December 18, 2024
Tag: Validation Ale
First Impressions of Etty’s Jewish Deli & Bakery
More food news: Validation Ale is expanding into spirits; update on the former Mackenzie Market space in San Roque; new distillery in the works downtown; Santa Ynez’s Pony Espresso has officially been reborn as Pony Cocktails + Kitchen; Portland-based chai company moving here; sandwich pop-up in the Funk Zone; Buellton taco pop-up. 4
December 8, 2024
First Look Inside Clark’s Oyster Bar, Opening Tomorrow
More food news: The name and concept of the restaurant taking Stella Mare's space; RH's Firehouse Grill is said to be opening next weekend; progress for the restaurant coming to The Palms in Carpinteria; Finney's Crafthouse has opened in Goleta; Validation Ale Annex now has golf simulators; Tamar's holiday lamb feast. 14
November 17, 2024
Validation Ale’s Outpost on De La Vina Has Opened
More food news: Yet another White Caps—this one in an interesting spot; Pressed Juicery has left the Montecito Country Mart; the former Derf's Cafe is for lease; Considered is working on a second coffee-bar vehicle; Pickles & Swiss‘s Paseo Nuevo restaurant has closed; Tyler x Lieu Dit entrées; a delay for Takashi Ramen; Casa Agria opened downtown; the Ventura collaboration between Good Lion and Ramon Velazquez debuts tonight. 6
September 22, 2024
First Impressions of Alma Fonda Fina
More food news: Opening date for Validation Ale's outpost on De La Vina; White Caps Beach Club's Summerland location has temporarily closed; Oakberry Acaí is now in the Funk Zone; Yona Redz's menu is available at Santa Playa Mariscos for now; Presqu’ile winery chef Julie Simon. 10
July 10, 2024
The 44 Restaurants Expected to Open in Coming Months
On the menu this year: a wave of change in Montecito, an internationally renowned chef, spinoffs by several local favorites, Acme Hospitality's latest Funk Zone project, an old-school deli, beachfront dining, a brasserie, a glamorous addition to Ojai, a pair of donut shops, and much more. 13
June 13, 2024
Dart Coffee Co. Is Opening in Carpinteria
More food news: Derf’s Café is going to be open for a couple more weeks; Validation Ale's second location will be larger than initially reported (and have golf simulators); Pizza Mizza update; more on the plan for the restaurant in The Palms building; confirmation that an L.A. chain is opening in Ojai; profiles of Yetz's Bagels, Dang Burger, and Get Hooked Seafood. 5
January 7, 2024
August 31, 2023
A Visit to Mollie’s Italian Deli in Carpinteria
More food news: Clarification about Validation Ale's second location; what Third Window plans to do with its E. Haley space; food pop-ups and more at the Refugio Ranch tasting room in Los Olivos; Vega Vineyards has added a farmstand and store; Cookie Plug chain opening on State Street; Metropolous Fine Foods parking space. 10
August 27, 2023
Validation Ale Is Opening a Second Location
More food news: The Nook is branching out into pizza; the Veranda at San Ysidro Ranch; Outstanding in the Field dinner with Mattei's chef Rhoda Magbitang; Cajé is working on a café in Ventura; Gipsy Hill Bakery is baking on a regular basis again; Soul Bites profile; Taste of the Santa Ynez Valley is coming up. 25
November 3, 2022
Two New Restaurants Could Be Opening This Weekend
More food news: Outstanding in the Field dinners with Bettina and the Dutchess; Kin Bakeshop's pop-ups are ending as it works to open its own place; Coast Village Road ice cream shop is changing concepts; Acme Hospitality is opening a restaurant in Orange County; Validation Ale is now making hard seltzer; UCSB student moonlighting as a sushi chef for hire; Isla Vista's Buddha Bowls has been renamed; Goleta IHOP opened. 5
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