Secret Ingredient to Opening a Restaurant is Love — Irena Damianova of Balkan Bar and Grill
Irena Damianova learned the secret ingredient to opening a restaurant. When the Las Vegas restaurant owner decided to move from a successful real estate career and open Balkan Bar and Grill, she didn’t know what to expect. All she knew was that flexibility was paramount to her and the restaurant’s survival. Outside of the amazing […]
(Update) Little Tommy’s Breaking and Entering Christmas 2021
Little Tommy Sablan and his Breaking and Entering Christmas are helping people in need for the holidays. Food, a tree, suitcases, bikes, and many more toys were delivered to a surprised group of 47 kids in need on Dec. 8, 2021 for Little Tommy’s Breaking and Entering holiday event in San Diego. 25 Years […]
We Took Our Kids to a Chargers Game at SoFi Stadium and They Loved It
Life is about making memorable moments like these. Bolt Up! ⚡️ Our @WalchefWolfpack family made many memorable Chargers Fami⚡️y moments watching the Los Angeles Chargers game at the $5.5 billion SoFi Stadium. It’s not easy taking a 4-year-old and a 2-year-old to a Chargers game at a huge stadium, but it’s worth it. As you […]
Take the #SunriseGratitude Challenge in 2021 | Behind the Scenes of a Sunrise Gratitude Walk in San Diego
The #SunriseGratitude Challenge for you is simple: Attempt each day to change your life for the better. Every time the sun comes up or goes down you should feel grateful for another day. Each new sunrise is another day to be your best. This microdaily habit of getting out while the sun rises was inspired […]
Fun STEM Projects Using Cali BBQ Packaging | San Diego Air & Space Museum
A fun new sustainability program launched by the San Diego Air & Space Museum is helping to instill STEM lessons in our community using to-go packaging from places like Cali BBQ. “We’re partnering with Cali BBQ to bring opportunities for STEM to our communities,” said Sophie Wasserman, Education Director at the San Diego Air and […]
The ‘Four Ps’ of Content Creation: Plan, Produce, Publish, Promote | Stover Harger III (Cali BBQ Media) | DH051
Stover E. Harger III is telling brand stories — and so should you. To be successful at anything, you have to know your “Why.” For Stover Harger III, content publisher and digital strategist for Cali BBQ Media (and producer of this very podcast Digital Hospitality), his “Why” as a content creator has always been simple: […]
A Snoice Five Years Serving Snow and Ice Desserts in San Diego
Snoice in San Diego celebrated 5 years in business the way it does best — with cold desserts and helping the community. The anniversary of the San Diego dessert shop is Aug. 18. Each year it’s a worthy cause for celebration. However, in 2020 celebrations are different now. As the pandemic has forced people physically apart, […]
Cali BBQ is Expecting! We’re Opening Soon in San Diego
The Cali BBQ family is growing. We are excited to tell you about our new baby — an upcoming Cali BBQ restaurant location in San Diego. After 12 years of operating our single-unit, family-run restaurant in Spring Valley, Cali BBQ is expanding into the city of San Diego with a new takeout and delivery kitchen in […]
A Life of Hospitality and Hard Work Lessons | Cali BBQ History
There’s an old photo I look back on fondly. It shows me at 14 years old washing dishes in my family’s restaurant — the same restaurant I now own. I hated washing dishes on the weekend in Spring Valley while all my friends were in La Jolla playing sports outside. Now more than two decades […]
The Karen Drink is Sour and Fiery | Cali Cocktails To Go
Drinking “The Karen” will make you ask for the manager… Because it tastes so good! Our latest Cali BBQ Cocktail-To-Go creation is “The Karen” — a Fireball Pink Lemonade that’s both Sour and Fiery. Just like a Karen! https://www.facebook.com/calicomfortbbq/videos/1095065120894325/? We asked our followers online what our next Cali BBQ Cocktail-To-Go Fishbowl should be and “The […]