West Coast Tavern's New Chef; Del Mar Food Trucks; Boozy Classes at Tiki Oasis

NORTH PARK— West Coast Tavern has a new exec chef, Abe Botello, a vet of Urban Solace who most recently helped to launch Heights Tavern. Botello's been refreshing the menu and adding new dishes; the chef's favorites include an eight ounce bone-in brined pork chop, a charcuterie board with house made apple-rhubarb chutney and their dulce de leche panna cotta. [EaterWire]

DEL MAR— Thinking about heading to the races? Saturday's admission fee include entry into the Del Mar racetrack's Gourmet Food Truck Festival. From noon to 6 p.m., 50 food trucks, including Mastiff Sausage Company and GreenGo Grilled Cheese, will be on hand. Pair the food with the over 50 beers on tap; a portion of the proceeds will benefit Meals on Wheels. [EaterWire]

MISSION VALLEY— Gather your best tiki duds and plan your itinerary for this year's "Hulabilly" Tiki Oasis (August 15 to 18), the annual extravaganza of tropical drinks, music and art. There are packages available for the entire weekend's festivities, but if you want to do things a la carte, check out Thursday night's meet and mingle at the Bali Hai, the cigar and rum pairing lounge or their tiki symposium line-up, which includes a session on the history of moonshine and tasting of tiki cocktails with the owner of San Francisco's Smuggler's Cove. [EaterWire]