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La Taverna, a new Italian restaurant with dishes inspired by the cuisines of Rome and Sicily, opened in late February in Hillcrest.
Taking over the space formerly occupied by Malandrino Ristorante, La Taverna serves an all-organic menu of house-made pastas, wood-fired pizzas and classic Southern Italian dishes.
The restaurant serves a wide menu of Italian wines. Diners can build their own pasta dishes with choices of six sauces, 12 pasta noodles and seven proteins. There are also antipasti dishes, salads, soup, risotto, plated entrees and nearly two dozen varieties of pizza.
Open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily for outdoor and takeout dining, La Taverna is at 3650 Fifth Ave., San Diego. Visit latavernasd.com.
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Del Mar artist Todd Parker, who also goes by TP The Artist, displayed some of his works at the Michael Seewald gallery on the third floor of Del Mar Plaza on Feb. 25.
“Mainly I like to paint on canvas with plaster and acrylic, it’s my main thing,” said Parker, who has lived in Del Mar for about 20 years. “And I never go into a painting knowing what I’m going to do. I don’t even know what color I’m going to start with, I don’t know what’s going to happen, I just let it ride.”
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In an effort to keep some of his cooks employed and feed some of the laid-off restaurant workers he could not, Trust Restaurant Group owner Brad Wise is launching a weekly sponsored meal program on Wednesday.
Conceived by TRG wine director Ben Zuba, the new Industry Steak Night program at Rare Society Steakhouse will provide up to two free, take-home three-course steak dinners to restaurant workers who have lost their jobs due to the pandemic. Wise has kicked off the program with a $5,000 donation.
Members of the public can donate $35 to the program, which will provide one dinner to a laid-off worker that includes Caesar salad, Parker house rolls, steak, green beans, whipped potatoes and dessert, along with a note of encouragement from the donor.