Food Stuff

June 16, 2022

Mesa Ice Cream Shop to Open in the Next Few Weeks

More food news: Mediterranean street food restaurant opens soon; the new brunch menu at Rory's Place in Ojai; Intermezzo's expansion will be a private dining/tasting room, not a bar; Shalhoob's bar at the Public Market confirmed; Cajé's excellent T-shirts; Tuesday Thai pop-up at Bar Le Côte.

June 13, 2022

The Whole Foods Store Is Getting Rearranged

More food news: Shalhoob's put up signage at its forthcoming Hollister Avenue location; the Black Sheep cut its price; Centennial Beer Hall sells kegs; the Other Room in Los Olivos is creaking open; profile of Matty's Hot Chicken; the Ballard Inn's restaurant reopened with a new menu; Whiskey 'N Rye barbecue in Solvang is said to be debuting this month. 4

June 8, 2022

A Yakitori Restaurant Is Opening on State Street

More food news: Inside Bree'osh's De La Vina expansion; Everytable remains in limbo; Chick-fil-A appears to have solved its traffic issues; cookbook swap at the Saturday farmers' market; Intermezzo by Wine Cask is said to be expanding across the paseo; Solvang's Craft House at Corque has opened for breakfast. 2

June 3, 2022

Mony’s Is Thinking of Starting Dinner Service

More food news: Opening forecast for Augie's, which hopes to have the West Coast's largest selection of tequila and mezcal; new name chosen for the Goleta Beach Park restaurant; Local should start weekend brunch soon; Aperitivo is offering an excellent take-home lasagna; Hummus Republic opened in Isla Vista; gourmet market and bar coming to Old Town Orcutt; Merci's decadent breakfast sandwich.

May 30, 2022

The Best Biscuits in Town

More food news: Uncorked is now serving a seven-course tasting menu three nights a week; Austin seafood restaurant Clark's is indeed opening on Coast Village Road; changes at Foxtail Kitchen; a peek inside the Rare Society steakhouse coming to the Funk Zone; the Ballard Inn's chef has left after five months; bagel pop-up at Peasants Deli; Twenty-Four Blackbirds is working on Oaxacan mole negro; the Bristol Farms rite of passage. 2

May 25, 2022

The Bell’s Folks Are Opening a Bar in Los Olivos

More food news: Montecito vegan market to close; the Press Room gets a reprieve; Aspen restaurant now said to be taking the former Cava space; Merci's burger pop-up is coming back; profile of Bar Le Côte executive sous chef (and half of the Gomez y Gomez pop-ups) Luis Gomez; in praise of Pacific Pickle Works. 2

May 19, 2022

An Intriguing Rumor About the Former Cava Space

More food news: Mangione's Italian Ice Co. is open; See's Candies is working on a Goleta shop; the Red Pepper outpost on De La Vina appears to be off; a profile of Hungry Planet, one of whose founders lives here; don't forget about the Dart Coffee garden. 1

May 15, 2022

Fairview Gardens Has Closed for a “Major Redesign”

More food news: The Kitchen restaurant incubator appears to be off; downtown McDonald's to close in July; special Julia Child–inspired dishes on many menus this week; Provençal dinner by Two Baking Brits at the Daisy; Alma Fonda Fina appears to have hit a snag; Priedite Barbecue is smoking chicken; Hawaiian hot dogs at Hustle & Grind; Ventura's Model Citizen launches Sunday brunch today. 6

May 11, 2022

Music Venue and Speakeasy Planned for State Street Landmark

More food news: Finch & Fork has reopened with a new menu; cocktail bar with food opens next week in West Beach; new café in Carpinteria; more outdoor space at Field + Fort; Mariscos Santa Barbara has opened in Old Town Goleta; the Middle Eastern food at Third Window Brewing's Tamar pop-up. 3

May 5, 2022

First Impressions of Local in Montecito

More food news: Middle Eastern food at Third Window Brewing and for delivery from Meals by Khalil; quashing a rumor about Finney's; construction at Augie's; State Street sushi restaurant is for sale; Lilac Patisserie's annex is looking good; the menu at Soul Bites inside Music Alley. 1