June 11, 2025
Tag: Ritz-Carlton Bacara

Two More New Additions to the Santa Barbara Public Market
More food news: Pop-up dinners at Revolver; a peek inside Aperitivo spinoff Manifattura; more on The Win-Dow burger stand; Cafe La Fonda is making a pivot; opening forecast for Marisella at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara; downtown Starbucks closing date; Local is now open for lunch daily; Santa Barbara Winery sold to Napa Valley winemaker. 5
May 14, 2025

Starbucks Appears to Be Leaving One of Its State Street Locations
More food news: Opening date for the Carpinteria outposts of Third Window Brewing and Corazón Cocina Sur; Drippin Chicken has soft-opened; another of the Ritz-Carlton Bacara's restaurants is changing concepts; a visit to Motley Crew Marketplace in Buellton; intriguing Spanish restaurant in Paso Robles. 4
April 29, 2025

Ospi Opens This Weekend at The Post
More food news: The name of Aperitivo's pasta-centric spinoff; new forecast for Little Mountain in the Upper Village; what's next for the old Angel Oak space at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara; new tenant of the former Flightline Restaurant near the airport; Merci will be takeout only for a short period; Revolver is now serving lunch; the correct debut date for Highly Likely in Ojai; Amada Cellars opened a tasting room in Los Alamos. 7
February 5, 2025

The Ritz-Carlton Bacara’s Flagship Restaurant Has Closed
More food news: The Shoreline Cafe appears to be for sale; first look at the menu of Mission City Sandwich Shop; The Ellwood's soft-opening; Bar Lou is open for brunch starting this weekend; Bossie's Kitchen is serving weekend lunch again; Rolld Ice Cream is coming to Paseo Nuevo; a novel way to support Bibi Ji. 17
May 28, 2023

Exciting Changes Proposed for the Former Cava Building
More food news: New-old name for the Mexican restaurant at the Montecito Country Mart; clarity on AMA Sushi's prix-fixe menu; food truck at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara; jazz night at Revolver; Los Altos has opened in Old Town Goleta; Bell's egg salad sandwich recipe; whatever happened to the plan to renovate two Stearns Wharf restaurants? 7
December 10, 2022
November 11, 2022

Local Official Participated in the January 6 Mob
Other recent news: No surprises in election results so far; Santa Barbara News-Press dropped its Sunday edition; Santa Barbara's city attorney was terminated; $530 million value assigned to the Ritz-Carlton Bacara; Coast Village Road urgent care opens this week; TV producer Marcy Carsey expanded her Montecito holdings; Ojai Valley Lavender Festival is moving to Santa Barbara; new kids' store in Goleta; developer of a Buellton bowling alley complex is throwing in the towel. 16
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