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California Restaurants Prepare For June Reopening
- April 7
- By Harrison Patiño , Maureen Cavanaugh
Hiring concerns, capacity issues and common sense safety measures are all among the long list of topics that California restaurants will have to reckon with before the state's reopening on June 15th.
San Diego Launches Brewery Economic Development Website
- April 7
- By City News Service
In honor of National Beer Day, the city of San Diego launched a "Business is Brewing" website Wednesday to provide local breweries with market information and economic development resources they can use to support and grow their businesses.
San Diego Company Merges Food Science, Aquaculture To Make Fillets From Fish Cells
- Jan. 26
- By Jade Hindmon, Megan Burke
A San Diego aquaculture technology start-up is betting that Americans' love of seafood will extend to fish fillets grown from fish cells.
Roundtable: Restaurant Resistance Of COVID-19 Rules
- Jan. 22
- By Bennett Lacy, Mark Sauer
Local restaurants defy COVID-19 rules as a peaceful protest, San Diego's Spanish-speaking community reacts to the end of the Trump era, and the leader of the San Diego Unified School District is chosen for a position in the Biden administration.
COVID-19 Cases Up Sharply Among Grocery Store, Pharmacy Workers
- Jan. 11
- By Max Rivlin-Nadler
Cases are rising among the essential workers San Diego depends on to stock its food and medicine.
Your Thanksgiving Cooking Questions Answered, Maintaining Tradition During An Unusual Year
- Nov. 25, 2020
- By Brooke Ruth, Maureen Cavanaugh, Megan Burke
Because of the pandemic, we’re advised not to travel, not to have large gatherings and to avoid the usual family holiday reunions. But it’s Thanksgiving, and we still have things to be thankful for.
6 Cooking Shows To Inspire Your Thanksgiving Feast
- Nov. 24, 2020
- Alexandra Bacaj
Even if you’re staying home, you can still feast on delicious seasonal foods. We rounded up six cooking and baking shows to help you make the most of this interesting holiday season.
Food Alliance Seeks Paradigm Shift For San Diego's Food Supply
- Nov. 23, 2020
- By Alison St John
A consortium of more than 100 organizations in San Diego is working on a plan — a kind of paradigm shift — a new vision of how to make sustainable food sources more available to all San Diegans. The group wants your feedback on the plan before Thanksgiving.
City Heights Restaurant Owner Tries To Find Success Amid Restrictions And Dwindling Funds
- Nov. 20, 2020
- By Max Rivlin-Nadler
With new COVID-19 restrictions going into effect on Saturday night, and still no federal assistance in sight, businesses are struggling to stay afloat.
Takeout For Thanksgiving Is A Way To Support San Diego Restaurants During Pandemic
- Nov. 17, 2020
- By Maureen Cavanaugh, Megan Burke
San Diego restaurants who’ve never offered meals specifically geared to the holidays are trying to promote special take out meals or deliveries for Thanksgiving.
Pandemic Thanksgiving Advice For First-Time Cooks
- Nov. 16, 2020
- By Maureen Cavanaugh, Megan Burke
Americans are devising all sorts of imaginative ways to spend the Thanksgiving holiday. Some are planning to use technology to bring family together virtually. But it’s left many people with the realization that if they want a home-cooked Thanksgiving dinner, they’re going to have to make it themselves, and some for the first time in their lives.
New Bill Would Mandate Agreements Between Delivery Services And Restaurants In California
- Aug. 20, 2020
- By Matt Hoffman
The Fair Food Delivery Act aims to protect small businesses from what some are calling exploitation by delivery app companies.
City Heights Restaurants Move Outdoors, Change Menus To Adapt To Pandemic
- Aug. 20, 2020
- By Max Rivlin-Nadler
Indoor dining is still banned across the state of California, leading many restaurants to take their business outside. In City Heights, some Vietnamese restaurants are embracing the opportunity and finding success.
Health Officials Link US Salmonella Outbreak To Red Onions
- Aug. 1, 2020
- By Associated Press
Federal officials say an outbreak of salmonella infecting nearly 400 people in more than 30 states has been linked to red onions and identified a California company as the likely source.
Matriarch Of Roberto's Taco Shop Dies
- July 30, 2020
- By Marissa Cabrera, Maureen Cavanaugh
Dolores Robledo co-founded one of the nation's first Mexican fast-food chains in the country. She was 90 years old.
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