Food Stuff

March 10, 2024

Updates on Augie’s, Alma Fonda Fina, and Wexler’s Deli

More food news: Lighthouse Coffee opened in Calle Real Shopping Center; Metropulos Fine Foods has sold; Clark's Oyster Bar progress; Santa Barbara Restaurant Week is coming up; Priedite Barbecue has moved; Nook Pizzeria profile; the Nella Kitchen & Bar folks are opening a "pinsa cafe" in Santa Ynez; the story of Montecito's Bottle Shop. 5

February 28, 2024

Oliver’s Is Rumored to Be on the Ropes

More food news: Tamar has expanded its hours; Bibi Ji moved up the last day in its current space; profiles of Lilac Montecito and Beast Taqueria; the Inn at Mattei's Tavern has begun selling pantry items; chef Efe Onoglu's Aegean Neotaverna pop-up dinners; changes to Santa Barbara's sidewalk vendor ordinance; Pepperidge Farm introduced Ojai cookies. 4

February 18, 2024

Pony Espresso Has Shortened Its Name and Expanded Its Ambitions

More food news: The reasons behind Linden Hall's implosion; Crudo to open in Solvang; Pattaya Thai Restaurant has rebranded; profiles of Bouchon and Cookie Plug; the World of Pinot Noir festival is coming up; Los Alamos Market has a new owner. 5

February 11, 2024

Aperitivo Is Opening a Second, Larger Restaurant

More food news: Linden Hall is not happening; Augie's 2.0 will have lower prices; Pico is on the market; quest for king cakes; take-and-bake chicken pot pies from Bossie's Kitchen; Coral Casino's liquor license; the Ethnic Breads wholesale bakery in Goleta is opening a storefront. 16

February 7, 2024

Best BBQ Has Opened on State Street

More food news: Taza Mediterranean Street Kitchen has closed; The Good Plow's last day is Sunday; the Brunch Monkey pop-up at Handlebar is off; chef Budi Kazali to open a Solvang restaurant; profiles of Dang Burger, Little Dom's Seafood, and Santa Barbara Fish Market; the Southern Exposure Garagiste Wine Festival is coming up; changes at Choi's Oriental Market. 6

January 28, 2024

Via Vai’s Lease Will Not Be Renewed

More food news: Yetz's Bagels might just be legit; weekend brunch at Handlebar Coffee Roasters; Wexler's Deli will likely push back its debut a bit; more details about the new incarnation of Little Alex's; Cookie Plug opening date; the new general manager at Lucky's; Bell's is trying something new next month; afternoon tea at Casa del Herrero. 15

January 24, 2024

Opening Dates and Menus for Wexler’s Deli and Lilac Montecito

More food news: First impressions of Azul; a bagel epiphany in Isla Vista; new monthly Taste Makers Market in Summerland; Dave's Drip House profile; the Women Winemakers & Culinarians Celebration in the Santa Ynez Valley. 16

January 21, 2024

Shake Shack Is Said to Be Opening in the Funk Zone

More food news: Tamar is serving lunch three days a week; Metropulos Fine Foods is preparing to sell its equipment; the Belching Dragon Tavern space is for lease; High Seas Mead's taproom has opened; Na Na Thai popping up at Third Window; Brass Bird Coffee profile; the food plan at Tyler Winery's forthcoming tasting room. 14

January 15, 2024

Slice House by Tony Gemignani Is Looking to Open Here

More food news: Giovanni's Pizza is said to be taking over the Good Plow space in Carpinteria; first impressions of Santa Barbara Fish Market's Goleta restaurant; update on Shalhoob's Noleta outpost; the name of Yona Redz's seafood spinoff; Santa Ynez Valley Restaurant Weeks; rebranding of the Santa Barbara Airport café; hope that Peacock Family Farms will return to the farmers' market; Azul profile; Lompoc’s Eye on I has reopened. 5

January 10, 2024

Silvers Omakase Has Set an Opening Date

More food news: The Isla Vista Food Co-op has taken over Cantwell's; Pea Soup Andersen's in Buellton has closed after 100 years; two more restaurant spaces coming to State Street; chicken-and-waffles chain Bruxie has opened; Goleta outpost of Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf to close; Gandolfo Family Market & Deli opening in Los Olivos; corrections about Lilac Montecito and Yona Redz's seafood spinoff; a request for restaurants taking a break. 3