which recently won Best of Show at the 2019 San Diego Festival of the Arts and will be exhibited at ArtWalk @ Liberty Station.

After learning the technical foundations of photography at UCSD, Yorobe was inspired to launch a career after teaching a friend the basics, and soon progressed to shooting weddings. He discovered his passion for incorporating the San Diego landscape into his images and began working to perfect his art.

Yorobe notes, “I wanted people’s jaws to drop;

year, a new addition to the festival includes interactive art, with attendees encouraged to bring an item of clothing, bag or shoes to be splatter-painted for a one-of-a-kind keepsake. Guests can also express their artistic side with Artist & Craftsman Supply, which will be using acrylic silkscreen ink on SoftKut blocks for fabrics and Posca markers on patches for additional take-home goodies. Each festival supports ArtReach, a nonprofit that focuses on providing highquality art education to Title One Schools and other K-8 schools in San Diego County. — Laurie Delk

I wanted them to exclaim ‘Wow!’ every time they looked at one of my pictures.” Garnering thousands of fans on Facebook for his work, Yorobe began acquiring additional recognitions, including magazine covers (like the one you’re currently reading) and features, and a first-place Blue Ribbon at the San Diego County Fair.

Displaying his two great loves, photography and San Diego, through his art, Yorobe brings enthusiasm and dedication to the ArtWalk festival. “By integrating movement, lines, lights and colors, I strive to share the beauty of San Diego with the world.”

For more of Yorobe’s work, visit sandiego-landscapes.com, or find him on Facebook and Instagram (@EvgenyYorobePhotography).

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Art Beat

August gallery + exhibit openings

BY LISA DEADERICK

8.2-31 SUN SHADOWS

June Rubin Art Studio 2690 Historic Decatur Rd., Barracks 19, No. 214, Liberty Station 858.229.4571, junerubin.com Artist June Rubin embraces her experimental side in her latest exhibition, Sun Shadows, with pieces like Organic that feature bright orange grapes with black ribbons of paint to mark the shadows.

Organic by June Rubin

8.3-10.6 RADIANT ARCHITECTURE: THE VISIONARY WORK OF EUGENE RAY

SDSU Downtown Gallery, 725 West Broadway, downtown, 619.501.6370, art.sdsu.edu Known for his former home and studio in La Jolla called the Silver Ship, architect and professor Eugene Ray saw architecture as a way of building community and sustainable and environmentally friendly possibilities. On this 50th anniversary of his teaching environmental design at San Diego State University (1969-1996), this exhibition features his original handdrafted architectural plans and renderings, collages and other items.

Secret Garden by Eugene Ray

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8.10-9.8 LADYFINGERS

Thumbprint Gallery, 920 Kline St., La Jolla, 858.354.6294, thumbprintgallerysd.com San Diego artists Jessica Justus and Megan Darrough create works that are focused on how people see themselves through social media and how women can dismantle the male gaze.

8.11 ART IN THE VILLAGE

Carlsbad Village, 760.453.7076, carlsbad-village.com/events/ art-in-the-village For the 21st year, the Carlsbad Village Association brings local artists together for a one-day, outdoor art show, where art-lovers can enjoy music, a variety of art (including jewelry, furniture, paintings, clothing and more) and the beautiful Carlsbad Village atmosphere.

8.11-9.27 GROWING WILD

San Diego Botanic Garden 230 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas 760.436.3036, sdbgarden.org, oma-online.org With representations of flowers, foliage and any other form of plant life, members of the Oceanside Museum of Art’s Artist Alliance present their best works to this juried exhibition, surrounded by the very life they’ve immortalized in each piece.

Carlsbad Street Tree

by Robin Erickkson

8.17-9.14 TRUE BLUE

Ashton Gallery, 4434 30th St., North Park, 619.894.9009, ashtonartgallery.com Artist Brenda York uses bright, rich color and a narrative approach to painting, with characters she describes as “quirky people … with a sense of sophistication,” deconstructed faces, symbols and words to add a bit of texture. Oh, and plenty of blue. @PACIFICSD AUGUST 2019

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8.24-12.1 BLACK LIFE: IMAGES OF RESISTANCE AND RESILIENCE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

San Diego Museum of Art, 1450 El Prado, Balboa Park, 619.232.7931, sdmart.org Using their cameras to document the highly publicized political activism of the civil rights movement, as well as the everyday life of African Americans, photographers Harry Adams, Charles Williams and Guy Crowder produced images spanning 50 years and featuring both public figures and private citizens in their Southern California communities.

Protest Car, Los Angeles, 1962 by Harry Adams

8.25-10.13 OPTIMUS VOLTS: WE ARE THE DREAMERS OF DREAMS / A SOLO SHOW

8.25-11.2 SIX-WORD STORY

Sparks Gallery 530 Sixth Ave., Gaslamp, 619.696.1416, sparksgallery.com Join artist Optimus Volts as he presents new sculptures inspired by the vivid, detailed worlds he created with his toys as a child.

Voldemort Spray Can

by Optimus Volts

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“He searched constantly for life’s meaning.” by Alise Sheehan

Oceanside Museum of Art, 704 Pier View Way, Oceanside 760.435.3720, oma-online.org Based on the story of Ernest Hemingway winning a bet about how he could write a six-word story (“For sale: baby shoes, never worn.”), this exhibition features a selection of original photographs, each paired with a sixword story.

8.31-2.16.2020 AMERICAN STILL LIFE MODERNS

San Diego Museum of Art, 1450 El Prado, Balboa Park, 619.232.7931, sdmart.org Although still life is a classic genre that dates back hundreds of years, there’s still room for experimentation within the art form.

From the San Diego Museum of Art’s permanent collection come examples of modern American still-life paintings from a 30-year period with a diversity of style and skill.

Petunias and Zinnias by Jane Peterson

8.31-2.23.2020 ABSTRACT REVOLUTION

Tribal Sign (detail) by Helen Frankenthaler

San Diego Museum of Art, 1450 El Prado, Balboa Park, 619.232.7931, sdmart.org Get a closer look at works on paper by some of the female artists who helped found and contribute to the American art form of abstract expressionism, through the work of Lee Krasner, Elaine de Kooning, Helen Frankenthaler, Deborah Remington, Mary Heilmann and others.

Through 8.28 ELECTRIC PICNIC: ROMAN DE SALVO’S MODERNIST INSTALLATION

Timken Museum of Art, 1500 El Prado, Balboa Park 619.239.5548, timkenmuseum.org As part of his residency at the Timken Museum of Art, artist Roman de Salvo has created his Electric Picnic sculpture based on the Rococo-era Blindman’s Bluff (1775-80) by Jean Honore Fragonard.

De Salvo is known for taking ordinary materials and objects and folding them into his work in ways that are “inventive” and “intriguing.”

San Diego by Kerry Hallam

Through 8.30 KERRY HALLAM

Martin Lawrence Galleries, 1111 Prospect St., La Jolla 858.551.1121, martinlawrence.com Impressionist artist Kerry Hallam draws inspiration from 19thcentury French post-impressionists to create seascapes and villages in the artist’s original paintings on canvas, nautical charts and hand-signed serigraphs. @PACIFICSD AUGUST 2019

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Curtain Calls

What’s on stage in August

BY JAMES HEBERT

8.1-25 33 1/3: HOUSE OF DREAMS

San Diego Repertory Theatre 79 Horton Plaza, downtown 619.544.1000, sdrep.org The Rep gives the very first spin to this ambitious homegrown musical about Gold Star Studios, the legendary L.A. recording mecca that hosted sessions by rock greats from Ritchie Valens to Buffalo Springfield to the Go-Go’s.

8.2-9.1 ALL SHOOK UP

San Diego Musical Theatre Horton Grand Theatre 444 Fourth Ave., downtown 858.560.5740, sdmt.org Elvis is in the building (or at least his songs are). And so, by the way, is Shakespeare, in this lightweight but fun musical mashup that sets such tunes as Love Me Tender to a circa-1950s saga of romance and adventure, drawn playfully from the Bard.

8.6-11 FRIENDS! THE MUSICAL PARODY

Lyceum Stage 79 Horton Plaza, downtown 619.544.1000, lyceumevents.org Craving a few songs straight from Central Perk? They’ll be there for you, as this sendup of a certain ’90s-spawned TV show

Friends!

The Musical Parody

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hits town with such tunes as The One Where We Make a Million Dollars an Episode.

8.9-25 A WEEKEND WITH PABLO PICASSO

New Village Arts Theatre 2787 State St., Carlsbad 760.433.3245, newvillagearts.org Playwright, actor and Culture Clash co-founder Herbert Siguenza steps into the shoes (and dons the distinctive striped shirt) of the maverick artist for this reprise of a snappy solo show that has him both acting and painting.

8.11-9.15 ROMEO AND JULIET

Old Globe’s Lowell Davies Festival Theatre 1363 Old Globe Way, Balboa Park 619.234.5623, theoldglobe.org Globe artistic chief Barry Edelstein takes on the Bard’s ageless romantic tragedy for the first time as a director, in this Shakespeare Festival closer on the outdoor Davies stage.

8.12-13 CAMELOT

Cygnet Theatre 4040 Twiggs St., Old Town 619.337.1525, cygnettheatre.com Cygnet has put together a cast of area favorites for this concert staging of the Lerner and Loewe musical classic about King Arthur and Co.; the two-night event benefits the Old Town theater’s artistadvocate program.

8.14-31 WEST SIDE STORY

Moonlight Stage Productions Moonlight Amphitheatre 1250 Vale Terrace Dr., Vista 760.724.2110, moonlightstage.com The Sharks and Jets get set to rumble once

again, as Moonlight artistic chief Steven Glaudini directs the groundbreaking 1957 musical, with that matchless score by Leonard Bernstein.

8.15-25 TENDERLY — THE ROSEMARY CLOONEY MUSICAL

North Coast Rep 987 Lomas Santa Fe Dr., Solana Beach 858.481.1055, northcoastrep.org The actress and jazz singer (and aunt to George Clooney), renowned for such songs as Come On-a My House and Tenderly — not to mention the movie White Christmas — is at the center of this musical tribute, a San Diego premiere.

8.17-9.15 DANCE NATION

Moxie Theatre 6663 El Cajon Blvd., Rolando District 858.598.7620, moxietheatre.com Moxie gives San Diego its first look at this piece about a group of young and toughminded competitive dancers; the play was both a Pulitzer Prize finalist and the winner of the prestigious Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for female dramatists.

8.20-9.15 THE COAST STARLIGHT

La Jolla Playhouse 2910 La Jolla Village Dr., La Jolla 858.550.1010, lajollaplayhouse.org Suspense and humor share an armrest in Keith Bunin’s Playhouse-commissioned, world-premiere play about a very consequential rail journey along the California coast. The work was inspired by Bunin’s own travels on the work’s namesake train.

PU LS E | MOVIES

THE KITCHEN

Action | Crime Directed by: Andrea Berloff Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish and Elisabeth Moss In theaters 8.9 After a group of gangsters winds up in prison, the men’s wives take over their husbands’ operation and encounter an onslaught of opposition in this gritty crime drama that takes place in New York City during the 1970s.

The Reel Deal

August motion picture preview

BY MICHAEL BENNINGER

FAST & FURIOUS PRESENTS: HOBBS & SHAW

Action | Adventure Directed by: David Leitch Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham and Idris Elba In theaters 8.2 A brawny American agent and a rugged British operative become smack-talking frenemies while they work together to foil a genetically enhanced anarchist who threatens to unleash a powerful plague upon humanity.

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THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON

Drama | Adventure Directed by: Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson and John Hawkes In theaters 8.9 A small-time crook meets a young man with Down syndrome who ran away from home to pursue a career as a professional wrestler, leading the outlaw to become the fun-loving grappler’s friend, coach and traveling companion.

SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK

Horror Directed by: André Øvredal Starring: Zoe Colletti, Michael Garza and Gabriel Rush In theaters 8.9 Set in 1968, a group of teens living in a small town discovers a book of terrifying tales written by a troubled young girl, and they soon begin to notice eerie similarities between the words on the page and the events unfolding in their own lives.

PU LS E | MOVIES AFTER THE WEDDING

Every family has a secret.

Drama Directed by: Bart Freundlich Starring: Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams and Billy Crudup In theaters 8.9 When the manager of an Indian orphanage travels to New York to secure funding for her facility, a generous philanthropist invites her to a wedding where the woman encounters a familiar face from her mysterious past.

WHERE’D YOU GO,BERNADETTE

Disappearances can be deceiving.

Comedy | Mystery Directed by: Richard Linklater Starring: Cate Blanchett, Kristen Wiig and Billy Crudup In theaters 8.16 After putting her family first for years, a loving mom mysteriously absconds on an adventure to reignite her lust for life, leaving her husband and daughter to wonder where the hell she went.

BLINDED BY THE LIGHT

For anyone who has ever wanted to dream.

You are not alone.

Comedy | Biography Directed by: Gurinder Chadha Starring: Viveik Kalra, Hayley Atwell and Nell Williams In theaters 8.14 In 1987 Britain, a Pakistani teenager discovers the music of Bruce Springsteen and becomes so inspired by “The Boss” that he travels to suburban New Jersey to visit his hero’s hometown.

THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN

Meet the dog who will show the world how to be human.

Comedy | Drama Directed by: Simon Curtis Starring: Milo Ventimiglia, Amanda Seyfried and Kevin Costner In theaters 8.9 A thoughtful doggo reflects on his life and the lessons he’s learned after being adopted by a successful race car driver who goes on to start a family with the canine by his side.

Fueled by anxiety about attending their first kissing party, a trio of sweary sixth-graders embarks on an insane mission to recover a drone they lost while spying on the girls next door.

THE INFORMER

Choose your enemies wisely.

Drama | Crime Directed by: Andrea Di Stefano Starring: Joel Kinnaman, Rosamund Pike and Common In theaters 8.16 An ex-con recruited by the FBI working undercover intentionally gets himself incarcerated again in order to infiltrate the mob at a maximum-security prison.

ANGEL HAS FALLEN

GOOD BOYS

How f’d can one day get?

Adventure | Comedy Directed by: Gene Stupnitsky Starring: Jacob Tremblay, Brady Noon and Keith L. Williams In theaters 8.16

Loyalty is under fire.

Thriller | Action Directed by: Ric Roman Waugh Starring: Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman and Piper Perabo In theaters 8.23 The third film in the Has Fallen film franchise features a Secret Service agent who’s framed for an assassination attempt on the president, which forces him to outwit his

former colleagues in order to clear his own name.

BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON

You can’t rush progress.

Drama | Comedy Directed by: Paul Downs Colaizzo Starring: Jillian Bell, Michaela Watkins and Utkarsh Ambudkar In theaters 8.23 When a party girl’s doctor tasks her with losing 55 pounds, the young woman gives up her unhealthy ways and starts training to run in the New York City Marathon.

READY OR NOT

In-laws can be murder.

Horror | Thriller Directed by: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett Starring: Samara Weaving, Adam Brody and Mark O’Brien In theaters 8.23 A young bride’s wedding night takes an unexpected turn when her eccentric, uber-wealthy in-laws welcome her into the family by insisting she joins them in a deadly, six-hour game of hide-and-seek. @PACIFICSD AUGUST 2019

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DINING OUT

BY PAM KRAGEN

THE MEAL DEAL 14 new restaurants that are sure to leave you satisfied In the mood for some new food and drink options in San Diego?

PACIFIC has you covered with this list of the 14 best and brightest new openings from Oceanside to Coronado and everything in between.

With celebrity-backed, upscale barbecue bringing serious star power (International Smoke, a collaboration from celeb chef Michael Mina and food and lifestyle guru Ayesha Curry) and Instagram-ready sweet treats (3TEN Churro Bar), there’s something for just about every taste.

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AMERICAN FARE • CRAFT LIBATIONS • LIVE ENTERTAINMENT & MUSIC

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3TEN CHURRO BAR MIRA MESA

In July, restaurateurs Barry Tu, McKenzie Cox and Randy Corrigan opened this dessert bar in the Mira Mesa West shopping center.

The trio operate several Broken Yolk CafĂŠ restaurants in Southern California and Las Vegas. Corriganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mom hails from Mexico City and this restaurant is an homage to growing up eating churros. Churros, with flavors including chocolate Oreo, white chocolate coconut and caramel chocolate peanut butter cup, start at $1.45 and range up to $11.95 for a flight of six. The churros are also available in ice cream sundaes in bite-size form.

8111 Mira Mesa Blvd., Mira Mesa 858.800.1068, churrobar.com

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THE CARTĂ&#x2030; HOTEL LITTLE ITALY

Scheduled to open in August, this 16-floor, 246-room hotel in Little Italy is part of Hiltonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s luxury Curio collection. The hotel has two dining venues. Watercolors is a full-service, all-day sea-to-table restaurant featuring locally caught seafood and produce from farms in the San Diego region. Above Ash is a rooftop bar, serving craft cocktails and locally inspired cuisine served under a handcrafted copper roof.

401 West Ash St., Little Italy 619.546.9600, cartehotel.com

CASERO TAQUERIA CARLSBAD

On July 4, Encinitas business partners Craig Applegate and Clayton Wheeler opened this first-of-its-kind, fast-casual Baja-inspired taco restaurant and bar in the new Square at Bressi Ranch shopping center. The 5,000-square-foot, 155-seat restaurant and bar specializes in tacos served a la carte or in family-style platters that serve three to four people. Tortillas are made inhouse all day in the exhibition kitchen and the bar serves a variety of tequila and mezcal cocktails.

2675 Gateway Dr., Ste. 195, Carlsbad 760.405.4195, caserotaqueria.com

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CICCIA OSTERIA BARRIO LOGAN

Married Italian chefs Francesca Penoncelli and Mario Cassineri, former partners in the now-closed BiCE in the Gaslamp Quarter, opened their own “mom and pop” seasonal Italian bistro in Barrio Logan in June.

The fast-casual location serves housemade pastas, meat and fish dishes, antipasti, salads and appetizers that change with what’s available at the markets daily. Mostly Italian wines are sold by the glass, carafe or bottle.

2233 Logan Ave., Barrio Logan 619.674.4069, cicciasandiego.com

THE HOLDING COMPANY OCEAN BEACH

In July, the owners of the Original OB Noodle House opened this threestory entertainment and restaurant venue in the former Gallagher’s Irish Pub space. The former pub space on the ground floor is a music venue and bar presenting live music three to five nights a week. The second floor is a restaurant, with patio and another bar.

There’s also a rooftop lounge.

5046 Newport Ave., Ocean Beach 619.341.5898, thcob.com

FEAST & FAREWAY CORONADO

A joint endeavor between Rise & Shine Restaurant Group owner/founder, Johan Engman, John Rudolph of Harry’s Coffee Shop and Tom Penn of Real Restaurant Solutions, Feast & Fareway is the new all-day restaurant at the Coronado Golf Course.

The menu features breakfast, lunch and dinner, plus grab-and-go and catering options for both golfers and locals. Specialties include duck confit mac ‘n’ cheese (pictured at right) and Hill meat braised pork shank with smoked peach sauce.

2000 Visalia Row, Coronado 619.996.3322, feastandfarewaycoronado.com

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PROMOTION

THE BUILDING OF A BRUNCH EMPIRE If you’ve ever “brunched” in San Diego, chances are you’ve visited a Rise & Shine Restaurant Group establishment. What began as a concept for one little location in North Pacific Beach, has now hatched a dozen brunch and breakfast hubs across the county, thanks to the courage and determination of Rise & Shine’s founder, Johan Engman.

Engman was a high schooler in San Diego when he landed his first restaurant job as a dishwasher. He worked his way up the food chain, as any young twenty-something may do, with a dream forming: to have his own restaurant. In 2008, Engman had saved enough to open what would be his first concept; Fig Tree Café. With a budget under $50,000 and a very tough economy, Engman was almost forced to close the restaurant within a few months of the grand opening. Things became so tight, he slept at the restaurant on an air mattress, rising early to shower at a local gym before his employees arrived. A few weeks later (after waking every hour to ice blocks dropping into the machine), through his self-proclaimed stubbornness, things finally began to turn around – and just over 10 years later, his brands have expanded to include three Fig Tree Cafés and nine “line-out-the-door” Breakfast Republic locations.

Unlike other franchised breakfast concepts in San Diego, Engman’s success has grown organically. He now employs over 600 people across all restaurants, and many leadership team members have been with the company for years.

His borderline obsession with traveling fuels his inspiration for new concepts and cuisine, with over 70 explored countries under his belt. And as far as the future, Engman is expanding his BR brand up the coast into Orange County and one day, Los Angeles. He also continues to focus on the company’s Green Initiative, and giving back to the community through their non-profit.

Rise & Shine Hospitality Group riseandshinerg.com

Will we see more expansion from the restaurant group over the next few years? You can count on it. Keep an eye on Engman, as he’s got big plans to keep feeding San Diego.

INTERNATIONAL SMOKE DEL MAR

Famed Bay Area chef Michael Mina and cookbook author/Food Network star (not to mention wife of NBA player Stephen Curry) Ayesha Curry opened the fourth location of this globally inspired restaurant on July 19 at the One Paseo mixed-use community in Del Mar. The menu features foods prepared with fire, grilling and smoking techniques.

Dishes include falafel, cornbread with Thai red curry butter, chicken karaage, Wagyu shaking beef and St. Louis-style smoked pork ribs. The 350-seat restaurant is the fourth location for the San Francisco-based chain.

3387 Del Mar Heights Rd., Del Mar, 619.331.4528, internationalsmoke.com

LIVE CULTURE CAFÉ LEUCADIA

Open since March in the former Yocadia Creamery, Chef Michael ZonFrilli’s restaurant specializes in food and drinks prepared with live bacteria cultures, like ZonFrilli’s own Bambucha Kombucha on tap, sandwiches with sourdough bread and live culture frozen yogurt and vegan-cultured coconut milk soft-serve.

The 25-seat restaurant is open all day and presents live music on the patio on the weekends.

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ORFILA VINEYARDS AND WINERY TASTING ROOM

NORTH PARK

This Las Vegas-born vegan mecca, known for serving a menu with more than 100 items, opened its second location June 8 in North Park. Owner Gia Schultz said on Instagram that she decided to open the 3,200-square-foot San Diego location because so many of the customers at her Las Vegas flagship restaurant were driving in from San Diego. Specialties include chick’n and waffles, Canadian poutine and a deep-fried peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

4332 30th St., North Park 619.310.5712, tmvrestaurants.com

OCEANSIDE

Escondido’s Orfila Vineyards and Winery opened a luxurious tasting room and restaurant in January near Oceanside Pier. Orfila’s awardwinning wines are paired with dishes by chef Luke Morganstern that include small and medium-size shared plates, tortilla flatbreads, charcuterie and cheese plates and sweets.

221 N. Cleveland St., Oceanside 760.755.7040, orfila.com/Oceanside-tasting-room

THE ORIGINAL 40 BREWING COMPANY NORTH PARK

PACHAMAMA NORMAL HEIGHTS

Pachamama is the goddess of the Andes, also known as Mother Earth. A new fast-casual organic restaurant in her name, scheduled to open in August, will be serving the cuisine of many of the countries that the Andres run through, including Argentina, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Colombia. Owned by Argentinian Victoria Vannucci and run by chef de cuisine Ernesto Moreno, the restaurant will serve a mostly plant-based all-day menu of entrees, bites, wraps, salads, breakfast items, pastries and grain, veggie and protein bowls.

3739 Adams Ave., Normal Heights whoispachamama.com

The founders of U-31 Bar in North Park, Steve and Patricia Billings, and partner Sarah Devine opened this neighborhood brewpub in June just across the street from U-31. The name comes from the original 40 acres that were purchased to develop North Park in 1893. The 4,000-square-foot property features a brewery headed by former Groundswell and Pizza Port brewer Chris Gillogly and an 85-seat restaurant with 26 beers on tap. The limited menu includes salads, snacks, shared plates, a burger, crisped salmon and bavette steak.

3117 University Ave., North Park 619.255.7380, original40brewing.com

SIGN OF THE WHALE GASLAMP

This new American comfort food restaurant opened in July in the former Florent and Old City Hall space in the Gaslamp. Chef Anthony Bruno’s seafood-centric menu offers a mix of small plates, soups, salads, flatbreads, burgers, sandwiches and plated entrees such as seafood saffron risotto, lobster and shrimp ravioli, peppercorn-crusted New York strip steak and Frenched pork chop.

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SERÉA CORONADO

The former 1500 Ocean restaurant at the Hotel Del Coronado reopened in July as Seréa, a “sea-to-table” concept overseen by executive chef JoJo Ruiz (of Lionfish Modern Coastal Cuisine).

Seréa specializes in serving whole, locally caught seafood from the region’s fishermen and aquafarms. Menu highlights include lobster croquettes with caviar, Pacific shrimp al ajillo, charcoal-grilled octopus, local halibut ceviche, San Diego sea urchin and glazed California black cod.

At the Hotel Del Coronado 1500 Orange Ave., Coronado 619.435.6611, sereasandiego.com

OLD TOWN TEQUILA FACTORY & CANTINA

(buffet style) 2467 Juan St., Old Town (across from Heritage Park) 619.260.8124 | oldtowntequilafactory.com A spectacular scenic hillside spot for your Saturday or Sunday Champagne brunch with panoramic views from the Coronado Islands, over Old Town to Mission Bay. This traditional Mexican buffet, served 9 a.m. to 2 p.m, features sizzling steak, shrimp, carnitas or chicken fajitas and includes favorites like fresh menudo and pozole, cheese enchiladas, homemade chile rellenos, agave glazed ribs, flowing Champagne and more. At $26.99 (kids under 12, $12.99), it’s perfect for bridal/baby showers, birthdays, anniversaries, holiday parties and reunions. ............................................................................................................................................................

CHINA MAX

(table service) 4698 Convoy St., Kearny Mesa 858.650.3333 | chinamaxsd.com Experience the true delight of an authentic Chinese dim sum brunch, dozens of varieties (from $2.45) and their famous regular menu. Served Saturdays and Sundays from 9 a.m. ............................................................................................................................................................

KAISERHOF GERMAN AMERICAN RESTAURANT (table service) 2253 Sunset Cliffs Blvd., Ocean Beach 619.224.0606 | kaiserhofrestaurant.com Enjoy Sunday brunch in Kaiserhof’s award-winning and quaint German American restaurant. Served from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. the brunch menu features dishes such as German pancakes, eggs benedict, Kaiserschmarren, steak & eggs, poached salmon, omelets and more. Includes a glass of Champagne, mimosa or orange juice and fresh rolls and butter. From $12.95. ............................................................................................................................................................

OLD TOWN COSMOPOLITAN HOTEL & RESTAURANT

(table service) 2660 Calhoun St., Old Town 619.297.1874 | oldtowncosmopolitan.com A blend of American and Mexican favorites served in their uniquely historic setting, either on the patio or indoors. Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., with entrees starting at $7.95 and $7 mimosas and Champagne. Kids under 12 eat free (one per paid adult). Additional kids, $5.95. ............................................................................................................................................................

PATRON’S CORNER

(table service) 332 J Street #102, San Diego 619.255.0492 | PatronsCorner.com Patron’s Corner offers traditional recipes from Mexico like huevos rancheros or chilaquiles and American favorites like, orange cranberry pancakes and brioche French toast using fresh and organic ingredients (when possible), served on the patio or indoors in San Diego’s historic Gaslamp Quarter. Bottomless mimosas are $12 with the purchase of an entrée. Their full service bar emphasizes tequila and mezcal, and also offers craft cocktails. An extensive vegan brunch menu is available upon request. They are also available for private events and buyouts. Served Monday to Friday from 11 a.m. and Saturday to Sunday from 9 a.m. ............................................................................................................................................................

94TH AERO SQUADRON (buffet style)

8885 Balboa Ave., Kearny Mesa 858.560.6771 | 94thsandiego.com Join 94th Aero Squadron Sunday for their Champagne buffet brunch. Buffet includes omelet bar and eggs benedict, Belgian waffle station, carved meats, fajita station, pasta station, dessert station, chocolate fountain and much more. Served from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with an early brunch special from 9 a.m to 10 a.m. Early pricing is $29.95 and regular pricing is $34.95 (per adult). Children ages 4-10 are $16.95.

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PACIFIC PRESENTS

MICHELADA MONTH Twelve of San Diego’s top bars and restaurants competed for the title of San Diego’s Best Michelada.

Modelo Michelada Month kicked off at PACIFIC’s Margarita Festival and Grand Tasting Event on June 1 and continued through the month of June. Thousands of micheladas were sampled as people voted for their favorite online and on Instagram using #ModeloMicheladaMonth. Check out the following pages to see who was voted the Best Michelada, plus who took home the judge’s awards for Best Presentation, Most Creative and Best Name.

Thanks to all of our 2019 participating venues:

Backyard Kitchen & Tap

barleymash

The Duck Dive

El Prez

Karina’s Mexican Seafood

McGregor’s Grill & Ale House

OB Surf Lodge

Old Town Mexican Cafe

Pacific Beach Alehouse

The Local PB

The Smoking Gun

Truckstop

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The People Have Spoken

The Modelo Michelada Month Grand Champion is...

The Smoking Michelada: Modelo Especial, house-blend Bloody Mary mix, house chili rub, Pelon rim with crushed watermelon and mango lollipop, and bacon wrapped Flautirikko tamarindo stick

555 Market St. | Gaslamp

619.233.3836 thesmokinggunsd.com

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PACIFIC PRESENTS

MICHELADA MONTH

TOP OF THE CLASS PACIFIC and Modelo would also like to recognize the following top micheladas:

Best Presentation

Best Name

Most Creative

The Manchelada: Modelo Especial, Milagro Silver Tequila, house-made tomatillo puree, Tabasco sauce, fresh lime juice and bacon

3 Pigs in a Chalada: Modelo Especial, Clamato, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, secret seasoning, ham, sausage and sugar-spiced bacon garnish

Beachalada: Modelo Especial, home-made Bloody Mary mix popsicle, sugar, salt and Tajín rim, garnished with a pickled carrot “wave”

Truckstop

The Duck Dive

4650 Mission Blvd. | Pacific Beach 858.273.3825 | theduckdive.com

4150 Mission Blvd. | Pacific Beach 858.274.8785 | thetruckstoppb.com

Pacific Beach Alehouse

721 Garnet Ave. | Pacific Beach 858.581.2337 | pbalehouse.com

#MODELOMICHELADAMONTH Social Media Superstar Kudos to our #ModeoMicheladaMonth contest winner, Stephanie R. Her photo which also counted as a vote for the venue, was randomly selected as the winner. She just won $600 in gift cards! That’s a $50 gift certificate to each of 2019’s 12 participating Modelo Michelada Month venues. Cheers!

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Celebrate with PACIFIC and Modelo as we present The Smoking Gun with the Modelo Michelada Month Grand Champion Award.

Friday, Aug. 9 | 5-7 p.m. | The Smoking Gun JOIN US FOR JO MICHELADAS, MI MODELOS, MO PRIZES AND PR MORE! MO

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TAST E | EVENTS

Full Plate August food + drink happenings

BY MICHAEL BENNINGER

8.3 SAN DIEGO TACOS & BEER FESTIVAL

Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar, dmtc.com Sample beers from more than 100 local and regional breweries, and tear into tacos prepared by more than 20 of SoCal’s top restaurants at this event that includes games, DJs, lucha libre wrestling and admission to the track.

8.3 SECOND ANNUAL MARGARITAS Y MAS FESTIVAL

Embarcadero Marina Park North, Embarcadero, sippingsyndicate.com Whether you like ’em shaken, blended or straight up, get unlimited mouthfuls of margs at this boozy bash that also features tequila and mezcal tastings, a sprawling spread of snacks and an assortment of oversized lawn games.

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8.9-11 ALESMITH 24TH ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND

AleSmith Tasting Room, Mira Mesa, alesmith.com This art, music and beer festival offers attendees an education in barrel aging and grants them the opportunity to enjoy specialty brews, a gourmet cheese pairing and a showcase of local artists.

8.10 10TH ANNUAL GOURMET FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL

Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar, dmtc.com Come hungry to the tastiest food festival on wheels as dozens of SoCal’s moveable feasts descend upon Del Mar with gourmet chefs serving eclectic eats at incredible prices.

8.3 CORONADO BREWING 23RD ANNIVERSARY

Coronado Brewing Tasting Room, Bay Park, coronadobrewing.com Celebrate 23 years of Coronado Brewing’s award-winning beer by rocking out to live music and imbibing more than 25 craft brews, including the spankin’ new 23rd Anniversary Double Hazy IPA.

8.6 TASTE OF ENCINITAS

throughout downtown Encinitas encinitas101.com Sink your teeth into tasters from more than 25 of North County’s best restaurants while grooving to live music at local venues and knocking back adult beverages at nearly 20 sip-stops hosted by nearby shops and salons.

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10th annual Gourmet Food Truck Festival

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TAST E | EVENTS 8.10 BLENDED WINE AND MUSIC FESTIVAL

Waterfront Park, Little Italy bit.ly/BlendedWineMusic Sip, dine and dance the day away at this upscale yet bohemian event that unites the best wineries on the West Coast and features expansive food stations to complement the abundant craft beers and cocktails.

8.16 ¡LATIN FOOD FEST!

Embarcadero Marina Park North, Embarcadero, latinfoodfest.com Raising awareness (and funds) for the fight against hunger, this celebration of Hispanic street food hosts talented cooks and culinarians providing demos and tastings for those who like to viva la comida Latina.

8.17 LORD OF THE WINGS

Mavericks Beach Club, Pacific Beach pacificbeach.org Cast your vote for the best chicken wing in Pacific Beach as local bars and restaurants prepare delicious drumsticks to win the favor of guests and a panel of celebrity judges.

8.17 2019 SAN DIEGO MARGARITA FEST

Waterfront Park, Little Italy sandiegomargaritafest.com Headlined by Everclear and featuring multiple margarita bars, this celebration of Mexico’s signature libation blends an epic club experience with fantastic food, bartending demonstrations and a cornhole competition offering cash prizes to the best bag hurlers.

11th annual San Diego Spirits Festival

8.18 TURF & SURF BARBECUE CLASSIC

Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar, dmtc.com More than 30 of the nation’s top pitmasters prepare briskets, ribs, chicken and tri-tip while vying for your vote — and $15,000 in prizes — at this epic BBQ event that includes unlimited food samples, five specialty brews and free admission to the races.

8.24 COUNTRY BEER JAM

Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar, dmtc.com At this event that’s free to attend with admission to the track, country artists will play live tunes while you enjoy awardwinning beers along with rare and specialty crafts and other favorites from San Diego’s brewing scene.

8.24 ORFILA’S 26TH ANNUAL GRAPE STOMP

Orfila Vineyards and Winery, Escondido, orfila.com Ditch your kicks, roll up your jeans and feel fruit squish beneath your feet at this vivacious vino affair featuring a wine tasting, a gourmet dinner, tractor rides and oodles of entertainment.

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8.24 FIFTH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF DANKNESS

Waterfront Park, Little Italy moderntimesbeer.com Prepare your palate for infinite 2 oz. pours as many of the industry’s best brewers and food purveyors converge on the waterfront for four hours of drinking and mingling.

8.24-25 11TH ANNUAL SAN DIEGO SPIRITS FESTIVAL

Port Pavilion on Broadway Pier, Embarcadero sandiegospiritsfestival.com Novice enthusiasts, inveterate alcohol aficionados and everyone in between are invited to spend two days among industry insiders at the West Coast’s premier cocktail extravaganza featuring unlimited libations, a bottle competition and an assortment of burlesque, Samba and Bollywood dancers.

8.31 FOURTH ANNUAL BALLAST POINT BREWS CRUISE

Flagship Cruises & Events, Embarcadero, rockstarbeer.com Set sail aboard a three-hour, two-story bay cruise offering unlimited samples of more than 20 of Ballast Point’s signature and limited-release beers, while chefs grill up brew-infused BBQ dishes and modern rock cover bands provide a soundtrack of hits you know every word to.

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TASTE | BEER

Take it from the Tap

A monthly taste of beer from here

BY PETER ROWE

SUDS FOR SDSU

A local beer to spend some time with

Beer: Deception From: Black Market Brewing Co. SDSU, 4800 Art St., College Area, 619.866.6033, blackmarketbrew.com Why: With State’s fall semester starting this month, Temecula’s Black Market hopes to tap a new class of fans at a recently opened College Area brewpub. Due to its relatively low alcohol content, this coconut and lime blonde ale is made for late-night cram sessions.

About that name: Deception isn’t fooling anyone.

Both the coconut and the lime are obvious, and obviously pleasing, from the first sip.

Geek out: 4.5 percent alcohol by volume, 16.3 international bittering units, Czech Saaz hops, pilsner and Munich malts.

Seek out: Deception is on tap and in cans at the brewpub, which dominates the corner of El Cajon Boulevard and Art Street.

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BAJA OR BUST Go: Guadalupe Brewery Tap House, 631 S. Santa Fe Ave., Vista 740.30.BEERS (302.3377) guadalupebrewery.com Know: The four-year-old Carlsbad brewery opened this Vista outpost in April. The warm, airy interior seats 49 now, and owners Lisa and Raul Deju plan to add outdoor patio seating soon.

Why it’s so: Several Guadalupe beers contain ingredients – such as peppercorn and honey – rooted in the brewery and brewer’s heritage.

The business started in Baja California’s Valle de Guadalupe; Raul Deju grew up in Mazatlán and Mexico City.

Pro: A favorite beer here is Drunk Elvis (12.3 percent alcohol by volume), a groovy peanut butter, banana and honey stout. El Vainillo (5.5 percent alcohol by volume) is the best-seller, a vanilla cream ale with the accent on vanilla.

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There aren’t many places you can step into nowadays and feel immediately at home. A bright TV has the week’s biggest game playing in the background, the burgers taste juicy and full without all the foo-foo, and the service is high energy, never allowing your glass to go empty. It’s comfortable but exciting, delicious but not overdone.

Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers promises you that familiar feeling no matter what location you visit. You’re always part of the community and always have a home away from home here.

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GROOVE MUSIC | NIGHTLIFE

SOUND DECISIONS

BY SCOTT MCDONALD

8.7

blink-182 & Lil Wayne

North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre, livenation.com Although America’s Finest City wasn’t included as part of this year’s Vans Warped Tour 25th anniversary reunion shows, one of San Diego’s biggest-ever musical exports will make a local stop as part of a co-headlining tour with Weezy. The two acts recently collaborated on a video mashup of their hit songs What’s My Age Again and A Milli.

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Sound Decisions

August concert calendar

BY SCOTT MCDONALD

8.1

Talib Kweli & Z-Trip

@ Music Box, musicboxsd.com The veteran MC/half of iconic duo Black Star played the same venue last year and returns after teaming with Damu The Fudgemunk on the single Time Leak and featuring on Connie Price and The Keystonesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Woman In My Bloodstream.

This time, he also brings mashup pioneer Z-Trip with him.

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8.3 DOWNTOWN THROWDOWN

@ The Park at Petco Park, petcoparkevents.com This concert might be billed as a throwdown, but it’s really more of a throwback. Vanilla Ice headlines a lineup that also includes Coolio, All4-One, Color Me Badd and Young MC. Nice, nice, baby!

8.4 JILL SCOTT

8.2 RASCAL FLATTS

@ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre, livenation.com The veteran country trio returns to Chula Vista less than a year after last playing there and much has changed. Not only is the name of the venue different, the band closed last year by releasing a four-track covers EP with songs originally performed by Foreigner, Hall & Oates, Kenny Loggins and Huey Lewis. Their Summer Playlist tour also includes performances by Morgan Evans and Jordan Davis.

@ Humphreys Concerts by the Bay, humphreysconcerts.com The actress and threetime Grammy-winning R&B singer returns to Shelter Island for the first time in four years, after last playing at Copley Symphony Hall in 2017.

Scott hasn’t released original music since 2015’s No. 1 album, Woman, but the Hidden Beach label did offer up a new compilation,

By Popular Demand, last September.

8.5

Lord Huron & Shakey Graves

@ Humphreys Concerts by the Bay, humphreysconcerts.com Lord Huron, the L.A.-based indie quartet, last here to close out 2018 at 91X’s Wrex The Halls holiday show, returns with Alejandro Rose-Garcia (aka Austin, Texas, singer/songwriter Shakey Graves) in tow. It’s already sold out, but there’s nothing stopping you from grabbing a blanket or canoe and listening from outside the venue.

8.6 JEFF BRIDGES

@ Belly Up, bellyup.com Dude. It’s the dude! The Academy Award- and Golden Globewinning actor puts on his other creative hat and heads back to San Diego with guitar in hand. Bridges’ most recent album, the 15-track Sleeping Tapes, was released in 2015.

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G RO OV E | SOUND DECISIONS 8.7 EILEN JEWELL

@ AMSD Concerts Bonita, amsdconcerts.com The Idaho-based Americana singer/ songwriter is set to release her eighth album, Gypsy, this month. It’s Jewell’s first collection of original material since 2015 and her first time playing electric guitar on recorded material.

8.8 CARLY RAE JEPSEN

@ Humphreys Concerts by the Bay, humphreysconcerts.com The 33-year-old Canadian singer and actress released her fourth album, Dedicated, in May. The album debuted at No. 18 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and documents Jepsen’s breakup with photographer David Larkins. Texas-born vocalist and songwriter Phoebe Ryan opens the show.

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8.9 CHRIS YOUNG

@ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre, livenation.com Country singer Chris Young was the season four winner of USA Network’s Nashville Star in 2006. Young released his seventh studio album, Losing Sleep, in 2017, and followed it with two new singles this year – Raised on Country and Drowning – in anticipation of his forthcoming eighth album due later this year.

8.9 YOUNG THE GIANT & FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS

@ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre, as.sdsu.edu/calcoast Summer is the season for co-headlining tours and this double bill is no exception. Indie pop five-piece Young The Giant joins forces with the band that makes your hands clap, the Michael Fitzpatrick-led Fitz and The Tantrums.

German-Canadian singer Alice Merton is also on the bill.

8.9, 10

Death Cab For Cutie

@ Observatory North Park, observatorysd.com Another band that was a part of 91X’s Wrex The Halls last December, veteran indie rockers Death Cab For Cutie return to San Diego for a two-night stint at the Observatory.

The band’s ninth studio album, Thank You For Today, was released last year, and an acoustic version of album cut Northern Lights followed in February.

8.10

Wiz Khalifa

@ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre, livenation.com Earlier this year, the Pittsburghbred rapper teamed with New Orleans-based MC Curren$y on the collaborative album 2009. Khalifa (born Cameron Thomaz) also released his sixth solo album, Rolling Papers 2, in 2018. His current Decent Exposure tour also features French Montana, Playboi Carti, Chevy Woods and others.

8.11 DIRTY HEADS & 311

@ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre, livenation.com On this co-headlining tour, Huntington Beach reggae rockers Dirty Heads join forces with long-running, Nebraskaborn funk quintet 311. Dirty Heads will release their seventh studio album, Super Moon, this month, while 311 released their 13th studio album, Voyager, in July. @PACIFICSD AUGUST 2019

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Orville Peck

@ Casbah, casbahmusic.com The anonymous (and masked) Torontobased country singer released his 12-song debut album, Pony, in March on Sub Pop records. In June, the album was named to the initial long list for Canada’s 2019 Polaris Music Prize.

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8.16 CHASE RICE

8.20 HERBIE HANCOCK

@ Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, dmtc.com The North Carolina-bred country singer and one-time Survivor: Nicaragua contestant was here last year when he played at Pechanga Casino. Rice heads to the beach this time after releasing new single, Lonely If You Are, in June.

@ Humphreys Concerts by the Bay, humphreysconcerts.com The legendary pianist, composer, bandleader, jazz pioneer, Kennedy Center honoree and 14-time Grammy winner returns to Shelter Island for another performance at Humphreys. Hancock, who hasn’t released an album since 2010, has said that he is currently working on new material and one song will feature Snoop Dogg.

8.18 JULIAN MARLEY

@ Belly Up, bellyup.com Julian Marley, the Grammy-nominated son of Bob Marley and Lucy Pounder, is part of the Ghetto Youths International label with half-brothers Ziggy, Stephen and Damian.

Julian’s fourth studio album, As I Am, was released in January.

8.19 STEVE EARLE & THE DUKES

@ Belly Up, bellyup.com The multi-Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, author and activist was last here as the opening act for Dwight Yoakam and Lucinda Williams. He returns once again as the headliner after releasing his 18th solo album, Guy (a tribute to country singer Guy Clark), in March.

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8.23 THE AVETT BROTHERS

@ Civic Theatre, sandiegotheatres.org The long-running North Carolina–based family band (fronted by brothers Seth and Scott Avett) is set to release their 10th studio album, Closer Than Together, in October. Two singles from it, February’s Neapolitan Sky and June’s High Steppin’, have already been released.

8.24 TUXEDO

@ Observatory North Park, observatorysd.com The on-again, off-again musical partnership of soul crooner Mayer Hawthorne and producer Jake One is definitely on again and they return to North Park after dropping new album, Tuxedo III, last month. The pair’s latest release features guest appearances from MF Doom, Dam Funk, Gavin Turek, Gabriel GarzónMontano and more.

8.22

Kacey Musgraves

@ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre, as.sdsu.edu/calcoast The Texas-born country singer has won six Grammys, four CMAs and three Academy of Country Music awards.

Musgraves’ latest album, 2018’s Golden Hour, debuted at No. 4 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and took home the Album of the Year Award at the 61st Grammy Awards in February.

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Chaka Khan

@ Embarcadero Marina Park South, sandiegosymphony.org The 10-time Grammy winner and “Queen of Funk” heads back to San Diego after releasing her 12th solo studio album, Hello Happiness, in February. It’s Khan’s first new album of original material in 12 years. And if that wasn’t enough, the one-and-only Macy Gray is set to open the show.

8.27 HEART & JOAN JETT

@ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre, livenation.com As the whole pooling talents thing goes, this special show is hard to beat.

Veteran sister act and classic rockers Heart bring their Love Alive tour to Chula Vista with none other than Joan Jett & The Blackhearts as the opener.

It’s a show that features two Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees in one night!

8.27 MOLOTOV

@ Music Box, musicboxsd.com The veteran, multiplatinum-selling, Mexican rock pranksters return to San Diego after their 2012 live album, Desde Rusia con Amor, and 2014 seventh album, Agua Maldita, won back-to-back Latin Grammys. The band still boasts the same lineup it’s had in place since 1996.

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8.28 ZZ TOP & CHEAP TRICK

@ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre, as.sdsu.edu/calcoast Hey! Look! It’s another co-headlining tour featuring two Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees! This one boasts ZZ Top, the bearded boogie-woogie and blues trio that has featured the same lineup since 1970, and Cheap Trick, the veteran power poppers responsible for hits like I Want You To Want Me, Dream Police and Surrender.

8.28 CHRIS ISAAK

@ Humphreys Concerts by the Bay, humphreysconcerts.com The honorary (has to be, right?) San Diegan heads back to his favorite local venue to once again do his thing. Isaak hasn’t released new music since 2015, but the classic crooner and part-time actor hasn’t lost a step in his ability to entertain a crowd.

8.28 THE SMASHING PUMPKINS & NOEL GALLAGHER’S HIGH FLYING BIRDS

@ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre, livenation.com The Chicago-born alt rock vets celebrated their 30th anniversary last year with a tour that included a stop at Viejas Arena. They upgrade to a bigger venue this time around, and bring Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds with them.

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G RO OV E | SOUND DECISIONS 8.30 STEEL PULSE

@ Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, dmtc.com Summer and Steel Pulse is about as iconic a partnership as peanut butter and jelly or Batman and Robin. The veteran U.K. roots reggae act (still fronted by band founder David Hinds) returns to San Diego after releasing Mass Manipulation, their first album of original music in more than 15 years.

8.31 ANGELS & AIRWAVES

@ Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, dmtc.com So blink 182 and Tom DeLonge’s band are playing San Diego during the same month?

Hmmm. Coincidence? We think not!

8.31-9.1

The Stray Cats

@ Humphreys Concerts by the Bay, humphreysconcerts.com Brian Setzer, Slim Jim Phantom and Lee Rocker return to the band they founded four decades ago for this double dip of 40th anniversary shows. The tour follows the release of the appropriately titled 40, the band’s first studio album in 26 years.

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Spin Cycle

August EDM +DJ performances

BY SCOTT MCDONALD

DJ PAULY D 8.4

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@ SUNBURN Pool Lounge at Hard Rock San Diego, hardrockhotelsd.com Paul DelVecchio, better known as Pauly D of MTV reality show Jersey Shore, heads back to San Diego for a daytime set after last DJing the venue on New Year’s Eve. DelVecchio’s latest single, Silver and Gold (feat. James Kaye), was released in April.

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8.2 NGHTMRE

@ OMNIA, omnianightclub.com Connecticut-born/L.A.-based producer Tyler Marenyi last played OMNIA in January and makes a return trip after teaming with Lil Jon and three-time NBA Finals MVP Shaquille O’Neal on the February-released single, Bang. Marenyi also joined forces with A$AP Ferg on the single Redlight in March, and a Flosstradamus remix of the song followed in April.

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8.2 GUY J

8.24 ANDY MOOR

@ Spin, spinnightclub.com Recently nominated in the “Progressive House” category for the upcoming 22nd annual DJ Awards in Ibiza this September, Israeli producer and DJ Guy J released his latest single, the two-track Synthopia/ Cicada, in April. Spanish DJ/producer Dosem also is on the bill.

@ Spin, spinnightclub.com U.K. trance DJ and producer Andrew Beardmore (aka Andy Moor) has remixed the likes of Britney Spears, Vangelis, Armin van Buuren, and Tiësto.

Last year, he joined forces with Markus Schulz and Gabriel & Dresden to curate the 48-track, three-mixes-in-one In Search of Sunrise 14 collection.

8.3 CHUCKIE

@ Parq, parqsd.com Chuckie (aka Suriname-born, Aruba-based DJ/producer Clyde Narain) made his name as a pioneer/purveyor of the “Dirty Dutch” style. Narain has remixed the likes of Shakira, Rihanna, and Black Eyed Peas, and released his latest two singles, How You Feelin’ and Face Down, in March.

8.4 GOLDROOM

@ Adventure Hornblower, crssd.com Boston-born, L.A.-based DJ and musician Goldroom (aka Josh Legg) reprises his role as host of this at-sea soiree from last year. Legg released a pair of threesong mini EPs, Surface and Plunge, both comprising recent singles, in June. The 2019 version of this party on the water also features sets from Le Youth and Eau Claire. Ahoy, mateys!

8.10 MAKJ

@ OMNIA, omnianightclub.com It’s been a pretty busy year so far for San Luis Obispo-based house DJ MAKJ. The artist born Mackenzie Johnson has already released a handful of singles – Ls6 with BlumBros, Grow Like This (feat. DeMarco) with Tropkillaz and WILL K, Beast with Purari, and most recently, June’s Rave (feat. Kris Kiss) with Showtek and Steve Aoki.

8.23 BINGO PLAYERS

@ OMNIA, omnianightclub.com Dutch DJ/producer Maarten Hoogstraten continues to perform under the moniker he once shared with one-time collaborator/co-founder of Hysteria Records, Paul Baumer. Since Baumer’s death in 2013, Hoogstraten has released a handful of tracks and performed at OMNIA last year as part of the duo’s 10th Anniversary tour.

Hoogstraten’s latest single, 1000 Years, was released in March.

8.30 DADA LIFE

@ OMNIA, omnianightclub.com San Diego-born, L.A.-based DJ/ producer Ookay (aka Abe Laguna) famously teamed up with Diplo to remix Avicii’s You Make Me and has also worked with the likes of Borgore, Showtek and Marshmello. Laguna’s full-length debut, the 12-track Wow! Cool Album!, was released last year, and most recently, he joined forces with MAX and Quinn XCII for a remix of the June single Love Me Less.

8.10 TUBE & BERGER

@ Bang Bang, bangbangsd.com Arndt Rörig and Marco Vidovic, aka German DJ/production duo Tube & Berger, started as a punk band, but broke into electronic music with the 2004 song, Straight Ahead, which featured The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde on vocals. Their latest single, Guess Who’s Jack, was released last month.

8.17 GOLDFISH

@ Music Box, musicboxsd.com South African-born, now San Diego-based electronic duo Goldfish (longtime friends Dominic Peters and David Poole) released two new singles last year – Hold Your Kite with Sorana and It Was You with Zeeba. The latter got both the acoustic and live session treatment on the pair’s latest two-track release in March.

@ OMNIA, omnianightclub.com Olle Cornéer and Stefan Engblom of Swedish DJ/production duo Dada Life released their latest single, No More 54, in April. And while the pair continues to work together in the studio, it’s only been Engblom who has hit the road for live performances. But this stop in San Diego is part of what the pair is calling “a very special run of 10th anniversary shows,” so who knows?

8.30 TRAMPS LIKE US

@ Pechanga Arena, pechangaarenasd.com LED’s annual 18+, all-night phenomenon returns to the Pechanga Arena boasting an impressive lineup that includes the Grammy-nominated Swedish headliners Galantis, along with Kill The Noise, Ekali, Midnight Tyrannosaurus, Dabin and more.

8.31 ARTY

@ Bassmnt, bassmntsd.com Russian DJ and producer Arty (aka Artyom Stoliarov) was just here in February, after last performing locally in 2017 as Alpha 9.

Stoliarov returns for the second time in a row under his main moniker, now with newish single, May’s Sunshine, under his belt.

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LOVE | BLIND DATE

One-Date Wonder

BY JENNIFER IANNI PHOTOS BY MISAEL VIRGEN

Blind daters take an artistic trip to another space

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quick scroll through Instagram proves that the Wonderspaces phenomenon is showing no signs of slowing down. In case you aren’t familiar, Wonderspaces is a pop-up, interactive art exhibit (happening in San Diego, Arizona and Austin) that seems ready-made for the influencer set. With elaborate backdrops, eye-catching light displays and bold representations, Wonderspaces attracts a diverse crowd of people who want to experience the wonder of Wonderspaces firsthand (and also capture it for the 'gram, naturally).

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popular date spot. So much so that we assumed this month’s blind daters, Khayri and Kelsie, would also like to experience Wonderspaces. However, it turns out, Khayri’s already been there, done that. He works part-time at Wonderspaces, and was surprised when the Epic Limo driver informed him that he’d be dropping them off at the San Diego location on the B Street Pier for their blind date.

Imagine having to go on a blind date in front of all your coworkers.

Lucky for us, Khayri was a good sport and was game to show them how it’s done.

The theme for San Diego’s

LOVE | BLIND DATE Wonderspaces is in common and it turns out, Khayri and Kelsie have a lot in common. They’re both freshly graduated from college and they’re both trying to figure out what their next move in life is. Maybe they’ll get lucky and figure out that their next move should involve getting closer to each other.

But before we get ahead of ourselves, let’s learn more about Khayri and Kelsie via their pre-date interviews.

Where are you from and where do you live now?

KELSIE: I am from Arizona. I was born and raised in Yuma, but I was living in Tucson for the last four years for college. Now I’m permanently in San Diego.

KHAYRI: I grew up in Sacramento and currently live in San Diego.

How old are you?

KELSIE: I actually just turned 22 on the 25th of June. I feel so old now.

KHAYRI: 22.

What do you do for a living?

KELSIE: Currently, I am a personal assistant for a really good friend of mine.

KHAYRI: Just graduated from college. Working two part-time jobs; looking for a full-time position.

What’s your Instagram handle?

KELSIE: @kelsie_beltran.

KHAYRI: @khayricarter.

How long have you been single?

KELSIE: Probably about a year or so.

KHAYRI: (Laughs) Since birth.

Currently, what dating apps can be found on your phone?

KELSIE: Maybe Tinder.

KHAYRI: None.

Where can you be found on the weekends?

KELSIE: On the weekends, I’m probably downtown at OMNIA, Oxford Social Club or El Chingon.

KHAYRI: PB or downtown or at home or one of my friends’ places.

What are you best at?

KELSIE: I’m good at a lot of different things.

KHAYRI: Finding flaws or inefficiencies in a situation and improving it.

What do you suck at?

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bad or insensitive jokes, lack of intellect/bad at conversation, lack of attractiveness.

Fill in the blanks: I want my date to be “blank” and “blank.”

KELSIE: I would like my date to be attractive and outgoing.

KHAYRI: I want my date to be “cool” and “hot.”

Will the night end with a kiss, something more or something less?

KELSIE: You will just have to wait and see.

KHAYRI: That depends on how the date goes, I guess.

KELSIE: I’m not the best at texting people back.

KHAYRI: Communicating my feelings/emotions with others.

What are you looking for in a date, physical or otherwise?

KELSIE: I think that I really just would like to find someone who is down to earth and just a good person. I really don’t know what I want in a guy. I just think when I find the right guy, I’ll know.

KHAYRI: Someone who is extremely beautiful and knows it, but doesn’t use it as a tool. Someone who can keep a good conversation.

Why do you think you’ll be a good date?

KELSIE: I believe I’ll be a good date because I’m easygoing and get along with just about anyone.

KHAYRI: Because I can talk to anyone about pretty much anything and I like to have fun.

Describe your special brand

of sex appeal in a Tweet.

KELSIE: Starfish.

KHAYRI: Not sure how to answer this. I usually just go for something that is funny/will get me a lot of likes. So humor, I guess?

Rate yourself on a scale from one to 10 for looks.

KELSIE: I think I’m pretty.

KHAYRI: Seven.

Rate yourself on a scale from one to 10 for personality.

KELSIE: My personality is stellar.

KHAYRI: 10.

What’s your cocktail of choice?

KELSIE: I love a good spicy marg with jalapeños and a Tajin rim.

KHAYRI: Marg.

What’s a total deal-breaker on a date?

KELSIE: The thing that bothers me the most is someone who doesn’t say please or thank you. Manners are important to me.

KHAYRI: Bad eating habits,

From the looks of our daters’ predate interviews, there’s huge potential for this would-be couple. Both Kelsie and Khayri are 22 (so old, we know), like hanging out downtown and love a good marg. They are also both convinced they’ll be a good date because they can talk to or get along with just about anyone.

But it’s not all puppies and rainbows for Khayri and Kelsie. Neither are the best at communicating (for Kelsie, it’s only via text, but for Khayri, it’s in general). Also, Kelsie curiously describes her particular brand of sex appeal as being a “starfish” (you’re gonna have to head to Urban Dictionary to find out what that means), but luckily Khayri is good at improving situations that might be flawed or inefficient, so all hope is not lost.

Let’s see if these two have enough "in common" to pull it together, shall we?

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Behind the Scenes

Daters play at Wonderspaces, then jet off to the Bayou

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hayri and Kelsie are dropped off at Wonderspaces and are given VIP status throughout the entire exhibit. They’re given free rein to roam around and partake in exhibits like Harmony of Spheres, an interactive musical installation where guests are encouraged to gently touch wooden spheres, which then triggers the sound of a human voice singing.

They also spend some time on the floor, er, FLOOR, a metallic walkway with a wave that runs through it, encouraging visitors to “ride the wave,” so to speak.

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make their way into a different reality: virtual reality. They both participate in Where Thoughts Go, a VR experience where previous participants’ thoughts, hopes, secrets and dreams are shared, and current participants are prompted to share their own.

They both seem to be enjoying themselves, and Khayri shares some behind-the-scenes tidbits about the inner workings of Wonderspaces.

After their time at Wonderspaces comes to an end, the duo is whisked away to dinner at North Park’s buzzy new restaurant, Louisiana Purchase. Open since March, Louisiana Purchase specializes in elevated Cajun cuisine. With dishes

Pecan prailine filet

like The Bayou, which consists of catfish (fried or blackened) with sausage and fried cabbage and Louisiana spicy tartar sauce, Mr. Q’s BBQ Shrimp (head=on, tail-on jumbo shrimp, New Orleans style BBQ sauce and sweet potato corn bread) and its famous Alligator

Andouille Cheesecake (a savory cheesecake with alligator, andouille and crawfish cream), this restaurant brings New Orleans comfort food to San Diego.

After our daters place their orders, we separate them for a quick mid-date interview.

LOVE | BLIND DATE How’s the date going so far?

KELSIE: It’s going good, I didn’t really know what to expect going into this, because I wasn’t given much information. But I’m having a lot of fun. I’ve always wanted to go Wonderspaces and I’m excited to try the food right now.

KHAYRI: It’s going well. I didn’t really have any expectations at all of her or the date or anything. But it’s pretty good.

At first glance, would you swipe right or left on your date?

KELSIE: I would swipe right. That’s the right way, right? That’s the nice way? Yeah, I definitely would.

KHAYRI: Right.

Is this the type of person you’d normally date?

KELSIE: Probably not, actually.

He’s my age. He’s age appropriate and I usually don’t go for guys my age. I usually date older guys.

KHAYRI: I don’t normally date, so yeah. This is new for me.

How was your experience at Wonderspaces?

KELSIE: I loved it, it was so fun.

It was interesting to see the art pieces and installations. It was kind of funny that he works there, so I got the inside scoop on everything.

KHAYRI: It was fun. I work there, as you know. So it’s good being on the other side of the wall. It’s a great place for a date spot.

What is the most attractive thing your date has done so far?

KELSIE: He gave me a behind the scenes tour of Wonderspaces and I thought that was nice.

KHAYRI: Responding to my banter.

Rate your date on a scale from one-to-10 for looks.

KELSIE: Eight.

KHAYRI: Seven and a half.

Rate your date on a scale from one-to-10 for personality.

KELSIE: 10.

KHAYRI: Eight.

What is your date’s most attractive physical quality?

KELSIE: I don’t know, I’m really bad at picking just one thing. I think he’s cute. I like his overall appearance.

KHAYRI: Her hair.

Do you want to kiss your date right now?

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KELSIE: I don’t know.

It’s too soon.

KHAYRI: Right now? Sure.

Is this someone you’d take home to mom, just take home or none of the above?

KELSIE: Yeah, I would take him home. I think my parents would like him.

KHAYRI: My mom’s special, so I’d have to learn a lot more first. Just take home — for now.

How and when will the date end?

KELSIE: I’m not sure yet. It’s not over!

KHAYRI: We’re going somewhere after this, either my house or her house. So I don’t know whether we’ll do anything further from there, I don’t know.

Kelsie and Khayri seem to be vibing on their date. They’re excited to try out the food at Lousiana Purchase and seem to be hitting it off.

From our mid-date interview, we learned that Khayri and Kelsie are into each other, enough to say they’d right-swipe the other, if they had the chance. And although Kelsie admits she normally doesn’t date guys that are “age appropriate” and Khayri isn’t sure if Kelsie is the type of girl he’d introduce to his mom, they’re both taking this date in stride.

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See You Later, Alligator Khayri and Kelsie call it a night

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ith no set plans for after dinner ended, we’re curious to see how things panned out for Khayri and Kelsie. After their dessert arrived, the PACIFIC crew last left them to enjoy their alligator cheesecake and the rest of their evening.

We checked in with them the next day to see how their night went.

How did everything go?

KELSIE: I thought it went pretty good. I was really happy with him.

I had fun with the whole experience.

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KHAYRI: Everything went well.

It was super fun. I liked the order of things, go hang out and then go eat, sit down, talk more. Having a driver was cool. Taking pictures along the way as well. It was fun.

Where did you go and what did you do for the rest of the evening after Louisiana Purchase?

KELSIE: We just went home.

There really wasn’t anywhere to go on a Sunday night. I had a job interview the next day, so we called it a night.

KHAYRI: We both went home. I dropped her off, took her home with a little kiss, but that was about it.

Did you guys exchange numbers?

KELSIE: We did not.

KHAYRI: We did not.

Hook up?

KELSIE: I wouldn’t say a hookup.

We both went home separately. We kissed and that was it.

KHAYRI: We kissed. That was it.

What’s the funniest thing that happened during the date?

KELSIE: The fact that he worked at Wonderspaces was kind of funny.

And then we went to this room, the one with the smoke in it. He told me in the morning, they get a bunch of kids in there and they all start smoking Juuls and that’s how they get all the smoke. That was funny. (Laughs) I almost believed him for a second.

KHAYRI: (Laughs) Showing up at my job, probably. That was pretty funny.

What was the best part of the date and why?

KELSIE: Probably when we finally

got to eat our food. That was pretty good. That was exciting. And eating the alligator cheesecake, because I’ve never had alligator before. That was fun.

KHAYRI: Probably the meal at the end, just because that’s the best way to connect with someone, to share a meal with them. It was an amazing meal.

What was the worst part of the date and why?

KELSIE: The not knowing wasn’t fun, but it also was fun, not knowing. Does that make sense?

It’s kind of a good and a bad thing, the suspense.

KHAYRI: Probably having to photograph the meals, when we were hungry. But it’s part of the deal.

What did you think of Louisiana Purchase?

KELSIE: I liked it. It was something different. The shrimp was so good. All the sauces were really

good, the drinks were both really good.

And the alligator cheesecake was really good.

I liked it a lot and it’s cool that it’s so close to my house.

KHAYRI: I liked it a lot. I liked the ambiance as well.

Did you follow each other on Instagram?

KELSIE: We didn’t. (Laughs) Honestly, I don’t think we’ll ever contact each other again. I just didn’t think of it.

KHAYRI: Yes. Will there be a second date?

Why or why not?

KELSIE: I don’t know, maybe if I can find him on Instagram or get his number.

KHAYRI: I’m not sure, honestly. We’ll kind of just let the experience digest a little bit and go from there.

Do you have any dating tips for your date?

KELSIE: I had a fun date with him. I don’t think there’s anything he needs to change.

I thought he was really good. There’s nothing I can recommend, really.

KHAYRI: Not really. Just continue to be herself. She’s pretty good at keeping the conversation going, keeping things light.

Wow. Sadly, this date doesn’t appear to have resulted in a love connection. Despite sharing an after-date kiss, Khayri and Kelsie didn’t even bother to exchange phone numbers. And while there’s some discrepancy over whether they followed each other on Instagram, it doesn’t really matter. Kelsie says she doubts she’ll ever see Khayri again.

Maybe he’s just not age inappropriate enough for her.

Even though it looks like these two won’t be making it official any time soon, they both enjoyed their time at Wonderspaces and Louisiana Purchase.

And it just goes to show you that even if you end up inadvertently going on a blind date at your place of work, you can still go home with your dignity intact. And isn’t that really all we can ask for in the cutthroat world of dating?

EDITOR’S NOTE Daters’ answers may have been edited for length and clarity.

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STATUS UPDATE

C H E C KING IN W ITH L AST M ONTH ’S BL I N D DATE R S

Dedicated PACIFIC readers might remember blind daters Brittany and Kyle (All’s Fair in Love and War, July 2019 issue), who spent their evening canoodling at the San Diego County Fair.

We checked in with our fair daters to see what’s happened since being featured in PACIFIC. Here’s what they had to say about their current status.

Are you still seeing your blind date?

BRITTANY: I’m not. We did go out a second time but haven’t talked much since.

KYLE: No. What were the reactions of your friends/ family after you went on the date?

BRITTANY: Being a hairdresser, it was a great story for my clients. They loved it!

KYLE: They laughed.

Has your opinion of the date changed since you went on it?

BRITTANY: Nah, he’s a cool guy.

KYLE: No, nice girl who was fun to hang out with, just too far away.

After reading your blind date story, did any of your dates’ answers surprise you?

BRITTANY: (Laughs) Not really! Kind of what I expected.

KYLE: I have been out of town for the past few weeks and have not seen it.

What did you learn?

BRITTANY: I learned a kiss isn’t a kiss if there’s no tongue (per his reaction on our video, oh my God!). (Editor’s note: Blind date videos can be viewed at pacificsandiego.com).

KYLE: Don’t drink a bottle of tequila in the limo ride to pick up your date.

Anyone slide into your DMs since the blind date went to print?

BRITTANY: Not really.

KYLE: Nope.

Would you ever go on another blind date, either in a magazine or otherwise?

BRITTANY: Sure, why not!

KYLE: Yes, it was a fun experience. Sign me up for round two.

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