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MIRA MESA— For the first anniversary celebration of its Mira Mesa location this Thursday, March 16, Crab Hut has signed up the team behind local Sandwich Emporium to create a special menu of seafood-focused sandwiches for the night that includes the $12 Macky Cheese Melt with blackened shrimp and mac and cheese on sourdough and the $13 Saigon Grinder with sauteed shrimp, homemade pickled daikon and carrots plus cilantro, cucumber and aioli on garlic-pressed ciabatta. Beverage director David Tye has also created drinks just for the occasion featuring Malahat Spirits Co., $10 sippers that range from the Year of the Crab with Malahat Black Tea Rum, lemon, ginger-pear syrup and absinthe to the tropical Admiral Overboard that combines Malahat’s White Rum with lychee, coconut, lime, grenadine and pineapple. [EaterWire]
RANCHO SANTA FE— Ponsaty’s has kicked of a new dinner series that will feature a menu themed for a different French region every month, with each tapas-sized dish available a la carte or as a multi-course dinner with optional wine pairings. French Master Chef Patrick Ponsaty will spotlight the Alsace region from April 1 to April 15, highlight the Midi-Pyrénées region and the city of Toulouse from May 1 to May 13 and focus on Provence from June 1 to June 15. Even sooner, the North County restaurant will offer a dinner revolving around classic beef Wellington or vegetarian version from March 23 to March 25. Call (858) 771-1871 for reservations. [EaterWire]
LA JOLLA— Galaxy Taco continue its popular Tuesday Takeover taco pop-ups with a guest chef lineup that includes chefs Vince Shofield and Dru Betita from Whisknladle on March 14, Craft & Commerce’s Ted Smith on March 21 and Victor Jimenez of Cowboy Star on March 28. [EaterWire]
