Food Stuff

March 22, 2020

Mony’s Has Gone on Hiatus

More food news: An updated list of which restaurants are staying open; Handlebar decided not to close, and will add a grocery component starting tomorrow; freezing Buena Onda empanadas for later; packaged cocktails at Sama Sama Kitchen; Poe & Co.'s meal delivery service.

March 21, 2020

Merci Montecito’s Last Day Is Today

More food news: Blackbird and Onus Donuts have closed; Satellite delivering dinners; Hook and Press is still open; discount for using Restaurant Connection for delivery; California temporarily allows to-go-cocktails.

March 20, 2020

Handlebar’s Last Day Is Saturday

More food news: Café Ana has closed, but it's hoping to reopen next week; Santo Mezcal has closed, but Los Agaves is still doing takeout and delivery; new hours and bean discounts at Low Pigeon; a day with sea urchin diver Stephanie Mutz; petition to aid the restaurant industry.

March 19, 2020

Mesa Verde, The Daisy, and The Project Have All Closed

More food news: Restaurants are getting creative in order to survive; why it's important to order takeout directly through the restaurant; pickup and delivery now available from the Public Market; Whole Foods is giving seniors exclusive access to its opening hour; curbside pickup and soon delivery at C'est Cheese; a message from Bell's.

March 17, 2020

More Restaurants Are Shifting to Takeout and Delivery Only

Other food news: Santa Barbara Public Market has closed its doors; Rusty's Pizza and Onus Donuts are still open; Bettina is baking more of its superb bread; new T-shirt from Bell's; donate to the FoodBank.

March 16, 2020

Acme Hospitality’s Restaurants Have All Gone on Hiatus

More food news: Stella Mare's and Le Cafe Stella are also temporarily closed; The Daisy is ceasing regular service, but takeout and (soon) delivery are available; Sama Sama Kitchen's addictive sambal tomat; support your favorite restaurants by buying gift cards now.

Two Popular Restaurants Are Temporarily Closed Because of Covid-19

More food news: Ways to help local restaurants; ordering bread from Riviera Bread, Bree'osh, and Bossie's Kitchen; Bettina's English pea pizza; new chef at Pico in Los Alamos; a bit of help from GrubHub.

March 13, 2020

The Inaugural Santa Barbara Culinary Experience Has Been Postponed

More food news: Foster's Freeze said to be on its last legs; Chick-fil-A's lame response to its traffic issue; chef-owned Lemon & Coriander in Goleta; dormant plaza in Montecito's Upper Village; non-alcoholic cocktail mixologists; three home winemakers.

March 9, 2020

A Pair of Japanese Pop-Ups

Yakitori from the Coterie Club and ramen at the Santa Barbara Wine Collective. More food news: Specials at various restaurants will honor Julia and Paul Child; Egg McMuffin invented in Santa Barbara; Choppa Rolling Ice Cream closed; M. Special taproom forecast; Scarlett Begonia's move around the corner; bar opening on Figueroa.

March 3, 2020

La Cocina Has Closed

It was Steve Hermann's third stab at the space—which has the prettiest courtyard in town—after Somerset and The Smithy.