HOTEL DEL HOSTS POP-UP BRUNCH IN CROWN ROOM
The Hotel del Coronado will host a pop-up brunch on Sunday in its historic Crown Room, featuring a chilled seafood bar, regional dishes, carving stations and a dessert bar. Mimosas, sparkling wine and a bloody mary bar are included for diners 21 and over. 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday. Hotel del Coronado, 1500 Orange Ave., Coronado. $165 adults; $75 children ages 4 to 12; children 3 and under free with a paid adult. (619) 522-8100, hoteldel.com/events/sunday-brunch-in-the-crown-room
Taste of Third returns: The Downtown Chula Vista Association has announced its 27th annual tasting tour next month. Passports are $40-$45, depending on date of purchase, and they entitle ticket-buyers to tastes and sips at restaurants, shops and breweries along the Third Avenue business corridor. Participants include Attitude Brewing, The Balboa South, Don Pedro Taco Shop, Grindhouse, Lime in the Coconut, Mmm ... Cakes, the Vogue Tavern, Chula Vista Brewery and more. 4 to 8 p.m. March 23. For tickets and details, visit downtownchulavista.com/events/taste-of-third.
On Wednesday, this finer-dining restaurant at the Pendry Hotel in the Gaslamp Quarter will introduce new dinner entrees by chef Jojo Ruiz. New dishes include truffle fried chicken and waffles, with Korean hot chicken and mochi waffles; the Bonecrusha sushi roll with king crab, tuna toro and caviar; lamb lollipop anticucho (meat skewers) with miso sauce; king crab dynamite with pickled peppers and grilled line; bacon-wrapped bacon and swordfish al pastor; and a 180-ounce prime strip beef loin crusted with blue crab. 435 Fifth Ave.,
San Diego. lionfishsd.com
North Park Beer kicks off brunch in Bankers Hill: North Park Beer Co. has launched a weekend brunch service at its Bankers Hill location, developed by Samuel Navarro, who is both the Bankers Hill location taproom manager and an experienced chef, and who and has worked at Stone World Bistro & Gardens, the US Grant Hotel and the Lodge at Torrey Pines. His brunch menu includes chicken and waffles, short-stack pancakes with pork belly slab, French toast biscuits and chorizo breakfast burger. All jams, sauces, gravy and biscuits are made in house. Brunch hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. The lunch menu will be available after 1 p.m. on weekends. 3095 Fifth Ave., San Diego. northparkbeerco.com
Lakehouse Food & Wine Festival returns: The Lakehouse Resort in Lake San Marcos returns for its second year on March 11. The festival will feature unlimited tastings at booths hosted by local restaurants, businesses and bars, including Nectarine Grove, Grand Del Mar, Ranch 45, the Golden Door, Leucadia Co., Califino Tequila, Karl Strauss Brewing and more. Live music will be presented at the outdoor event. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 11. Lakehouse Resort, 1025 La Bonita Drive, San Marcos. Tickets are $85, or for $125, guests get a private boat ride to Lakehouse Island for a private sushi tasting by Cannonball Sushi. lakehousehotelandresort.com