Two La Jolla business owners have expanded their services — one to offer diverse grab-and-go items and the other to offer ice cream.
Those enterprises several others with La Jolla ties that have opened recently, including ones providing custom shirts and window cleaning, with still more on the way.
Killer Whale Creamery
Nearly a year after opening the Blue Whale restaurant on Kline Street, owner Michael Harrison opened the Killer Whale Creamery ice cream shop on Aug. 16 at 7660 Fay Ave.
The shop, offering everything from vegan recipes to ones with 19 percent butterfat, provides ice cream produced at a facility in Washington state.
“After we opened Blue Whale, people started coming in asking for ice cream throughout the day,” Harrison said. “There are only a few [ice cream] shops in The Village, so we started thinking about opening an ice cream shop.”
Killer Whale’s flavors reflect menu items at Blue Whale, he said, such as the ube pancake and matcha latte swirl, or are a nod to local coastal areas, such as the Black’s Beach-y Cherry that features charcoal to make the ice cream black.
“You cannot get these flavors anywhere else,” Harrison said. “They are visually appealing but also taste really good. We have dairy and non-dairy options, and the use of 19 percent butterfat is an old-school style that makes the ice cream really creamy but not as sweet.”
Find out more at instagram.com/killerwhalecreamery.
Beach Break Market
Serving as the new home of La Jolla-based meal-delivery service Deeply Nourished, Beach Break Market opened Aug. 1 at 5646 La Jolla Blvd. to offer grab-and-go items similar to food provided through Deeply Nourished.
Ingredients and dishes tend to change with the seasons, said owner Alec Hurley, a La Jolla resident and private chef. However, signature items include harissa roasted carrots, a roasted veggie dish with broccolini and potatoes with beet hummus, mini charcuterie boards, juices, granola, baked goods and more.
One of the more unique items is a school-lunch-type box featuring organic ingredients that can be picked up on the way to school or delivered to the home so they are available throughout the week.
“This menu is more diverse than what we have at Deeply Nourished, but we are staying to the roots of everything being from scratch and offering simple, fresh food,” Hurley said. “We really wanted to stay in La Jolla, so when this space opened up, we wanted it.”
A website for Beach Break Market is still being developed, but more information is available at menu.livedeeplynourished.com/pages/beach-break.
Lynnerup Fine Shirts
La Jolla resident Rasmus Lynnerup recently opened Lynnerup Fine Shirts, offering custom-made garments to clients around San Diego.
Lynnerup, who has a background in garment manufacturing, was introduced to bespoke shirts about two years ago and “wanted to learn everything about it. So I dug in and learned the craft and the process,” he said.
That included time at San Diego Mesa College and exploration of how shirts are made around the world.
“A shirt from Buenos Aires is going to be different from a shirt from London,” Lynnerup said. “We have that unique one-of-a-kind garment. People appreciate the finer things in life, but you don’t see a lot of suits anymore. So we make things like high-end, high-quality bespoke shirts instead of a suit jacket.”
Though Lynnerup’s business focuses on shirts for men and women, it also makes jackets.
Lynnerup said he meets with clients to “marry their personality and what they think they need and what I know I can provide.”
Lynnerup Fine Shirts has a workshop on Commercial Street in San Diego that can be visited by appointment by emailing [email protected] or calling (619) 786-7414. Learn more at lynnerupfineshirts.com.
Coastal Clarity
Coastal Clarity was launched earlier this year by 20-year-old David Kunz to serve the La Jolla area with window, solar and gutter cleaning, power washing and holiday light hanging.
“Coastal Clarity started with window cleaning, which I did in my freshman year [in high school out of the area] as a chore,” Kunz said. “Soon I got neighbors that wanted to in and have me do theirs. So I did the windows, and then pressure washing.
“After high school, my brother moved here to go to UC San Diego and I moved here with him. It started as a part-time gig, but five months ago, I fully committed to it and it has been my full-time job.”
Kunz said he wants to establish a La Jolla client base and grow the business.
“I enjoy learning new ways of doing things and bettering myself,” he said. “Every job I do has my name on it. That improves the quality of work. For those that want to have someone for a long time, I hope to have a few decades of doing this, so I’m not going anywhere anytime soon.”
To learn more, visit coastalclarity.net.
Katsuya Ko
Los Angeles-based restaurant chain Katsuya Ko will open its first San Diego outlet in a 3,000-square-foot space at the Westfield UTC mall this fall.
Ko means child in Japanese, representing the chain’s casual, family-friendly environment and playful, experimental approach to cuisine.
The restaurant will serve sushi rolls and sashimi, specialty cocktails, miso cod bites, ko burgers and more at 4545 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite E-25.
For more information, visit sbe.com/restaurants/katsuyako/lajolla.
L55 Tacos + More
This new concept from Frank Vizcarra, founder of Michelin Bib Gourmand-honored Lola 55, is scheduled to open at Westfield UTC in October, taking over the space formerly occupied by Tocaya Organica.
L55 Tacos’ 2,800-square-foot fast-casual restaurant will serve Lola 55’s burritos, bowls, salads and a new lineup of gourmet tacos created by chef Daniel Soto (formerly of Michelin two-star Pujol in Mexico City), with low-proof cocktails by Gareth Moore along with craft beer and seasonal agua fresca.
The restaurant will offer indoor and patio seating and a stand-alone bar at 4301 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 2003.
Buddhi Yoga goes online
Buddhi Yoga announced it would be moving its operations online after nearly a decade at a studio on Girard Avenue.
“With a mix of gratitude and nostalgia, we share that Buddhi Yoga La Jolla will be closing its doors,” according to a message to subscribers. “This decision has been incredibly difficult and comes after much consideration and reflection on the current state and future sustainability of our studio. … Despite our best efforts, we have not been able to bounce back from the impact of [the COVID-19 pandemic]. Without the student numbers we had in 2019 and the rising costs of maintaining the studio, it’s become impossible to keep going.”
The studio’s last day of in-person instruction was Sept. 14.
Buddhi Yoga has had an online presence since 2012 and is moving classes to that format through its website, buddhimoves.com. Classes will be released weekly and live virtual events will be scheduled through the website.
— The San Diego Union-Tribune contributed to this report.
La Jolla Business Roundup is published monthly by the La Jolla Light. Send your business news to staff writer Ashley Mackin-Solomon at [email protected]. ♦
