The four events that make up the California Wine Festival are back in 2023 and one has a new location. The wine festivals are in Carlsbad, Dana Point, Huntington Beach and the biggest and original in Santa Barbara. All of the events have several things in common: they highlight winemaking regions from across the Golden State, have food from local restaurants and live … [Read more...]
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San Diego Wave Signs NOVA As Official Hard Kombucha For The Team
The San Diego Wave, the city's very popular women's soccer team, has signed not a new player but a new sponsor. NOVA has been added to the roster as the Official Hard Kombucha for the team. As part of the deal, a special Wave FC Kombucha will be sold in Snapdragon Stadium for the games. The Wave's National Women’s Soccer League season begins March 25. NOVA also serves as the … [Read more...]
Jimmy’s Buffet Is A Fun San Diego Jimmy Buffett Tribute Band
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger With beaches, boats and certainly lots of bars, San Diego has a lot of the elements to be a big Jimmy Buffett town. And San Diego has at least one Jimmy Buffett tribute band, Jimmy's Buffet. That's Buffet, not Buffett, as in a Vegas-style buffet. One "t," not two. Still, Jimmy's Buffet does one thing like the … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Sugar Factory, Nick Jonas’ Villa One Tequila & Nick Cannon’s Wild & Out Closed
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger After celebrity-filled grand openings, red carpets and a Hollywood type of hype, Nick Jonas' One Tequila Bar and Nick Cannon's Wild 'N Out bars have both closed. This is because the building they shared, Sugar Factory at Fifth Ave., and G Street in the Gaslamp Quarter, has, closed. So much for LA's Hollywood influence … [Read more...]
Prince Street Pizza Brings New York Style – And New York Crust – To San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Ever since I moved to Southern California, I would hear transplanted New Yorkers say – complain, really – that "you can't get good pizza here!" They would talk about the pH level in the water and the dough not being the same and oh, by the way, the bagels aren't the same here as they are in New York, either. Again it's the … [Read more...]
The Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch 2023 Dates & Tickets
April showers may bring May flowers, but January rains also brings March flowers, as the the Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch are ready to blossom for 2023. The fields open March 1 with the blooming of 70+ million colorful flowers. For more 60 years, this working farm has welcomed people to experience the beauty and splendor of its fifty-five acres of Giant Tecolote … [Read more...]
Santa Rosa FeBREWary & Beer Passport Celebrates Beer In California’s Wine Country
There are statues to Snoopy, Lucy and, of course, Charlie Brown. Santa Rosa, CA is most famous for being the long-time residence of Peanuts creator Charles Shultz, but being in Northern California's wine country of Sonoma County gives it quite a bit of recognition for another reason, too. But there's more to this small town than just meets the famous characters and the … [Read more...]
The Barnes Hotel San Francisco Brings A Modern Touch To Villa Florence Historic Location
The historic Villa Florence hotel in San Francisco's Union Square now has a more modern touch, called The Barnes. The Barnes, built inside a classic building at 225 Powell Street, has newly-renovated rooms with a modern look such as colorful artwork, shutters on the windows and cozy beds. Ownership describes it as "a retro chic ambiance with an urban accent." It is a pet … [Read more...]
Paso Robles Wine Tasting Events 2023 Dates & Information
Central California's wine country, centered around Paso Robles, is robust with events in 2023. Here is a rundown of the major wine-tasing events in Paso Robles in 2023, including the annual Paso Wine Fest in May. Also included is a beer fest for craft beer lovers and a music festival • Rhone Rangers Experience, Feb. 19 This is a full day of wine-related activities … [Read more...]
SEA180° Coastal Tavern Celebrates 40th Anniversary Of Cohn Restaurant Group With These Food & Drink Specials
Imperial Beach's SEA180° Coastal Tavern, a San Diego restaurant and bar overlooking the Pacific Ocean, is having food and drink specials to celebrate the 40th anniversary of it12s parent company, Cohn Restaurant Group. It takes place not on one day but for a week, Jan. 4-12. For $40 you get a three-course meal. It includes an appetizer, choice of dinners and … [Read more...]
Or Bar West Hollywood A ‘Modern Cocktail Lounge’ In Gold Coast Location
A "modern cocktail lounge" is now in home of the previous Gold Coast location in West Hollywood, CA. Or Bar is inspired by French disco-era decadence reminiscent of the chic nightlife scene of the late 1970s and early 1980s. A press release describes is as "a modern cocktail lounge with a decadent, disco-flavored vibe." The name Or Bar comes from the French word for gold, … [Read more...]
Jimmy Buffett San Diego Snapdragon Concert Rescheduled For May
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Apparently, the best cure for Jimmy Buffett is to go back on tour. His canceled San Diego concert at the new Snapdragon Stadium has been rescheduled for Saturday, May 6. Tickets went on sale Friday, Dec. 16. This comes on the heels of Buffett announcing rescheduled concerts in Las Vegas plus one in Phoenix and another at a brand-new … [Read more...]
Details On The Santa Monica New Years Eve Pub Crawl
There are several ways to spend a fun New Year's Eve. One is to go to a fun destination like New Orleans, Las Vegas or any of these top New Year's Eve destinations around the world, another is to go to a big promoter party like this one in San Diego and another is to crash (er, attend) a friend's place who is having a house party. Or you could go on a pub crawl. They have … [Read more...]
Presidio of San Francisco Earns Another Green Flag Award For Park Management
When you visit a park, it's a real bummer go to one that is not well maintained, the facilities don't work, it's sloppy and looks run down. On the other hand, when you visit one that is well maintained, it puts you in a great frame of mind and helps you really enjoy and appreciate that park. The latter is the experience you get at the Presidio of San Francisco, a park at … [Read more...]
San Diego New Year’s Day Brunch Bars & Restaurants
When done right, New Year's Day can be almost as much fun as New Year's Eve. That's because when done right, you start your day with a brunch with Bloody Marys, mimosas or other lively libations. This will quickly bring about the shampoo effect and before you know it you'll be having a heck of a good time to start the New Year. In San Diego, here is a rundown of fun and … [Read more...]
Craft Beer Capitol San Diego To Host Homebrew Con in 2023
With seemingly as many craft beers and breweries as there are Padres fans, San Diego is the craft beer capitol of America. Actually it's officially known as the Capital of Craft, a moniker that was trademarked in 2015. And so it's only natural it would be the host of Homebrew Con in 2023. It is set for June 22-24 at the Town & Country Resort in Mission Valley. This is … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Newest Craft Beer Is Dog Beach Beer From Second Chance & Coronado Brewing
San Diego, land of craft beers and breweries, has a new beer. And it's perfectly named for the San Diego lifestyle. Dog Beach beer is a collaboration between Second Chance Beer Company and Coronado Brewing Company. Which is perfect because Coronado has a highly popular dog beach, which is adjacent to the U.S. Naval Air Station base. “Quite simply, there’s nothing more San … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Bottlecraft Beer Shop Has These Holiday Beer Recommendations
With all the holiday and other seasonal craft beers out there, it's hard to know which ones to try that fit your taste and the season. After all, you can't try 'em all, can you?? To help narrow your choices, San Diego beer shop and tasting room Bottlecraft has these three recommendations, one which was banned at one time. They are available at Bottlecraft’s four San Diego … [Read more...]
The Schizophonics, San Diego’s Super High-Energy Band, Is Non-Stop Fun
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com To say San Diego band The Schizophonics have energy is like saying the Himalayas are just another mountain. They are the K12 of energy level. Lead singer Pat Beers – is that a perfect name for a band's front man or what – is a non-stop moving machine. He's part Mick Jagger, part Elvis Pelvis but the way he leans forward and back with the … [Read more...]
SEA180° Coastal Tavern Christmas Dinner
If you're looking to get out of the house and let someone else do the cooking on Dec. 25, Imperial Beach's SEA180° Coastal Tavern has Christmas dinner. Served from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m., and costing $64.95, it is a three-course prix fixe meal by executive chef Paulo Mendoza. It begins with an amuse bouche, a butternut squash soup topped with crème fraiche and fried sage and … [Read more...]
San Diego Gaslamp Bar barleymash Having Cool Giveaways In December
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com If you're looking for a reason to get out and have a few drinks, then check this out: barleymash in San Diego's Gaslamp is having these way-cool giveaways in December. Just post on Instagram and tag @barleymashsd and you can win, among other things, a custom longboard, a custom cooler and a $25 gift certificate. The post needs to be about … [Read more...]
These California Restaurants Make Michelin’s Bib Gourmands Guide
The MICHELIN Guide California has added 15 restaurants to its list of 141 Bib Gourmands locations in the state. What is a Bib Gourmand restaurant, you ask? Named after Gourmand, the "MICHELIN Man" mascot, it recognizes restaurants where you can get two courses and a glass of wine or a dessert for $49 or less. “Food lovers can get a taste of cuisines from around the world … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Bleu Bohème Restaurant Christmas Eve Dinner
San Diego's award-winning French restaurant Bleu Bohème is having a three-course, prix fixe dinner and cocktail, on Christmas Eve. And running from 4-8 p.m., it's early enough to get back home to wonder what's in all those packages under the tree that you can't open until the next day. The dinner, created by owner and executive chef, Ken Irvine and costing $75 per person, … [Read more...]
The Holding Company In San Diego’s Ocean Beach Has These Holiday Cocktails
The Holding Company in San Diego's Ocean beach is full of the holiday spirit and you can be, too, with these three cocktails available in December. The Holding Company’s Holiday Cocktails are: • I’ll Be Home for Christmas: Peppermint espresso martini with homemade coffee liqueur + cream • Silent Night: Spiced hot apple cider spiked with Skrewball • Skrew The Nog: Boozy … [Read more...]
San Pedro Fish Market 12 Days of ShrimpMas Has Daily Giveaways
As the food – including its famous shrimp tray – is not enough, San Pedro Fish Market 12 Days has of ShrimpMas with cool daily giveaways. Running Dec. 10-22, it has prizes including San Pedro Fish Market’s World Famous Shrimp Trays, a romantic gondola ride and festive dinner experiences, just to name a few items Check in each day @SanPedroFish and look for … [Read more...]
ReBru Spirits Brings A Funky Party Scene To San Diego’s Barrio Logan
In San Diego, there are breweries, distilleries and speakeasies. But there is no place like ReBru Spirits, which has brought a funky party scene to Barrio Logan just south of downtown and the Gaslamp Quarter. First of all, it serves San Diego craft beer but not as craft beer. Huh? Yes, it takes unsold and extra beer from the breweries and makes spirits out of it. … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Parq Nightclub Has Holiday Spirt With Santa’s Lair Pop-Up Bar
The holiday spirit is all over San Diego and inside Parq Nightclub in the Gaslamp Quarter with its Santa's Lair, a pop-up bar holiday experience. Santa’s Lair, open Thursdays thru Saturdays until Dec. 23, from 4-10 p.m., is a look at Saint Nick’s cozy headquarters. Either that or it's his secret party room The Lair has a Christmas tree, stockings on a chimney, wrapped gift … [Read more...]
Brazilian-Style Beer Novo Brazil Brewing Company Now In Imperial Beach
Novo Brazil Brewing Company has brought its Brazilian-style beer and flavor to Imperial Beach. The 7,500-square foot restaurant and brewery with a capacity of 283 is on the south end of San Diego Bay with views of the Coronado Bridge and downtown skyline. The IB location is the fourth in the San Diego area with others in Otay Ranch, and National City with its headquarters in … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Dinner Locations For Singles In San Diego
As all singles know, Thanksgiving Eve in the USA is one of the best party nights of the year. But what about Thanksgiving Day? That's a tougher one because many of those singles are with their families or at a group dinner with friends. Finding a good place to get a turkey dinner for a single person or a couple of your friends is not easy but PubClub.com has your back in … [Read more...]
Newport Beach Thanksgiving Eve All-Night Happy Hour At Billy’s
Thanksgiving Eve is one of the top social and party days of the entire year in the USA and in Newport Beach, CA, Billy's at the Beach has an all-night Happy Hour on Wednesday, Nov. 23. Specifically, Billy's has specials on PuPus (appetizers for you Haoles) and drinks from 9-close. The food includes Kalua Pulled Pork Sliders, teriyaki-marinated Chicken Skewers, and Tempura … [Read more...]
San Diego Wine & Food Festival Grand Decant 2022 Photos & Videos
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Were you at the San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival's big wine tasting event on Friday night? PubClub.com was there and here are our photos & videos highlighting the 2022 Grand Decant. Here are our photos and videos from the Grand Decant event held at Liberty Station on Friday, Nov. 11. If you were there you may be featured … [Read more...]
San Diego Wine & Food Festival Grand Tasting 2022 Photos & Videos
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Another grand day and another grand event. Wine, food, spirits, craft beer and a fun crowd all paired on a sunny 70-degree November afternoon on the edge of San Diego Bay and the Marriott Marina. PubClub.com was there and here are our photos & videos highlighting the San Diego Wine & Food Festival's 2022 Grand Tasting. If you … [Read more...]
San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival Events 2022 Review
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Wine, more wine, great food that's basically San Diego restaurant hopping, craft beers, spirits and a lively atmosphere all describe the San Diego Wine & Food Festival in 2022. If there's one big takeaway – and it's consistent year after year – is is this is more than a series of wine and food events. They are San Diego happenings. … [Read more...]
Inside Kansas City Barbeque, San Diego’s Famous ‘Top Gun’ Bar
By The Kevbeaux, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Goodness gracious, Great Balls of Fire! For those who want to relive that iconic moment from the iconic first Top Gun movie, you can do it at Kansas City Barbeque, San Diego's famous Top Gun bar. This is not the bar featured in Top Gun: Maverick. That's the I Bar on Coronado's North Island Naval Air Base and is off limits … [Read more...]
San Diego Thanksgiving Dinner At SEA180° Coastal Tavern Imperial Beach
Looking for a place to have Thanksgiving dinner in San Diego? SEA180° Coastal Tavern in Imperial Beach has a full dinner at its oceanfront restaurant overlooking the sand, surf and pier. The dinner includes an oven-roasted turkey, sage stuffing, green beans, whipped garlic pan gravy and cranberry sauce. Or if turkey dinners are not your thing, there are these other … [Read more...]
Paso Robles Winery McPrice Myers Releases Five New Wines
McPrice Myers, a Paso Robles (CA) winery, has released five new wines after its fall 2022 harvest. They are: • 2020 The Brightest Star - named in honor of Venus, who has been a great partner to me since we acquired the estate in 2017 and together have shaped the vision for the winery. As for the wine itself, this Zinfandel-dominant blend from Paper Street Vineyard sells … [Read more...]
Queen Mary Ship In Long Beach To Reopen By End Of 2022
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Editor The Queen Mary ship, the iconic landmark in Long Beach, CA, is set to reopen to visitors by the end of 2022. This could mean she would be able to host a New Year's Eve party as she did in the past. The one-time luxury ship that carried celebrities – Winston Churchill, Bob Hope, Clark Gable, King George V, the Duke and … [Read more...]
San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival 2022 List Of All Events
More than 11,000 wine and food enthusiasts are taking part in the 18th annual San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival, a multi-day event featuring fine wines, food, beer, spirits music – and let's face it, fun – from Nov. 8-13. Tickets are now on sale and some events – such as the spectacular Grand Tasting (Saturday, Nov. 12) at the super-scenic spot of Embarcadero Marina … [Read more...]
San Diego Tiki Bars That Are Not Speakeasies And Don’t Require A Reservation
By The Kevbeaux, PubClub.com Tiki Bar Specialist San Diego has some really cool tiki bars. The problem, tho, is you practically need Coronado North Island Naval Air Station type of clearance to get into them. The False Idol (at the back of Craft & Commerce restaurant at Beech & Ketter just up from the Maritime Museum), Grass Skirt (you enter through a tight-space … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Elections City Council Candidates
By Kevin Wilkerson, Hermosa Beach Blogger PubClub.com is not a political site. That is why you never see articles on political topics, ripping or supporting any particular politician and why I never have to apologize for some stupid politically-motivated social media post. It is, however, a lifestyle website. So when I received a message from a local business owner asking … [Read more...]
You & Yours Distillery Serves Up Coffee Cocktails In San Diego’s East Village
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger If you want a wake-up call cocktail in San Diego, then head to the tasting room for Your and Yours Distilling Co., at the corner of 15th and G in East Village. I'm talking an eye-opening, oh-my-I-needed-that stimulating drink that will have you charging head long into the night. The drinks they serve here are made with … [Read more...]
Knitting Factory Returns To LA Nightlife With Knitting Factory NoHo
The Knitting Factory Returns to Los Angeles nightlife with the Knitting Factory NoHo. Knitting Factory Hollywood closed in 2019 but the new live music nightclub will be on the second floor of the historic Federal Bar in North Hollywood, opening late in 2022. It will have live music acts and a speakeasy. Downstairs, the Federal Bar will continue serving classic yet … [Read more...]
Where To Find A Pumpkin-Spiced Cocktail In San Diego For Halloween
With Halloween here you may be wondering "now where can I get a good pumpkin-spiced cocktail in San Diego?" Here's the answer: Bleu Bohème on Adams Ave. It has introduced a decadent pumpkin épice-inspired cocktail now through the end of October. It is called the Le Feu Follet cocktail, which translates to Jack O’ Lantern and it blends French imported vodka, pumpkin pie … [Read more...]
SEA180° In Imperial Beach Holding Pre-Halloween Día de Los Muertos Party
SEA180° Coastal Tavern, San Diego's beautiful bar overlooking the Pacific Ocean and pier in Imperial Beach, is hosting a pre-Halloween Día de Los Muertos party with tacos, tequila, live entertainment and well, read on for more. There will be a menu of Mexican cuisine, tequila and mezcal tastings, margaritas and Palomas, a taco station, pozole, candied pumpkin and chips and … [Read more...]
5 Ways To Know It’s Winter In Southern California
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Editor In a land of year-round sunshine where nearly every day is 70 degrees, ut can be hard for tourists to know when it's actually winter in Southern California. There are no snowstorms, no bitter cold temperatures and no ice or slush on the roads. Yeah, it's endless summer here. But locals know the tell-tell signs when it's … [Read more...]
Padres Beat LA And San Diego Celebrates As If It Won The World Series
By The Kevbeaux, San Diego Blogger Cars waved big flags and honked horns on Market Street. People danced in the street, bartenders got on the top of bars in the Gaslamp and poured shots down peoples throats. San Diego celebrated beating the LA Dodgers as if the team won the World Series. And why not? This sports success-starved town – no San Diego team has ever won a … [Read more...]
Fall Events In Paso Robles From Halloween To Harvest Wine Month
With the weather turning pleasant, wineries harvesting grapes and dozens of Halloween events, fall is a great time to visit Paso Robles, one of California's wine countries. Located in the center of the state along Highway 101 across golden hills and wineries near Hearst Castle, October is Harvest Wine Month in Paso Robles, there is a Harvest Winemaker Dinner, costume … [Read more...]
These San Diego Breweries Win 15 Medals at Great American Beer Festival
Craft beer and San Diego go together like Pacific Beach and suntans and several of the city's breweries have been rewarded for their brews. They won a whopping 15 medals at the 2022 Great American Beer Festival in October, the nation’s largest professional brewing competition held in in Denver, Colorado. Three breweries took home Gold Medals, including BNS Brewing & … [Read more...]
The Padres Are NOT Attempting To Keep Dodgers Fans From Taking Over Petco Park
By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Blogger There is a story out there – one now, more likely to come – that states the San Diego Padres are limiting tickets for the Major League Playoffs aimed specifically to keep Dodgers fans from taking over Petco Park. Not true. That is a headline-grabbing, click-bait story that was obviously written by a Dodgers fan. Regarding this … [Read more...]
Nick Jonas-Owned Villa One Tequila Bar Now Open In San Diego’s Gaslamp
UPDATE 2023 – Villa One Tequila Gardens Is Permanently Closed With Theater Box Closing By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger Nick Jonas is singing more than songs these days. He's also singing praise for Villa One Tequila Gardens, a new bar he co-owns in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter. The bar is as beautiful as its location, which is pretty sweet … [Read more...]
Billy’s At The Beach Newport Beach Adds An All-Night Happy Hour & SIN Night
Billy's at the Beach, the waterfront restaurant and tiki bar in Newport Beach, CA, has added two special nights to its weekly menu of fun. It now has SIN nights on Sunday from 6 p.m.-close and an all-night Happy Hour for everyone on Wednesdays, 3-close. SIN nights are usually pretty good party nights around the USA, attracting bartenders and waitress from other bars and … [Read more...]
Get Into The Time Warp With San Diego’s Over-The-Top New Year’s Eve Party
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger One of the biggest New Year's Eve parties in San Diego – and certainly its most diverse and spectacular – will send you into a time warp. In fact, it's called the Time Warp NYE 2023. How big is it? Check out these numbers • 12 music areas • Indoor/outdoor venue • 30,000 square feet • More than 30 … [Read more...]
San Diego Gaslamp’s Side Bar Is Hosting A Barbie Night, ‘Side Barbie World’
Hiya, BarbieHi, KenYou want to go for a ride?Sure, KenJump in I'm a Barbie girl, in the Barbie worldLife in plastic, it's fantasticYou can brush my hair, undress me everywhereImagination, life is your creation Come on, Barbie, let's go party – The Barbie Song by Aqua If this gets you in the mood to party then you will love the Barbie themed night at Side Bar in … [Read more...]
5 Important Things To Know About The Adams Avenue Street Fair San Diego
By The Kevbeaux, San Diego Blogger San Diego has several street fairs and festivals with bands, food and beer. There are so many it's impossible to keep up with all of them. This is a review of the Adams Avenue Street Fair, which takes place in late September with five important things to know about it. 1.) About The Fair This is a two-day free festival at the … [Read more...]
Now That It’s Football Season, These San Diego Bars Host College Football & NFL Fans
Now that football season has started, these San Diego bars have shifted to hosting college alumni and fans of certain NFL teams. In some cases, it's a celebration and a party while in others, these bars provide perfect places for fans to drown their sorrows. Florida Gators San Diego Bar – Smoking Gun, Gaslamp Quarter When the season began it appeared as … [Read more...]
Smacktoberfest 2022 Beer Wine Spirits Festival Date & Ticket Information
The third annual Smacktoberfest, a combination beer, wine and spirits festival with a beach volleyball tournament for those who want to play, taking place Saturday, Oct. 15, in its usual location in Redondo Beach, CA. That would be Seaside Lagoon adjacent to King Harbor. Tickets are $40 for the event and beach volleyball teams are $210. They can be purchased at: 3rd … [Read more...]
Single In San Diego: Surviving A Rainy Weekend Short On Nightlife
By The Kevbeaux, PubClub.com Singles Blogger It rained here on the weekend. And when it rains in Southern California people don't go out to the bars. This a fact I learned when I lived in L.A. When I first moved there from the South it was "come on man," but I quickly adapted and just went with it. I mean, what's the point of going out to sit in a mostly-empty bar? You … [Read more...]
Buena Park Halloween Events & Activities Go Beyond Knott’s Scary Farm With Bars & Nightlife
As anyone in Southern California knows, Halloween in the Los Angeles area means theme parks have "spooktacular" events. The one at Knott's Scary Farm in Orange County's Buena Park is one of the most popular of these. But Halloween in Buena Park is not just for teenagers seeking to scream and experience scary things. There are also some pretty cool bars and nightlife there, … [Read more...]
14th Annual San Diego Beer Week 2022 Dates, Tickets & Breweries
The first in-person San Diego Beer Week since the pandemic is back and it takes place Nov. 4-13. Here is all the information you need to know including beer tasting locations, breweries, ticket prices and where to buy tickets for the tastings. Guild Fest, the official kick-off event for the celebration of the local independent craft beer industry, will be held Saturday, … [Read more...]
Cevasco’s Del Mar Has One Of San Diego’s Best Happy Hours
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger There is one thing that I am always on the lookout for, and that's a good Happy Hour in San Diego. There are, by PubClub.com's standards, three critical criteria that makes for a good Happy Hour. The are: • The prices and quality of the food and drinks • The location • The crowd One that hits all the marks – … [Read more...]
Inside The Shell San Diego’s Spectacular Waterfront Concert Venue
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger One word is likely to keep entering your mind when you sit inside San Diego's fairly new waterfront concert venue, The Shell. Spectacular. Again: spectacular. This post is about what it's like to be inside the Shell for a show. The summer and fall home of the San Diego Symphony where is plays several times a week is … [Read more...]
Leta Hotel Brings Old-Fashioned Style To Santa Barbara Accommodations
In today's travel world, most of the hotels you are likely to encounter are of the multi-story version or high-end B&Bs. Yet in Santa Barbara, there is a throwback place which brings to mind what traveling must have been like in the 1950s, '60s and '70s. It is the Leta Hotel and it is in the town of Goletta, a small beach community just north of Santa Barbara where the … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Street Vendors Have Gotten Out Of Control
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger This isn't Venice Beach or foot bridges in Prague and Naples. It is, tho, as one resident told the Union-Tribune, "like a flea market." San Diego's street vendors, always a part of the city, have gotten out of control. They are all over the place and there are so many of them one can barely navigate a sidewalk or find a … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar’s Beach Bar Cocktail Co. & Surfrider Foundation Hosting Beach Cleanup In Pacific Beach
Fresh off his personal appearance in San Diego the middle of August, rock icon Sammy Hagar is back in town. Well, sort of anyway. His Sammy’s Beach Bar Cocktail Co. and Clearly Canadian are hosting a beach cleanup in Pacific Beach on Saturday, Aug. 27. It is in conjunction with Surfrider San Diego, Channel 93.3 FM and The Local in PB. Earlier in the month, Hagar himself was … [Read more...]
Bourne And Crabb Win 2022 Manhattan Beach Open; Defend Title
Tri Bourne and Trevor Crabb successfully defended their Manhattan Beach Open title. The second-seeded team cruised to a 21-17, 21-14 victory in the final over top-seeded Theo Brunner and Chaim Schalk. It was Bourne's third straight Manhattan Open championship. He became the first male player to win most coveted title in beach volleyball three straight times since Olympic … [Read more...]
West Hollywood Carnaval Halloween Block Party Canceled For 2022
By The Kevbeaux, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger One of the world's largest Halloween parties, West Hollywood Carnaval in Los Angeles, has been canceled for 2022. This is the third year in a row that they blocks-long block party along famous Sunset Blvd,, won't be held. The reasons: Covid, Monkeypox, safety fears due to all the recent public shootings across the country and … [Read more...]
Oceanside In North San Diego Is A California Beach Destination Well Worth Visiting
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Editor When it comes to visiting Southern California beaches, the city of Oceanside is not likely to jump into your mind. It is more likely to be Santa Barbara, Santa Monica, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach and the San Diego beach cities. Yet Oceanside – located in north San Diego County – is somewhat of a hidden gem. It has a … [Read more...]
It Is Time To Close Union Station And Relocate Amtrak To LAX
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Editor In its full glory, Union Station was an Art Deco gem of Los Angeles. It was THE transportation hub of the city, the scene of many movies depicting the time periods in the 1920s, 30s and 40s and even hosted a Roaring Twenties New Year’s Eve party. One could easily picture the scene and the conversations that took place during its … [Read more...]
I Had Breakfast At Scotty’s On The Strand Hermosa Beach And Here’s What I Thought Of It
By The Kevbeaux, PubClub.com Hermosa Beach Blogger It had been so long since I went to Scotty's On The Strand in Hermosa Beach, CA, that I could not remember the last time I ate there. I don't really have a reason for not going there, other than the fact that it's "always there and I can go there anytime" that so many of us say about so many things close to us. I do … [Read more...]
Live Music & Karaoke In DTLA Can Be Found At Boomtown Brewery
Music is everywhere in Los Angeles and here's where to find it, along with karaoke in downtown L.A., known to locals as DTLA. Craft brewery Boomtown Brewery has several days of music. As Boomtown likes to say "because people can't live on beer alone." All of Boomtown’s events are free. There are no food or drink specials on these nights, tho karaoke singers do get a $2 … [Read more...]
MICHELIN Guide Adds These 18 Los Angeles Restaurants To Its 2022 California Edition
From a breakfast sandwich to steaks and from Thai to French and beyond, MICHELIN Guide has added 18 Los Angeles restaurants to its 2022 California Guide. The guide will be out this fall. “By revealing some of the new additions made by our inspectors throughout the year, we enhance our digital tools to further strengthen the ties that bind us to food lovers,” said Gwendal … [Read more...]
Juan Soto Trade Creates World Series Atmosphere For Padres Fans
By The Kevbeaux, San Diego Blogger If you did not know it was early August, you would think it was the middle of October. San Diego's Mr. October had arrived and the atmosphere at Petco Park among Padres fans was that of a World Series game. It was an overnight sellout, TV news crews were broadcasting live and interviewing fans – including KUSI talking to you're truly – … [Read more...]
Mendocino Visitors Guide Travel Information Directions Wine Country Accommodations
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger It is the Cinderella of California, the less-recognized sister to the state's more glamorous starlets. Except in Mendocino County, the slipper is always in place and the clock never strikes midnight. For Mendocino is perpetually beautiful. And no matter where one is – be it on the coast, driving through the redwoods or at … [Read more...]
Mendocino County Cities, Fort Bragg, Hopland Tourist Information Bars Nightlife
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger There is no Los Angeles here, no San Francisco, San Diego or Long Beach. Mendocino County has no thriving metropolis, no large center of commerce or industry. Instead, it has a collection of small towns and villages placed peacefully among incredible scenery to make up this Northern California nirvana. This is a look at … [Read more...]
Mendocino County Bars, Nightlife, Craft Beers, Fort Bragg, Casper Inn
By The Kevbeaux, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger In the county that introduced craft beer to California, it stands to reason there would be great places to drink it. And so there are in Mendocino County, two hours north of San Francisco up the 101 Highway. But it's also a haven for dive bars and one legendary live music venue that's known throughout Northern California … [Read more...]
Scenic Drives of Mendocino County Northern California Coast, Wine Country & Redwoods
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger From rolling waves to rolling hills, wineries to breweries and redwoods to red wines, Mendocino County in northern California is a beauty with much more than a beach. This is a guide to the scenic drives of Mendocino County. So fill up the tank, put on the sunglasses, drop the top if you've got a convertible and get those … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Smackfest Still At Its Peak After Nearly 30 Years
By The Kevbeaux, PubClub.com You know how it is, you go to a big-time party event that's been going on for many years and say to your friends when it's now just so-so, "well it's not as good as it used to be anymore." We all have that t-shirt. Or you go to an event that you've heard about for years, only to be disappointed in it. When you mention this to some random … [Read more...]
A Tour Guide’s Recommendations On The Best Places To Visit In San Diego
By The Kevbeaux, San Diego Blogger I am often asked and see questions on Facebook groups from first-time visitors seeking recommendations for visiting San Diego. Where do go, what they need to know and the usual "I've never been there before" questions people ask about going to a different destination. So I decided to consult a tour guide to provide these best places to … [Read more...]
Searching For A Wet Burrito In San Diego
By The Kevbeaux, San Diego Food Blogger When I moved to San Diego a couple of years ago from Manhattan Beach up the coast, the last thing I figured I would have trouble finding is a good wet burrito. I mean it's San Diego for cryin' out loud. That should be as easy as seeing sunshine. It's closer to the border than the Los Angeles Beach Cities and has more Mexican … [Read more...]
Pacific Wine & Food Classic 2022 At Newport Dunes Date, Wineries & Restaurants
One thing is certain as the Pacific Wine & Food Classic returns to Newport Dunes in Newport Beach, CA, this fall: you won't go either hungry or thirsty at it. There are 19 wineries pouring more than 100 wines and nearly 30 chefs from area restaurants, including a Champion of the Food Network’s “Chopped!” The Pacific Wine & Food Classic was voted #1 on USA Today’s … [Read more...]
Take A Look As San Diego Prepares For Comic-Con 2022
By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Blogger If you did not know that Comic-Con 2022 is now taking place in San Diego, it would still be obvious as you walked through the Gaslamp Quarter that something big is here. Tall buildings are wrapped with advertisements, cherry pickers are lined up like cars before a Padres game – I saw one even going inside the Pendry Hotel – elaborate … [Read more...]
Going Carless In L.A. Is Possible; This Person Saves Money Using Only Uber
By Kevin Wilkerson, Los Angeles Blogger Carless in L.A.? Before you fall over laughing at not having a vehicle in California's most spread-out city with the most clogged freeways and the worst public transportation system of any major destination in the world, hear me out here. My co-producer and co-host for PubClub LIVE!, Soul Cole, has been sans auto as the French … [Read more...]
I Ate At Walking On Water Cafe On The Ocean Beach Pier And Here’s My Review
By The Kevbeaux, PubClub.com Restaurant Critic The Ocean Beach pier in San Diego reopened this summer after having been closed for some badly-needed repairs. And when that happened, I was anxious to try out the restaurant on it, a classic-looking casual joint called the Walking On Water Cafe. Gotta love the name, right! And so, on a Friday, I put on my … [Read more...]
San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival 2022 Is This Weekend With Return To A Full Event
After having no event in 2020 and a limited one in 2021, the San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival – one of the premier events of its kind in Southern California and a must-do activity for those in the San Diego social scene – returns to its full glory in 2022. The dates are Nov. 9-13, and features the action-packed and spectacular Grand Tasting at Embarcadero Park North on the … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: San Diego’s Unique Over The Line Beach Party Tournament
By The Kevbeaux, The Nightlife Blogger For years, when when I lived up the coast in Manhattan Beach, I had heard about San Diego's Over The Line tournament, a version of softball with three-person teams played on the hard sand of San Fiesta Island in Mission Bay. It sounded like San Diego's version of the Manhattan Beach 6-man, which at the time was basically a beach … [Read more...]
San Diego, The Craft Beer Capital Of America, Is Getting 22 More Tasting Rooms
By The Kevbeaux, San Diego Blogger Already home to more than 200 breweries and tasting rooms, San Diego is getting 22 more in the near future. Most of these tasting rooms will be open by the end of summer or the end of 2022. With more licensed breweries than any other place in the U.S., San Diego is often known as the "Craft Beer Capital of America." Known primarily for … [Read more...]
Golden Gate Bridge Toll Prices After July 2022 Increase
It is one of the iconic landmarks on the West Coast and a must-to activity when visiting San Francisco. Here is how much it costs vehicles to cross the Golden Gate Bridge, effective July 2022 after the latest increase. • $9.40 for two-axle vehicles pay my mail (a photo of your license plate is snapped and drivers get a bill in the mail. And you had better pay it! This is … [Read more...]
Patrick’s Pub Provides Live Music & Fun Nights In San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter
By The Kevbeaux, San Diego Nightlife Blogger I have, at last, found my local neighborhood hangout bar in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter. Oh, there are a few "go-to" bars that I like to go to on a regular basis: the rooftop of Fairweather behind Petco Park during Padres games, the casual and lively Trailer Park After Dark, Bootlegger Tuscaloosa West for Alabama football games … [Read more...]
AVP Hermosa Beach 2022 Beach Volleyball Tickets & All You Need To Know
Pro beach volleyball is back in one of the hotbeds of the sport, Hermosa Beach, with the 2022 AVP Hermosa Beach Open. The event is July 8-10 south of the HB Pier and it comes on the heels of the Fourth of July weekend, making Hermosa one of the hottest places to be at any California beach to start July. This marks the return of the tournament after it being absent the past … [Read more...]
4th of July Celebrations, Fireworks & Hottest Destinations PubClub.com Party Report!
Grab your suntan lotion, stock up on beer and booze, head to the beach, the lake, the river , a friend's place for a gigantic pool party, or to the bars (or all of the above) because the Fourth of July Weekend is here! The biggest event in America is a time for celebration, fireworks and – for PubClubbers – enjoying daylife and nightlife. Here is a rundown of the very best … [Read more...]
Ocean Beach Street Fair & Chili Cook-off Review Bands, Beer Garden & Food
'By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger When I stepped off the MTS bus at the entrance to the 42nd annual Ocean Beach Street Fair & Chili Cook-off – what, me drive when there's a beer garden!? – to experience this event for the first time, I had a very familiar feeling. There were vendor and food pop-up tents on both sides of Cable Street and also Newport … [Read more...]
Top Places To Drink Wine In California Paired With National And State Parks
You don't have to go far to find wine – or even a wine country – in California. That's because is there were to be an official beverage of California, it would be wine. The state is full of wine tasting regions from north to south, and you might find it surprising that you can pair wine tasting with state and national parks. Here is a rundown of wineries, wine festivals … [Read more...]
Side Bar San Diego Celebrating National Bubbly Day With These Four ‘Popping’ Events
National Bubbly Day is June 4 and for those looking to pop the cork and celebrate in San Diego, Side Bar in the Gaslamp Quarter has a full weekend of events, as well as a bonus on Hump Day of the following week. These events feature one of France’s most distinctive champagne houses, Perrier-Jouët. Friday, June 3, DJ SpydaTek will head the “In Your Dreams” … [Read more...]
A Day At The World Famous San Diego Zoo
By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Blogger The San Diego Zoo is probably the most famous zoo in the world. Credit an employee named Joan Embery – she has a bio on Wikipedia! – for taking several animals up to be on the Tonite Show with Johnny Carson. Carson was excellent with animals – making them the star while he reacted to them – and it became a very popular regular feature … [Read more...]
Boomfest 2022 Music & Food Festival Date & Bands At DTLA’s Boomtown Brewery
Ready to go BOOM in DTLA? On Saturday, June 4, Boomtown Brewery in downtown Los Angeles is hosting Boomfest 2022, a music and food festival. The event features nine hours of bands – one hour each, so nine bands – from 3 p.m.-Midnight. Boomfest is a marathon celebration of all things involving beer, food and music. It also has DJs, food trucks and Boomtown's … [Read more...]
San Diego Beer Weekend 2022 Dates, Breweries And Everything You Need To Know
It is time, once again, to cheer the craft beers in San Diego. Everyone in town knows about San Diego Beer Week, of course, the week-long salute to the city's great craft beers and breweries. Well now, the San Diego Brewers Guild raises a few pints to celebrate its 25th anniversary with a new event: SD Beer Weekend. It's June 10-12 and the details are below. SD Beer Weekend … [Read more...]
San Diego Weekend Champagne Brunch The Holding Company – A Review
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger It is okay to drink before Noon on a weekend? Of course it is, especially if you are at a champagne brunch. And double especially if you are in such a lively and fun city like here in San Diego, CA. So where is a good place to do this, you ask? That's easy. Point your compass to Ocean Beach and The Holding Company, for … [Read more...]
SoCal Taco Fest San Diego Tequila & Tacos Event – A Review
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger I kicked off my shoes and put them in the cool water of a fountain. On one side of me I had a fine margarita with Corralejo Blana tequila and on the other a tasty taco. In front of me on a large stage, a band was rocking with 80s tunes from the Violent Femmes and Depeche Mode via FlashPants. Later, I was partying like it … [Read more...]
Carlsbad Flower Fields Now Open Until May 15
Southern California flower lovers – and visitors to the region – have another week to experience the Carlsbad Flower Fields. Originally scheduled to end on Mother's Day, nature has enabled the Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch to extend its season an extra week through May 15th. Even better, extended season tickets are on sale for 50% off the usual price which means single … [Read more...]
Gator By The Bay Cajun Festival Review & All You Need To Know
By The Kevbeaux, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger What a fun event! From the minute I walked into Gator By The Bay – San Diego's Cajun-inspired food and music festival – until the moment I left, this was an enjoyable afternoon and evening in Spanish Landing Park along the Harbor Island back bay. Now I have been to many of these types of festivals in the past. Most are … [Read more...]