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SanDiegoEater

Eater San Diego

10 Places To Drink Mezcal, Tequila & Sotol In San Diego

The trend for small-batch, hand crafted agave spirits first gained traction with tequila but the spotlight has expanded to include its smokier, earthier cousin — mezcal.

The Venue Report

31 of the Most Colorful Venues from Around the World

Host a dinner party at perfectly cool & colorful Don Chido’s (“Mr. Cool” to you) Mexican eatery in the heart of seaside San Diego.

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Discover SD

8 spots to celebrate National Tequila Day

You know a place is serious about their liquor when they list it inside of a “drink bible.”

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Restaurant Hospitality

Restaurant desserts inspired by state fairs

Never underestimate the nostalgia factor of the fried pastries and midway treats your customers indulged in at summer carnivals and fairs when they were children.

SanDiegoEater

Eater San Diego

Where to Drink Margaritas on Cinco de Mayo in San Diego

Nothing says Cinco de Mayo quite like an ice cold margarita. According to some, the libation's origins can be traced to late 1930s Mexico when Carlos "Danny" Herrera developed the cocktail at his Tijuana-area restaurant, Rancho La Gloria.

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San Diego Food Finds

Cinco de Mayo Celebration Specials

The countdown to Cinco de Mayo has begun and San Diego restaurants and hotels are getting into the fiesta by offering fun specials surrounding the holiday.

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9 Mouthwatering Margarita Recipes for Cinco de Mayo

The countdown to Cinco de Mayo is officially on. And whether you’re throwing a festive themed party or staying in with your beau, we’ve rounded up a list of the best margarita recipes from around the globe.

SanDiegoEater

San Diego Eater

The Hottest Restaurants in San Diego Right Now

Where should I eat right now? Restaurant obsessives want to know what's new, what's hot and what to try.

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Locale

17 Restaurants to Dine at During Restaurant Week

Witness culinary talent all over San Diego County during Restaurant Week. Satisfy your inner foodie as you wine and dine to your heart’s content during this beloved culinary tradition.

SanDiegoVille

SanDiegoVille

Our Top 7 Picks for San Diego Restaurant Week

We’ve scoured the seemingly unending list of options for the winter installment of San Diego Restaurant Week 2015 and narrowed them down to our top seven dinner...

SanDiego 8 News

San Diego 8 News

Eating it up: "Share the Love" food truck event

The fourth annual "Share the Love" food truck event raises money for San Diego's Meals On Wheels program.

Riviera San Diego

Riviera San Diego

One can only feast on Thanksgiving leftovers for so long. In the days to come, when the turkey's lost its luster, the stuffing's gone stale and even pie no longer tempts, brighten up with one of S.D's favorite palate cleansers...

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Thrillist

San Diego’s 11 Best New Restaurants of 2014

2014 was a good year to be eating in San Diego (well, actually, they all are, because... burritos!) But did you make it the BEST it could be?

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Pacific Magazine

Chain of Gourmand

A brand-nuevo eatery on this side of the border has become the multilingual talk of dowtown.

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Thrillist

8 San Diego Restaurants You Should Check Out Immediately

Summer's over, which means you need to bulk up for that harsh San Diego winter that's looming. Or at least keep telling yourself that, because these eight new San Diego restaurants are definitely going to make you want to go up a pants size.

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Ranch & Coast

Indulge: a taste of the finer things

Perpetual sunshine, beaches, and craft beer are things San Diegans cherish about living in America's Finest City. For many, there's one thing that falls right in line with (and for some, outshines) them all -- great Mexican food.

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San Diego Magazine

Cinnamon and sugar easily rivals chocolate as the supreme sweet flavor we crave after a Mexican food feast.

NBC San Diego

NBC San Diego

A Foodie’s Paradise: San Diego Restaurant Week 2014

Foodies, this one is for you: San Diego’s top-notch dining scene will be showcased once again later this month as San Diego Restaurant Week (SDRW) returns.

U-T San Diego

Chef Antonio Friscia...brings his adventurous culinary spirit and deft hand to this stylized Mexican eatery in the Gaslamp.

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Zagat

5 Reasons to Visit Don Chido

Don Chido has only been open for only a few months, but it’s already filling the space for Mexican food in the Gaslamp.

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San Diego Reader

Don't Sauce That Burrito!

“A wet burrito is not Mexican, I think, but people love them,” says Chef Antonio Friscia, who opened his latest restaurant, Don Chido, in the Gaslamp in late June.

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Pacific San Diego

Love: Blind Date

Don Chido is hoppin'. The tables are full and people are toasting margaritas at the bar while the blind daters talk over dinner for nearly an hour.

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Where San Diego

Downtown (Or bust a gut)

Chef Antonio Friscia is in his element at RMD Group's latest installment - a taqueria featuring handcrafted Mexican cuisine with an emphasis on wood-fired meats.

Locale

Savor the Flavor of the Gaslamp’s Newest Mexican Restaurant

If you have spent time in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter lately, then you may have noticed that the former Fred’s Mexican Cafe is now an ultra-hip new Mexican Restaurant called, Don Chido.

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San Diego Magazine

Eat: Mex Appeal

The Gaslamp's getting better. Don Chido is proof.

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Pacific Magazine

A Breath of Fresh Fare

From early spring to present, a healthy crop of new kitchens began blooming for a summer feeding (and drinking) frenzy that takes us from bakery-fresh lobster rolls and coq au vin to boozy punch bowls and wines on tap...

SanDiegoEater

Eater San Diego

Don Chido Swings Open Doors Downtown

The latest concept from the RMD Group (Sidebar, FLUXX) is a partnership with Ken Lovi (Knotty Barrel Gastropub) and exec chef Antonio Friscia (Stingaree, Gaijin), whose menu is mostly traditional Mexican dishes composed with produce, seafood and meat cooked on the kitchen's large-scale wood-fired grill...

SanDiegoville

San Diegoville

Baja-Inspired Mexican to Downtown San Diego

An authentic, stylish, Mexican eatery taking over the former Fred's Mexican location in the heart of San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter, Don Chido will surely elevate the social dining scene in downtown San Diego...

San Diego Magazine

FIRST LOOK: Don Chido

Antonio Friscia cooks like a college grad travels. An Italian chef by trade (he studied under Italian master Gualtiero Marchesi), his last project was Gaijin—a cheekily self-aware Japanese restaurant. Now he’s joined with RMD Group...

CBS Channel 8 News

Cinco de Mayo festivities in San Diego

Today is Cinco de Mayo -- celebrations got started early this weekend and are in full-swing today. No doubt Mexican restaurants across town are packed with some fiesta fun. In this video report, CBS News 8's Steve Price is in downtown with a look.

SanDiegoEater

Eater San Diego

Where To Eat, Drink For Cinco de Mayo

In a town just a short drive from the Mexican border, Cinco de Mayo is a celebration taken seriously (simple Tecate and taco specials just don't cut it)...

Examiner

Tacos and tequila infuse Cinco de Mayo celebrations

If you haven’t heard, there’s a new kid on the downtown block. Not only is Don Chido a short walk to Petco Park for a pre-game party, they are hosting $.55 freshly grilled carne asada street tacos on their patio...

San Diego Magazine

Antonio Friscia is one of my favorite chefs in San Diego—a certified sommelier, student of global cuisine, super gracious, other-oriented host.

SanDiegoEater

Eater San Diego

Where To Eat Right NOW

The Gaslamp's new modern Mexican hotspot has exec chef Antonio Friscia holding it down in the kitchen...

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San Diego Channel 6 News

Easy Summer Cooking

Chef Antonio Friscia serves up something hot for the crew on Channel 6!

San Diego Magazine

Antonio Friscia cooks like a college grad travels...

Examiner

Comic-Con 2014 Specials

Mere blocks away from the San Diego Convention Center, Don Chido is showcasing some of Mexico’s most popular cartoons and characters with these Comic-Con inspired cocktails...

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Don Chido, an authentic Mexican restaurant in the Gaslamp Quarter. 527 5th Ave, San Diego, CA 92101

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