Eclipse Chocolate Starts Dinner; Beer Con; Taste of Encinitas; New Japanese BBQ

SOUTH PARK— Eclipse Chocolate is hosting a free preview of their new nightly dinner menu tonight from 6 to 10 p.m. Complimentary tray-passed tastes of their new Sweet & Savory menu will be offered, along with happy hour pricing on beverages. [EaterWire]

MISSION BAY— This weekend is the third annual Beer-Con and there are still tickets available for Saturday's programming, which includes a keynote address by Societe Brewing Co.'s Doug Constantiner, unlimited tastings from over 15 breweries, lunch from Slater's 50/50 and panels on topics ranging from building a craft brewery to pairing beer and food. [EaterWire]

ENCINITAS— The Downtown Encinitas MainStreet Association is hosting their annual Taste of MainStreet on Tuesday, August 20 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Advance tickets are $35 and include tastes from 34 restaurants, including Blue Ribbon Artisan Pizza, Solace and the Moonlight Lounge and Q'ero Restaurant, plus wine and beer from 16 "Sip Stops". [EaterWire]

SCRIPPS RANCH— A tipster reports that Gyu-Kaku, a global group specializing in Japanese BBQ, has leased a space in the Scripps Ranch Shopping Center. [EaterWire]

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