EXCLUSIVE
Less than a week after Bar Lou announced its closing, word of the next tenant has come out—a new restaurant from a company that takes farm-to-table seriously.
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FOOD STUFF
••• Alma Fonda Fina to become more casual.
••• Skyfield will no longer include a restaurant.
••• New sparkling wine bar downtown.
••• New Year’s Eve peek at The Grand on State.
••• The inaugural Coffee Culture Fest is this spring.
••• Checking out Room Service Coffee and Buena Bodega in Ventura.
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HOT PROPERTY
Last week’s sales: Industrial-style home by Barton Myers for $7.9 million; suburban-style Spanish in Arcady Estates; 1928 Upper East by architect A.B. Harmer; Cathedral Oaks five-bedroom; fixers in West Mesa and More Mesa; and more. See what sold—and for how much.
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Recent Comments
If you're asking about the Huntington Hotel, the Big Four is indeed the only restaurant and it looked the same to me (but has probably… — Erik Torkells
It's next on the list. — Erik Torkells
I feel compelled to mention that the property owners here all say their gardners can do better with a broom- why AREN'T THEY OUT THERE… — Christine!
V e r y interesting- thanks. Is there more than one dining room? Is the iconic restaurant decor as before? — Greg
Have you tried Hotel Drisco in Pacific Heights? We love it! — Ann Capogrosso
ha the coffee movement was my neighborhood coffee shop when they first opened. they were always quite friendly, surprised to hear about any uppityness, but… — bailey debruynkops
Taco Bell on Milpas is closed. Fence around the property. I'm hearing, they're remodeling to upgrade the restaurant — Robert Goluck
Oh yes, let's add more super unaffordable boutiques that no one shops in and they eventually close hahahahahah. Your entitlement is showing. — CW
The Only in Santa Barbara store is at 633 State (a different location than this). — Erik Torkells
Bombay Station is great! It might be worth noting the glass of OJ could be in a super large glass, or more in the foreground,… — Michael