December 14, 2021
Food Stuff
December 11, 2021
Erewhon Has Santa Barbara in Its Sights
More food news: The name of the restaurant and bar coming to Coast Village Road; BevMo is morphing into a supermarket; L.A. tamale specialist popping up at Handlebar; terrific Japanese food at Full Moon Izakaya; changes to the bar at Timbers Roadhouse; big plans for the 12,000-square-foot Root 246 space in Solvang; Pinyon Ojai is open. 6
December 7, 2021
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? 5
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
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