{"id":3250,"date":"2008-09-12T10:23:46","date_gmt":"2008-09-12T17:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/?p=3250"},"modified":"2009-03-05T11:15:20","modified_gmt":"2009-03-05T19:15:20","slug":"blue-fire-grill-sparks-up-an-evening-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/?p=3250","title":{"rendered":"Blue Fire Grill Sparks Up An Evening Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/bluefire.jpg\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/bluefire.jpg','popup','width=3072,height=2304,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,left=0,top=0');return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/bluefire-tm.jpg\" height=\"150\" width=\"200\" border=\"1\" align=\"right\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"Bluefire\" \/><\/a>When it comes to impressing a date with a big night out in <em>Carlsbadistan<\/em>, there are very few dining choices. While <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vigiluccis.com\/steakhouse.html\" target=\"_blank\">Vigiluccis Seafood &#38; Steakhouse<\/a><\/strong> may be a clear favorite for many with its coastal location, our vote goes to the La Costa Resort &#38; Spa&#8217;s <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dinebluefire.com\" target=\"_blank\">Blue Fire Grill<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The spacious outdoor patio faces La Costa&#8217;s extensive main courtyard, a bar and two large interior dining rooms give Blue Fire Grill a modern and quintessential California feel. The outdoor patio, complete with the rustic Blue Fire pits, is often host to world music and live entertainment, but if you are interested in a festive meal it&#8217;s the choice place to sit and enjoy one of the resturant&#8217;s signature cocktails. Catch it on a quiet evening, however, and it&#8217;s the site of a beautiful romantic dinner under the stars. Inside, diners are wowed under Timber ceilings while facing a handblown glass fireplace wall.<\/p>\n<p>Click the link below to read the rest of this review:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nThe menu also takes its cue from the native state with California Coastal Cuisine featured extensively&#8212; fresh seafood, pasta, seasonal vegtables, as well as an array of meat dishes are hand picked and designed by Chef de Cuisine <strong>Scott Diehl<\/strong>. An extensive wine list designed to compliment the dishes with key selections from the Napa and Sonoma valleys rounds out the dining experience.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/bluefire-int1.jpg\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/bluefire-int1.jpg','popup','width=730,height=437,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,left=0,top=0');return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/bluefire-int-tm1.jpg\" height=\"119\" width=\"200\" border=\"1\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"Bluefire Int\" \/><\/a>The night we dined we tried a Moroccan Tangine of chicken prepared with a golden raisin and mint couscous salad, grilled white peaches,marinated olives, cinnamon infused chicken jus&#8212;amazing. For dessert do not miss the local strawberries marinated in aged balsamic, strawberry syrup, cracked black pepper, almond cookie, with a scoop of Tahitian vanilla gelato. The black pepper nearly scared us off, but we&#8217;re glad we decided to stick to our guns on this one.<\/p>\n<p>Look for special events on the resturant&#8217;s web site (<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dinebluefire.com\/\">www.dinebluefire.com<\/a><\/strong>) throughout the year as well as the chef&#8217;s two-course $32 special menu every Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blue Fire Grill<\/strong><br \/>\nat La Costa Resort &#38; Spa<br \/>\n2100 Costa Del Mar Road<br \/>\nCarlsbad, Ca<br \/>\n92009<br \/>\n1-800-854-5000 ext. 6<\/p>\n<p>Price: $$$ (Entrees $24-$42)<br \/>\nDinner Served: Daily 5pm &#8211; 10pm<br \/>\nHappy Hour: Daily 4:30pm &#8211; 7 pm<br \/>\nLounge Open: Sun &#8211; Thurs 4pm &#8211; 12am, Fri &#38; Sat 4pm &#8211; 1:30 am<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbanspoon.com\/r\/27\/310407\/restaurant\/San-Diego\/Bluefire-Grill-Carlsbad\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bluefire Grill on Urbanspoon\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urbanspoon.com\/b\/logo\/310407\/minilogo.gif\" style=\"border:none;width:104px;height:15px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to impressing a date with a big night out in Carlsbadistan, there are very few dining choices. While Vigiluccis Seafood &#38; Steakhouse may be a clear favorite for many with its coastal location, our vote goes to the La Costa Resort &#38; Spa&#8217;s Blue Fire Grill. The spacious outdoor patio faces La [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3250"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3250"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3250\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4736,"href":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3250\/revisions\/4736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.carlsbadistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}