FOOD STUFF
••• Little King and Dart cafés have opened (above).
••• A chance to taste the cooking of the folks behind The Palms.
••• El Roblar’s daytime restaurant now welcomes non-guests.
••• Santa Barbara Hives profile.
••• Happy Canyon Vineyard appears to be leaving El Paseo.
••• Recipes from Na Na Thai and Priedite Barbecue.
••• Restaurant advice between here and Death Valley.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: TV Hill party pad for $4.26 million; Harbor Hills contemporary for $2.2 million off initial asking price; floops across from the Mission; Montecito Shores two-bedroom; Riviera vacant lot for a loss; 1939 Upper East house; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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ODDS & ENDS
••• The Biltmore’s reopening has been pushed back again.
••• Dylan Star will morph into an online-only business.
••• Leone Salon has moved to the Funk Zone.
••• Coast Village parklet for lease.
••• In the Mood for Love on the big screen.
••• More programming at the Music Academy of the West.
••• Checking out the model homes at the Santa Barbara Polo Residences (above).
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Recent Comments
You've done a great thing for the hapless men of Santa Barbara with this series. Stopping by half of these stores. — Andy
The post office renaming will cost roughly $500,000 paid for by the USPS internal funds from stamps and fees. — Derek
Thank you, Erik, for reminding your readers to support local businesses; it is one of the critical ways to help our communities thrive. (I laughed… — Pat
I agree about the skimpy wine pour. However, we loved the shared entrees (chicken and salmon) with their special rice. Yes there were leftovers but… — ElizabethW
That 5% would go to all employees proportionate to their hours I would presume compared to tips where more skilled staff take a higher percentage,… — Don
Geo , you know absolutely nothing about the restaurant business. — Roy
What if, and bear with me here because this is complicated, restaurants just paid their staff normally and charged prices that reflected those expenses, i.e.… — Rich
Little Mountain just isn’t organized. Everyone is very nice and the atmosphere stylish, but there is something wrong with it. The food is weird, portions… — Joan
I intensely to test Sur charges for the cost of doing business. Will they give back 5% profits to the patrons when they do extremely… — Geo
Just call it "The Copper" — Bob