March 14, 2023
Tag: Peasants Deli
First Look at Rascal’s All-Vegan Menu
More food news: Chef Mollie Ahlstrand is opening an Italian market/deli in Carpinteria; 10-course omakase dinners at Revolver; the Bagel Boiz are on hiatus but Peasants Deli has bagels this Sunday; profiles of Tamar and the Black Sheep; a pair of pantry recommendations. 1
January 29, 2023
January 18, 2023
The Main Restaurant Menu at the Inn at Mattei’s Tavern
More food news: Daytime food service at Buttonwood Farm & Winery; change of plans for Carpinteria rooftop bar; opening date for the Peasants Deli arcade; a new coffee van called Considered; Rincon Brewery's Funk Zone outpost is closed for improvements; Azul seems to have paused before opening for real. 2
December 15, 2022
Little Alex’s Is Said to Be Opening in Santa Barbara
More food news: First look at the Black Sheep's menu; new Mexican restaurant on State Street; construction at another State Street restaurant space; update on Lilac Patisserie's Coast Village Road plans; more on the expansion of Peasants Deli; $225,000 Flightline Restaurant settlement. 7
December 11, 2022
May 30, 2022
The Best Biscuits in Town
More food news: Uncorked is now serving a seven-course tasting menu three nights a week; Austin seafood restaurant Clark's is indeed opening on Coast Village Road; changes at Foxtail Kitchen; a peek inside the Rare Society steakhouse coming to the Funk Zone; the Ballard Inn's chef has left after five months; bagel pop-up at Peasants Deli; Twenty-Four Blackbirds is working on Oaxacan mole negro; the Bristol Farms rite of passage. 2
February 17, 2022
Modern Times Is Closing Its Santa Barbara Beer Hall
More food news: Embermill's owner says he's working on a new location; Good Land Wine Shop opening on upper State Street; a profile of the new Peasants Deli in Solvang; a trip to Provence with the Bell's folks; what's happening at the former 805 Hazy & Deli space? 2
January 17, 2022
A Restaurant Called “We Want the Funk” Is Opening in the Funk Zone
More food news: Trader Joe's is considering a second Goleta store; the 5% fee that the Cruisery tacks onto bills; Embermill has closed; Wingman Rodeo closed one location but opened inside another establishment; Goleta Coffee Company is closing; Goodland Dining appears to be closed; more on the forthcoming Goodland BBQ; opening date for Peasants Deli in Solvang; Middle Eastern food at a Santa Ynez pool hall. 5
December 19, 2021
October 6, 2021
Updates on a Slew of New Restaurants
Including Reunion Kitchen + Drink at Cabrillo Pavilion, Low Pigeon's second outpost, Old Town Coffee's foray into downtown, and the Peasants Feast spinoff in Solvang. Plus: Little Alex's is closing next month (and an established chef is rumored to be taking the space); Mony's has a new food truck; has anyone tried Costa at the Mar Monte Hotel? 6
















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