Tag: Barbareño

July 9, 2025

The 32 Restaurants Expected to Open in Coming Months

On the menu this year: Aperitivo's spinoff; two Thomas Keller establishments; an outpost of Nobu; three true farm-to-table restaurants; Basque-inspired food downtown; Mediterranean on De La Guerra Plaza; harborside revamp; three newcomers at the Public Market; two Funk Zone cocktail bars; Mexican seafood; and much more. 23

May 25, 2025

Barbareño Is Opening a Second Restaurant Downtown

More food news: Opening date for The Win-Dow burger stand; Goleta restaurant taking the Derf's Cafe space; opening forecast for Dom's Taverna; new tenant at the Judge for Yourself Cafe; Red Hen Cannery profile; Isla Vista Food Co-op has averted closure for now. 8

October 23, 2024

Summerland’s New Bookstore Now Has a Café

More food news: Taproom coming to lower State Street; Savoy Cafe & Deli changed its mind about dinner; weekly Petros pop-up; Namaste Indian Bistro has opened; Mesa ice cream shop to become a deli; Milk & Honey is under new ownership; profiles of the Sando Truck and Del Pueblo Café; revisiting Barbareño. 14

September 7, 2022

Top-Notch Thai Food in Los Olivos

More food news: The restaurant at the Santa Ynez Inn has soft-opened (and it looks rather pretty); La Lieff Funk Zone tasting room has yet to open; another marvelous diorama by artist Michael E. Long; three recipes from Barbareño’s forthcoming cookbook; update on the Teddy’s outpost coming to the former Mackenzie Market space. 1

August 14, 2022

Is Something Finally Happening in This Space?

More food news: The Black Sheep folks are said to be working on something new; Oat Bakery teased a new project; the Coast Range sister restaurant in Solvang will serve Mexican food; Barbareño is now doing catering; Hustle & Grind Coffee Company and Paradice Hawaiian Shave Ice have closed; new outdoor seating in the works at Grassini's tasting room; Hotel Virginia is opening a beer-and-wine bar; a profile of Santa Barbara–based Spicewell.

June 29, 2022

The Miramar Resort’s Sushi Bar Could Be Ready This Summer

More food news: First look at the menus for Anchor Rose at the harbor and Validation Ale in the Funk Zone; bigger space and menu at Broad Street Oyster Co.; Rare Society got pushed back; Barbareño has a cookbook coming out; Chris Chiarappa's forthcoming establishments in Noleta and Goleta; new restaurant in the works at the Santa Ynez Inn; a profile of Finch & Fork's new chef.

February 1, 2021

A Gelato Shop Is Opening in Ojai

More food news: Restaurants continue to reopen for outside dining; more space at the Lark and more service at Bettina; introducing "Santa Barbara County's only luxury brownie business"; Barbareño launched dinner kits; two healthier takes on a burrito; State Street Coffee is on a break.

October 8, 2020

Barbareño’s Pizza Spinoff Is Back With a New Name

More food news: Profiles of Arnoldi's Cafe and Cristino's Bakery; nice use of plexiglass at Sakana; Old Town Coffee is now selling the beans from its roastery; short film and discussion about growing mussels off the coast of Santa Barbara.

September 8, 2020

What’s Going on at Paradise Cafe?

More food news: Work at the space rumored to be under consideration by Low Pigeon; Barbareño has spun off a takeout pizzeria; a new healthy-meal delivery service; your guide to "living a pizza passionate lifestyle." 2

May 22, 2020

Are You Ready to Go Out to a Restaurant?

Now that the county has allowed restaurants to reopen for dine-in service, they're doing just that—some only at their outdoor tables, others inside, too. Here's a running list.