December 14, 2025
Tag: Ghirardelli Chocolate Company
The End of the Isla Vista Food Coop Downtown Market
More food news: The Grand on State update; status of the Chick-fil-A in Noleta; The Copper Coffee Pot has opened; Ghirardelli debuts next weekend; owners of The Harbor Restaurant are suing the city; "jet set après ski dining experience" coming to town; Himalayan Kitchen closed for maintenance; Pacific Pickle Works profile; Merci's chocolate caramels. 10
August 20, 2025
First Look Inside Gracie, the New Restaurant at the Harbor
More food news: A new hotel bar downtown; could Sweetgreen be coming to Goleta?; triangular burgers at Revolver; food changes at M. Special's State Street taproom; Corazón Comedor closed for upgrades; Ghirardelli got slapped with a stop-work order; Rudy's in Carpinteria recovering from a kitchen fire; dumpling pop-up and Secret Bao's dim sum brunch. 9
July 29, 2025
Another Departure on Coast Village Road
Plus: The rumored tenant of a prime space on Los Patos Way; the Montecito Club would like to demolish at least part of the 1918 house next door; outdoor furniture for the Central Library plaza; Ghirardelli is proposing giant sundae mosaics visible on State Street; the Ritz-Carlton Bacara ended (and restarted) its spa deal for locals; return of the Cat Video Fest. 11
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
April 20, 2025
Tri-County Produce Gets a New Lease on Life
More food news: Santa Barbara chef opening a West Beach pizzeria; Revolver's breakfast sandwich; Ghirardelli Chocolate chain coming to State Street; Cookie Plug's relocation plan; Cuso's Creamery profile; opening date for Highly Likely in Ojai; Chop Chinese Food in Isla Vista. 7
Burning Questions
- Was There a Fisherman Inn in Downtown Santa Barbara?
- What Are Those Old Buildings at the Corner of Castillo and Montecito Streets?
- When Will the Coast Village Road Medians Be Completed?
- What’s This Scaffold Structure on Las Positas Road?
- Why Does Street Striping Take So Long to Happen?
- Why Do Rocket Launches Look the Way They Do?
- How Is the San Ysidro Debris Basin Designed to Work?
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