May 8, 2024
Tag: McConnell’s FIne Ice Creams
White Caps Beach Club Is Coming to Summerland
More food news: Pearl Social is closed for a revamp; a new local source for bagels; Tamar is now serving beer and wine; profiles of McConnell's and The Shop; the location of Cagami Ramen's Goleta outpost; the Santa Barbara Public Market's new bar menu; changes afoot at Moby Dick. 13
October 29, 2022
Rascal’s Vegan Pop-Up Has to Find a New Home
More food news: The Natural Café on State Street will close in the spring; the Dutch Garden is said to be quietly opening for lunch any day now; an epic rant about McConnell's Fine Ice Creams; the Daisy's enticing new array of condiments, dressings, and more; chicken-and-waffles chain coming to Paseo Nuevo. 6
July 13, 2022
Bossie the Cow Is Getting Rebuilt and Moved
Plus: The Randall Road Debris Basin is just about done; the Chumash are working on a 31,000-square-foot commercial building in Santa Ynez; 2023 dates of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival; the city's ugly new solar arrays; this year's French Festival has been canceled; what not to do with used corks. 6
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August 3, 2020
Fosters Freeze Will Be Turned Into a Much More Ambitious Restaurant
More food news: The Well in Summerland might end up with a café; a peek inside Little Dom's Seafood; Aperitivo opening update; checking in on Peasants Feast in Solvang; Villa Wine Bar now has sushi night; a tantalizing ice cream flavor for summer; the Harbor & Seafood Festival has been canceled. 2
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