NORTH PARK— Urban Solace is celebrating nine years in the neighborhood and offering a week-long special to commemorate the occasion. From Monday, September 26 to Sunday, October 2, the 30th Street restaurant will be offering all its signature starters and cocktails for $9; choose from executive chef/owner Matt Gordon's chicken and duck liver pate, steamed black mussels or sesame-crusted pork belly and the bar's craft cocktail lineup which includes the mezcal-fueled Ode to Oaxaca and a cucumber mule. The Dungeness crab roll is the only item exempt from the promotion. [EaterWire]
LA JOLLA— Galaxy Taco is continuing its Taco Tuesday Takeover series with a new crop of talented guest chefs who will each be creating three signature tacos for their one-night-only kitchen stints. Coming up this Tuesday, September 27 is NINE-TEN's executive chef Jason Knibb, with Jose "JoJo" Ruiz, executive chef/partner of the Pendry's upcoming Lionfish scheduled for October 4 and The Lodge at Torrey Pines' fearless culinary leader Jeff Jackson on tap for October 11. [EaterWire]
NEW YORK CITY— The next local chef heading to the James Beard Foundation's prestigious Beard House is Bracero's executive chef Javier Plascencia, who will be cooking a dinner there entitle 'The Elements of Baja Cuisine" on Friday, September 30. He'll be showcasing dishes inspired by his restaurant in Little Italy, a JBF Award semifinalist, and the ingredients and culinary heritage of Baja California. [EaterWire]