December 14, 2025
Tag: Pacific Pickle Works
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
December 10, 2022
May 25, 2022
The Bell’s Folks Are Opening a Bar in Los Olivos
More food news: Montecito vegan market to close; the Press Room gets a reprieve; Aspen restaurant now said to be taking the former Cava space; Merci's burger pop-up is coming back; profile of Bar Le Côte executive sous chef (and half of the Gomez y Gomez pop-ups) Luis Gomez; in praise of Pacific Pickle Works. 2
October 25, 2019
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?
Recent Comments
I don’t know anything about the owners politics but we do go to Lucky’s and Tre Lune for special occasions and there are employees that… — AFC
I recently had a friend take residence at Serenity House- what a asset to the community- and drove the road for the first time...I was… — Christine!
Erik, did you walk by the Highlands just to make snarky comments? Comparing a condo complex to multi million dollar homes is silly. The Highlands… — eliza
It makes sense they would want to be developing that area on Calle Cesar Chavez. It is so close to the beach, and they're planning… — Tina
Gene Montesano is a very good man and restaurateur. He has longtime employees that he cares about very much—low turnover is a sign of good… — Anne
Yup. No more business from me. — Mary
I get the argument that we shouldn’t just be pushing environmental externalities far away where we can’t see them. And incurring the environmental cost of… — Andy
Parking definitely the Funk Zone’s Achilles heel… — Andy
Didn’t realize all these (overpriced and mediocre) places were owned by one guy who seems like a dweeb supreme. D’Angelos, Lucky’s, Tre Lune, Joe’s. It’s… — Andy
Welcome Gene and crew- after posting this news on our local Los Alamos page- the response was 100% positive to having a new daily option-… — Christine!