Rooftop Restaurant and Cocktail Bar Communion Opens in Mission Hills | Eater San Diego

"Arriving Thursday, November 21, this eighth-floor rooftop atop the eye-catching Sasan building in Mission Hills spans 120 seats across a glass-enclosed dining room and heated patio and serves as the companion piece to Paradis, the sidewalk cafe by day and pintxos bar by night that opened earlier this month. Owner Jacquee Renna (La Quinta Cliffhouse, Pacifica Seafood) has entrusted executive chef Mike Moritz, a vet of foundational spots like Mille Fleurs and Mister A’s, with a global dinner menu that includes triple-cream brie baked in filo dough and served with lingonberry jam, seasonal fruits, and local sage flour honey; a roasted beet “filet” with vegan bordelaise sauce; and dry-aged duck breast in a cassis reduction with parsnip, broccolini, cippolini onion. George’s at the Cove alum Aly Lyng does double duty as the executive pastry chef for both establishments, baking bread and pastries for Paradis while whipping up desserts at the rooftop, such as a vanilla bean Basque cheesecake with salted caramel and a warm flourless chocolate tart paired with espresso ice cream. The bar program offers cocktails like Yama’s Reign, made with Japanese gin, yuzu liqueur, kiwi cucumber syrup, furikake tincture, lime, and sesame, and the Eternal Path, a mix of rye, vanilla and cherry-infused Campari, sweet vermouth, and cherry bark vanilla bitters." - Candice Woo