I liked Les Marchands too. It was the first place I sat down to have a drink on my first visit to SB before moving to town. Good memories....
I’m excited about the Basque restaurant! I love that region of food. I hope they do it family style!
Regarding the “blue ribbon” on the 101 median at Padero. It’s so ugly and draws your eye to this blue stripe instead of the beautiful mountain/Sea backdrops. I honor the veterans and the blue star highway but this bright blue stripe looks awful.
We had dinner at Esau's Sunday night and it was great. Esau's is known for large portions and they certainly didn't disappoint. The food was really tasty.
I was surprised of the top rail width, the translation from drawings to finished is pretty good. The welded up posts as they reduce diameters is smart. The excess noise is from immature vehicle operators. Acoustic amplification as a design result? Maybe. A lot of cars now have exhaust note selection. Bad.
This installation Will require maintenance to keep from appearing run down. The finished side has already accumulated noticeable dust and dirt.
I was very upset with the lack of response by SBPD to the extensive illegal fireworks on the west side this year. I didn’t sleep at all the night of the 4th due to loud fireworks throughout the night. As M mentioned, it wasn’t just the 4th, several days before and after as well. SBPD non emergency response: “we need an address”. No you don’t, patrol the area and find the culprits. Fine them, arrest them, put them on parole and require community service for constantly disturbing the peace. West side residents have jobs, kids, pets and want quiet peace at night. Oscar Gutierrez did respond to me with a SBFD report outlining 4th fire and police response. I see they missed the west side though. It’s also worth noting that a massive explosion is lit off weekly somewhere near Micheltorena, around 10:30 at night. This must be addressed too. Ok, now who’s on a rant?
I spoke with Jeff Shelton about 16 months ago about this project, asking specifically about possible noise abatement measures.If I recall correctly, he said that CALTRANS forbids the attachment of any sound-deadening materials to the walls or ceilings of underpasses. Jeff said he hoped that prohibition might be revisited after the other parts of the project are completed.
Lovely meandering promenade though a comparative local Twilight Zone! Regarding Jimmy Fowler -- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jeff-wingg_veteransday2020-sbhs-activity-6670157551990128640-enKt?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
The underpass was redesigned with no thought to the loud sounds of traffic, esp. motorcycles. I’m not overly sensitive, and I can barely get through the tunnel, on foot. It hurts my ears, and my dogs’ sensitivity to sounds hurts me to see.
The steel fence work, at the least, will amplify the noise.
It is cute, though.
Elon is the savior of VSFB- 1000% more people have interest in the place, its place in space and the money generated each time a launch happens is 2 thumbs up for the hospitality industry alone.....middle finger to all the jealous naysayers!
Does anyone know what the closure rate in their first year of business of restaurants in SB?
Across the street from Oat Bakery on Haley
Dude food: a rampant Alpha problem throughout town. It’s why I love The Daisy and Bossie. Honest food done with love not ego.
The NY Times has a very long history of publishing wildly inaccurate and deeply biased stories about Elon Musk, SpaceX, and particularly Tesla.
Why link and disseminate this article?
Maybe this is apples and oranges, but if wine was the reason you loved Les Marchands, you should investigate Goodland Wine Shop & Bar, on upper State, just up from the Dutch Garden. Absolutely terrific selection of primarily Santa Barbara County wines --
On the W. Haley wall, off State, across from Oat Bakery? By the same artist that penned the other one nearby that reads "I love you too much".
Used to love their Ramen night. Loved sitting on the patio or inside. Haven’t been there in years now…
It just closed Thursday. buyer is a wellness center group from the east coast so more mean ol out of towners coming to SB.
Put a throttle on it and everyone will be hooligan.
Maybe the Von’s in Goleta will become a Piggly Wilggly
Playful or arrogant? Clark's is great, but this architecture is a sad, disneyland addition to Montecito. An dumbing down of a vernacular. Delusional of mbar to approve and pretend like this is a positive addition to the community. Unfortunately an all too familiar story....
Any word on the buyer of 2300 Garden? I tried the County Assessor website which told me there were no results from this week. Typical government website. Looks like it closed for 16.7. I know it was mentioned on the blog a few days ago, but wondering if anything new has come to light.
I totally agree. I really miss when it was Les Marchands. It was fantastic. Amazing wine and such good food. The Royale was delicious.
Agree with James 100%. Lots of goings-on seem to be very opaque with planning department, city council et al.
Ooofff that menu looks like it only needs a fryer, a fridge and a blender to prep. They have a full kitchen at their disposal....riiiiight?
