May 14, 2025
Food Stuff
Starbucks Appears to Be Leaving One of Its State Street Locations
More food news: Opening date for the Carpinteria outposts of Third Window Brewing and Corazón Cocina Sur; Drippin Chicken has soft-opened; another of the Ritz-Carlton Bacara's restaurants is changing concepts; a visit to Motley Crew Marketplace in Buellton; intriguing Spanish restaurant in Paso Robles. 4
May 7, 2025
Opening Date for Tina’s Pizza, the Bettina Spinoff in Carpinteria
More food news: Rozzi Pizza soft-opens this week in West Beach; Blaze Pizza has closed; profile of Marley Confections; the Starbucks on Milpas has opened; the forecast changed for Little Mountain; update on Hotel El Roblar and new restaurants coming to Ojai. 15
April 29, 2025
Ospi Opens This Weekend at The Post
More food news: The name of Aperitivo's pasta-centric spinoff; new forecast for Little Mountain in the Upper Village; what's next for the old Angel Oak space at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara; new tenant of the former Flightline Restaurant near the airport; Merci will be takeout only for a short period; Revolver is now serving lunch; the correct debut date for Highly Likely in Ojai; Amada Cellars opened a tasting room in Los Alamos. 7
April 20, 2025
Tri-County Produce Gets a New Lease on Life
More food news: Santa Barbara chef opening a West Beach pizzeria; Revolver's breakfast sandwich; Ghirardelli Chocolate chain coming to State Street; Cookie Plug's relocation plan; Cuso's Creamery profile; opening date for Highly Likely in Ojai; Chop Chinese Food in Isla Vista. 7
April 16, 2025
The New Owner of Shoreline Cafe
More food news: A peek inside Ospi, opening soon at The Post; the city is screwing over Cookie Plug; Lion's Tale to start taking reservations; Mercado El Rey grocery store has opened on Milpas; The Nugget's Carpinteria outpost should debut in the next few weeks; new tenant for the former We Want the Funk space; the third-annual Natural Coast Wine Festival; Pascucci moving update; Cutler's Public House profile; Cajun Kitchen in Goleta is closed for remodeling; changes may be coming to Shintori Sushi; Mothers Tacos in Ventura is looking increasingly interesting. 5
April 6, 2025
Nashville-Style Hot Chicken Restaurant Opening on State Street
More food news: Mendocino Farms chain coming to La Cumbre Plaza; the Godmothers bookstore's café has scaled back its ambitions; Haas's Fine Ice Cream profile; new Thai restaurant taking the place of a closed one; expanded hours at the Dutch Garden; dinner at Tyler x Lieu Dit; what's up with Louie's California Bistro? 3
April 2, 2025
Mediterranean Restaurant to Open on De La Guerra Plaza
More food news: Merci is gearing up to launch bistro-style dinner service; Haas’s Fine Ice Cream has opened; the Goleta outpost of Kyle’s Kitchen appears to be in flux; Japanese food-and-sake show; Thai-Chinese collaboration at Na Na Thai; Lucky's plans to open two more locations; Summerland Winery is shutting down. 6
March 26, 2025
The Ellwood Has Launched Lunch Service
More food news: Cutler's Distillery & Public House is now open for dinner; update on Carpinteria's Linden Square complex; clarity on the changes at Dutch Garden; Outstanding in the Field is hosting a dinner on Stearns Wharf; chef Dom Crisp of the forthcoming Dom's Taverna to cook at a dinner in Oregon; are there local low-alcohol IPAs? 18
March 17, 2025
A Change of Direction at La Paloma
More food news: Two of the Dutch Garden's owners are moving on; Black Sheep now has a bar; New Orleans–style Friday lunch at Bar Lou; profile of wholesale baker La Gourmandise; new coffee-and-DJ hang-out party; everything you need to know about this year's Tomatomania. 8
March 13, 2025
Burning Questions
- Was There a Fisherman Inn in Downtown Santa Barbara?
- What Are Those Old Buildings at the Corner of Castillo and Montecito Streets?
- When Will the Coast Village Road Medians Be Completed?
- What’s This Scaffold Structure on Las Positas Road?
- Why Does Street Striping Take So Long to Happen?
- Why Do Rocket Launches Look the Way They Do?
- How Is the San Ysidro Debris Basin Designed to Work?
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