May 14, 2020
More food news: The Lark is now open for takeout; Satellite has a walk-up counter; a big honor for chef Daisy Ryan of Bell's; Onus Donuts reopens Friday; one way to be a better restaurant patron.
May 2, 2020
More food news: One outpost of the Nugget has reopened, with the other to follow; Los Alamos restaurants teaming up for deliveries here; local seafood update; Fresno chili sauce, bake-at-home cookies, and happy hour takeout margaritas.
April 27, 2020
More food news: But the nearby Mesa Burger is still getting built out; Low Pigeon is selling six-serving bottles of cold brew concentrate; The Lark and Bell's are making meals for the vulnerable; delicious focaccia.
April 22, 2020
More food news: Donate to the FoodBank and get an orchid at Dart Coffee Co.; restaurants create a way to help each other's employees; Bell's is slinging Chinese takeout; monthly microgreen subscriptions; S.Y. Kitchen's new outdoor market; demand for chicks is up; sea urchin film trailer.
March 27, 2020
More food news: The Rosewood Miramar Beach resort is sending out a food truck with free breakfast burritos; CSA meal-prep boxes from Bell's; the Berry Man now delivers to individuals; the BLT at Bossie's Kitchen.
March 19, 2020
More food news: Restaurants are getting creative in order to survive; why it's important to order takeout directly through the restaurant; pickup and delivery now available from the Public Market; Whole Foods is giving seniors exclusive access to its opening hour; curbside pickup and soon delivery at C'est Cheese; a message from Bell's.
March 17, 2020
Other food news: Santa Barbara Public Market has closed its doors; Rusty's Pizza and Onus Donuts are still open; Bettina is baking more of its superb bread; new T-shirt from Bell's; donate to the FoodBank.
March 2, 2020
More food news: The new restaurant in the former Little Door space appears off; Bell's celebrates its second anniversary with a big BBQ party (and denies a rumor about a Los Olivos restaurant); cannabis supper club; ranch dressing.
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Renaming the post office and spending $500 k to do it. Is another great example tax payers money being wasted. — Dan Kolodziejski
Hallelujah! The return of that Southbound on-ramp is long overdue — Tammy
You've done a great thing for the hapless men of Santa Barbara with this series. Stopping by half of these stores. — Andy
The post office renaming will cost roughly $500,000 paid for by the USPS internal funds from stamps and fees. — Derek
Thank you, Erik, for reminding your readers to support local businesses; it is one of the critical ways to help our communities thrive. (I laughed… — Pat
I agree about the skimpy wine pour. However, we loved the shared entrees (chicken and salmon) with their special rice. Yes there were leftovers but… — ElizabethW
That 5% would go to all employees proportionate to their hours I would presume compared to tips where more skilled staff take a higher percentage,… — Don
Geo , you know absolutely nothing about the restaurant business. — Roy
What if, and bear with me here because this is complicated, restaurants just paid their staff normally and charged prices that reflected those expenses, i.e.… — Rich
Little Mountain just isn’t organized. Everyone is very nice and the atmosphere stylish, but there is something wrong with it. The food is weird, portions… — Joan
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Renaming the post office and spending $500 k to do it. Is another great example tax payers money being wasted. — Dan Kolodziejski
Hallelujah! The return of that Southbound on-ramp is long overdue — Tammy
You've done a great thing for the hapless men of Santa Barbara with this series. Stopping by half of these stores. — Andy
The post office renaming will cost roughly $500,000 paid for by the USPS internal funds from stamps and fees. — Derek
Thank you, Erik, for reminding your readers to support local businesses; it is one of the critical ways to help our communities thrive. (I laughed… — Pat
I agree about the skimpy wine pour. However, we loved the shared entrees (chicken and salmon) with their special rice. Yes there were leftovers but… — ElizabethW
That 5% would go to all employees proportionate to their hours I would presume compared to tips where more skilled staff take a higher percentage,… — Don
Geo , you know absolutely nothing about the restaurant business. — Roy
What if, and bear with me here because this is complicated, restaurants just paid their staff normally and charged prices that reflected those expenses, i.e.… — Rich
Little Mountain just isn’t organized. Everyone is very nice and the atmosphere stylish, but there is something wrong with it. The food is weird, portions… — Joan