FIVE SAN DIEGO FOOD EVENTS TO KNOW ABOUT RIGHT NOW

A Night Celebrating Sicilian Wine and Food at Callie

Callie Restaurant’s first-ever winemaker dinner will spotlight Giusto Occhipinti of COS, Sicily’s acclaimed winery whose biodynamic wines are vinified in clay amphorae, on Tuesday, April 23 for a special dinner informed by chef and owner Travis Swikard’s travels to the Italian region. The family-style, five-course dinner, priced at $185, will feature beverage pairings including a cocktail made with COS vermouth and four premier wine selections.

Dine Along to a Vinyl Soundtrack at ARTIFACT at Mingei

ARTIFACT at Mingei is introducing new evening programming that will launch at the museum on April 26 and repeat every second and fourth Friday of the month from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Called Dine & Vibe, it is a partnership with Winyl Club, a local DJ collective, that will combine a listening experience with a night of food, wine, cocktails, and culture, from a la carte offerings to a four-course prix-fixe menu. Culinary director Tim Kolanko and chef Tony Coito are also starting a new season of the restaurant’s regional dinners, which will include menus inspired by Colombia, Greece, Sardinia, and Turkey.

Oslo Sardine Bar Returns to Mabel’s Gone Fishing

The Michelin Bib Gourmand-recognized Mabel’s Gone Fishing, which is just releasing its first house wine, a chillable Carignan made by J*Brix Wines, is gearing up to host another one-day-only residency by the fantastic Oslo Sardine Bar. Oslo founder Max Daily and crew of now-roving pop-up features sea shanty serenades and a great lineup of tinned seafood from all over the globe paired with wine and cocktails from Mabel’s. Seating is first-come, first-served.

A Cocktail Championship Hits the Gaslamp Quarter

Restaurants and bars throughout San Diego, including South Park’s Fernside, Captain’s Quarters in Pacific Beach, Chula Vista’s Vogue Tavern, and Ponce’s in Kensington, are competing in the inaugural San Diego Cocktail Championship that will be held in the Gaslamp Quarter on April 28. The block party will feature mini cocktails from each spot, with patrons voting for their favorites at the event or online, with guests entered into a raffle to win gift cards from all participants.

Preview Drew Deckman’s North Park Restaurant at a Farm Dinner

Be among the first to get a taste of what might be on the menu when acclaimed chef Drew Deckman opens his long-awaited restaurant 31ThirtyOne in North Park by attending an upcoming charitable event held at Stehly Farms Organics in Valley Center on May 4. With limited seats available, the dinner is a collaboration between Drew and Paulina Deckman and former Food & Wine magazine editor-in-chief Dana Cowin and Cowin’s Progressive Hedonist project, featuring a four-course wine dinner highlighting producers like Jack Ford of TAJ Farms, Tommy Gomes of Tunaville Market, Lourdes “Lulu” Martinez Ojeda of Bruma Winery, Natalia Badan of Mogor Badan Winery, and Kristin Magnussen of Lechuza Winery with a portion of proceeds benefitting Zero Foodprint and Foodshed.

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