Tag: Santa Barbara Culinary Experience

March 8, 2026

A New Restaurant Space in Carpinteria

More food news: Hints about what to expect from Monte's in Montecito and The Palms building in Carpinteria; vegetarian restaurant rumored for downtown; Santa Barbara Culinary Experience tickets; opening date for Sunstone's Coast Village Road tasting room; Clementine's Steak House got a new look; restaurant closings in Noleta and Goleta; Chase Restaurant & Lounge has reopened; Rodeo Room's omakase dinners. 8

March 9, 2025

Tri-County Produce Will Close at the End of April

More food news: Yetz's Bagels has opened a deli next door; Rori's Artisanal Creamery is looking to expand to Goleta; Takashi Ramen profile; tickets for the Santa Barbara Culinary Experience go on sale soon; Ventura's Gasworks complex will include a coffee bar called Room Service; "cocktail-bar-sushi-a-go-go" at Rodeo Room. 14

March 7, 2023

Azul Won’t Open for a Few More Months

More food news: Lilac Patisserie's Coast Village Road outpost is on; Na Na Thai is winding down its pop-up dinners; a natural wine festival organized by Satellite; the Taste of Santa Barbara is in May; Peasants Feast launches dinner service; a new line of nonalcoholic drinks; Bossie's Kitchen is passing the credit-card fee on to patrons; Crush Bar seeks new owner; Motley Crew Ranch's Buellton shop is moving; an attractive proposal to redo Pali Wine Co.'s Funk Zone tasting room. 55

May 15, 2022

Fairview Gardens Has Closed for a “Major Redesign”

More food news: The Kitchen restaurant incubator appears to be off; downtown McDonald's to close in July; special Julia Child–inspired dishes on many menus this week; Provençal dinner by Two Baking Brits at the Daisy; Alma Fonda Fina appears to have hit a snag; Priedite Barbecue is smoking chicken; Hawaiian hot dogs at Hustle & Grind; Ventura's Model Citizen launches Sunday brunch today. 6

March 27, 2022

The Little Kitchen Is Closing After Six Years

More food news: Local on Coast Village Road is getting close to opening; Taste of Santa Barbara tickets are now on sale; Shalhoob is said to be opening a bar in the Public Market; the mother-daughter team behind Beans BBQ; what the Ballard Inn's new owners have in store for the hotel and restaurant; Bar Le Côte chefs moonlight on a taco pop-up; new Mexican restaurant opening on the Westside; there's hope for the Paradise Store & Grill.

February 24, 2022

Goodland BBQ in Old Town Goleta Opens Next Week

More food news: First look at Bedda Mia's menu; weekend breakfast at Reunion Kitchen + Drink; former Sushi Bar Montecito chef Lennon Silvers Lee revealed the name of his forthcoming restaurant; Taste of Santa Barbara event dates; Starbucks at De La Vina and State has opened; a sign of life at Something's Fishy; new tasting areas and reservation policy at Rusack Vineyards. 1

March 13, 2020

The Inaugural Santa Barbara Culinary Experience Has Been Postponed

More food news: Foster's Freeze said to be on its last legs; Chick-fil-A's lame response to its traffic issue; chef-owned Lemon & Coriander in Goleta; dormant plaza in Montecito's Upper Village; non-alcoholic cocktail mixologists; three home winemakers.

March 9, 2020

A Pair of Japanese Pop-Ups

Yakitori from the Coterie Club and ramen at the Santa Barbara Wine Collective. More food news: Specials at various restaurants will honor Julia and Paul Child; Egg McMuffin invented in Santa Barbara; Choppa Rolling Ice Cream closed; M. Special taproom forecast; Scarlett Begonia's move around the corner; bar opening on Figueroa.

January 13, 2020

The Lineup for the First-Ever Santa Barbara Culinary Experience

The three-day festival in March benefits the Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts, with many events inspired by Child. There's even a free map of her favorite local haunts.