Brigantine Corporation includes Azul La Jolla, Brigantine Seafood Restaurants, Miguel's Cocinas and Z calo Grill, all in California. The first Brigantine restaurant was opened by Mike and Barbara Morton on Shelter Island, Calif., in 1969. Its menu consisted of nine items, including a late-night entr e and beef stew. In the summer of 1973, the couple opened their second location in Coronado, followed by restaurants in Del Mar and Escondido. Eventually there would be Brigantine Seafood Restaurants throughout San Diego County, including La Mesa, Poway and Old Town. Every year since 1987, a small contingent of employees and managers travels from San Diego to Sonoma to participate in the custom blending of the company s house chardonnay and merlot. Brigantine Corporation is in San Diego.