Archive for: Santa Barbara

Jeff Olsson Industrial Eats Voted “Ramen King of Santa Barbara.”

Jeff Olsson Industrial Eats Voted “Ramen King of Santa Barbara.”

It has been the pattern that great ramen dishes from Finch & Fork chefs walked away with the honors at the annual Ramenfest competition, however, a few upsets...

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Gelato Festival America Honors Fat Free Gelato Masters in Santa Barbara

Gelato Festival America Honors Fat Free Gelato Masters in Santa Barbara

The first ever Gelato Festival was held in Florence in 2010, and the first ever American stage continued in Santa Barbara on October 20 through October 22. With the...

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Taste of the Town Santa Barbara 2017 Honorary Vintner Doug Margerum

Taste of the Town Santa Barbara 2017 Honorary Vintner Doug Margerum

The beautiful setting of Riviera Park will once again host the 36th annual Taste of the Town Santa Barbara benefiting the Arthritis Foundation on Sunday, September...

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New Brunch at Eureka! In Santa Barbara

New Brunch at Eureka! In Santa Barbara

Eureka! In Santa Barbara, a favorite haunt for the Burger & Beer crowd, located in Passe Nuevo Shopping Center is now serving brunch, and I stopped by to check...

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The Santa Barbara Wine + Food Festival:  30th Year A Delicious Success

The Santa Barbara Wine + Food Festival: 30th Year A Delicious Success

The Santa Barbara Wine + Food Festival was yet another amazing success to benefit the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Held in the beautiful backyard of...

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Brass Bear: Living the America Brewing Dream in Santa Barbara

Brass Bear: Living the America Brewing Dream in Santa Barbara

The Santa Barbara Funk Zone has become the hot spot for area brew and wine aficionados, and when Seth and Lindsay Anderson, owners of Brass Bear Brewery & Bistro,...

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Celtic Culinary Favorites in Santa Barbara

Celtic Culinary Favorites in Santa Barbara

If you are a devotee of good Irish fare and Guinness from Dublin, your fondest wish will come through while traveling through Santa Barbara, California, where you...

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Los Arroyos Restaurant: Home to Fine Mexican Food & Hospitality

Los Arroyos Restaurant: Home to Fine Mexican Food & Hospitality

During what seems the rainiest week in history in Santa Barbara I spent an afternoon with local restaurateur Tony Arroyo, who began his restaurant dynasty in the...

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Making The Season Bright at the Four Seasons Biltmore

Making The Season Bright at the Four Seasons Biltmore

Executive Sous Chef Emmanuel Calderon who was recently on staff as a at Four Seasons Punta Mita Resort near Puerto Vallarta is now working in tandem with Italian...

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The Early Years in Santa Barbara Wine Country at Museum of Natural History

The Early Years in Santa Barbara Wine Country at Museum of Natural History

The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural history introduced the autumn symposium “In the Beginning: The Early Years in the Santa Barbara Wine Country” in Fleischmann...

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