FOOD STUFF
••• Azul has finally opened (above).
••• Café La Fonda soft-opens on Friday.
••• Kings Carey now has a new tasting room in Solvang.
••• Profile of the new Santa Barbara Fish Market shop/restaurant in Goleta.
••• Dutchess chef Saw Naing is dropping in on Na Na Thai.
••• Queso Oaxaca recommendation.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: Ultimate privacy on a Toro Canyon hilltop; two Montecito properties bought two years ago; equestrian compound east of Los Olivos; appealing Goleta house with minimal backyard; California cottage on Eucalyptus Hill; and more.
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FAVORITE THINGS
The 2023 Shop-Local Gift Guide, Part 1: This holiday season—and year-round, really—make an effort to support Santa Barbara’s wonderful independent shops. I’ve done some advance work, but get out there and have a look for yourself!
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ODDS & ENDS
••• “Holiday Disco Extravaganza” at the Harbor.
••• Anderson Aquatics has opened in the Funk Zone.
••• Faitell Attractions closing sale.
••• Likely explanation for the Glen Annie Golf Club rumor.
••• Free California poppy seeds.
••• Brothers Osborne play the Santa Barbara Bowl.
••• Hang-gliding recommendation.
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