The San Diego lineage
9 venues and 8 people make up the San Diego hospitality scene on Guild — the rooms that mattered, the people they formed, and where those people went next. Curated from public sources, corrected by the people who were there.
Masters of San Diego
All 8 →RB
Richard Blais
Chef
United States
MW
Mark Welker
United States
GK
Gavin Kaysen
Chef-Owner
Minneapolis, United States
SR
Sam Ross
Bartender/Owner
New York, Australia
PT
Pancho Toro
Chef-Owner
Chile
DD
Drew Deckman
Chef-Owner
MC
Martin Cate
Owner/Author
San Francisco, United States
SD
Stefani De Palma
Bocuse d'Or 2025 Team USA candidate
San Diego, United States