FOOD STUFF
••• Montecito is getting a Jewish-Italian delicatessen.
••• Sneak peeks of dishes at Local, coming soon to Coast Village Road (photo by chef Jonny McDermott)
••• The Cliff Room finally reopened.
••• The Plaza Deli is for sale.
••• “Mediterranean street kitchen” called Mezze Santa Barbara opening downtown.
••• Los Agaves spinoff opening near Whole Foods.
••• Casa Comal Mexican restaurant soft-opened on State Street.
••• XO Santa Barbara introduced breakfast service.
••• Vons Chicken and Rockin’ Yogurt have closed.
••• Fess Parker Winery renovated its Los Olivos tasting room.
→ Read the post.
·················
·················
COMING ATTRACTIONS
As many as 10 new hotels are in the works in Santa Barbara, with more than 500 new rooms, and many existing properties are undergoing significant changes.
·················
HOT PROPERTY
What sold last week—and for how much: Montecito compound for $14.5 million, doubling value in a year; a stylish specimen in Hope Ranch; a Hedgerow cutie that went for $3.2 million more than two years ago; a Mesa property for $550,000 over ask; a townhouse for $4.525 million; a 1925 stone house on the Riviera initially listed by the owner; and more.
·················
ODDS & ENDS
••• Flagship jewelry shop opening on State Street.
••• The latest De La Guerra Plaza makeover plans (and the city is standing firm about no lawn).
••• Home Crush to join the lineup of Summerland home stores.
••• Celebrating the Great American Songbook at the Lobero.
••• A new Napa Valley hotel from Auberge Resorts.
••• Update on the Lower Mission Creek Flood Control Project.
••• What’s showing at Maune Contemporary and Marcia Burtt Gallery.
→ Read the post.
·················
Please forward this to anyone who might enjoy it. Click here to subscribe.
·················

















Recent Comments
Hallelujah! The return of that Southbound on-ramp is long overdue — Tammy
You've done a great thing for the hapless men of Santa Barbara with this series. Stopping by half of these stores. — Andy
The post office renaming will cost roughly $500,000 paid for by the USPS internal funds from stamps and fees. — Derek
Thank you, Erik, for reminding your readers to support local businesses; it is one of the critical ways to help our communities thrive. (I laughed… — Pat
I agree about the skimpy wine pour. However, we loved the shared entrees (chicken and salmon) with their special rice. Yes there were leftovers but… — ElizabethW
That 5% would go to all employees proportionate to their hours I would presume compared to tips where more skilled staff take a higher percentage,… — Don
Geo , you know absolutely nothing about the restaurant business. — Roy
What if, and bear with me here because this is complicated, restaurants just paid their staff normally and charged prices that reflected those expenses, i.e.… — Rich
Little Mountain just isn’t organized. Everyone is very nice and the atmosphere stylish, but there is something wrong with it. The food is weird, portions… — Joan
I intensely to test Sur charges for the cost of doing business. Will they give back 5% profits to the patrons when they do extremely… — Geo