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Belmont Park recently unveiled a new restaurant, Cannonball, a 6,000-square-foot rooftop Pacific Rim-inspired restaurant serving sushi and small plates.
Jon Mangini of URBN Restaurants Inc. -- the guy behind Gang Kitchen, BASIC Urban Kitchen + Bar and URBN Coal Fired Pizza — recently announced plans to expand east into downtown El Cajon. Expected to open in early 2014, the dual-concept initiative will house a yet-to-be-named brewery and a third URBN Coal Fired Pizza to Mangini's repertoire.
Los Angeles-based cupcake and gourmet treats shop Yummy Cupcakes will open its first San Diego bakeshop and storefront in Encinitas on Monday, July 8. This location marks their seventh shop, adding to its three Los Angeles locations and three international stores.
Jerry Warner is executive sushi chef at Cafe Japengo.
Rusty Middleton is general manager of Andaz San Diego.
Daniel Dolan is partner of Native Foods Café and oversees all aspects of their operations and growth.
Cecelia Moreno is the owner of Crest Cafe in Hillcrest.
Keegan Gerhard is the chef and owner (his business card says dessert doctor) of D Bar in Hillcrest and D Bar in Denver. He has appeared on the Discovery Channel, CNN, HGTV, DIY and most notably as host and head judge of Food Network's, "Food Network Challenge" and "Last Cake Standing" series.
From the family behind Bencotto Italian Kitchen in Little Italy, now comes Monello -- which translates to "naughty little boy" -- a restaurant of Milanese street food cuisine led by Executive Chef Fabrizio Cavallini.
San Diego Home Cooking owner Mel Makaric originally finished school for theater makeup. Makaric opened the first San Diego Home Cooking location 15 years ago and has since opened four other locations in San Diego County.
San Diego native Matt Richman wears both chef and owner hats at his restaurant, Table 926, in Pacific Beach, open since December.
After more than a decade-long hiatus from opening more brewery restaurants, Karl Strauss recently opened its seventh brewery restaurant in 4S Ranch, just west of Rancho Bernardo. Karl Strauss has spent the last 10 years focusing on growing its brewing operation and expanding its beer distribution beyond San Diego, more than doubling its 20,000 barrels in 2002 to 50,000 barrels projected for 2012. The company has created 100 jobs, including hourly staff and management positions.
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February 2014 -- Reporter Carlos Rico tours Pacific Beach's Belmont Park, which is undergoing a multimillion dollar renovation. Phase 1 is nearing completion.
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