November 3, 2021
Food Stuff
Low Pigeon’s Second Café Opens Today
More food news: A local barbecue company is opening a restaurant downtown; Bar Le Côte is closed while it recovers from a fire; the Cabrillo Pavilion restaurant appears to be debuting soon; High Seas Mead has plans for a taproom, cider, wine, and more; a profile of Centennial Beer Hall; Pepe’s Mexican Restaurant in Goleta is shooting to reopen in January; the price that the Hotel Californian recently fetched; brewery confirmed for the Funk Zone; confirmation of IHOP's new Goleta location. 4
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
October 25, 2021
The New Carp Kitchen & Grocery Has Sandwiches, Salads and More
More food news: First look at the menus for Timbers Roadhouse and Whiskey Joe's, now open in outer Goleta; more on SeaLegs, taking over the old Goleta Beach restaurant space; a profile of Riviera Bar; something "like a Finney's" is coming to the former Outback Steakhouse building; El Pollo Loco is now Pueblo Pollo; Crazy Jim’s taqueria has closed; Costa is a nice place for a drink. 3
October 18, 2021
The New Operator of the Goleta Beach Restaurant
More food news: More on the Montecito Country Mart's decision not to renew Little Alex's lease; indoor dining returns to Bettina; Pali Wine Garden opens in the Funk Zone this Friday; Kelpful and Santa Barbara Meat Company at the Saturday farmers' market. 9
October 11, 2021
October 6, 2021
Updates on a Slew of New Restaurants
Including Reunion Kitchen + Drink at Cabrillo Pavilion, Low Pigeon's second outpost, Old Town Coffee's foray into downtown, and the Peasants Feast spinoff in Solvang. Plus: Little Alex's is closing next month (and an established chef is rumored to be taking the space); Mony's has a new food truck; has anyone tried Costa at the Mar Monte Hotel? 6
September 30, 2021
The Central Coast Finally Gets Some Michelin Stars
More food news: Oat Bakery will be closed for a bit next week; the Rustic Canyon folks are opening a restaurant/bakery in Ojai with Kate's Breads; Healthy Warrior meal-prep service taking over former restaurant space on Chapala; winery opening in the Public Market; Foley Food & Wine Society debuted at the Hotel Californian. 1
September 27, 2021
Three Santa Barbara Restaurants Were Awarded Michelin’s Bib Gourmand
More food news: The county extended its parklet provision for another two years; a new sake-and-grapefruit spritz born in Montecito; a profile of the Good Plow; activity at a former restaurant space on Chapala; the Santa Barbara Lobster Fest is coming up. 1
September 20, 2021
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