Podcasts about moonlight lounge

Ah, the downtown Albuquerque music scene. Remember that from the before times?? Well, they're still going, albeit in a new way! Meet Barney Lopez, the guy in charge of booking and creating the amazing music experiences we all know and love downtown! In this one, we talk on what makes for an awesome line-up, how bands are tackling and thriving right now, and how Burque's beloved venues are keeping up with our love for local music. To learn more about what's going on, check this out (https://launchpadrocks.com/). Want to be a guest? Just shoot us a DM on our IG HERE (https://www.instagram.com/abqwhatsup/) Want to learn how to podcast? Join us on The Barelas Podcasters Guild HERE! (https://www.barelaspodcastersguild.com/) And of course, check out Chris's (other) podcast, 10 Drink Minimum HERE (https://www.10drinkminimum.com/) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whats-up-abq/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/whats-up-abq/support

You may have noticed that the sign at Carnitas’ Snack Shack on University Avenue now says The Porchetta Shack. We asked our guest this week, chef and owner Hanis Cavin (who has been called San Diego’s “King of Pork”), why he changed the concept for his popular North Park restaurant after eight successful years. Hanis also shared that he’s no longer affiliated with the Carnitas’ location at the Embarcadero, and his pick for Two People, $50 is Fernside in South Park. This week in Hot Plates, we learned that chef Matt Gordon (who recently closed Urban Solace and Solace & The Moonlight Lounge) is now the vice president of operations for Blue Bridge Hospitality—the company behind Liberty Public Market and Stake Chophouse. Neighborhood, the craft beer and burger joint that’s been in East Village for 12 years, isn’t closed: the shutdown is just temporary for a remodel. The Florence is now open in Sabre Springs (Troy got the First Look at the space and the menu), and the tenth annual Eat.Drink.Read fundraiser for the San Diego Council on Literacy is coming up at the San Diego Air & Space Museum. The Hot Topic this week is the James Beard Awards and the fact that San Diego chefs and restaurants were excluded, again, from making the cut as finalists. Troy took a closer look at how many San Diego chefs have been nominated for a James Beard Award in recent years compared to chefs in LA and San Francisco (and finds a huge disparity), and shares what it would take to get San Diego included in the “Oscars of Food.” We have a phone number for this podcast now! We're going to end each podcast with a question for our listeners, and you can call us at 619-744-0535 and leave us a message. You can give us your recommendations for Two People, $50. Did you get your tickets yet to Best of North County? You don’t want to miss this party at the Park Hyatt Aviara on April 14, where you get unlimited bites and sips from all the new and noteworthy spots in North County. Our sponsors for this episode are the North Park Main Street Association and the San Diego Padres. Enter to win two tickets in a VIP suite for a live recording of the Happy Half Hour on May 6th! sdmag.com/padrespodcast - get tickets at padres.com

This week we met with up Candice Eley, director of communications for the San Diego Tourism Authority, and learned about her passion for promoting San Diego's arts and culture, diversity, dining scene and proximity to Mexico, and how she gets travel stories about our city to appear in national media, like this recent story in Travel and Leisure. We talked about how San Diego is still perceived as a sleepy town, and got her take on the Hot Topic: San Diego being included in Michelin’s new guide to restaurants in California. What could this mean for the city, and will restaurants like Addison finally get the recognition they deserve? Candice’s pick for Two People, $50 is Tanuki in Kensington, a Japanese restaurant and sake bar owned by a former chef at Nobu. In Hot Plates, we shared the news that Urban Solace served its last meal after a 12-year run in North Park and that owner Matt Gordon also closed the Solace & Moonlight Lounge in Encinitas. Peking Café Chop Suey, which had been in North Park for 90 years, also recently closed its doors because the descendants of the restaurant’s founder want to retire. We learned some good news about the impending (and temporary) closure of the Red Fox Room: It’s going to stay open until the end of June before it moves to its new location on El Cajon Boulevard. Chef Claudette Zepeda-Wilkins and her popular restaurant, El Jardin, was reviewed recently in The New York Times. We also covered two new openings, Himmelberg’s in the East Village and Dark Horse Coffee’s newest location in South Park. We have a phone number for this podcast now! We're going to end each podcast with a question for our listeners, and you can call us at 619-744-0535 and leave us a message. This week's question: what are your favorite memories of Urban Solace? You can also give us your recommendations for Two People, $50.

Chef Matt Gordon of Urban Solace and Solace and the Moonlight Lounge talks about new menu concepts. Plus, a Farmer's Market report with Joe Herrmann and Brandi Reynolds includes talks about our wild weather and other signs of Spring!

Chef/owner Matt Gordon (Urban Solace in North Park and Solace & the Moonlight Lounge in Solana Beach) has seen a lot of changes in the neighborhoods he chose to open his restaurants. With evolving dining habits, updates to minimum wages and an increase in home delivery services, he wonders where the dining industry is headed next.

Welcome to the first Happy Half Hour of 2019! In today’s show, we’re talking about a luxury theater slash restaurant in the Gaslamp and a new “American brasserie” now open in the East Village. Plus, lots of donut news, including Sidecar Doughnuts debuting in Del Mar and a new venture from Nomad Donuts’ Kristianna Zabala. Back in the guest seat in Matt Gordon, the owner and chef of Urban Solace and Solace & the Moonlight Lounge. Gordon is telling us why he decided to overhaul his 11-year-old North Park eatery (goodbye, duckaroni; hello refreshed patio!), why he’s feeling liberated because of it, and the unique reason he decided to bring breakfast service to the space. Our hot topic is about one of San Diego’s oldest family-run restaurants shuttering in North Park. In Two People/$50, we’re recommending ChiKo in Encinitas, Hillcrest’s Amarin Thai, and San Telmo downtown. Looking to make new friends, see new places, and try new things in 2019? San Diego Magazine’s Insiders club curates exclusive discounts at editor-selected restaurants, bars, spas, and more for $10 per month. That’s right—it’ll cost you less than happy hour. (Speaking of happy hour, Insiders get access to a monthly happy hour at buzzy San Diego bars to meet and mingle with fellow club members, our podcast hosts, and editors of the magazine.) Plus, we’ll be hosting an exclusive dinner with food critic Troy Johnson in the coming months. Sign up here to get all the info!

On this episode of the Sad Punks podcast, AJ, Blake, and James of Loss of Breath share songs by Lust for Youth, New Order, Alice Coltrane, She Past Away, and Merle Haggard & The Stragers! To start off the episode, we also include the first song released by Loss of Breath! If you're in Albuquerque on Friday, August 24, check out the first Loss of Breath show at Moonlight Lounge with Crime Lab and Sloan Armitage. As always, thank you to Rubee for the artwork for this episode! If you have a business inquiry for Rubee, just send an email to rubee@sadpunks.com. You can also pick up one of her remakes of famous paintings, which are made-to-order and can be purchased at rubeetrue.com/buy/famous-painting. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! Follow us on Instagram! Like us on Facebook! Buy a shirt at sadpunks.bigcartel.com!

In today’s episode hosts Erin Chambers Smith and Troy Johnson along with producer Archana Ram are discussing the vendors heading into the Little Italy Food Hall this summer, Genteel Coffee in the East Village, and Frost Me Gourmet’s second outpost. Today’s guest is San Diego legend Ralph Rubio of the eponymous fish taco fame. He talks about his first job at Old Spaghetti Factory, how a 1974 spring break trip to San Felipe gave him the inspiration to launch Rubio’s Coastal Grill, and exactly how he expanded from one Mission Bay Drive location in 1983 to 203 Rubio’s across six states. In Two People/$50, we’re dining at Café Secret, Blue Ribbon Artisan Pizzeria, Saffron, Cucina Enoteca, and Solace & the Moonlight Lounge. This episode is sponsored by Manchester Grand Hyatt’s Brew30, a modern gastropub pouring 30 different types of local craft beer and serving burgers, salads, and more.

Get to know Matt Gordon, Chef and Owner of Urban Solace and Solace & The Moonlight Lounge. His goal has always been to create a dynamic and fun environment for his staff so that they enjoy coming to work as much as he does.