Food Stuff

July 6, 2021

Mesa Burger’s Parent Company Has Plans for Seven New Restaurants

More food news: Corazón Cocina's outpost at the Project reopens this week; a rave for La Paloma's new brunch service; vintage mobile bars for your next event; Bar Le Côte's summer collab tour; one Handlebar café is now opening earlier; Paso Robles cocktail bar; excellent croissants at Alessia Patisserie & Cafe.

June 30, 2021

Carpinteria’s Good Plow Is Trying to Raise $48,000 So It Can Open

More food news: Sneak preview of Alessia Patisserie & Cafe; Peasants Feast in Solvang is spinning off a deli; new State Street hotel will have a ground-floor restaurant; Institution Ale's side patio seems just about ready; cacao drink at Twenty-Four Blackbirds. 10

June 28, 2021

First Look at the Menus for Alessia Patisserie & Cafe

More food news: Woodland Hills restaurant is opening an outpost on State Street; Romanti-Ezer has closed; signs of life at Corazón Cocina in the Funk Zone; checking in with chef Justin West and his Market Forager business; tasty tortilla chips from Sweet Wheel Farms. 3

June 24, 2021

City Council Decides to Let Restaurant Parklets Stay for Now

More food news: Rincon Beach Bar is reverting to an event space; a Goleta Chinese restaurant is opening a Santa Barbara outpost; a profile of Triple Chip bakery; impressions of the restaurant at El Encanto. 3

June 21, 2021

The New Owner of the Mackenzie Market Building

More food news: Downtown's new Crush Bar has come out of the closet; Funk Zone building rumored to become a brewery; Draughtsmen Aleworks now makes wine, too; former Whodidily baker now back in business as Yodelayheehoo; Priedite Barbecue's worthy smash burger. 4

June 17, 2021

Two Stearns Wharf Restaurants Are for Sale

More food news: L.A. meal-kit service launching event space in the Mill; a landmark restaurant building in Carpinteria is on the market; new contender in BLT season; Finch & Fork's chef moved to Roblar Winery; Tap Thai is opening a second location; Embermill to start serving Ethiopian lunches; new business sells dough for you to bake at home.

June 14, 2021

27 New Restaurants and Bars on the Horizon

The restaurant industry in greater Santa Barbara is roaring back: we can look forward to a downtown patisserie, beachfront dining, a rooftop tasting room, farm-to-table fast-casual, two high-end hotels, a restaurant incubator, a seafood tavern, and much more. 4

June 13, 2021

A Former Tech CEO Is Opening a Restaurant and Bar on Coast Village Road

More food news: Long-delayed Riviera Bar is finally getting ready to debut; Old Town Coffee will take Hook & Press's space on State Street; Rascal's moved up the date of its Venus in Furs residency; food-and-beverage changes at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara; Wingstop opening in Isla Vista; gelato shop coming to Solvang. 1

June 10, 2021

Fast-Casual Farm-to-Table Restaurant Opening Soon in Carpinteria

More food news: Barb's Pies has no plans to reopen elsewhere; spiffy signage at Alessia Patisserie & Cafe; a treat at Bristol Farms; the new Ojai Community Farmers' Market; dueling profiles of El Encanto's chef. 5

June 7, 2021

Rascal’s Is Opening Another Longterm Pop-Up Restaurant

More food news: California will allow take-out alcohol through year end; get popular Priedite Barbecue without waiting in line; Palihouse hotel is only serving cold food because of a kitchen glitch; Cost Plus World Market is applying for an instructional tasting license; a profile of 4 Eggs & Pizza; the sad state of the Montecito Wine Bistro. 5