March 26, 2023
Tag: Santa Barbara Public Market
First Look at the Menus for Taqueria La Unica and Three Monkeys
More food news: Satellite is expanding; fast-casual chain Luna Grill said to be opening in Montecito and Isla Vista; new database of local happy hours; Tamar is on hiatus; Hook & Press debuted crullers; the Shalhoob's bar at the Public Market. 13
March 1, 2023
January 26, 2023
Brass Bear Uptown Has Opened
More food news: South Coast Deli's Chapala outpost has closed; the owner of Pane e Vino and Via Vai says neither restaurant is closing; Santa Barbara Public Market will be closed next week; rumored management change at Trattoria Vittoria; a satisfying visit to European Deli & Market; a profile of the relatively new Crossroads Kitchen in Calabasas; seeking advice for restaurants between here and LAX. 15
January 15, 2023
September 26, 2022
Café Stella Announced a Closing Date
More food news: Lunch—and totchos—at Validation Ale; Fresco Cafe pushed back its opening a few days; Mony's introduced breakfast burritos; Matty's Hot Chicken has left the Public Market; another coffee shop stopped charging extra for non-dairy milk; Checo's taqueria opening soon in Isla Vista. 8
June 22, 2022
June 16, 2022
June 13, 2022
The Whole Foods Store Is Getting Rearranged
More food news: Shalhoob's put up signage at its forthcoming Hollister Avenue location; the Black Sheep cut its price; Centennial Beer Hall sells kegs; the Other Room in Los Olivos is creaking open; profile of Matty's Hot Chicken; the Ballard Inn's restaurant reopened with a new menu; Whiskey 'N Rye barbecue in Solvang is said to be debuting this month. 4
April 10, 2022
Hook & Press’s New Space Is Finally Ready
More food news: The Dutch Garden might quietly open soon; Matty's Hot Chicken is back at the Public Market; Kunin Wines's new tasting room has opened; Sevtap Winery's tasting room has closed; the Magic Castle Cabaret owners are trying to restart the venue; a profile of Lefty's Coffee Collective in Los Olivos; "trash ass pizza" in Los Alamos. 1
March 27, 2022
Burning Questions
- 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?
- What’s This Building on Helena Avenue?
- What Are Those Old Pilings in Arroyo Burro Creek?
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