The Mesa Is Getting an Indian Restaurant

••• Thanks to B. for the tip that Goleta’s Masala Spice is taking over Mesa Verde’s old space on Cliff Drive.

••• Aperitivo‘s Da Sola wine bar pop-up ends tonight, but the restaurant will remain open seven days a week from now on—and serving food all week, but no pastas Sunday through Tuesday. Think of it as a preview of what Aperitivo will be like after its sister restaurant around the corner debuts.

••• Besides the previously announced location at 504 State Street, due this fall, Lily’s Donuts & Pops will also be joining the Santa Barbara Public Market lineup in the next few months, in the space (currently seating) between Corazón Cocina and Empty Bowl. Both locations will sell doughnuts and paletas.

••• Happy Cat Eats will finally open on October 1.

••• I thought the Saturday farmers’ market felt pretty good in its new location, at least on the Carrillo parts. The northern State section had so few vendors I’m not sure I see the point of it—perhaps some were taking the day off?—and the stalls on the southern stub were widely spaced out for no clear reason. Anyway, the room to maneuver was welcome, as were the cops on hand to make sure cyclists didn’t come flying through.

••• October 11 at Tyler x Lieu Dit: “Chef Daisy Ryan from Bell’s will be preparing a five-course meal paired with wines from Tyler and Lieu Dit, with proceeds supporting Feed the Valley’s mission to combat food insecurity in Santa Barbara County.” Ticket info.

••• A profile of Petrini’s Italian Restaurant. —Noozhawk

••• According to a press release about The Harbor Restaurant‘s recent relaunch, it “plans to offer lunch and brunch in the coming months” and the “next phase of renovations will focus on Longboard’s Grill upstairs, new restrooms, a grab-and-go window, and a coffee and sweets Shop downstairs.”

••• 805 Foodie puzzled out the location of Ojai favorite Pinyon‘s forthcoming restaurant in Ventura: “The restaurant’s Ventura location will have more of a speakeasy vibe. It is currently under construction directly behind Rori’s Artisanal Creamery, which opened last year at 286 E. Main Street. Pinyon Ventura’s entrance will be around the corner at 11 S. Palm Street, near the end of a narrow paseo that in recent years has been used to store trash bins for neighboring businesses.”

••• La Cantina in Noleta’s Turnpike Center has officially opened. Here’s the menu, which is the same at lunch and dinner.

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