December 7, 2021
Food Stuff
December 2, 2021
First Impressions of Reunion Kitchen + Drink
More food news: Checking on Sushi Bar Montecito now that the chef has moved on; XO Burger looks like it's going to be a permanent addition to the Funk Zone; Jimboz Lounge is getting renamed; new outposts of Finney's Crafthouse and On the Alley are in the works; taqueria rumored for upper State Street; opening forecasts for Dune's second Goleta café and Rory's Place in Ojai. 8
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November 15, 2021
A New Vegan Market Is Opening in Montecito
More food news: Handlebar broke through to the space next door; Italian dessert shop Zio & Sweet has opened; Corazón Cocina is opening a spinoff in the Public Market; Good Cup café on State Street has closed; meal-delivery company Simple Feast is now serving the area; panettone season at Aperitivo; Ruff House Barbecue to be at new Ventura concert venue; what's up with the former 805 Hazy & Deli? 3
November 10, 2021
First Look at the Menu for Reunion Kitchen, Now Open on East Beach
More food news: Labor-of-love Italian dessert restaurant coming to Paseo Nuevo; no signs of life online at the Kitchen incubator/restaurant; Goleta's Gladden and Sons grocery store has closed; Capisce Market and Clevr pop-up this Saturday; Good Lion is working on another Ventura establishment; in praise of Gipsy Hill Bakery's pears in pastry. 1
November 8, 2021
Mollie’s Restaurant Has Closed
More food news: Who's opening a brewery in the Funk Zone; a new name for the Corazón Cocina spinoff; another option for recycling wine corks; the De La Vina Starbucks appears to be happening; Carp Kitchen & Grocery is now offering dinner; Santa Barbara chosen as test city for surplus-food app; live performances at the Blue Owl; Hochaya Tea House opened in Goleta; what's up and running at Solvang's PARc Place redevelopment. 5
November 3, 2021
October 31, 2021
The Miramar Resort Is Adding More Shops and Another Restaurant
More food news: Secret Bao is on a break; the new restaurant at the Ice in Paradise rink; the Goleta outpost of Tap Thai has opened; Better Burrito update; Pacific Health Foods in Carpinteria has remodeled; Bettina's clam pie; what to do with used corks. 4
Burning Questions
- Why Is the Hermosillo Exit on the 101 Closed?
- Has Victor the Florist Closed for Good?
- Why Are the City’s Parking Lots Scanning License Plates?
- What’s Inside Paseo Nuevo’s State Street Tower?
- What’s the Point of These Markings on Laguna Street?
- The Mystery of the Red Shoe Has Been Solved
- Why Is There a Giant Red Shoe Off Highway 101?
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