Pumpkin Carving Contest at Adams Avenue Farmers Market TONIGHT

Calling all Pumkin Carving Artists to the Adams Avenue Farmers Market TODAY (Wednesday) for the first Annual Carving Contest. it is an open contest, all you need to do is buy a pumpkin at the market and have it ready for judging by 6:00p.m. We'll have some great PRIZES for the winners!

Don't be Scared...See you there...

4674 35th Street, behind the Adams Elementary School!!!

VELO CULT TWEED RIDE 2010

Last year a group of riders came by Blind Lady after the event and it was a site. Nothing like a bunch of bikes in wet tweed drinking beers. I was sooo jealous. I'll be riding for sure this year.

The Gastropub Phenomenon: Jaynes featured in today's San Diego Union Tribune.

Gastro-huh? Gastro-what? Gastrointestinal?

We heard this over and over again back in 2006 and early 2007 when we were just opening Jaynes. Times sure have changed and this past year has seen a tidal wave of "Gastropub" openings. Maureen Clancy has a great feature in today's Union Tribune about what she calls the "Gastropub Phenomenon" and features Jayne as San Diego's pioneering pub mistress alongside some excellent new places like our good friend Nate Stanton's Craft and Commerce. There's some great wine picks from Jon as well as Jayne's very detailed Gambas Al Aljillo recipe for the home cook. Great read Maureen!

You can check out the entire article here: The Gastropub Phenomenon

Musings on the Construction of a San Diego First: Jaynes Gastropub

The Gastropub has finally taken full flight in San Diego and our beloved pub was just featured in Ranch and Coast Magazine alongside some great new places. The recognition is very much appreciated. Click here to read

The past few years have been filled with its' challenges for a lot of us and I hope everyone is hanging in there. I dug out a few pics from our early construction in 2006 that really brought me back and made me examine how far we've come. I personally did about 90% of the construction with my bare hands, from the underground plumbing up through the mosaic tile floor, bar and wainscoting all the way up to the tin ceiling. I grew up in Westport, Connecticut in a house built in 1787 and practically lived in a construction site until I left home at 18. There's something about these old places that is creepy to some and completely intoxicating to others. I half-joked throughout the Jaynes construction that this building became like Stephen King's Christine. As I stripped away the junky previous remodels and carefully returned the structure back to its 1929 glory, the building took on a life of its own and somehow made the work easier and easier for me. I tried to hire people to take some of the load but it rarely worked out. I guess she just got jealous. Theres no way I could have hired a general contractor to do this job. It had to be me.

My father taught me a lot about carpentry starting when I was very young. I was 8 years old and helping my dad frame a woodshed one day when I gave my thumb a real whack driving home a 16 penny nail. As I sucked on my throbbing thumb my dad told me, "you're not a real carpenter until you've hit your thumb 1000 times." I went right back to work. While I've far surpassed that 1000 hit mark and my throbbing thumb has been replaced by the complexities of adulthood, this little phrase stays with me and tells me to just suck it up and keep working. Thank you for reading and for sticking with Jaynes all these years.

FRIENDS OF NORMAL HEIGHTS CANYONS

The next meeting of the Friends of Normal Heights Canyons is Saturday, November 6, 10:00am - 11:30, meet at the end of Eugene Place for canyon maintenance, watering, and planning for the fall planting. Make sure you have sunscreen, water, and sturdy shoes.
We switched from the normal second Sat., odd # months, due to a canyon enhancement planning workshop in City Heights on the 2nd Sat. in November.

The even month, 2nd Wednesday meeting normally held tomorrow has been cancelled.

Please mark your calendars for the fall restoration planting on Saturday, December 4 - we'll be planting on the mesa this year. More details coming soon.

Thanks to all the volunteers who helped out at Coastal Clean Up Day on Sept. 25! We cleaned up over 100 pounds of trash and recycling, along with pulling invasives, and planting 15 new native plants in restoration sites 2 and 3.

FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE

Now that the dust is setteling from the Adams Avenue Street Fair, the Adams Avenue Business Association has many other things to work on; a Member Mixer on November 18, The Annual Member Meeting in January and don't forget the Weekly Adams Avenue Farmers' Market every Wednesday from 3pm - 7pm at 4674 35th Street.

Jaynes Gastropub Serves up Braised Short Ribs, Irish Coffee, Scottish Whiskey & ROCK and ROLL

Hello, everyone! We've been busy bees lately here at Jaynes. Jayne has been working hard in the kitchen developing new recipes and making sure everything is just right while Jon has been galavanting around town playing guitar with his new band The Fairmounts spreading the Jaynes gospel via 60's R&B dance numbers.

We're making a lot of great changes moving into the winter season. It's no secret that Jayne and Jon left their hearts in San Francisco and almost every evening we hear from our guests how much Jaynes feels like SF. A little rain and a dip in temp just puts at ease and fits what we do. This weekend we are bringing back one of our all time most popular fall dishes along with a 10 out of 10 dessert. We suggest pairing this dessert with a little Scotch/Irish snort to keep the bones warm.

Braised Short Ribs
Over baby Carrots, baby turnips, English Peas and Roasted Pearl Onions with Garlic Mash and a Port Wine Reduction.

Brioche Bread Pudding
with Pecans and Currants served with Vanilla Gelato and Caramel
(wow this one turned out good...)

Buena Vista Irish Coffee
The San Francisco Classis done the Classic way with Tullamore Dew Whiskey and Hand Whipped Cream

New Single Malt Scottish Whiskeys:
Oban 14, Ardbeg 12, Lagavulin 16, Laphroiag 10, Glenlivet 12...

We hope to see you all this weekend and don't forget about our Sunday Brunch from 10-2. Enjoy a Full English Breakfast, Bloody Marys, Killer French Toast and more on one of San Diego's most beautiful patios. Doggies Welcome!

xo
jon and jayne