December 17, 2020
More food news: First impressions of the new Japanese restaurant Teru; the new Santa Barbara Restaurant Coalition is helping restaurant workers; Mexican and Guatemalan tamales from Elubia's Kitchen; Hook & Press's strawberry sufganiyots; another Bibi Ji recipe.
December 14, 2020
More food news: Aperitivo's new Pasta & Vino Club; the recipe for Bibi Ji's succulent chicken tikka; fresh merch at Dune Coffee Roasters; $25 entrées at Bouchon; Cajun Kitchen on De La Vina won't be reopening; Barb's Pies introduced a vegan pizza; black corn from Sweet Wheel Farm; Dima Sama's frozen dim sum dinners; popcorn perk at the Lark.
August 31, 2020
More food news: Funk Zone tasting room for rent; recommendations for fancy cheese and bento boxes; Labor Day weekend barbecue in Los Alamos; Bibi Ji has begun selling wine online.
July 20, 2020
More food news: Online ordering and delivery at Bibi Ji; another block of State Street to be narrowed for restaurants' use; Onus Donuts's appropriately old-school T-shirts; expanded dining space at San Ysidro Ranch; new Carp café/shop; Lompoc winery for sale.
May 22, 2020
More food news: The Honor Bar is open for dine-in service; Helena Avenue Bakery is half-opening; Bibi Ji and Lilac Patisserie expanded their hours; in praise of novelty, as experienced at Zaytoon, Taqueria Santa Barbara, and Secret Bao.
April 6, 2020
More food news: Caruso's is serving comfort food for pickup and delivery; more provisions at Bettina; the Sweet Wheel Farm & Flowers cart is back in Summerland; Giovanni's Pizza reopens today; Local Harvest Delivery, a produce distribution company; new Solvang restaurant Peasants Feast.
January 13, 2020
The three-day festival in March benefits the Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts, with many events inspired by Child. There's even a free map of her favorite local haunts.
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Well said, I was sleeping lightly at 3:40-ish this morning when I heard a rumbling sound, then some minutes later by a muffled BOOM. Not… — Dan
My take is that I’m fine being woken up at 3 am for national security launches. We live near one of the two good launch… — Andy
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Parking is the nemesis of these apartment projects. It is incredibly expensive and torpedos viability. The state law abandoning this as a requirement actually made… — John
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