January 24, 2024
Tag: Azul
January 15, 2024
Slice House by Tony Gemignani Is Looking to Open Here
More food news: Giovanni's Pizza is said to be taking over the Good Plow space in Carpinteria; first impressions of Santa Barbara Fish Market's Goleta restaurant; update on Shalhoob's Noleta outpost; the name of Yona Redz's seafood spinoff; Santa Ynez Valley Restaurant Weeks; rebranding of the Santa Barbara Airport café; hope that Peacock Family Farms will return to the farmers' market; Azul profile; Lompoc’s Eye on I has reopened. 5
November 29, 2023
November 12, 2023
A New Restaurant in the Former Courthouse Tavern Space
More food news: Azul says it'll open next week; city officials did the Daisy wrong; "speakeasy" said to be coming to the San Ysidro Ranch; Bell's raised its dinner price; Sunburst and Dang Burger are 21-and-over till the new liquor license arrives; Bettina's popular cheesy bread. 18
November 1, 2023
Bossie’s Kitchen Is Serving Breakfast
And that includes doughnuts! More food news: Azul says it should finally open soon; the Polo Club restaurant has closed; wine and hors d'oeuvres at an outpost of Renaud's; new forecast for the Dart café at the harbor; a Carpinteria icon is no more; reader question about the Goleta Beach restaurant; profile of Oliver's chef Manny Juan. 2
June 4, 2023
June 3, 2023
Proposed New Development Includes Space for Tri-County Produce
More food news: Fresco Cafe has closed; Azul says it'll open in a couple of months; Santa Barbara Fish Market's Goleta outpost will include a restaurant; Sama Sama's back patio to reopen after three years; Mony's merch; illegal street taquerias. 16
March 7, 2023
Azul Won’t Open for a Few More Months
More food news: Lilac Patisserie's Coast Village Road outpost is on; Na Na Thai is winding down its pop-up dinners; a natural wine festival organized by Satellite; the Taste of Santa Barbara is in May; Peasants Feast launches dinner service; a new line of nonalcoholic drinks; Bossie's Kitchen is passing the credit-card fee on to patrons; Crush Bar seeks new owner; Motley Crew Ranch's Buellton shop is moving; an attractive proposal to redo Pali Wine Co.'s Funk Zone tasting room. 55
February 15, 2023
Maíz Picante Taqueria on De La Vina Has Opened
More food news: Morro Bay restaurant specializing in boba and taiyaki is coming to State Street; Azul pushed back its debut again; Sherman Oaks Italian opening downtown; the former Magic Castle Cabaret is being offered as a restaurant space; Red Pepper’s Goleta outpost closed; Press Room documentary; are the painted parklets an improvement? 5
February 9, 2023
Three Pickles Is Opening a Second Santa Barbara Shop
More food news: Gala restaurant has launched dinner service; Na Na Thai is working on a permanent location in Buellton; Azul is opening for real next week; Kaz to Go Japanese restaurant has debuted in San Roque; 4 Eggs & Pizza changed its name; the Drift hotel's café and bar are up and running; more on the forthcoming restaurants at the Inn at Mattei's Tavern. 19
Burning Questions
- How Come the Gaviota Rest Areas Are Closed So Often?
- Why Is the Cliff Drive Overlook Closed?
- Who Installed This Security Camera in Montecito?
- Why Are the Railroad Tracks Being Expanded Along Padaro Lane?
- Will You Explain the Plan to Adapt the Waterfront for Climate Change?
- Why Did the Rosewood Miramar Beach Install Gates?
- How Long Will This Big Pipe Be at East Beach?
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