February 14 - Solare Valentine’s Day

Solare is offering an epic 5-course Dinner for Saint Valentine’s Day. We have dining on our two Heated Patios — and the dinner is also available for Take-out Each couple receives a beautiful rose.

$69++ per person for the 5-couse dinner designed by Executive Chef Filippo Piccini.

Please call us for details and to ensure availability of your reservation on our heated patios — or your take-out order: 619-270-9670.

You can also use OpenTable for dining on our Heated Patios.

Ciao!

February 01 - March 31 - Solare Wine Market!

Do you like wine? Love wine?

Come visit our Solare Wine Market! We have an excellent selection of Italian and Domestic Wines.

We are Open weekdays from 3pm to 7pm … and 12pm noon till 7pm on Saturday and Sunday.

There are a lot of great wines – and lots of older rare vintages to select from. Call us with any questions at 619-270-9670.

If you do indeed like wine, you should most certainly stop by and check us out. And we can also create a 12-bottle “Italian wine box assortment” for you as low as $16 a bottle. A happy thing!

Ciao!

December 31 - Solare New Year’s Eve Dinner!

Here is the New Year’s Eve menu that Executive Chef Filippo Piccini designed. It is filled with very authentic Italian NYE dishes!

You can click here for the menu.

Order now to ensure availability for you – and you can place your order starting today. It will sell out.

Pick-up is from 2pm to 7pm on Thursday, Dec 31.

And, do you like wine? Love wine?

Come visit our Solare “Odd Bins” wine shop tomorrow, Wednesday, and Thursday (Dec 29-31) from 2pm to 7pm each day. Here are the key details: each year we do an “Odd Bins” wine sale of wines — and this year we decided to ramp up our game and create a “pop up” wine shop of select Italian and domestic wines.

There is a lot of great wines – and lots of older rare vintages to select from. Call us with any questions – and if you do indeed like wine, you should most certainly stop by this week. And we can also create a 12-bottle “Italian wine box assortment” for you as low as $16 a bottle. A happy thing!

Grazie Mille for your support during the Holidays!

And remember we do have Gift Certificates.

December 29 - December 31 - Solare “Pop-Up” Wine Shop

Do you like wine? Love wine?

Come visit our Solare “Odd Bins” wine shop tomorrow, Wednesday, and Thursday (Dec 29-31) from 2pm to 7pm each day. Here are the key details: each year we do an “Odd Bins” wine sale of wines — and this year we decided to ramp up our game and create a “pop up” wine shop of select Italian and domestic wines.

There is a lot of great wines – and lots of older rare vintages to select from. Call us with any questions – and if you do indeed like wine, you should most certainly stop by this week. And we can also create a 12-bottle “Italian wine box assortment” for you as low as $16 a bottle. A happy thing!

Grazie Mille for your support during the Holidays!

And remember we do have Gift Certificates.

April 08 - Italian Formaggi e Vino with Venissimo & Villa Italia Wines @ Solare – POSTPONED

Read the following from Venissimo Cheese: Named San Diego’s Best Italian Restaurant, Solare obviously knows Italian food. So we thought, why not create a cheese-themed dinner, showcasing our favorites from this fabulous country?

Solare Ristorante in partnership with Venissimo and Villa Italia Wines invite you to this fun and intimate dinner where you’ll enjoy an authentic appetizer/salad plus a delectable main course, both featuring Italian wines and formaggi.

Learn secrets to making delicious Italian meals, plus what makes Italian cheeses so unique, all the while enjoying wonderful wines. This will be molto buono to the max!

Click here to RSVP and secure a ticket. Join me! – POSTPONED

April 04 - Cooking Class: Lasagna from scratch … with Chef Filippo & Maria! – Postponed

Baked pasta … Lasagna! A whole lesson dedicated to traditional Italian baked pasta – with a focus on the best Lasagna. The incredible one-of-a kind, Maria, and Executive Chef Filippo Piccini will teach you how to master the technique of baking pasta, and everything you want to know about lasagna. The lesson will be held in our kitchen with Maria and Chef Filippo!! Don’t forget to bring your baking glove! 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”. Limit 10 – $85/student that includes the class, wine, and lunch. Contact us for details. Reserve now!

Lasagna, one of the most celebrated of the Italian food staples, has a long and luxurious history. The term “lasagna” comes from the Greek word, “lasagnum,” meaning dish or bowl. The ancient Greeks used baking dishes of that name, which they eventually transferred to the Romans. The Romans, who ended up using the same style of dish, also developed a type of food which they used the term “lasagnum” for: it was served in said dish, with layers of a pasta-like food with other fillings in-between. With the extent of the Roman empire, this new “lasagnum” dish spread all across Europe, eventually reaching Britain, where it was published in the very first cookbook.

After remaining dormant for many decades, the early form of lasagna once again surfaced. The early Italians changed the name from “lasagnum,” to “lasagna,” which is the current form. Over the years, the word “lasagna” began to change definitions; the word previously referred to the serving dish it was baked in, but began to simply mean the delicious pasta meal in the dish itself. In modern cooking terms, it now means layers of thin pasta, with meat, cheese, and tomato sauce squeezed in between. Lasagna sure has come a long way.

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 — $85/student that includes the class, wine, and lunch. Reserve today via email or call 619-270-9670 – Postponed