Food & Drink
Take your concert experience to the next level!
The Rady Shell expanded culinary program — The Shell Provisions — offers an impressive range of local specialties from some of San Diego's finest eateries and locally sourced options ranging from casual to upscale. New state-of-the-art kitchens and dining spaces will make dining with your friends and family at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park a memorable experience.
The Shell Provisions is brought to life by our local partners. These partners include some of San Diego's most talked-about favorites, like Chef Richard Blais, Urban Kitchen, Biga, Lola 55, Achilles Coffee, Kitchens for Good, Wicked Popcorn and Cali Cream.
Note: A mandatory 21% service charge is added to your bar or Blais Pre-Order bill. Shell Provisions retains 25% of this mandatory service charge to help defray the costs of operating in a public park, and the remainder is distributed to employees. This charge applies only to bar items and to the Blais Pre Orders. it is not applied at the Prebys Pavilion stands or the Jacobs Park food carts.
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Meet the Chef
Perhaps most recognizable as the first winner of Bravo’s Top Chef All-Stars and his recurring role as guest judge, celebrity chef Richard Blais is a successful chef, restaurateur, cookbook author and television personality. After graduating from the Culinary Institute of America, he went on to train at The French Laundry, Daniel, Chez Panisse and el Bulli.
Blais makes frequent appearances on Food Network and may be seen in the upcoming Top Chef spinoff, Top Chef Amateurs. He is the James Beard Award-nominated author of Try This at Home: Recipes from My Head to Your Plate, as well as his second cookbook, So Good. In addition, Blais hosts "Food Court,” a high-energy, gameshow-style podcast, which is climbing the charts in both the comedy and culinary worlds.
BLAIS BY THE BAY
Chef Richard Blais returns with a special Blais by the Bay pre-order menu! Pre-order is available in the Marina and San Diego Row sections. Orders must be placed by 4pm the day prior to the event. Come early to enjoy your meal as service will stop when the concert begins in order to not disturb other patrons.
(MARINA AND SAN DIEGO ROW SECTIONS ONLY)
BLAIS PICNIC BOXES
Chef Richard Blais has curated Blais Boxes for guests in San Diego Row and the Marina and Parkside sections to pre-order. Orders must be placed by 4pm the day prior to the event. Your picnic box will be delivered to your table upon arrival. Come early to enjoy your meal as service will stop when the concert begins in order to not disturb other patrons.
(MARINA, SAN DIEGO ROW AND PARKSIDE SECTIONS ONLY)
URBAN KITCHEN MARKET
Check out our marketplace that features a wide selection of options from Urban Kitchen to create the perfect evening, including beer and wine.
Take advantage of ordering as you arrive by placing an order at the self-ordering kiosks or from your mobile device for pickup at Urban Kitchen. We will text you when your order is ready!
AVAILABLE FOR ALL
STREET FOOD PAVILION
Our Street Food Pavilion features concepts brought to you by our partners from Lola 55 tacos and Biga pizza in the south side of Prebys Plaza.
AVAILABLE FOR ALL
FOOD CART DELIGHTS AND BEVERAGES
Kitchens for Good cart service will offer a selection of soups including a daily vegan option.
Wicked Popcorn will fill your savory and sweet tooth with freshly popped buttered popcorn and that perennial local favorite, kettle corn at their cart!
Achilles Coffee, a local San Diego favorite, will be available at their cart for cool bayside nights!
Cali-Cream's sweet ice cream treats are the perfect "cherry on top" for your Rady Shell evenings!
AVAILABLE FOR ALL
FAQs
The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, through its expanded culinary program The Shell Provisions, offers a wide variety of fresh, locally-sourced options ranging from casual to upscale. Our partners feature some of San Diego’s most talked-about favorites, including Chef Richard Blais, Urban Kitchen, Biga, Lola 55, Achilles Coffee, Bread & Cie, Kitchens for Good, and more. Chef Blais returns with a brand new “Blais by the Bay” pre-order menu for the Marina and San Diego Row sections. Blais Picnic Boxes are available for pre-order in the Marina, San Diego Row and Parkside sections. In addition to all of the above, a limited "on-site" menu will be available from your seats in the Marina, San Diego Row and Parkside sections. In addition to these choices, tacos, pizza, polenta ragu, Korean barbeque sandwiches, and vegetarian, vegan and Mediterranean specialties will be available in the new Prebys Plaza Dining Pavilion and Market from our local partners.
Ensuring that all concertgoers have a safe and enjoyable experience at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park is our top priority. For the safety of guests, and to expedite security checks and timely entry of the many guests we are expecting in our new venue, outside food and drinks are not permitted inside The Rady Shell. (Exceptions will be made for medically prescribed food/drink.) In an effort to reduce waste, guests are welcome to bring one empty reusable plastic or aluminum water bottle for San Diego Symphony performances only. Bottles can be filled at water refill stations inside the venue. Glass bottles are not permitted. The Rady Shell’s food program – The Shell Provisions – offers an impressive range of local specialties for some of San Diego’s finest eateries. New state-of-the-art kitchens and dining spaces will make dining with your friends and family at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park a memorable tradition.
Chef Richard Blais is creating a new menu for pre-ordered dinners and Blais Boxes. Pre-orders will begin in early June. You must pre-order dinner no later than 4pm of the evening prior to your concert. Pre-ordered dinners ( “Blais by the Bay” ) will be delivered to guests seated at tables in the Marina or San Diego Row sections. Blais Picnic Boxes will be delivered to guests in the Marina, San Diego Row or Parkside sections. Follow this link to pre-order from The Shell Provisions!
Note: you will need to set up a separate account (i.e. non-Symphony) with Shell Provisions to place these orders. Once you make your food/drink selections and confirm them in the Cart (look for the "Bag" logo at the upper right), you'll be asked to login or (on your first order) create your new account. Before you select food and drink, you will be asked for your general seating section and your performance date; after you have selected your food and drink, you'll be asked for your exact seat location and preferred delivery time. You will have the option of setting your card as the "default" payment method on your first order going forward. All orders will generate a confirmation e-mail that will come from Shell Provisions (not the San Diego Symphony).
(Note: please do not contact the Symphony Ticket Office about food pre-orders; they will have no information to help you!)