April 08 - VinDiego!

Solare is excited to be at Grand Tasting event of the 5th Annual VinDiego Wine and Food Festival – we’ve been here every year! Here are the details: San Diego, America’s finest city, will once again become the epicenter of the California wine world on Saturday, April 8. That’s when one of the largest wine events of the California and Oregon’s ultra-elite winemaking masters will assemble, for the fifth annual “VinDiego Wine and Food Festival” presented at the NTC Liberty Station in beautiful Point Loma. VIP 3pm to 7pm, and General Admission from 4pm to 7pm. Tickets available from VinDiego – click here.

April 01 - April 02 - Latin American Art Festival @ Liberty Station

The Latin American Art Festival an annual event that presents outdoor exhibits, painting, sculpture, photography and printmaking among other disciplines, plus crafts, performing arts and culinary arts of Latin American countries. It is organized and run by Aida Valencia and it is a huge success each year. And it is right here in our own backyard. Solare will be at the event with Latin-inspired pizzas from our new mobile Wood-Fired Pizza Oven, Pizzeria al Volo!

March 26 - Margarite’s Amazing BYOM Event!

Margarite says: Friends, Food, Fun, Frivolity…Together served with magnums of great wine. Keeping the tradition 2017 in grand style with the ninth (9th) annual Bring Your Own Magnum (of your yummiest wine) Party, Sunday, March 26th 2:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. at Solare Ristorante in Point Loma at Liberty Station. Red, white, or sparkling, it’s all good. We’ll sip and sample each magnum, while nibbling on light appetizers and sharing our resolutions for the New Year.

Featuring special guests: Wine Columnist Frank Mangio, of Taste of Wine TV; Michael Hurst of Ferrari Carano Vineyards, Please use your tastiest wine discretion. You may want to dine at Solare Ristorante when magnums go dry. For anyone interested in dinner reservations following the event, can make a Reservation; the full Solare menu is available, and there will be no corkage fee for anyone staying for dinner.

In addition, to enhance our celebration at BYOM, we thought it would be nice share with those less fortunate, especially as these have been challenging economic times for many. If you would like to contribute a non-perishable food item to St. Vincent De Paul Village of “Father’s Joe’s, http://my.neighbor.org, they would greatly appreciate the donation and a bin will be set up to collect them at the party. Thank you, and best wishes!

Your donation may be tax deductible please review with your accountant for guidelines. (Here is the Tax ID for Farther Joe’s: 33-0492302). Or if you prefer please make a donation to the Moores Cancer center at UCSD by clicking here.
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March 25 - Cooking Class – Authentic Pizza from Scratch

Have you ever wanted to learn how to make pizza in the authentic style from the renowned city of Napoli? How about a tasty Sfincione from Sicily; Focaccia from Liguria? Here is your perfect opportunity — Pizza Chef Brian will guide you through each step – starting with making the dough from scratch. Each student will take home extra dough to show off their pizza making skills that evening at home! The fun starts at 10:30am at Solare with an Italian-style coffee of your choice and a pastry. Italian wine is served for students interested in “cooking with wine”. – Class size limited — $75/student that includes the class, wine, and lunch. Contact us for details.

March 19 - Solare presents an Italian Aperitivo Time

If you love spirits and cocktails – you will want to join this free “Italian Aperitivo Time” tasting event here at Solare in Liberty Station. We have representatives from some of the best amaro houses in Italy – including Nardini, Meletti, Diplomatico, and Varnelli. This is fun – this is educational – and this event will really open your eyes to the beauty of a great Italian amaro. Solare’s own, Tommy Smerik, will be leading the show. 3pm to 5pm. Click here – Join us!

March 11 - Cooking Class – Authentic Pizza from Scratch

Have you ever wanted to learn how to make pizza in the authentic style from the renowned city of Napoli? How about a tasty Sfincione from Sicily; Focaccia from Liguria? Here is your perfect opportunity — Pizza Chef Brian will guide you through each step – starting with making the dough from scratch. Each student will take home extra dough to show off their pizza making skills that evening at home! The fun starts at 10:30am at Solare with an Italian-style coffee of your choice and a pastry. Italian wine is served for students interested in “cooking with wine”. – Class size limited — $75/student that includes the class, wine, and lunch. Contact us for details.