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The best things to do in Poway, Rancho Bernardo and 4S Ranch: Week of Oct. 16-29

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The best things to do in Poway, Rancho Bernardo and 4S Ranch: Week of Oct. 16-29

Editor’s Note: Send event details (who, what, where, when, cost and contact information) in an email to ehimchak@pomeradonews.com. The deadline is noon Friday. Items run on a space available basis. Questions? Call 619-806-7305.

Thursday, Oct. 16

Early bird networking: The Poway Chamber of Commerce hosts speed networking at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 16 at Cully’s Restaurant, 13252 Poway Road. Non-member guests can attend free of charge for their first event. For details, visit Poway.com.

Worldly topics: Abel Julio Gonzalez will talk about protecting people from radiation during the 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 16 World Affairs Council North County meeting. It will be at The Remington Club, 16916 Hierba Drive in Rancho Bernardo. For details, visit northcountyworldaffairs.org.

Save a life: The Community Church of Poway is hosting an American Red Cross blood drive from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16 at church, 13501 Community Road. To schedule an appointment or for details visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter “Poway” for the sponsor code.

Silver Screeniacs: Adults age 50-plus are invited to watch the free movie, “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” from 1 to 3:45 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16 at the Mickey Cafagna Community Center – Oak Hall East, 13094 Civic Center Drive. Complimentary popcorn will be provided. For details, call 858-668-4671.

Planners to meet: The Rancho Bernardo Planning Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16 in the Bernardo Heights Community Center, 16150 Bernardo Heights Parkway in RB. For the agenda, visit RBPlanningBoard.com.

Friday, Oct. 17

Textile treasures: Make a pumpkin pillow while exploring natural and synthetic fibers during a class for adults age 50-plus from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 17 at the Mickey Cafagna Community Center – Willow Room 306 in Community Park, 13094 Civic Center Drive. Cost is $15 per participant; registration is required. For details, call 858-668-4671.

Help the blind: The Rancho Bernardo Lions Club will be holding its annual White Cane Fund Drive from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17 outside the Rancho Bernardo Albertson’s, 12475 Rancho Bernardo Road.

Teen party: Teens ages 11 to 17 years old can play laser tag and enjoy pizza at a free after-hours party at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17 at the Poway Library, 13137 Poway Road. Registration is required. For details, call 858-513-2900.

Bingo: San Rafael Catholic Church Women’s Fellowship is hosting a bingo night on Friday, Oct. 17 in the Parish Hall, 17252 Bernardo Center Drive in Rancho Bernardo. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Play starts at 7 p.m. Cost: $10 to play eight games with three chances to win each game. Cash prizes and light snacks. Proceeds go to charity. Men and women ages 18 and up welcome.

Saturday, Oct. 18

Like poodles? The annual Poodle Palooza Extravaganza benefitting 4 Paws of Love pet therapy organization will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18 in Webb Park, 16826 Bernardo Center Drive in Rancho Bernardo. Viewing is free and open to the public. There will be a poodle parade around the park (9:30 a.m.), dog and non-dog related vendors, a silent auction, swag bags for poodle participants, contests, games and more. Cost: $25 per poodle. For details, visit 4pawsoflove.org.

Tool sharpening: The Seven Oaks Woodworking Club will sharpen knives, serrated knives, scissors and garden and hand tools. Drop off items between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18 at the Seven Oaks Community Center, 16789 Bernardo Oaks Drive in Rancho Bernardo. Pick up late Saturday or Monday. Cash or check. No chainsaws, power tools or saws. For details, call 858-487-4058.

Help the blind: The Rancho Bernardo Lions Club will be holding its annual White Cane Fund Drive from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18 outside the Rancho Bernardo Albertson’s, 12475 Rancho Bernardo Road.

Pumpkin craft: Adults are invited to make a succulent pumpkin craft from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18 at the Poway Library, 13137 Poway Road. Sign-up is required. For details, call 858-513-2900.

Diwali: The Rancho Bernardo Library will hold its free celebration of Diwali, the Festival of Lights, from 3 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18. Participants will make and decorate Diyas (traditional oil lamps) and enjoy light refreshments. This is for all ages. The library is at 17110 Bernardo Center Drive. For details, call 858-538-8163.

Teen science: Teens in grades 6 to 9 are invited to unearth nature’s wonders with experiments and encounters with animals during a Teen Program Series from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18 at the Mickey Cafagna Community Center – Oak Hall in Community Park, 13094 Civic Center Drive. Cost is $6 participant; registration is required. For details, call 858-668-4671.

Sunday, Oct. 19

Diwali: The Poway Library will hold its free celebration of Diwali, the Festival of Lights, at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19 at the library, 13137 Poway Road. The event features dance performances and crafts for kids. For details, call 858-513-2900.

Free concert: Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church will present a free concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19 in the church sanctuary, 17010 Pomerado Road. Organist Christoph Bull will perform rock music and other genres on the organ. He is a university organist and organ professor at UCLA as well as organist-in-residence at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, which houses one of the largest pipe organs in the world. All are welcome. For details, email liz@rbcommunity.org.

Monday, Oct. 20

STEAM for kids: A science, technology, engineering, arts and math activity will feature slime at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 20 at the Poway Library, 13137 Poway Road. For details, call 858-513-2900.

Tuesday, Oct. 21

RB safety: A representative from Navy Federal Credit Union and an expert in fire prevention-home hardening will speak at the 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21 Rancho Bernardo Neighborhood Watch community meeting. It will be at the Seven Oaks Community Center, 16789 Bernardo Oaks Drive in Rancho Bernardo. For details, visit RBNW.org.

Council meeting: The Poway City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21 in the City Council Chambers, 13325 Civic Center Drive.

Wednesday, Oct. 22

Aloha ukulele: Adults aged 50-plus are invited to learn tablature, sheet music, chords and lyrics through ukulele strum-and-sing sessions from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22 at the Mickey Cafagna Community Center – Willow Room 306 in Community Park, 13094 Civic Center Drive. Sheet music is provided and limited ukuleles are available for class use.

Canasta: Adults aged 50-plus are invited to play the popular Canasta card game that combines elements of Bridge and Rummy from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22 at the Mickey Cafagna Community Center – Willow Room 301 in Community Park, 13094 Civic Center Drive.

Thursday, Oct. 23

Teen craft: Teens ages 11 to 17 years old are invited to make Halloween candles at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct 23 at the Poway Library, 13137 Poway Road. For details, call 858-513-2900.

Bocce: Adults ages 50-plus are invited to play bocce ball from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23 at Poway Community Park’s Bocce Ball Courts, 13094 Civic Center Drive. Playing is free and instruction is provided during the first hour.

Chamber mixer: The Poway Chamber of Commerce invites community members, organizations and businesses to meet, network and collaborate with food, drinks and drawing prizes at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23 at The Hop Stop, 14055 Midland Road. Free for chamber members and first-time guests; $25 for returning guests. For details, visit Poway.com.

Saturday, Oct. 25

Band tourney: The 48th annual Mt. Carmel Tournament of Bands will be held on Saturday, Oct. 25 at Mt. Carmel High School, 9550 Carmel Mountain Road in Rancho Peñasquitos. It will feature 38 bands from across Southern California and feature parade and field show competitions. Field shows start at 8 a.m. and continue into the evening in Sundevil Stadium. The parade review starts at 11:45 a.m. in the school’s parking lot. Field show general admission tickets are $20 for adults; $15 for students, seniors and military; and free for children 5 and under. Reserved seating is $35. Watching the parade is free. For the schedule and to buy tickets visit tinyurl.com/MCHS-band25.

Dog adoption: Coldwell Banker Realty will host a Homes for Dogs Project from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 25 at its office, 16787 Bernardo Center Drive, Suite 6 in The Plaza at Rancho Bernardo. Its adoption partner will be A New Life Rescue. In the days leading up to the event it will also accept donations of pet items for A New Life Rescue and Love Your Feral Felines. For details, call 858-676-6138.

Halloween carnival: The National Charity League will present the annual Halloween carnival with games, candy and a haunted hallway at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 25 at the Poway Library, 13137 Poway Road. For details, call 858-513-2900.

Sunday, Oct. 26

Choir performers: The Haneen Choir will sign traditional Syrian songs at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26 at the Poway Library, 13137 Poway Road. For details, call 858-513-2900.

Trunk-or-treat: The Community Church of Poway is hosting its free Trunk-or-Treat from 4 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26 in the church’s parking lot, 13501 Community Road. There will be games, prizes, hot dogs and snacks along with decorated vehicles and lots of candy. For details, call 858-748-3304.

Tuesday, Oct. 28

For women: The Rancho Belles women’s social organization will discuss the benefits of participatory arts during its 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28 gathering in the Eastview Community Center, 17520 Drayton Hall Way in Rancho Bernardo. Participatory arts are forms of artistic expression that enable shared ownership of decision-making processes that aim to generate dialogue, social activism and community mobilization. For details, email Ranchobelles@gmail.com.

Open house: The Poway Chamber of Commerce is hosting an open house to give the public the chance to meet the staff, board members, local business owners and city officials from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28 at 13029 Danielson St., Suite 120. For details, visit Poway.com.

Concert: The Kensington Baroque Orchestra will perform at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28 in the Rancho Bernardo Library’s community room, 17110 Bernardo Center Drive. Admission is free, but donations are welcome to support the Friends of the Rancho Bernardo Library concert series. For details, call 858-538-8163.

Wednesday, Oct. 29

Learn more: San Diego Oasis will hold its catalog pick up party from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29 at its Rancho Bernardo location, 17170 Bernardo Center Drive. Learn what classes and other activities it has to offer to adults 50 and older in coming months. There will be free refreshments and opportunity drawings for Oasis gift cards. For details, call 858-240-2880 or visit san-diego.oasisnet.org.

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Who’s playing in the World Cup today? TV schedule for June 23

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June 23, 2026

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Who’s playing in the World Cup today? TV schedule for June 23

Here’s who is playing in the 2026 men’s World Cup on Tuesday, June 23.

MORE: 2026 men’s World Cup standings, scores, brackets

World Cup TV Schedule June 23

Group Stage

Group K: Portugal vs. Uzbekistan, 1 p.m. ET, 10 a.m. PT, Houston Stadium (FOX, Telemundo, Peacock)

Group L: England vs. Ghana, 4 p.m. ET, 1 p.m. PT, Boston Stadium (FOX, Telemundo, Peacock)

Group L: Panama vs. Croatia, 7 p.m. ET, 4 p.m. PT, Toronto Stadium (FOX, Telemundo, Peacock)

Group K: Colombia vs. Congo DR, 10 p.m. ET, 7 p.m. PT, Estadio Guadalajara (FS1, Telemundo, Peacock)

Note: Matches on Telemundo and Peacock are in Spanish.

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Los Angeles schools superintendent resigns after FBI search and months on paid leave

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June 22, 2026

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Los Angeles schools superintendent resigns after FBI search and months on paid leave

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The superintendent of Los Angeles public schools has resigned four months after he was put on paid leave during a federal investigation, saying he wants students to learn “without distraction.”

Alberto Carvalho ‘s resignation letter dated Sunday made no direct mention of the FBI’s Feb. 25 search of his home and the LA Unified School District’s headquarters. Two days after the FBI served the search warrants, the district’s Board of Education voted unanimously to place Carvalho on leave pending the outcome of the investigation.

Authorities have not provided details of the nature of the investigation involving the district, which serves more than 500,000 students. The investigation appears to relate to a contract the school district had with an education technology company whose leader was later indicted for fraud. The company, AllHere, had a contract with the district to create an AI chatbot.

Before becoming the Los Angeles superintendent in 2022, Carvalho had spent his entire education career in Miami-Dade County Public Schools, where he drew national praise for improving graduation rates and academic achievement among Black and Hispanic students. While advocating for Miami’s immigrant students, he spoke openly about his own struggles as a young recent arrival from Portugal working in restaurants and construction while homeless at times.

Under Carvalho, the Los Angeles district had been making strides. Students’ academic growth has outpaced the state average in recent years and students have bounced back from pandemic learning loss. Voters overwhelmingly passed a $9 billion construction and modernization bond, the school system’s largest ever.

Carvalho has denied wrongdoing

Authorities have not accused Carvalho of any crimes. He denied any wrongdoing earlier this year and had asked to be reinstated as head of the nation’s second-largest district. On Sunday he resigned via a letter addressed to “students, families, teachers, staff, and community.”

“Placing students first has always guided my work,” Carvalho wrote. “Because I believe our schools must remain focused on students and learning without distraction, I am resigning as Superintendent of LAUSD effective today, June 21, 2026.”

In its statement released early Monday, the Board acknowledged it received the letter of resignation.

“The Board remains steadfast in its commitment to ensuring stability, continuity, and continued progress through strong leadership. Our focus remains unchanged: providing every student with a high-quality education, supporting our dedicated workforce, and maintaining the trust of the communities we serve,” it said. in the statement.

It said that Andrés Chait, who has been acting superintendent, will remain in that position until a permanent decision is made.

The FBI investigation has been linked to the maker of a school chatbot

In February, the FBI also searched a third location near Miami. The Miami Herald reported the Florida property belonged to Debra Kerr, who previously worked with AllHere.

In 2024, Carvalho heavily touted a deal with AllHere for an AI chatbot named “Ed” designed to help students. But about three months after unveiling the technology and paying the company $3 million, the district dropped its dealings with AllHere, which collapsed into bankruptcy. Months later, founder Joanna Smith-Griffin was charged with securities and wire fraud, along with identity theft.

At the time, Carvalho denied personal involvement in the selection of AllHere, according to the Los Angeles Times.

“Mr. Carvalho respects the rule of law and the investigative process and has always acted in the best interests of students and within the bounds of the law,” Holland & Knight, the law firm representing him, previously said in a statement. “While the government’s investigation remains ongoing, no evidence has been presented by prosecutors supporting any allegation that Mr. Carvalho violated federal law.”

Following the search of school headquarters, LA Unified said it was cooperating with investigators and had no further information.

Carvalho became superintendent of LA schools in 2022 on a four-year contract with an annual salary of $440,000. He began a new four-year contract in February, just weeks before the raid, for the same salary, according to school board meeting documents.

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California’s culinary superstars to gather at Michelin Guide ceremony in San Diego

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June 22, 2026

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California’s culinary superstars to gather at Michelin Guide ceremony in San Diego

On Wednesday evening, the culinary stars will collide in downtown San Diego. That’s when The Michelin Guide will bring its California restaurant awards ceremony to San Diego for the very first time.

At the invitation-only event, Guide officials will unveil the California restaurants that are receiving new Michelin stars for 2026 or retaining the stars they’ve earned in years past. San Diego County restaurants have only been eligible for Michelin recognition since 2019, so luring the awards ceremony here has been a top priority for local restaurant and tourism officials ever since.

William Bradley, chef-director of San Diego’s Michelin three-star Addison by William Bradley, center, with fellow three-star chef Thomas Keller of The French Laundry, left, and two-star chef Chris Bleidorn of Birdsong at the 2025 Michelin Guide California Awards Ceremony in Sacramento. (Marc Patrick / BFA.com)

Nobody is more proud to be hosting the event in San Diego than William Bradley, the chef-director of Addison by William Bradley. The Chula Vista native opened his restaurant in San Diego’s Carmel Valley 20 years ago, and it is now one of just 14 Michelin three-star restaurants in the United States.

“To get the ceremony in San Diego was something I really dreamed of and pushed for,” said Bradley. “What an opportunity to have so many great chefs here in our hometown and in our own backyard to celebrate as a group all of the great restaurants in the state. We’re so ready to shine in San Diego. We’ve been waiting for this for a long time.”

Chef-Director William Bradley at Addison by William Bradley, a Michelin three-star restaurant in San Diego's Carmel Valley, on Friday, May 22, 2026. The restaurant, celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, reopened May 19 after a 52-day renovation. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune) — Chef-Director William Bradley at Addison by William Bradley, a Michelin three-star restaurant in San Diego’s Carmel Valley, on Friday, May 22, 2026. The restaurant, celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, reopened May 19 after a 52-day renovation. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

The Michelin effect

Born in France in 1900, the Michelin Guide was created to boost sales of the company’s car tires. The guide booklet, which recommended restaurants and other spots to visit during cross-country road trips, was a hit (for tire sales and the restaurants). In the 1920s, Michelin stars were introduced and over time they became the international standard for excellence.

In 2005, the Michelin Guide arrived in the U.S., starting in New York City, followed by the San Francisco Bay Area in 2007 and Chicago in 2011.

In 2019, the Guide finally expanded its coverage throughout California, thanks to a $600,000 investment in the program by the Visit California tourism organization. Michelin spent the money recruiting and training inspectors with at least 10 years of hospitality industry experience to dine anonymously at restaurants around the state year-round.

In the first year of statewide eligibility in 2019, Addison by William Bradley earned Southern California’s first Michelin star. Seven years later, San Diego County is now home to 43 Michelin Guide-honored restaurants, including five with Michelin stars, nine with Bib Gourmand awards, which recognize great cooking at great value, and 29 with selection honors, recognizing high-quality food.

For these local restaurants, Michelin awards have put them on the international map, brought in more business and helped them recruit investors and motivated workers. For local tourism officials, the awards have raised the profile of San Diego as an international culinary destination.

San Diego Tourism Authority Chief Operating Officer Kerri Kapich said restaurant awards from Michelin, as well as from the James Beard Foundation and Eater.com, give travelers another reason to visit San Diego, stay longer and spend their dollars eating out.

About $1.6 billion of San Diego’s $14.8 billion visitor economy in 2025 was spent on dining, and most of that was driven by overnight guests, she said.

“I love how fresh our food is here and the quality and diversity of our restaurants,” said Kapich, who has worked in local tourism for more than 20 years. “When we talk to travelers about why San Diego is a great place to visit, they’ll talk about our unique local cuisine and the quality of our cuisine.”

In its 2025 “Beyond the Michelin Stars” study, the accounting firm Ernst & Young found that 60% of international travelers under the age of 34 use the Michelin Guide when choosing a restaurant, and 74% of travelers consider Michelin’s presence in a city as a reason for choosing a destination.

The study also found that 82% of chefs surveyed reported an increase is overall sales after receiving a Michelin award.

Chef and restaurateur Roberto Alcocer, whose 4 1/2-year-old contemporary Mexican restaurant Valle in Oceanside earned its Michelin star in 2023, said there’s a common adage in the industry about how stars impact a restaurant’s bottom line.

“They say when you get one star, your business grows by 40 percent. If you get two stars, it grows 60 percent, and if you get three stars it grows 100 percent. But when we got our star, our business grew 100 percent,” Alcocer said.

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The chefs and owners of California’s eight Michelin three-star restaurants at the 2025 Michelin Guide California Awards Ceremony in Sacramento. At far right is William Bradley, the chef-director at Addison by William Bradley in San Diego. (Marc Patrick / BFA.com)

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The lure of Michelin

Two of San Diego County’s five Michelin-starred restaurants are in Carlsbad: Jeune et Jolie, which earned its star in 2021, and the 24-seat Lilo, which landed a star in 2025 just 10 weeks after it opened. Both are led by restaurateur John Resnick and executive chef Eric Bost, who is also a partner in Lilo.

When Resnick opened Jeune et Jolie in December 2018, there was no California Michelin Guide. But meeting Michelin’s high-quality standards was Resnick’s top priority for the contemporary French restaurant.

“Michelin was the mindset. They’re not here, but if they were, we want this to be a one-star restaurant,” he said. “We wanted to be creating a really great restaurant that’s incredibly delicious, equal parts special occasion and neighborhood restaurant.”

Bost said that when he was growing up, he was fascinated with the “mystique and romanticism” of Michelin-star restaurants, but it was an abstract concept, since the Guide didn’t exist in the U.S. at the time. So in 2001, he moved to Paris to work in French kitchens, and later worked under French master chefs Alain Ducasse and Guy Savoy.

Bost said earning a Michelin star is a proud achievement, but it’s also a big responsibility. Customers expect excellence every night and stars must be re-earned each year.

“It’s about how to keep the team engaged, the restaurants growing and doing better and better each year,” Bost said. “We’re very conscious of that. It keeps this positive pressure. We have a responsibility to maintain those standards for our guests. It’s an internal compass as much as it is an external recognition.”

Alcocer said his desire to earn a Michelin star was one of the main reasons he moved to Carlsbad from his native Mexico in 2021 to open Valle in Oceanside. Mexico didn’t launch its Michelin Guide until 2024, but by then Alcocer already had a star under his belt in the U.S.

How Michelin works

The Michelin Guide tightly guards the secrecy of its inspectors and its judging process, but the anonymous Chief Inspector of Michelin Guide North America did respond to questions submitted via email by the Union-Tribune.

Inspectors choose the restaurants they visit based on their knowledge of the region’s gastronomic scene and they pay their own bills. They rate restaurants based on the five criteria Michelin has used in its now-global methodology since 1926: use of quality products, harmony of flavors, mastery of cooking techniques, the voice and personality of the chef reflected in the cuisine and consistency between each visit.

The decision to award a star is done collegially, meaning several inspectors will visit a potential star restaurant throughout the year to ensure they all agree that the five criteria have been met.

A Michelin Guide award is not permanent. Every recipient, whether they have a top-tier star or a third-tier selection, are revisited each year to ensure that all five criteria continue to be met.

In San Diego in 2024, Sushi Tadokoro’s star and Solare’s Bib Gourmand awards were both downgraded to selection status. And since 2019, more than a dozen local restaurants that were named selections have been dropped from the guide completely.

Even though Addison’s Bradley is in the Michelin major leagues with fellow three-star California chefs like Thomas Keller, Dominique Crenn, Cory Lee and Michael Cimarusti, he said he still finds it nerve-wracking each year to find out whether his stars have been renewed.

Bradley, Bost and Alcocer said their job as chefs at Michelin-starred restaurants is to never rest on their laurels.

“You have to keep evolving and keep growing. Every time we learn something or see something that could use a small change, we go for it,” Alcocer said.

In the past year at Valle, Alcocer has introduced a lighter tasting menu for off-hours dining, added patio seating, changed the candles on each table, and he’s now sending diners home with a gift bag stocked with house-made Habañera hot sauce and lavender soap made with recycled cooking oil.

Awards night

Because so many of California’s top chefs will be in San Diego this week for the ceremony, Addison, Valle, Jeune et Jolie and Lilo will all be expanding their operating hours to accommodate visiting chefs and restaurateurs.

Resnick and Bost said they’re excited to welcome colleagues from afar who have yet to explore San Diego’s fine-dining community.

“It’s a rad opportunity for people to come and see how incredible this place is with the great community of restaurants that we’ve forged,” Resnick said. “We’re all excited and it’s a big point of pride for all of us.”

At the California awards ceremony each year, invited chefs mingle at a reception before the ceremony begins. Then, Michelin officials announce the year’s new and returning star recipients, starting with the one-star tier and concluding with three stars.

The biggest cheers of the evening always go to restaurants receiving their first-ever star, as well as the rare restaurants fortunate enough to earn a second or third star. California has eight restaurants with three stars, 14 with two stars and 61 with one star.

Bradley said he’s “pretty confident” there will be some good news for San Diego restaurants on Wednesday.

“I think there will be some chefs that are going to get their star this time around. I want them to. We want more stars here in San Diego. It just makes San Diego more of a destination,” he said. “That was our goal many years ago to help secure this region on a world map and here we are. It’s going to be great.”

Here are all 43 of the current Michelin Guide honorees in San Diego County:

Michelin starred: fiveStars honor outstanding cooking, based on the five criteria of ingredient quality, harmony of flavors, the mastery of culinary techniques, how the chef’s personality shines through their cuisine and consistency across the entire menu and over time. Restaurants can earn up to three stars. There are just 14 Michelin three-star restaurants in the U.S.