••• The Ellwood has started serving lunch Wednesday through Sunday. (No reservations.) It’s certainly one of the most spectacular lunch settings in the area. Here’s the menu.
••• On October 30, Outstanding in the Field is hosting a dinner on Stearns Wharf, with food from Loquita chef Cristian Granada and drinks by Good Lion’s Brandon Ristaino. Tickets are $395.
••• If you’re planning on being in Oregon’s Willamette Valley in May, you can get a taste of the cooking of chef Dom Crisp—whose Dom’s Taverna is coming to the former Trattoria Vittoria space—at a Nicolas-Jay Estate dinner on May 17.
••• An update on The Dutch Garden from Noozhawk: “Kelly Brown, owner of the Natural Cafe restaurants, is a new investor in Dutch Garden Restaurant. Brown, along with Dutch Garden operating partner Matt English, plans to revitalize the menu more in the spirit of previous owner Ken Luetjen, and expand the hours.”
••• Developers of the Linden Square complex in Carpinteria tell the Independent they’re expecting to open in late April, but I’ve heard from tenants that May is more likely. Also, the Corazón outpost there will be called Corazón Cocina del Sur (although on Instagram it’s just Corazón Cocina Sur).
••• While traveling in New Zealand (more on that later), I’ve found many terrific low-alcohol IPAs—like around 2.2% ABV—and I’ve been wondering whether any Central Coast brewers make something similar. Anyone know? They’re perfect for when you just want a little buzz.
••• Cutler’s Distillery & Public House (418 N. Salsipuedes Street) is now open daily from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. The dinner menu is below, with more items to be added soon, and lunch should start up in the next week or two.
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Always amazes me how some eating establishments in the industrial parts of Santa Barbara can charge the same prices or more than the high end restaurants on Coast Village Road.
And you are amazed at that….why? Are you under the mistaken impression that rents in The Drunk Zone are cheap….?
I thought the same thing as City@SB. The Ellwood has ocean views, Cutler is very much in the industrial area of town. Not in this Drunk Zone you speak of.
Topa Topa did 2% IPA in the fall of 2021 as a limited release but I’m not aware of any local breweries that have one on tap currently. It seems like the focus have shifted to releasing non-alcoholic options in parallel (i.e. Firestone 805 Zero, Fig Mountain now have a few options).
My husband couldn’t drink for awhile (medication) and really liked the Athletic Free Wave IPA. It’s got .05 alcohol content so less then you wanted. He’s still drinking it and enjoying it!
If he likes them, they just released tall boys (19.2oz/568ml) on their website for general order.
Cutler’s is selling their locally produced, premium alcohol, and prices reflect such…
11$ for a draft beer what a joke!
They are all local brews that cost $9 at the breweries. That’s a pretty standard price…also who goes to cutlers and gets a beer? But if you do want one he’s sourced the best!
We’ve gone to Cutlers now 2-3 times and have been very impressed. The burnt ends broccoli is incredible.
I’m still trying to figure out if “Wedgie Salad” is a typo or not.