Sam ZIEN

Sam “The Cooking Guy” Zien is bringing something special to San Diego’s culinary scene. And he’s doing that by being himself: just your average guy who likes to cook tasty things.

San Diego-based hospitality group, Grain & Grit Collective, has grown by leaps and bounds A familiar face fronting the company, a man known as “Sam the Cooking Guy,” has a lot to do with it.

Sam the Cooking Guy has signed on to open a new restaurant in Seaport Village. That story, plus other tasty news from San Diego’s food and drink scene, via Eater San Diego.