Foodie Forecast: Mocktails, a Convoy District food tour, all-day happy hour

by Carlos Rico

Here is some of the latest in dining news from across San Diego County, as well as some upcoming events for foodies.

El Chingon: College football fans can take 50% off their tab at El Chingon. Guests wearing gear of the team that wins the college football national championship will receive half off their check. El Chingon has a variety of Mexican-inspired dishes such as birria tacos, enchiladas, fajitas and molcajete. The restaurant also has a full bar, 10 televisions and a 120-inch LED screen to show the game. 4:30 p.m. Monday. 560 Fifth Ave., San Diego. 619-501-1919, elchingon.com/san-diego

Black Rail Kitchen + Bar: Every Tuesday at Black Rail Kitchen + Bar, guests can enjoy happy hour prices all day. Some of the food selections include two blackened shrimp tacos for $10, truffle parmesan fries for $6 and oven-roasted ginger barbecue wings for $10. Happy hour drinks are $7 and include well cocktails, draft beers, and house wines. 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays. 6981 El Camino Real, Carlsbad. 760-931-0020, blackrailkitchen.com 

Annual food tour: The San Diego Chinese Museum and Young Professionals Advisory Committee are hosting their annual food tour in the Convoy District. Ticketed guests will get to visit five restaurants and savor Asian cuisines. Visitors will also hear from business owners and learn the history of certain foods and dishes. Proceeds from this event are used to help fundraise for the museum. 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Various locations, Convoy District. $108. 619-388-9888, sdchm.org 

Spill the Beans: A new bagel is being prepared at Spill the Beans. Now through Jan. 31, customers can order apple cinnamon bagels with vanilla bean cream cheese. The apple cinnamon bagel comes with diced apples, cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar, lemon juice and is topped with a streusel. The bagel is part of Spill the Beans’ new monthly bagel lineup, where guests can try a new flavor each month. Spill the Beans has five locations: Gaslamp Quarter, Mission Valley, Ocean Beach, Pacific Beach and Seaport Village. spillthebeanssd.com 

Zen Modern Asian Bistro: Visitors to Zen Modern Asian Bistro can now try new mocktails. The new non-alcoholic drinks on the menu include the passion fruit mocktail made with lime, pineapple, passion fruit and soda, the prickly pear mocktail, which mixes lime, ginger beer and prickly pear and the yuzu matcha mocktail, which contains yuzu syrup, lemon, lime and matcha. 12841 El Camino Real, San Diego. 858-216-1068, zenmodernasian.com 

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