January 18, 2023
Tag: Azul
The Main Restaurant Menu at the Inn at Mattei’s Tavern
More food news: Daytime food service at Buttonwood Farm & Winery; change of plans for Carpinteria rooftop bar; opening date for the Peasants Deli arcade; a new coffee van called Considered; Rincon Brewery's Funk Zone outpost is closed for improvements; Azul seems to have paused before opening for real. 2
January 15, 2023
January 11, 2023
Is More Change Coming to Montecito’s Upper Village?
More food news: Downtown Mexican restaurant soft-opens tomorrow; Augie's has updated its menu and lowered its prices; Drift hotel café and bar should debut soon; the Goleta Beach restaurant was damaged in last week's storm; Bedda Mia is on an extended break. 15
January 2, 2023
November 21, 2022
Another High-End Mexican Restaurant Is Opening Downtown
More food news: First impressions of the new Tyger Tyger; Buellton In-N-Out makes progress; Motley Crew Ranch has opened a shop; Secret Bao vacation break; jars of "the sauce" at this week's Na Na Thai pop-up; profile of Good Land Wine Shop. 16
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?
Recent Comments
Thank goodness its not here, Ricks taking the hideous architecture on tour, it should fit in nicely in TO, they'll just have to paint it… — Alan
I’ve long thought the golf course is ripe for redevelopment. Though I do agree with the slippery slope concerns. That said, I am shocked to… — BW
Thanks for digging in. Seems the issues are all water related. I’m wondering if a preferred design context given the obvious constraints would be composting… — Daniel Meisel
True. But remote, if you want to be in a more urban part of SF. Remind me to tell you about the Kabuki in Japantown,… — Thomas Reynolds
I see you've been slumming it in our old town. The Huntington must have created more rooms; previously it was mostly suites, having formerly been… — Thomas Reynolds
The Presidio hotels in the Presidio are hands down my favs Erik! Big rooms (former army barracks), quiet - fantastic art installations in the hiking… — Leslie Westbrook
Who designed the rediculous improved street/parking configuration on Santa claus lane...there isn't enough room in the north bound lane to drive a car through...parked cars… — BeckyGallup
Their needs to be a better answer then just closing the rest stop. I do the drive almost daily and the amount of people I… — Derek
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