Coasterra is a dining experience unlike any other in San Diego . This cruise- ship-style restaurant at the east end of Harbor Island is also an outdoor lounge, an events venue and the trophy dining venue of the Cohn Restaurant Group.
It is also a “once-in-a–lifetime opportunity” for owner David Cohn to display his magical abilities to offer a fantastic expression of unique dining as he has brught to his other restaurants.
The mostly outside seating offers panoramic views of downtown. The menu is inspired by the fine dining found in Mexico City but with a modern adaptation.
Tableside service is evident in a number of ways. The hand-shaken Margaritas are mesmerizing and made to order with Coasterra’s own brand of Repesado Tequila. But the main attraction was to be created by “Guacamigo James,” a specialist in the art of making tableside Guacamole.
Coasterra on Harbor Island San Diego has created a
tableside Guacamole sensation that could pass for dinner.
I chose the juicy and flavorful “Filete del Campo.” It was an 8 ounce certified angus filet mignon, one of the best I have tasted in some time, with brown sugar wrapped bacon, creamed corn and chorizo spiked potatoes on the side. It was a masterpiece. ($38.)
The wines were generously California chosen, but with an added Guadalupe Valley Mexican wine list that I had not seen before in such a premium restaurant like Coasterra. This is the work of esteemed Cohn Restaurant Beverage Director Maurice DiMarino. This Cali-Baja connection couldn’t be paired better than with Coasterra’s menu. DiMarino even has a custom made south of the border blend called Costa Terra, with help from one of the leading wineries in Guadalupe, Santo Tomas. ($36.)
Coasterra now has a Happy Hour from 3:30pm to 5:30pm Monday through Friday. Enjoy $7. appetizers and sip on $7. cocktails or house wines and $5. select draft beers. Oh, by the way, the million dollar panoramic bay view is at no extra charge. Visit cohnrestaurants.com.
Italians put on a “Molto Bene” Wine Show
Brunello in Italian means “nice dark one” and it’s Italy ’s most sought after wine, made in the hills and valleys of Montalcino, in Tuscany . The 2011 vintage is the current one, released in the summer of this year after 4 years in barrel and 1 in bottle, But the most excitement at the recent San Diego Kobrand Tour d’ Italia was for a 2010 Brunello from Tenute Silvio Nardi. ($63.)
Michela Fiorucci, Brand Manager of Tenute Silvio Nardi pours its 2010 Brunello di Montalcino, with velvety tannins and smootlhy persistent notes of red berries and high mineral concentration.
2010 was a brilliant year for Brunello. Every once in a decade, Italy has flawless weather for peak flavor of its 5,200 acres devoted to the glory of Brunello. Some 400 wineries patiently wait the years of required 5 year maturation before releasingits wines to an impatient, adoring public.
This road show included other iconic wine producers who trust their futures to Kobrand, a world-renowned wine distributor who represents such names as San Guido with its Sassicaia brand, Sette Ponti, Michele Chiarlo, Masi, Biserno and one of my most recent top ten tastes, Sette Ponti Oreno from Tuscany . To learn more, visit kobrandwineandspirits.com.
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