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The Craving: San Diego Food + Drink News – Week of June 8, 2026

The Craving is ThereSanDiego's weekly guide to what's worth eating and drinking in San Diego right now. Every Tuesday, we surface new restaurant openings, standout happy hours, limited-time menu specials, and upcoming food events across the city - so you know what's happening before everyone else does.
All-Levels Vinyasa And Vino At Carruth Cellars This Saturday
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Wine And Wellness Mix At Vinyasa And Vino At Carruth Cellars
  • Carruth Cellars’ Solana Beach Tasting Room
What’s more balanced than a yoga class followed by a glass of wine? Nothing! Enjoy an all-levels vinyasa and vino at Carruth Cellars’ flagship Solana...
Grater Grilled Cheese Hosts EPIC Grilled Cheese Eating Competition!
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Grater Grilled Cheese Hosts EPIC Grilled Cheese Eating Competition
  • Grater Grilled Cheese
January 20 marks National Cheese Lover’s Day and the pros at Grater Grilled Cheese are celebrating with a Grilled Cheese Eating Competition of EPIC proportions!...
Shake Shack Set To Open Doors To their Sixth San Diego Outpost
Shake Shack Set To Open Doors To Their Fifth San Diego Outpost, Located In Carlsbad, On January 12th
Shake Shack is thrilled to announce it will open its doors in Carlsbad on Wednesday, January 12th. The Carlsbad Shack is Shake Shack’s fifth location...
SD Loyal Announces 2022 Home Opener March 12
SD Loyal Announces 2022 Home Opener March 12th
San Diego Loyal SC (SD Loyal) announced its home opener for the 2022 USL Championship season today. The club will kick off its third campaign...
New Breakfast Dishes Land At Firehouse In Pacific Beach
New Breakfast Dishes Land At Firehouse In Pacific Beach
Opened back in 2007 and following a million-dollar renovation in 2015, top hospitality group, SDCM’s Firehouse American Eatery and Lounge, previously named best breakfast in...
Sammy’s La Jolla Reopens
The Original Sammy’s In La Jolla Is Back Open
Sammy’s Food + Wine reopened its original La Jolla location – located at 702 Pearl Street in La Jolla – on December 17th. The restaurant...
Swing Into 2022 With Something New At ARTS DISTRICT Liberty Station
Swing Into 2022 With Something New At ARTS DISTRICT Liberty Station
ARTS DISTRICT Liberty Station is home to over 140 working artists, craft studios, and more ready to help you learn a new skill or continue...
ArtPower Live Performances Return In February
ArtPower Live Performances Return in February
Starting in February, 18 performances – from chamber music, to dance, to special events – return to ArtPower stages. This season, ArtPower has invited back...
Big list of things to do in San Diego this weekend
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Monster Jam® Roars Back Into San Diego After Two Year Hiatus With Action-Packed Weekend Of Family Fun
  • PETCO Park
This. Is. MONSTER JAM™! It’s time to fire up the engines again as the most action-packed motorsports experience for families in the world today roars...
The 2022 San Diego Brew Festival
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The 2022 San Diego Brew Festival Returns to NTC Park
  • Liberty Station NTC Park
The 11th annual San Diego Beer Fest returns to NTC Park, promising another fun-filled day with beer, food trucks, and music outside in the beautiful...
San Diego Pride Parade And Festival To Return In 2022
San Diego Pride Parade And Festival To Return In 2022
San Diego Pride is excited to announce the return of the annual in-person San Diego Pride week, including the Pride Parade and Festival, in July...
Children’s Nature Retreat Needs Donations To Help Care For Their Animals
Children’s Nature Retreat Pleads With Community For Donations To Help Care For Their 198 Animals
The Children’s Nature Retreat, a 20-acre animal sanctuary in Alpine, is asking for the community’s help. Like many organizations and small businesses, the Retreat has...
San Diego Bike Coalition & Free Bikes 4 Kidz To Accept Hundreds Of Bicycles For Kids In Need
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San Diego Bike Coalition & Free Bikes 4 Kidz To Accept Hundreds Of Bicycles For Kids In Need
  • Several Locations
In partnership with the San Diego chapter of Free Bikes 4 Kidz, the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition is hosting a donation drive to gift...
2022 Restaurant Openings: Marisi And Go Go Amigo
2022 Restaurant Openings: Marisi And Go Go Amigo
The year 2022 has some restaurant spring openings in store for all of us – Marisi in La Jolla, aims to break the rules on...
Stone Brewing x Speaqua Launch Buenaveza Speaker
Stone Brewing x Speaqua Launch Buenaveza Speaker
Hey, San Diego, check out this cool local partnership –  two San Diego companies, Speaqua & Stone Brewing have partnered together to launch a custom...
San Diego Legion
San Diego Legion To Play 2022 Major League Rugby Season At SDSU Sports Deck
San Diego Legion announced that they will play the 2022 season at the San Diego State University Sports Deck. The team is excited to welcome...
Rare Society’s New Cocktail Menu Takes A Meaty Twist
Rare Society Solana Beach’s New Cocktail Menu Takes A Meaty Twist
Trust Restaurant Group’s newest venture, Rare Society Solana Beach, has introduced an elevated cocktail program to the Cedros Design District paying homage to the traditional...
Winter Means Whale Watching Season In San Diego
Every winter, hundreds of Gray Whales make their annual 12,400-mile round trip journey between their northern feeding grounds off Alaska to Baja California, passing San...
SD Loyal’s Collin Martin Awarded 2021 USL Impact Player Of The Year
SD Loyal’s Collin Martin Awarded 2021 USL Impact Player Of The Year
At the United Soccer League’s (USL) annual Winter Summit, San Diego Loyal SC (SD Loyal) brought home three of six 2021 USL Impact Awards –...
The Aisle Magazine Launch Party Hosted At The Guild Hotel
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This Boutique Hotel Is Hosting A Wedding Planners Dream Event
  • The Guild Hotel, San Diego, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel
Demand for weddings has only gone up since the pandemic, which is why this January, The Guild Hotel in downtown San Diego and Aisle Planner...
North City Debuts Newest Installation In Comprehensive Public Art Program
North City Debuts Newest Installation In Comprehensive Public Art Program
North City, the developing downtown hub in North County, is celebrating the debut of its newest art installment, “Wood Toy Fire Gate” by artist Taylor...
Ring In The New Year With The Herb & Sea ‘Dine & Dip’ Skinny Dip at Moonlight Beach!
Ring in the new year the Herb & Sea way by skinny dipping at Moonlight Beach. Dine & Dip starts with dinner at Herb &...
Talking Food, Culture, and Community With Chef Phillip Esteban
One of our priorities here at ThereSanDiego, as we head into the new year, is to do more work to tell the stories of the...
Ballast Point Reboots "Victory At Sea Days"
The 8th Annual Celebration Of Dark Beers, “Victory At Sea Days,” Returns This Weekend
The countdown is on to the darkest days of the year. Ballast Point’s popular celebration of dark beers, Victory at Sea Days, returns for a...
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