Since opening in an inauspicious business center, Brothers Provisions (16451 Bernardo Center Drive, Rancho Bernardo) has become a cult favorite among North County’s craft-centric sect. The three-year-old offspring of the trio behind nearby Urge Gastropub (a brewpub spin-off of which will debut in Oceanside this summer) features a wide variety of bottled beer, wine and cigars in tandem with gourmet meats, cheeses, breads, condiments and more, plus ready-made items and other on-premise and to-go eats from a deli counter sidled by a 12-tap draft system.
Although Brothers Provisions has a lot to offer and has grown to be more than founders Grant Tondro, Nate and Zak Higson envisioned in some ways, it has yet to offer all of the things they’d hoped to instill during the conceptual stage. But all of that should change in four-to-six weeks when the venue adds roughly 3,000 square feet to its interior space as part of an expansion that’s been in the works for the past several months.
That space will come from Brothers Provisions taking over the space directly abutting its current food preparation area and will allow for construction of a full-scale kitchen. Expect more traditional dinner fare to be available along with artisan pizzas, both of which were impossible due to limited space and a challenging setup prior to the expansion. A gourmet coffee bar going by the name Mason Coffee Works will also be installed, featuring a multi-roaster setup that will keep quality coffee available on a rotating basis.
In more near-term Brothers Provisions news, the venue will hold its first annual “Cellarbration” event, 11 a.m., Saturday, May 23. Tickets are on sale online and include a food ticket and 10 four-ounce tasters from a beer list composed of rarities from the likes of AleSmith, Cigar City, Mikkeller, Cantillon, De Struise, Prairie Artisan Ales and a little known beer called Westy 12.