Food Stuff

May 11, 2020

Two Former Loquita Chefs Are Selling Weekly Asian Dinners

More food news: Loquita, The Blue Owl, and Jeannine's on Coast Village Road have reopened; Rusty's Pizza in Summerland opened; profile of Organic Soup Kitchen.

May 7, 2020

Field + Fort and the Pickle Room Are Reopening

More food news: Acme Hospitality's depressing survey about the possible future of dining out; the emerging network of groups helping to feed the vulnerable; early hours at Dune Coffee Roasters; new pizza at Bettina.

May 5, 2020

Joe’s Café and Lucky Penny Are Reopening

More food news: The Carpinteria outpost of Crushcakes has closed for good; Arlington Theatre will be selling popcorn; many more Starbucks cafés have reopened; flashing ban at Old Kings Road; online concert by the Manor Bar's musician-in-residence.

May 2, 2020

Lease Signed on Harbor Restaurant Spaces

More food news: One outpost of the Nugget has reopened, with the other to follow; Los Alamos restaurants teaming up for deliveries here; local seafood update; Fresno chili sauce, bake-at-home cookies, and happy hour takeout margaritas.

April 30, 2020

Four Restaurants Are Reopening for Takeout

Two at the Montecito Country Mart, and two in the Funk Zone. Also: Chuck's Waterfront Grill and Endless Summer confirmed that they closed for good.

April 29, 2020

New Tenant in the Works for Chuck’s Waterfront Grill and Endless Summer

More food news: City requires patrons of restaurants and other "essential" businesses to wear masks; Taqueria Santa Barbara opened downtown with a nice backstory; Three Pickles deli reopened; rendering of the Cabrillo Pavilion restaurant.

April 27, 2020

Ca’ Dario’s Montecito Outpost Has Opened

More food news: But the nearby Mesa Burger is still getting built out; Low Pigeon is selling six-serving bottles of cold brew concentrate; The Lark and Bell's are making meals for the vulnerable; delicious focaccia.

April 23, 2020

The Lark Would Like to Expand Into Its Parking Lot

More food news: Acme Hospitality is getting into the hotel business; Los Agaves on Milpas reopened; cook-at-home menu items from Brass Bear Brewing; Dune is selling jugs of coffee drinks; knee-jerk social-distancing rules.

April 22, 2020

The Santa Barbara Wine + Food Festival Has Been Pushed Back to August

More food news: Donate to the FoodBank and get an orchid at Dart Coffee Co.; restaurants create a way to help each other's employees; Bell's is slinging Chinese takeout; monthly microgreen subscriptions; S.Y. Kitchen's new outdoor market; demand for chicks is up; sea urchin film trailer.

April 20, 2020

Café Ana Is Closed for Good

"March was going to be the month that saved us," wrote owners Julian and Katherine Guzman Sanders in their farewell statement. "But instead it's the month that killed us."