The Anacapa location
Who is moving into the old SB Winery across the street. Think the lease sign is finally gone.
I much prefer you continue with your maybe... sometimes....less than tactful reviews and opinions. I find them mostly on point, humorous and truthful......unlike much of what we get from a lot of the press these days. Please don't change! An avid follower.
Sue: I went once for their Cuban sandwich which they advertised as using Benton's bacon. It is my favorite bacon, and it's from TN, so seeing it used locally made me extremely happy. However, I could hardly find any on my sandwich, and when I asked at the counter about it, I was told that because it's "too salty" they used it sparingly. It's only too salty when it's overcooked--Benton's even explains that in their informational flyer that comes in the package! Talk about not knowing your ingredients. I never went back, it was such a disappointing experience.
Great points, but until the industry changes I will continue to tip generously.
Deetjen's - by the creek!
It’s open today. Maybe it had staffing issues yesterday (the way so many places do these days)
Drove all the way here from LA and Low Pigeon is closed. Someone said maybe for good? So confused!
The USPS office downtown on Anacapa and Canon Perdido.
Paper towel holder. SO KEY when you are trying to cook in the bathroom. Have you ever tried making soup in the bathtub before? DIFFICULT!
Treebones -
https://www.treebonesresort.com/
Deetjen's Big Sur Inn -
https://www.deetjens.com/
Tipping is actually a really crappy institution and should be done away with. Restaurants, bars, coffee places, etc. should pay higher wages and can do so by raising prices on goods and services. I personally love when restaurants switch to gratuity-included pricing models. Some of our more high end restaurants have done so, and I believe this is a far more fair and just way of paying people rather than relying on the whims of patrons who may harbor biases, be in a bad mood, be out of cash (seriously, who carries cash these days? The only thing I use it for is farmers market), or who just happen to be cheapskates. I agree with you that there are a lot of extremely wealthy yet stingy people in town. The argument is well summarized here: https://www.eater.com/a/case-against-tipping
As much as I wanted to like Cubaneo, it wasn’t very Cuban. However, Broadstreet is AMAZING! Can’t wait. I’ll be munching on those lobster rolls like they’re going out of style.
Regarding tipping-PLEASE TIP!! This town has some very cheap but very wealthy people.
I feel sympathy for businesses that are concerned with paying fees on tips. But let’s all agree every one working in service deserves tips; whether cash or card.
selling the business to a new tenant as a designed space with tables, etc. and a kitchen with equipment is how a previous owner can recoup some of their investment. sometimes a warehouse in LA will buy and store components for future sale.
I feel sad about Cubaneo closing. We need more diverse food in SB. Do you think you could find out how locals could purchase used kitchen equipment, plates, even furniture from restaurants after they close? I always wonder if they get bought up by other restaurants or are tossed.
Great walking tour - felt like i was alongside you! I used to live on Channel Drive in the 1970s in a little house with two roomates and a gibbon ape (Hannimun). Those were the days... but you missed the best part of the SB Cemetery: the Alfredo Ramos Martinez mural in the mausoleum. My godmother, Virginia Cherrill (played the "blind flower girl" in City Lights and was Cary Grant's first wife) is there - along with her 4th and final husband, Polish jet fighter pilot during WW2 Florian Martini. If those crypts could talk! Happy New Year!
Those beautiful gardens at Music Academy certainly do get used. In the 8 week summer session of the Music Academy when 140 music students are present, having lessons & giving performances, they and we the audience use them for picnics, rest between classes, lunchs with the students and outdoor performances. Join us sometime between mid June and Mid August!!!!
Interesting, thanks!
That Ty Warner property with the sculptures has an interesting history. It was owned for a long time by Atlantic Richfield; they used it as some sort of executive retreat. As part of their art patronage, it had and maybe still has a tremendous collection of works by Herbert Bayer, the multidisciplinary artist from the Bauhaus school and who is most known here for the Chromatic Gate.
Amazon has a listing for a pamphlet that describes the work as of some time in the 80s.
https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Breakers-leaflet-guide-artworks/dp/B075XL4MM6
La Arcada Plaza
I believe the montecito vons is about to be a Pavillions market
Erewhon would do really well in Montecito- perhaps it could replace the Vons. Erewhon is extremely overpriced, but they do have a lot of delicious prepared options. I find Vons to be extremely dated and full of pretty gross processed foods. It would be nice to have an alternative in that area
No names? Sleeping avatar rock. Then there is Lisa Simpson. And Finch's robot.
Awesome!
Malabar Apartments at 1025 Olive. Very intriguing façade.
